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- 1871: Financial Instability
- ... the self adjusting market mechanism and the informal discipline maintained by its rules. The destabilization of the gold standard can be attributed to the extreme domestic economic and financial pressures brought on nation states by World War I, and not solely on the industrial and economic demise of Britain. A valid explanation for the origins of financial instability are the speculative attacks brought on by investors. Although similar in function to trigger ... re-creating a Bretton Woods-type system are unaware of the lessons to be learned from that period. The theoretical brethren of hegemonic stability advocates, proponents of this policy seek too place “the direction of world monetary policy in the hands of a single country” or institution that would have “great influence over the economic destiny of others” (Williamson, 1977:37). As seen under the Bretton Woods system the “destiny” ...
- 1872: The Works of Graham Greene
- ... certainly true in his novel, The Quiet American. The Quiet American is judged as one of Greene*s "entertainments" that include comedies, spy fiction, and thrillers that take place in foreign countries (Introduction). According to World Literature Critics editor, James P. Draper, The Quiet American is set in South Vietnam and anticipates U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The novel*s protagonist, Alden Pyle, who is ignorant of Oriental culture ... is depicted as a symbol of American arrogance (1537). Written in 1955, The Quiet American is a tale of a young American who is now dead because of his personal involvement in the French-Vietminh war. A British reporter, Fowler, tells the story from his point of view. Fowler and Pyle were both in love with the same woman, Phuong. Phuong first started off as Fowler*s girlfriend, but when she ... divorce him because of religious reasons, she leaves for Pyle. Fowler and Pyle still remain friends, but Fowler always carries some envy for Pyle*s youth and confidence. Fowler is against personal involvement in the war and when he realizes that Pyle is supplying plastic bomb materials to a "third force," he discourages him. Even then, Pyle does not listen and Fowler kills him indirectly. While the novel*s theme ...
- 1873: Internet Regulation: Policing Cyberspace
- ... which gives them the obligation to restrict the materials available through it. Though it appears to have sprung up overnight, the inspiration of free-spirited hackers, it in fact was born in Defense Department Cold War projects of the 1950s.2 The United States Government owns the Internet and has the responsibility to determine who uses it and how it is used. The government must control what information is accessible from ... our initiative, the industry has commendably advanced some blocking devices, but they are not a substitute for well-reasoned law.4 Because the Internet has become one of the biggest sources of information in this world, legislative safeguards are imperative. The government gives citizens the privilege of using the Internet, but it has never given them the right to use it. They seem to rationalize that the framers of the constitution ... taxpayer created and subsidized computer network.3 People like this are the ones in the wrong. Taxpayer's dollars are being spent bringing obscene text and graphics into the homes of people all over the world. The government must take control to prevent pornographers from using the Internet however they see fit because they are breaking laws that have existed for years. Cyberpunks, those most popularly associated with the Internet, ...
- 1874: Religions' Views on Life After Death
- Religions' Views on Life After Death Throughout the history of civilization, there has always been a certain mysticism about what really happens to a newly departed soul. In each of the major religions of the world, there is a certain idea about what happens to the soul after death. Not all religions have the same beliefs about life after death; some do not even think it exists. In order to clarify what happens to a newly departed soul, it will be necessary to develop a basic understanding of the major religions of the world, how these religions came into existence, the practice of worshiping a supreme being, and the idea of life after death. All religions came into existence in different ways. Christianity developed at around the death of ... directly related to the early Semites of Babylonia, Assyria, Syria, and Phoenicia. Their idea of God was to nationalize him into a tribal deity. For example, he was the one who helped the nation in war. This can be seen a thousand years later when Muhammad proclaimed that Allah was the Supreme Being. Allah was known as the conquering Arab tribal god (Eerdmans' Handbook 33). Many religions have a different ...
- 1875: End Of The World As Told In The New Testament
- End Of The World As Told In The New Testament Well to start off I would like to say what the three different views that there are. The first view is "Already Fulfilled" is basically saying that all of ... they learn of their wrongs. It is then in which all Christians will go up Heaven and begin to reign up there, at which at the same time down on Earth will be the great war, Armageddon. I do not know if this will be the time in which the Sun, Moon, and Stars will all fall and turn to darkness. Well, we really will not know what the true belief is until the end of the world. There has been many intense discussions between scholars, but if they are Christians they will find out in the end, in which it really does not matter what view is correct.
- 1876: Vietnam
- After thinking about all the things we would learn this year in American history I decided to do my project on the experiences of Vietnam War veterans. There is a lot of controversy as to whether or not the Vietnam War veterans are given enough recognition for what they went through. I have heard horrible stories of US soldiers dying from US bombs, shell shock, and soldiers returning to America and not being able to function as active members of society due to the horrors of the war. All I really know about the war is what I have seen on television. I wanted to learn about the war through the firsthand accounts of those who were there. The Vietnam War was ...
- 1877: The Stories Of A People
- ... only applies to humans). In general, myth is a narrative that describes and shows the origin of the basic characteristics and presumption of a culture. Mythic narratives usually are about stuff such as, how the world began, how humans and animals were created, why is the sky blue, why do someone go splat when they jump off a cliff, how certain customs work, and other such topics. Almost all cultures possess ... Myths are different from fairy tales in that they refer to a time that is different from ordinary time. The time sequence of myth takes place usually in; an other time, the time before the world came into being, long before there was man, or long ago in a far away galaxy. Because myths refer to strange times and places, and to gods and other supernatural beings, they have usually been ... or how one that becomes common for all other myths, is the cosmogonic myth or the Creation myth. In some myths, as in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis, the creation of the world proceeds from nothing. Egyptian, Australian, Greek, and Mayan myths also speak of creation from nothing, in the Greek myth of creation there was first nothing then the titans created everything. In some myths the ...
- 1878: Catcher in the Rye: Theme of the World Having An Outward Appearance
- Catcher in the Rye: Theme of the World Having An Outward Appearance The theme that the world has an outward appearance that seems fair and perfect but really they're as Holden put it "phonies." This is shown countless amount of times in his journey through New York and even before he ... and all." He just wanted to save the little innocent kids from falling. The kids I think represent the innocents of the young just playing and when they fall off the cliff they discover the world. He wants to protect them and keep them pure will. All through the story Salinger used Holden as the catcher on the rye to protect or try to protect the innocents of kids. The ...
- 1879: Living In A Virtual World
- Living In A Virtual World In the text virtual reality is a new concept which takes humans into a computer-modelled environment. Unlike canned computer graphics , virtual reality images are generated on the fly based where you look and go ... HMD for vision and a joystick with two buttons. It cost 5$ for five minutes to play the game. When Michael A. put the helmet on he had a minute to orient himself in cartoonlike world .The resolution was much lover the on the monitors that showed the bystanders what was going on ,in the HMD of each player. The game started and you should shoot the other players with a ... the calibration. The advantage of the data glove is that it is more natural then gripping for a mouse. One of the first commercialisation's is found it Tokyo where you walk in a Kitchen World you could make almost everything that you can do at home. But like in every project there still is work in progress. There a many different systems but the most interesting is the NASAs ...
- 1880: Bioethics In A Brave New World
- Bioethics in Alodus Huxley’s A Brave New World Biology is the science of living things, but with the advancements in the fields of technology many moral questions raise the eyebrows of the biologists all over the world. It used to be simple, observing organisms under a microscope, no harm is done. Now biology has expanded into many fields, filled with mines of morals ready to explode. The results of advancements are all ... the medical procedures of euthanasia and abortion. As Richard A. McCormick stated, "The most basic value in the practice of medicine is obviously the sanctity of live." (21) Alodus Huxley’s novel, A Brave New World deals with many controversial moral conflicts. From the beginning of the novel when Huxley introduces us to his world with ectogenesis (test tube babies) which is one of the most controversial religious and ethical ...
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