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- 6671: The Need for Congress in the U.S
- ... Senate must ratify all treaties by a two-thirds vote." (Compton's Encyclopedia, Online). People will argue that Congress gives the president too much power in the area of foreign affairs. "Bush embarked on major war against Iraq in 1991, without a declaration of war by Congress." (Cummings / Wise 448). Although these checks and balances are necessary they can also cause conflicts between branches. There is always a possibility that the majority in Congress can be of a different party ... Senate must ratify all treaties by a two-thirds vote." (Compton's Encyclopedia, Online). People will argue that Congress gives the president too much power in the area of foreign affairs. "Bush embarked on major war against Iraq in 1991, without a declaration of war by Congress." (Cummings / Wise 448). Although these checks and balances are necessary they can also cause conflicts between branches. There is always a possibility that ...
- 6672: John Paul Jones
- ... behalf. Because of this he fled to America and changed his name to John Paul Jones of which he was called for the rest of his life. He arrived in America just as the Revolutionary War was starting and joined the revolution effort. He was made a first lieutenant on an American ship and gradually, through his almost unbelievable successes, became captain of his own ship. He successfully completed many missions ... at first that they were some sort of convoy heading toward Leith from London but as he gazed upon his prey he noticed that two of the ships had pendants hoisted, classifying them ships of war. All of the ships except the two that appeared to be armed headed for shore by some sand bars which would be hard for the Americans to attack, while the remaining two made way for ... and informed Captain Jones that they were armed British merchant ships. In addition, they told him that a King's frigate was nearby and that they perceived the Richard to be an English Ship of War. Captain Jones went along with the deception and managed to lure the other merchant ships out into the bay. Very quickly, the British ships realized who Bonhomme Richard actually was, and the Pallas was ...
- 6673: Sailing
- ... shipping. Yet, the size of these sails were so large they became unmanageable without mass amounts of crew. Where labor was cheep, the Far East, huge sails were fitted, but for the rest of the world, a knew solution needed to be found. Sails became split into smaller units and ships carried more masts. Some ships had as many as seven masts and forty nine sails set at once. Bit by ... to the hull, the sail would move sideways. For the actual sails, any shape will work, but many sails have certain shapes to perform in various situations and conditions. Many boats today for round the world races like B.O.C. use asymmetrical sails that are cut for use on just one tack. Storm sails are much baggier and heavier with less height to maximize drag and reduce drive. Light wind ... surplus of forward motion. Playing with the shapes of the keel and hull, we can obtain boats that perform for specific speeds, weather or even areas of the globe. Many boats today in around the world competitions, have winged keels. These keels were so secret at the beginning of the 1987 America's Cup, that the New Zealand team kept the boat covered during the weighting in. This keel is ...
- 6674: Gender Communication
- ... these differences are erased if variables such as employment, family, and age are similar for men and women, it remains true that women have a larger more diversified network of family ties. In the business world, women must face many obstacles to succeed. Women have to adapt to a male-dominated culture to be promoted and rewarded. Research has shown that communication styles between males and females can create conflict in ... sleeping their way to the top. A woman who has to face these types of accusations and stereotypes cannot effectively complete the tasks assigned to her. Much of the conflict facing women in the business world can be seen in Cheris Kramaraes Muted Group Theory. Because language is a "Man-made construction. The language of a particular culture does not serve all its speakers equally, for not all speakers contribute ... Sloan, Food Service Director of Marriott. She has worked for Marriott for eighteen years, and advanced quickly in this male-dominated company. When asked what she felt were the obstacles facing women in the business world, Ms. Sloan stated" women are faced with stereotypes, excuses and discrimination". She felt that the biggest obstacles facing women was women themselves. She felt that women had created the idea of a "glass ceiling" ...
- 6675: Foreshadowing Destiny(great Ga
- ... never knew each other's names. . . The party has begun." The beauty and splendor of Gatsby's parties masked the innate corruption within the heart of the Roaring Twenties. Jazz-Age society was a bankrupt world, devoid of morality, and plagued by a crisis of character. Jay Gatsby is a misfit in this world. He tries, ironically, to fit into the picture: he fills his garage with status, his closet with fashion, his lawns with gaiety, his mannerisms with affectation. However, he would never be one of "them". Ironically ... and, most importantly, dreams set him apart from this empty society. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Gatsby to contrast a real American dreamer against what had become of American society during the 1920's. This same world referred to by Gertrude Stein as the "Lost Generation", by T.S. Eliot as "The Wasteland" was to Fitzgerald none other than New York. By magnifying the tragic fate of dreamers, conveying that twenties ...
- 6676: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: One and the Same
- ... reality meagre [sic]?" It would be hard for any person to measure their self-accomplishments on the planetary scale which Whitman is speaking of. The second verse of the poem introduces the metaphor of the world being a "simple, compact, well- joined scheme" with the people dissolved into the "eternal float of solution." Like the mechanical"scheme" that Whitman refers to, much of the poem consists of topics that possess a ... the bad parts of his life, he goes on to tell about what he enjoyed in his life. The things that gave him pleasure were in fact the sensory pleasures. What he saw in the world, the voices and sounds of the people, the accomplishments that he felt, and memories that he made were his justifications for living. Living his life to the fullest and cherishing the things that he did ... comparing themselves against others and bringing out the evil and deceitful qualities of humans. In an ideal model of Whitman's social behavior, everyone would be content and there would be no evil in the world. The final two lines of the poem set his conclusion regarding the importance of interiority its results on the world. You furnish your parts toward eternity, Great or small, you furnish your parts toward ...
- 6677: Jefferson Davis
- ... residn in 1835. He was a farmer in Mississippi from 1835 to 1845. Then he was elected to the U.S. congress. In 1846, he resigned his seat in order to serve in the Mexican War and fought at Monterrey and Buena Vista, where he was wounded. He was a U.S. Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1857, and a U.S. Senator again from 1857 to 1861. As a ... was elected to the office by popular vote for a 6-year term and was inaugurated un Richmond, Virginia, the new capital of the Confederacy. He failed to raise enough money to fight the Civil War and could not obtain help for the Confederacy from foreign governments. One of the accomplishments of Jefferson Dacis, was the raising of the Confederate army. Davis had a difficult task to preform. He was the head of the new nation in the beginnings of a major war. The South had inferior railroads compared to the Union, no navy, no gunpowder mills, and a reat lack of arms and ammunition. "The South's only resource seemed to have been of cotton and ...
- 6678: For Another Man's Freedom
- For Another Man's Freedom "All men are created equal", but the men this is pertaining to are not the men losing blood in this battle at Gettysburg. The men losing their lives in this war are men fighting for what they believe in, for the benefit of their suggested equals. Stepping forward, and then looking back; these memories, and the impact these memories have, are not and will never be ... at the time, but peaceful talks were always considered. As society knows, peace talks are not always the best way to get through to a person opposing your views. While discussion in hopes of no war exist, war is already being planned within the rights of an individual's mind. In the Killer Angels supplement, the beautiful depiction of the war grounds is harshly interrupted by the grim commencement of the fighting. ...
- 6679: Review Of Wwf Wrestling
- WWF: A Review of Professional Wrestling Bang! Fireworks as if it were the fourth of July. Thousands of people in an arena and billions watching around the world anxiously awaiting the arrival of their favorite superstar. Suddenly the crowd erupts as a man comes strutting down to the squared circle. Accompanied by a beautiful busty young woman, the wrestler is cheered by his ... minutes the match is finally over with some bloodshed. Today people are taking wwf professional wrestling to the extreme. WWF wrestling is one of the most watched shows on television today. WWF stands for the World Wrestling Federation. Wrestling started sometime it the mid to late sixties and has changed dramatically over the years. When wrestling first came to be the wrestlers weren t like they were today. Back in the olden days of WWF wrestling, the storyline of wrestling wasn t as vulgar, and the industry was not as wide spread throughout the world. Today the whole industry of the WWF is benefitting from merchandise being sold all over the globe. Even though many people may consider wrestling to be fake, know that some aspects are very real. ...
- 6680: Did The Congress Made Amendment 14 to Punish the South?
- Did The Congress Made Amendment 14 to Punish the South? Amendment #14 punished the south for the entire rebellion, and the Civil War. The way that Congress made the law made it seem that it was helping the Freedmen, however, most of the sections are directed to the south, or made so that the only people who would ... any office. Paragraph 4 states that debts incurred in aid of rebellion are void. This drastically hurts the people who supported the south. If someone had sold products to the south, expecting that after the war they would get paid a great sum of money, than they would get nothing from the United States government and nothing from those states. This was a sort of "payback" for those people who aided ... four paragraphs, which three of them have to do with hurting the south and only one to help the ex-slaves, have shown that this amendment was what the south got for having this Civil War. Without this amendment, the southern states could have gone unpunished, and possibly start another rebellion. This amendment obviously goes against the south, due to all of the paragraphs which have something directly to do ...
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