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- 5391: Overpopulation
- ... It could be similar to the earth nowadays. What will happened if there are 10 people in a single bed? Everybody can think about the result of too many people in a small place. The world population is increasing day by day but the side of the earth stills the same. There will be too many people on earth and people will be run out of resources, water, space and food ... can the next generation live and survive? The consequences of over population cause many effects on the environment, which might cause extinction of many species and the most important is human species. In 1996, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), completed the first-ever extensive survey of the status of animal life on Earth. The 600 plus participating scientists concluded that of the species surveyed, 34 percent of fish, 25 percent of ... destruction of old growth forests, wetlands, chaparral, and other rich habitats," Worldwatch reports. "Worldwide, over two-thirds of the earth's habitable land surface has been significantly disturbed by human activities. Nearly half of the world's 233 primate species are threatened, largely because of their dependence on large expanses of tropical forest, a habitat under siege around the globe. In hotspots of forest loss, such as Madagascar, the Atlantic ...
- 5392: Laidlaw
- ... where other detectives would normally rather keep their secret stashes of liquor." Unlike many other detectives with uppity tastes in literature, no one congratulates him for this or encourages him in any way; the whole world tells him that he thinks too much to be a good detective . However, he persists in trying to understand crimes as well as solve them : "You want to live as if the rest of the world was just a necessary evil and that you have to be a monster to be a criminal ,it's fucking not true , it's all in peoples concealed heads. That may be a nuisance to ... is found. Unlike most inverted novels, Laidlaw has no trouble at all in maintaining the tension and pacing of the investigation. Laidlaw has an interestingly muscular argument for maintaining an engaged stance toward a brutal world. When his wife whines at him for working long hours (the bane of police marriages the world over, it seems), he snaps and he discovered he had been shouting. "Don't swear. The children ...
- 5393: A Couple Of Yahoos
- ... an “office” which was really a trailer that was filled with computers and equipment. “ I was terribly bored,” Filo stated, “And with our faculty advisor out of town we started to fool around on the World Wide Web.” They soon became very frustrated with the World Wide Web. It seriously lacked any type of organization. The only was to access a page was to know the URL, or the address to the website. At the time there were books being published ... roadmap for online users. They designed some software that organized web pages into topics and that could be used immediately to “link”, or go to those pages. In early 1994, “Jerry’s Guide to the World Wide Web” was born, and the name was later revised to “Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web.” The two provided the service free to all Stanford users. Later that summer ...
- 5394: Lockes Primary And Secondary Q
- ... ideas. So, Locke has two types of experience within his philosophy. That of experiencing one's surroundings and that of experiencing his own mind, which Lock calls "reflection". Thus once one begins to sense the world around him, he can begin to form ideas. Whether this is by combining perceptions of the outside world (i.e. combing the feel of a sphere with the look of a sphere at point of contact), called a simple idea or by reflecting on past perceptions, or past ideas which Lock terms as a complex idea. This idea makes sense because if one did not sense the surrounding world, he would not be able to create ideas because he would only have his innate faculties, which must perceive (or have already perceived) in order to function. One must also remember that since secondary ...
- 5395: A Changed Man
- ... of the great city where boys are killed crossing the street, the fear of Gertrude’s sickness. Deep down the fear for his son. Deep down the fear of a man who lives in a world not made for him, whose own world is slipping away, dying, being destroyed, beyond any recall (14). Initially, Stephen has never seen the city, and knows only what he has heard of it, therefore harboring many preconceived notions about the dangers and evils that await him in Johannesburg. With comfort from his Bible, Kumalo ventures into this unknown world. In other words, Kumalo clings to his old values as a lifeline when traveling towards this haven for deceit and despair. A small, timid fish, he swims into a much larger pond, and is ...
- 5396: The Creation of the Universe
- ... cannot yet ascertain what was before this beginning, but we now know that there was one. To suggest that the universe has always existed is a mere myth today. Much like the myth that the world was once flat. Today, we take for granted that the world is indeed round, for have we not seen pictures from the space shuttle in orbit of the earth. Not to mention the multitude of orbital shots from satellites. Consequently we would consider it preposterous if someone attempted to tell us that the world is a flat surface. Yet, upon blind faith, some are content to believe that a "creative hand" structured this existence. Although the figures (Gods) differ from mythos to mythos, all the ancient stories intend ...
- 5397: Mickey Mantle
- ... player. He was great at playing baseball because he practiced a lot. His whole baseball career, is the career that I dream of having. He played in 12 of his 18 career years in the World Serieswith the Yankee's. When Mickey Mantle was growing up, he was small, and spindly. His nickname was "little Mick" when he was a child. Mantle went to Commerce grade school. When Mickey was little ... Mantle ranks among the leaders in homerun hitters in baseball history. He hit 536 homeruns in his career. He played for the Yankees for 18 years ( his whole career). He also brought them to 12 World Series. For his career in the World Series he hit 18 homeruns ( World Book 168-169) Here are his Milestones of baseball: 1) AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP (MOST VALUABLE PLAYER) 1956,57,62., 2) LED AL IN HOMERUNS 1955,56,58,60., ...
- 5398: Power Of The Atom
- ... things are being developed, and new things are released to the buyer’s market. Who would ever thought we’d be able to talk live with someone who lives on the other side of the world. It’s truly amazing all the luxury’s we have, and it’s amazing how one those these inventions has the capability to change the world in a very drastic way. Could you imagine a place with no electricity, no communication, and no transportation other then a horse and buggy? Believe it or not, but there was a time when these ... to envision the technology that we’ll have in the future, maybe nothing major will be invented, but maybe something as big as the telephone. Everyone uses the telephone, from the poorest man in the world to the President of the United States. It’s a great way of communicating with someone who lives to far way to go see. I’m grateful for the telephone, because it allows me ...
- 5399: Hydroponic Gardening
- ... great advantage is that you can grow plants out of their normal growing season. This is of great help to those who love to cook and like to use fresh herbs for their dishes. A world-renowned hotel, the Waldorf-Astoria, has taken advantage of this aspect of hydroponic gardening. In The Edible Indoor Garden, Peggy Hardingree states "Since 1978 award-winning executive chef Arno Schmidt of the famed Waldorf-Astoria ... outer space as an experiment to see how plants would fare in that setting. The United States military uses this method of growing plants to provide fresh food stuffs to remote duty stations around the world and on submarines. It has been stated in Future of Hydroponics, "It is a versatile technology, appropriate for both developing countries and high-tech space stations." (1). There are many diversified benefits of hydroponic gardening ... pollution of groundwater with nutrient wastes or soil sterilants" (2). It is evident that hydroponics has been around for some time and that its value was known and utilized by the ancient peoples of our world. This form of growing plants has a place not only in history but also in our world today. Types of Systems There are several types of hydroponic systems that a gardener may choose from. ...
- 5400: Northanger Abbey: Reader's Response to Heroine
- ... about in her description of Catherine in the title above come from Catherine's extreme innocence. Jane Austen's heroine arrives in Bath as a young debutante and, entirely inexperienced in the ways of the world, is immediately impressed by the more sophisticated Isabella. After their first meeting this is clear as she watches her leave; "(she) admired the graceful spirit of her walk, the fashionable air of her figure and ... a result of General Tilney's obsession with time-keeping, we are as relieved as Catherine, as well as delighting in her unfettered enthusiasm as she considers herself 'one of the happiest creatures in the world'. This enthusiasm is another of Catherine's endearing traits. Often, when presented with an enjoyable or pleasing situation, Catherine does not react with the controlled sense of decorum that we might expect from any other ... novel. Her response is entirely natural and, in its clear honesty, very likeable. For example, when Miss Tilney suggests they take a country walk together, Catherine replies; "I shall like it... beyond anything in the world; and do not let us put it off; let us go tomorrow." There is a childish enthusiasm to almost everything she enjoys and, as a result, as here, her language often seems gushing and ...
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