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- 3931: Click Vs. Brick: An Exploration Of Mp3 File Sharing And Mp3
- ... the purchase: it’s a case of try before you buy. These findings, however, are contradicted by the most recent industry sales figures produced by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. In their 2001 world sales report they affirmed that global sales fell by 5% in value since 2000. This is attributed to new technologies assisting an increase in illegal downloading and CD copying. “Piracy has grown alarmingly in the ... made by the RIAA and their supporters are correct. The industry is struggling to make profits, and sales of all recording formats, including compact disks for the first time, fell according to the IFPI 2001 world sales figures. The Musicians’ Perspective Musicians are another group who are currently contesting the practices of the major record labels; this does not necessarily mean that they agree with the consumer side arguments. The industry is essentially an oligopoly, as five global entertainment conglomerates dominate sales and distribution all over the world. These companies have a notoriously unethical reputation and a turbulent relationship with the artists they promote. The American rock star Courtney Love is currently in the midst of a legal battle with her record ...
- 3932: Education In America
- ... expanded through all. Freire also introduces, engraved into the problem proposing process, a concept called reality in process. Reality in process is basically the thinking that when learning together as man teaching man with the world/reality as the mediator knowledge will be in a constant and forwardly flow. Thus with this constant flow of knowledge you will not be acquiring the same vertically stale knowledge, its in a sense new knowledge that you will be learning. Reality in process is the idea that the world is ever-changing and you learn with the world and what the world has to offer. As said in the Stanford University Newsletter on Teaching winter edition, "group work, used both in and out of class, can be an important supplement to lectures, ...
- 3933: Business And The Economy
- ... caused by a wide range of hazardous and toxic materials. Their range of services included the following: · Waste Management · Logistics · Incineration · Project Management · Recycling · Environmental Monitoring (See APPENDIX A) DISCUSSION Not all Countries in the World have the ability or the technology to safely dispose of chemical waste such as polychlorinated biphenyl’s (PCBs). It may be argued that it is more desirable and safer to move the waste to another ... eighties many articles on "green" companies and industries featured Rechem 8. Rechem were praised by the Minister for the Environment at the time as "true friends of the earth" 9. Rechem were acknowledged as a world leader in the safe incineration of dangerous chemicals. Cons:- of firms like Rechem importing & disposing chemical waste: 1. Britain is taking other countries and disposing of it for them and the sub product of the ... air. 2. The research to test if it is fully liable is limited and seems to be on a trial and error basis. 3. Profit and shareprices seem more important than environmental issues. 4. The world is more environmentally aware. 5. Bad press as stories circulated about babies being born with eye malformations and also diseased cattle near Rechem plants. 6. The Daily Telegraph reported that tests on foliage samples ...
- 3934: US Policy on Isolation
- ... a policy of isolation. Explain what is meant by isolation at this timeand present one argument for and one argument against the use of this policy. Isolation from foreign nations occured directly from the revoltuionary war, most of which was evident from the time period after the Constitution was formed untill 1830. The United States tried to keep from contact with foreign nations, yet with the war of 1812 could not avoid it, and at the same time, had domestic affairs to attend to. With it's new found independance, the United States created a government which did not provide for raising ... not stand for revolts and rebellions. In this manner, Thomas Jefferson took a stand in implementing his Embargo Act, to keep products and manufacturing within the U.S., hoping it could end the threats of war, and keep all ties with foreign trade at a later time. As the U.S. drew itself in, foreign nations tried to pull it back out. Britain and France tried by forcefull means, and ...
- 3935: Coca-Cola and its Evolution
- ... and its Evolution The Coca-Cola company started out as an insignificant one man business and over the last one hundred and ten years it has grown into one of the largest companies in the world. The first operator of the company was Dr. John Pemberton and the current operator is Roberto Goizueta. Without societies help, Coca-Cola could not have become over a 50 billion dollar business. Coca-Cola was ... available through vending machine in 1929. He started advertising on the radio in the 1930's and on the television in 1950. Currently Coca-Cola is advertised on over five hundred TV channels around the world. In 1931, Woodruff introduced the Coke Santa as a Christmas promotion and since then, it has been a Christmas Tradition. Candler also introduced the twelve ounce Coke can in 1960. The Coca-Cola contour bottle ... of Coca-Cola, and many other elements(Oliver 131). The debut was accompanied by an advertising campaign that revived the Coca-Cola theme song of the early 1970's, "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke"(CokeMANIA). The change to the world's best selling soft drink was heard by 81 percent of the United States population within twenty-four hours of the announcement. Within a week of ...
- 3936: Oil Corporations: Who Are The Greenhouse Gangsters?
- ... these environmental concerns, delay any solutions to improve the problems, and they are hoping to convince the public opinion toward believing that they are trying to work toward environmental protection and sustainable development. The WTO (World Trade Organization) and other corporate led organizations are helping the Greenhouse Gangsters increase their power at the risk of the climate and planet, simply for the sake of their financial intake and the growth of ... the sake of life on Earth so that we may all live, work, and flourish in a healthier and safer environment for many centuries to come. How Is The WTO Involved? The WTO and the World Bank are working together to try and lower the barriers of trade and investment around the world. They hope to encourage more of the other lower economical countries to start using these fossil fuels for their transportation, agricultural, and energy development so that it will create more of a dependency of ...
- 3937: ... a "good" girl. Both essays illustrate an authority figure that has expectations for a young female and why and how those expectations will come about. As young children growing up without a care in the world, we cannot comprehend why authority figures dictate how we should behave. In "Two Kinds", the daughter is expected to be a child prodigy because her mother believes "you can be anything you want in America ...
- 3938: Edgar Allen Poe's: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
- ... help further Poe's narrative. In "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," the reader can tell this is a Romantic story because of Poe's emphasis on the connection between human imagination and the natural world and the journey into the complex world of human emotion. Dupin serves as a predecessor of Sherlock Holmes as he successfully solves a problem by projecting himself into the thinking process of the criminal. He is able to collect and sift evidence ... to screen the important from the unimportant in the conflicting testimony of bewildered or dishonest witnesses. Like many Romantic protagonists, Dupin depends upon his intellect and imagination to produce success that applies to the natural world. For example, Dupin states, "...that he failed in the solution of this mystery is by no means that matter for wonder which he supposes it; for, in truth, our friend the [police chief] is ...
- 3939: The Masculine Dismissal of a Women's Quest in The Odyssey, A Room Of One's Own, and Northanger Abbey
- ... the sphere of domestic life, which drastically diminishes her diversity of action, compared to men who are expected to live public, successful lives. The Homeric journey for males is a physical adventure in the external world. Odysseus is a man who pursues his objective against all opposition. He absolutely refuses to give in, whatever happens to him en route for home. Constantly, he reinforces the principle that will guide him throughout ... behind him. From Odysseus, the readers can learn to conquer life. But there is an issue of uncertainty within the Greek-value system, for it places far greater emphasis upon successful performances in the external world than of inner consciousness of right and wrong. The outside domain thrusts the hero into countless situations that are difficult to endure. But Odysseus "rich in ingenious ideas" and even richer "in devices to gain end" (9. 53-55) realizes that he is no longer free, but must be eminently tactful when necessary. The male journey is a struggle wholly different than the internal world, and the Odysseus learns to respond flexibly if he is going to survive. In contrast to the male quest of combat, is a women's voyage of domesticity. Virginia Woolf discusses a world where ...
- 3940: Barn Burning: An Endless Circle
- Barn Burning: An Endless Circle William Faulkner's short story “Barn Burning” is the tale of a southern man forced into a role by society. “Barn Burning” takes place in the post Civil War South where a mans place in society is derived by their actions during the war. Ab Snopse, a man who served both the North and the South, is plagued with his non-allegiance and failure to accept authority. When Ab comes into conflict with his employer, he finds himself taking ... by burning down barns. Along with many of Faulkner's short stories, “Barn Burning” is set in the imaginary Mississippi county of Yoknapatawpha. During the restoration of the South, the time period following the Civil War, the only thing that kept the South alive and running where the memories of fallen heroes and the belief that the South would someday regain the status that it had once held. Families like ...
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