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- 6901: Quinn's Ishmael: Mistakes of Mankind and Their Affect on the Human History
- ... just happened to be a gorilla named Ishmael. It was for that reason that a very special student was required to learn his lessons. “Teacher seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person”(4). This rather awkward request appeared in the personals section of the newspaper. Because the bulk of the novel is narrated through the first- person perspective of the man who answers this ... while they keep themselves busy with other, insignificant issues. Through a series of exercises, Ishmael gets his student to realize that everyone in today's modern society has accepted and is behaving as if: “The world was made for man, and man was made to rule it”(74). The point is even made that basically all mainstream religions support the fact that creation ended with humans and that there is no ... that we might not be the end of the evolutionary chain would be hard for many people to accept, but imagine for a moment if the dinosaurs had thought it their place to conquer the world and run it into the ground as humans are currently doing. We would never have been given the chance to live. Might we be doing the sa me to future inhabitants of our great ...
- 6902: Lamarck's Influence on the Development of Darwin's Theory of Evolution
- ... evolution that were unfortunately unworkable. One of these early pioneers was Jean- Baptiste Lamarck. Lamarck believed in deism and advocated natural religion based on human reason. He believed in the harmony and rationality of the world. And although flawed, the work of Lamarck did not go unnoticed, however. Darwin also believed in the harmony of the world, and it was Darwin himself who said that Lamarck was the first man whose conclusions on evolution brought about excitement and attention. He was the one who showed law in organic and inorganic species evolution ... not the greatest of influences on Darwin, but he was an important one. One of the most important arguments in Darwin's theories was the idea of natural selection. It is generally thought that the world first heard of this idea in the form of Lamarck's inheritance of acquired traits theory. Lamarck's work showed that organisms improve themselves on their own. Then these new advantages for the environment ...
- 6903: Presidential Anomalies
- ... pneumonia and died only one month into his term. In 1860, candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected President and had to preside over America’s greatest crisis. He was reelected in 1864 and saw the Civil War come to a successful conclusion. At his second inaugural address, Lincoln said “with malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; bind up the nations wounds.” Shortly after the war’s end, a fanatical Confederate sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth, assassinated him. In 1880, Ohio Congressman James A. Garfield won the election despite a very slim lead in popular votes, however, won easily in electoral votes ... nominated William McKinley, who was given credit for the economic prosperity, and pledged to maintain the “full dinner pail.” During his presidency the United States had embarked on an imperialist policy after the Spanish-American War. At a business exposition in Buffalo, New York, President McKinley was assassinated sex months after his second inauguration by an anarchist. In 1920, Senator Warren G. Harding captured the public mood with his promise ...
- 6904: The Maori of New Zealand
- ... this day they are esteemed members of the society. They hold positions in their government and are in control of their own destinies. Their greetings and posture when having their picture taken for the outside world is a part of culture that I would like to discuss. Years ago, back in the days of rampant imperialism, the English navy found the part of the world that today is referred to as "down under". They originally came first to Australia, but it was only a matter of time before New Zealand, Australia's tiny neighbor, was discovered also. The mighty English, who at the time was one of the world powers, subjugated the natives of Australia, the Aborigine people. The Aborigine, having very little technology, were easily subdued and the land became an English colony, used at first for its natural resources but also ...
- 6905: NAZISM
- ... out, Hitler joined Kaiser Wilhelmer's army as a Corporal. He was not a person of great importance. He was a creature of a Germany created by WWI, and his behavior was shaped by that war and its consequences. He had emerged from Austria with many prejudices, including a powerful prejudice against Jews. Again, he was a product of his times... for many Austrians and Germans were prejudiced against the Jews ... most of the evils heaped upon it. The fact is that Hitler's anti-Semitism was self-inflicted obstacle to his political success. The Jews, like other Germans, were shocked by the discovery that the war had not been fought to a standstill, as they were led to believe in November 1918, but that Germany had , in fact, been defeated and was to be treated as a vanquished country. Had Hitler ... naked and bewildered, were shoved into a line. Their guards ordered them forward, and flogged those who hung back. The doors to the gas chambers were locked behind them. It was all over quickly. The war came home to Germany. Scarcely had Hitler recovered from the shock of the July 20 bombing when he was faced with the loss of France and Belgium and of great conquests in the East. ...
- 6906: Florence D. Griffith
- ... earned a position as a member on the United States Olympic Team. At the Olympics she won the silver medal. The gold went to Valerie Brisco. In 1987, Florence won the gold medal In the World Championships in Rome. In the 1988 Olympics she set the world record of 10.49, an incredible .27 seconds faster than the existing world record. No one had ever beat the record by more than .13 She finally her rival Valerie, She went on to win 3 gold medals and one silver. She was no longer called Dee ...
- 6907: Bill Gates
- ... This new chip had great potential, but there was no way to program it. After five weeks of not going to classes, not eating or sleeping regularly, their version of "BASIC was written- and the world's first microcomputer software company was born. In time we named it 'Microsoft'"(Gates 17). Gates left Harvard on leave in 1975. Microsoft's big economic break came in 1980 when "IBM- the computer industry ... Apple's Macintosh computer. They called it Windows. Windows "swept the market"(Clayton 452). By 1993 it was selling over 1 million copies a month "and Microsoft operating systems ran nearly 90 percent of the world's PC s"(Clayton). Microsoft had well achieved their goal of creating the standard for the industry(Jobs 50). However, because Microsoft enjoys a near monopoly, beginning in June of 1990, the "Federal Trade Commission ... He is also working with Sega, Time Warner and TCI just to name a few. As for his monopolistic image in computer circles, only time will tell. Bibliography Bibliography Cook, William J. U.S. News & World Report. "A Pain for Windows." Feb. 27,1995 p64-66 Clayton, Gary E. Ph.D. Economics Principles and Practices. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 1995 Economist, The:The World This Week. March 26, 1994 ...
- 6908: 360 Degree EvaluationsChina An
- ... commitment to nonviolence and his efforts to initiate a dialogue with the Chinese government. The President and the Dalai Lama agreed on the importance of strong U.S.-China relations. Tibet shouldn’t go into war with China. They shouldn’t even ask for military assistance from another country. Here are some reasons why. China’s population is much larger than Tibet’s population. So China’s military would be much ... 871,951 and Tibet’s population is about 6 million. China also has Chinese people living in Tibet, but Tibet doesn’t have any Tibetans living in China. Its against Buddhist religion to go to war with China. One of the five precepts states “Do not harm any living thing”. This means Tibetans can not go to war because they would be harming human beings. Even if Tibet got another country to help them fight china this will still be disobeying their religion. No foreign government would help Tibet, because they do ...
- 6909: Business in Computers
- ... know of a tool that will be extremely helpful and is already available to them; the Internet. Up until a few years ago, when a student graduated they were basically thrown out into the real world with just their education and their wits. Most of the time this wasn't good enough because after three or four years of college, the perspective entrepreneur either forgot too much of what they were ... expect the customers to come to them, they have to go out and attract them. This is where the Internet becomes most useful, in advertising. On the Internet, in every major consumer area in the world, there are dozens of ways to advertise. The easiest and cheapest way, is to join groups such as "Entrepreneur Weekly". These groups offer weekly newsletters sent all over the world to major and minor businesses informing them about new companies on the market. It includes everything about your business from what you make/sell and where to find you, to what your worth. These ...
- 6910: Endangered Species in Canada
- ... wild habitat is kept intact so that the creatures living on it will remain undisturbed. Today there are more that 400 National Wildlife Refuges in Canada and 3,500 wildlife parks and refuges around the world (pg 16, Silverstein). The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) was a giant step toward helping endangered animals (defined as animals that are in danger of becoming extinct) as well as threatened animals (those that may become endangered if they are not protected)in Canada and around the world. It established a program that brings together the federal government, the states, conservation groups, individuals, business and industry, and foreign governments in a cooperative effort to save endangered wildlife. The ESA restricts the killing, collection ... like this help make re- introduction programs successful. Scientists are quick to remind us that endangered animals may be a valuable resource in the future. When wildlife species are threatened or wiped out, the whole world loses. People in Canada and many other countries are concerned not only about their own endangered animals but also about those in developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America. Many species that share ...
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