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- 3911: Corporate Control
- ... and more muscle in our government they also invade our schools and many other facets of our lives. Perhaps the most disturbing area of potential influence, however, is corporate control of the media. Can the American media uphold its values of free press under pressure from big corporations? Can they continue to present the absolute truth? The simple answer, especially in my opinion, is no. The movie The Insider provides us ... world that cigarettes were not addictive. The industry was able to lawyer its way out of trouble time and time again. They essentially used legal maneuvers, and certainly money, to keep the truth from the American people. Finally, we saw all that come to an end. When Jeff Wigand decided it was time to tell the truth, he put everything he valued at risk. He stood to loose his family, any ...
- 3912: Canadian Mosaic - The Policy B
- ... society, everyone seems to have a different opinion on what will work. Since education is at the root of the problem, it might be appropriate to use an example in that context. In 1980, the American school, Stanford University came up with a program - later known as the "Stanford-style multicultural curriculum" which aimed to familiarize students with traditions, philosophy, literature and history of the West. The program consisted of fifteen ... In a nation that's growth rate is 50% made up of immigration from other countries, multiculturalism has a lot of meaning. Canada has always been a diverse country stressing the mosaic rather than the American ideal of the "Melting Pot". Diversity builds strength, but it also can be hard to manage given the hate that sometime results when inter-racial communities are mixed. The Canadian governments of past histories have ...
- 3913: In Process Randd
- ... high-tech CFO wouldn t fall in love with such numbers? No wonder why the U.S. SEC cried foul. Lynn Turner, the SEC s Chief Accountant, detailed the abuse in a letter to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in New York. In one of the most flagrant cases, a company wrote off virtually all of the purchase price as IPR&D. In another instance, a company attributed ... years. Industry watchers said while such restatements may lower earnings and shake investor confidence, they do not necessarily signal serious trouble. Experts emphasized that the rules set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants have not changed. But the SEC s enforcement of those rules has gotten tougher, in part because of the recent merger mania in business, particularly the high-tech sector. (http ...
- 3914: Media Effect
- ... live news via a satellite. From simple text to attractive graphics. From variety shows to teen oriented programs. Media has changed a lot since it started. II. Kinds of Media Television The fossils found in American garbage dumps clearly show the evolution of the radio into the television set. Layers of fossil garbage from the WWI era (10 million years ago) contain fragments of radios that use vacuum tubes. The first ... in public debates that I have given it a nickname: "Berra's Blunder." The evolution of television from black & white to color was very difficult because of the need for "backward compatibility". The number of American television sets grew from 137,000 in 1947 to more than 7 million in 1957. Broadcasters had to figure out how to transmit color signals that could be displayed on the existing 7 million black ...
- 3915: Hackers 2
- ... Mitnick did just that. Mitnick is a very intelligent man. He is 31 and pending trial for computer fraud. When he was a teenager, he used his knowledge of computers to break into the North American Defense Command computer. Had he not been stopped, he could have caused some real national defense problems for the United States (Sussman 66). Other "small time" hackers affect people just as much by stealing or ... Companies don't loose money on them because it is difficult to copy a CD Rom and impossible to transmit over the Internet (Facts on File #28599 1). Hackers have hit one company in particular, American On-line, hard. The feud started when a disgruntled ex-employee used his inside experience to help fellow hackers disrupt services offered by AOL (Alan 37). His advice became popular and he spawned a program ...
- 3916: Its Up To You, New York Its Up
- ... Statue of Liberty . More than that Statue Of Liberty is not only the symbol of New York but also it is the symbol of the U.S. This wonderful statue is a gift for the American people from the French. In 1886 Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi who is a French sculptor designed the statue and he devoted his 21 years to make this masterpiece. The model for the statue was Bartholdi s ... John A. Roebling designed the bridge in 1863 just before the construction started. Each year the Forth of July is celebrated with fireworks on the bridge. Central Park, many of those who have watched any American TV series or movies must have heard about it. Dustin Hoffman s Marathon Man, Simon and Garfunkel s historical concert in 1981 are some of the examples of the popularity of this oasis in the ...
- 3917: Multiculturalism
- ... society, everyone seems to have a different opinion on what will work. Since education is at the root of the problem, it might be appropriate to use an example in that context. In 1980, the American school, Stanford University came up with a program - later known as the "Stanford-style multicultural curriculum" which aimed to familiarize students with traditions, philosophy, literature and history of the West. The program consisted of fifteen ... In a nation that's growth rate is 50% made up of immigration from other countries, multiculturalism has a lot of meaning. Canada has always been a diverse country stressing the mosaic rather than the American ideal of the "Melting Pot". Diversity builds strength, but it also can be hard to manage given the hate that sometime results when inter-racial communities are mixed. The Canadian governments of past histories have ...
- 3918: Meat Packing Industry And The
- In our American history we have come across many debating issues. Many issues have been dealt with on small scales but other issues have become very serious. A lot of serious issues were dealt with during the time period of industrialization. With many debates such as monopolies and trustbusters of big corporations, working conditions and techniques often became unrecognized in the politically debating time period. Upton Beall Sinclair (1878-1968), was an American writer and social and economic reformer, born in Baltimore, Maryland, and educated at the college of the city of New York and Colombia University (Upton). The author of 90 books, Sinclair became well known after ...
- 3919: Motivation Is Progression
- ... of a species best suited to their environment. Progress is a number of different things but it generally means a forward movement. In one of its forms it is characterized by events like the industrial revolution and scientific revolution. These events are considered progressive because they have helped man control the environment around him with greater ease and precision. Self-interest serves to better my life. It encompasses both hobbies and passions. Hobbies are ...
- 3920: Missouri Fox Trotter
- ... across the Mississippi River to settle in the Ozarks came mostly from Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia.(Hendricks, p285) Naturally, they brought horses that were popular in those areas: Thoroughbred, Arabian, Morgan, and Plantation horses. Later American Saddle horse, Standardbred and Tennessee Walkers were added to improve form and disposition. ("History of the Fox Trotting Horse") A studbook was opened in 1948 and within thirty years it contained more than 15,000 ... are shown in Performance and Model Point Classes as well as Versatility Point Events such as Driving, English Pleasure, Western Pleasure, Trail Classes, and Jumping. ("Winning Combination") The Missouri Fox Trotter, one of the oldest American breeds, has both a gentle disposition and smoothness of gait for the comfort of both horse and rider. That is why this common man's pleasure horse lives up to the breeds' motto, "To ride ...
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