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- 4531: Won't Libertarian Socialism Destroy Individuality?
- ... is increased and so you are constantly developing your abilities and personality. The spontaneous activity described by Leval has important psychological impacts. As Eric Fromm notes, "[i]n all spontaneous activity, the individual embraces the world. Not only does his [sic] individual self remain intact; it becomes stronger and more solidified. For the self is as strong as it is active." [Escape from Freedom, p. 225] Therefore, individuality does not atrophy ... If I were to state... what are the outstanding features of aboriginal civilisation, I... would have no hesitation in answering that... respect for the individual, irrespective of age or sex" is the first one. [The World of Primitive Man, p. 11] Murray Bookchin comments on Radin's statement as follows, "respect for the individual, which Radin lists first as an aboriginal attribute, deserves to be emphasized, today, in an era that ... in such tribes called "the principle of non-interference" in anthropology. This is the principle within of defending someone's right to express the opposing view and it is a pervasive principle in the "primitive" world, and it is so much so as to be safely called a "universal". The principle of non-interference is a powerful principle that extends from the personal to the political, and into every facet ...
- 4532: Progressivism and The Progressive Era
- Progressivism and The Progressive Era The period of time between the Spanish-American War and World War I is known as the Progressive Era. It was a period marked by idealism, reform, and significant economic growth. Progressivism was a movement designed to correct the abuses which reformers felt had crept into ...
- 4533: Religion In Media
- ... in recent years. One would like to believe some things in life are sacred. Religion is where billions of people invest their hopes, dreams, beliefs, and most importantly, money. The greedy, selfish, minds of our world see this not as a way to fix problems, but as a way to make money. Television, Billy Graham has written, is the most powerful tool of communication ever devised by man. Each of my ... carried by nearly 300 stations across the U.S. and Canada, so that in a single telecast I preach to millions more than Christ did in his lifetime. (Postman, 118). Aldous Huxley s Brave New World sets forth the notion that religion is a bad thing, and that it only leads to problems. But if you know about God, why don t you tell them? asked the Savage indignantly. Why don ... them Othello: they re old; they re about God hundreds of years ago. Not about God now. But God doesn t change. Men do, though. What difference does that make? All the difference in the world, said Mustapha Mond. (Huxley, 229) On these religious shows, people are shown with obvious handicaps such as paralyzed limbs, or walking handicaps. They join these religious clubs, or are shown on television speaking with ...
- 4534: Realism
- ... and Naturalism, which are subcategories of Realism. By choosing two writers, I will be able to compare and contrast the writings of each. In the time that Realism was being introduced to America, the Civil War was just beginning around 1865. When it concluded, World War I was just initiating. Just as America was changing rapidly, Realism was quickly replacing the literary movement called Romanticisim, which was optomistic and sentimental writing. Extreme improvements in transporation, including railroads and places helped ...
- 4535: Endangered Species 2
- ... the species. All potential breeding animals in captivity should be included in an integrated programme, whose main aim should be to provide animals for re-introduction into the wild. WWF urges all institutions in the world which currently hold pandas to contribute fully to this breeding programme." There are currently 23 pandas at the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda in Wolong and an estimated total of 103 ... Panda which remain may be threatened by in-breeding, which is liable to reduce reproduction rate, fertility and survival of young.7 1. Servheen, C. 1990. The Status and Conservation of the Bears of the World. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. Monogr. Series No. 2. 32. 2. Anon. 1990. Panda Research. International Bear News, Vol. 90 (3), No. 1. 3. Mills, J. 1992. Milking the bear trade. International Wildlife, 22 ... D.C. 1992. Threatened Birds of the Americas. The ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book. ICBP (now BirdLife International), Cambridge. Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J., and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds. BirdLife International, Cambridge. PHILIPPINE EAGLE HABITAT : Primary dipterocarp forest. GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD: Luzon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao, in the Philippines. CURRENT POPULATION: An estimated 200 birds survived in the mid 1980s. ...
- 4536: A Scientific Comparison Betwee
- Science Fiction, succinctly defined, is a literary genre generally characterized in form as a world of exaggerated drama which argues a social commentary using current scientific knowledge as its evidence. From the emergence in the 18th century of modern Science Fiction to the 'birth of the book' in the 19th ... faults using sarcastic and ironic devices which logically and scientifically support each other, Voltaire s work allow people to see the incoherence of their own though. He demonstrates this by commenting on the absurdity of war and God: Those sedentary and slothful barbarians, who, From their palaces, give orders for murdering A million of men and then solemnly thank God for Their success (RABKIN, 67). At the root of his social ... removing the sarcastic undertones of his satire. The use of alienation allows his points to be fully expressed without offending the reader. For instance, Voltaire strongly objects to the metaphysical and theological views of the world; our soul is neither spiritual nor immortal, rather, our essence is based in our thoughts. He suggests that we must consciously create a division between our faith and our powers of reason because it ...
- 4537: Skaters and Stereotypes
- ... examples of people that do not live this stereotype; however, they have actually become pillars of the community. In addition to their community stature they also have become idols to thousands of children across the world. Surfing is an ancient sport first practiced by Hawaiian kings. Early surfers rode 14 to 18 foot wooden boards that weighed over 150 pounds (Tomalin1). Duke Kahanamoka introduced surfing to the United States in 1912 ... the Maui Masters, and third place in the Rip Curl Pro, the Chiemesee Pipe Masters, and the Gotcha Lacanau Pro (Solano1). In 1995 he, from surfing alone, made 57,750 dollars (Solano1). Kelly won four world titles by 1996, one in 1992, 1994, 1995, and again in 1996 (Solano1). In 1996 Kelly was a busy boy, he won his fourth world title as well as 50% of his WCT Tournaments; moreover Kelly collected over 300, 895 dollars in prize money alone. In 1997 he won 446,295 dollars in eleven events(Solano2). Kelly has brought ...
- 4538: Cryptographys Importance In Go
- ... fabricated to break, decipher, and read coded messages from the Soviet Union, all in complete secrecy (Radosh, 1995). They were to provide proof of the involvement of the Rosenbergs in a major espionage operation from World War II. From 1947-1952, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were leaders of a spy ring intended to steal plans from the United States atomic arsenal, through the Manhattan project. The KGB received messages from the New ... could have caused the United States is inscrutable. Another instance where cryptography showed itself as an asset to the government was in Pearl Harbor (Bamford, 1982). As tensions grew in the Pacific, circa 1941, the War Department decided to concentrate all cryptographic efforts on Japanese intercepts. During the first Sunday of December, a listening station intercepted several messages from Tokyo to Washington D.C. The intercepts passed through an unwieldy ...
- 4539: Wilhelm Roentgen
- ... of 1894 and 1895. Then, in 1894 someone close to Roentgen passed away. That person was his very old and dear friend Professor August Kundt. At the time, he was professor of physics at the world renounced University of Berlin. Roentgen was forever in debt to him because twenty-five years earlier he helped erect his career. He died at his home in Lubeck, Germany. Early in the summer of 1894 ... University of Leipzig, which he declined. In 1901, A Swedish millionaire named Alfred Nobel started an annual award of a plaque and some money in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and contributions to world peace (which was added later). These award assemblies were held in Stockholm, Sweden in the month of December. The awards were to be handed out by the King of Sweden. When Roentgen got word he ... had a severe bronchitis attack that made her heart weak. On October 31, 1919, Bertha died at eighty years of age. That was around the same time the Germans surrendered to France unconditionally to end World War I (which I got out of my own knowledge). Approximately three and a half years later, Whilhelm Conrad Roentgen died on February 10, 1923 from carcinoma of the rectum. He was buried beside ...
- 4540: Information Warfare
- As we entered the third wave, we traded in our pens and notebooks, for keyboards and CPU s. A simple wire connected from a phoneline to a modem to your CPU, brings the whole world into your hands. And you into the worlds hand as well. Political realism is defined as doing what is necessary for survival. One must depend on themselves, because no one else will look out for them. Information Warfare has become a massly used tactic by individuals as well as companies looking out for their own survival, in a world of commerce, and politics. Information Warfare is an innovative and dangerous new way to harm your opponents. When one thinks of warfare the mind is usually bombarded by thoughts of M16 s, grenades, and hand ... personal blackmail. It s used not only by individuals against other persons, but companies and even the nation as well. As the third wave, defined by Tofflers, becomes more widely spread across the nation and world we can only expect a far larger usage of such technological tactics, being used in the home, workplace, and even international politics. Schwartau s definition of Information Warfare is, the use of information, and ...
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