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- 2131: Gates World
- Gates World Congrats to the man of the millennium Mr. Bill Gates. Bill developed the wonderful software that makes computing so much fun! As his company, Microsoft, surges for domination in the computing industry, I picture Bill installing little buttons under his desk for possible world take-over. Forget the Y2K bug, that’s nothing! Through Windows I see Bill using Microsoft much like a chess move for world-wide Gates time! But don’t worry, I’m sure Bill has some pretty exciting plans for us. Microsoft will probably offer the Gates Home Computer. Provided that you paid your monthly fees, Windows2050 ...
- 2132: Johnny Got His Gun
- Existence is like a creature that hides and then reveals itself. Existence is defined in Webster’s New World Dictionary as the "state or fact of being." This existence strives to reach truth which is located beyond space and time, yet truth must be grasped by existence nevertheless. This is accomplished through ritual, which ... is in the best sense of the word an intellectual novelist, a novelist of paradox, tension and complexity who as a college wit in the fifties learned that we are all symbols and inhabit symbols" (World 3752). Updike uses his beliefs to form stronger meanings in his writings. John Updike has a strong faith in human intelligence. He believes that people can use it to explore the universe. He finds the world "to be a place of intricate and marvelous patterns of meaning" (Contemporary Vol. 5 449). With this faith he is able to bring things into focus that would not ordinarily be seen. "I describe ...
- 2133: History of the World Bank
- History of the World Bank The WB was created by the Bretton Woods Conference and evolved by adding additional institutions as additional tasks were identified. The initial objective of the WB was to provide loans for the rebuilding of ... Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency) and 6. ICSID (International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes). The IBRD was created in 1946 for two purposes: the reconstruction of Europe after WWII and for investment in the developing world. The initial priority (reconstruction of Europe), ends in 1955 and all lending to Europe ends in 1967 and doesn't resume until 1989 with assistance to Central and eastern Europe. Investment in the developing world is done by lending for projects unable to attract private financing, neoliberal philosophy is followed to decide what is considered economic development. The IBRD is the largest source of development assistance. The IBRD is ...
- 2134: Brave New World
- By: Anonymous Brave New World George Santayana once said, “Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination.” In life, there is no such thing as a “complete utopia”, although that is what many people try to achieve. Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is an attempt at a utopian society. In this brave new world, mothers and fathers and family are non-existent. Besides being non-existent, when words of that sort are mentioned, ears are covered and faces of disgust are made. In a report to the Controller, ...
- 2135: Around The World In Eighty Day
- Robert Bebber October 11, 1999 Period 3 “Around the World in Eighty Days” By: Jules Verne Adventure Novel Theme: The themes of this novel are calmness and persistence. These two themes are exemplified by one character, Mr. Fogg. Mr. Fogg is always calm in the ... up. His persistence in the end pays off and Mr. Fogg wins his wager, on who The Reform Club will pay. But did he really achieve a goal by making this unbelievable trip around the world in an astonishing eighty days. Setting: This novel takes place in the late 1800’s, approximately 1872. Mr. Phileas Fogg lived at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens. As the story progresses on and one tiny wager is made, a trip around the world changes the setting of this novel many a times. Some of these settings are London, Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Hong Kong, Yokohama, San Francisco, and New York. Clearly though one the most important settings was ...
- 2136: St. Thomas Aquinas: Natural Law Theory; Just War Theory
- St. Thomas Aquinas: Natural Law Theory; Just War Theory Natural Law is a set of morals, based on what are assumed to be the everlasting characteristics of human nature, that serves as a standard for evaluating conduct and civil laws. It is considered ... creatures is called the Natural Law." Its dictates correspond to the basic bias of human nature. Thus, according to Aquinas it is possible to distinguish good from evil by the natural light of reason. Just War, based on Roman thought, is the traditional Roman Catholic position on fighting a war. It lays down the criteria for fighting a war. Just cause, declares, waged by legitimate political authority. War must be started as last resort. Just methods must be used in war. Must expect flourishing ...
- 2137: Environmental Protection
- ... greater threat to the much larger number of species of reptiles, fish, invertebrates, and plants that are being wiped out by human activity. In the past few decades, vast areas in several regions of the world have been cleared to make room for urban development or for food production. Modern agriculture techniques and industries' need for raw material have contributed to the epidemic of extinction. During the last few centuries, growth ... joins the issue of endangered species with that of wilderness preservation. Unfortunately, the need to set aside vast undeveloped areas to prevent wholesale extinction is more acute in the poorer, more crowded regions of the world where people are pressured by both their own basic needs and the demand of the industrialized world for their resources. The concept of biodiversity helps capture the magnitude of the problem. Biodiversity is the variety of, and interaction among, living organisms and the ecological complexes that they occur in, from the ...
- 2138: The Presidents' Decisions During The Civil War
- The Presidents' Decisions During The Civil War During the 1800's the United States was severely torn over sectional issues, being political, social as well as economic in nature. The principle struggle between the North and South arose over slavery. This controversy ... In the controversy that surrounded Fort Sumter, both Presidents attempted to act in the best interest of their nations. While Abraham Lincoln's decision superficially seems to be the wiser as the North won the war, Jefferson Davis's decisions truly proved to be more self serving to his nation's cause. As the number of Southern States that seceded increased, the federal forts captured or on the verge of being ... to follow concerning the takeover of properties belonging to the United States in the South. Lincoln realized that if he sent a garrison into the Southern States it would be viewed as an act of war and most certainly ignite an armed confrontation. Yet if he were to remove the troops from the positions they held in the South, thereby surrendering all federal property to the Confederacy, protest would be ...
- 2139: Problems of Modernization in Developing Nations
- Problems of Modernization in Developing Nations The economic situation which exists in the developing world today, is the result of the relationship between the modern, and developing nations of the world. Modernized nations benefited from this relationship because it gave them access to natural resources. However, because of this relationship, many developing nations now suffer from severe problems. These nations are attempting to change the situation in which they struggle. A political cartoon I have recently seen illustrated the economic relationship between the industrialized world and the developing world. It shows that the industrial nations, The United States and Europe, are located in the northern hemisphere. On the other hand most of the developing world, Central and South America ...
- 2140: King Philip's War
- King Philip's War It had been forty years since the last major warfare between the Puritans and Native Americans. However, great tension still existed. The natives were forced to live under Puritan rule because of the ever-growing ... the settlers), chief of the Wampanoag, was tired of having to live by the Puritan rules. In 1675, Metacom organized his tribe and several others into an alliance and prepared for battle. When the official war began in the spring of 1675, the Puritans were surprised by the intensity. The natives used hit-and-run tactics against the Puritans by attacking and burning outlying settlements of New England. When the natives began reaching the outskirts of Boston, the angered colonists began killing many Native Americans. The war went on for over a year with the two sides mostly equal. Finally, the Native Americans were worn down because of starvation and deaths. They finally surrendered or fled from the war and went ...
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