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- 171: The Rise of Violent Crime In Canada
- ... well known scholars. The crime rate of 1867 and 1987 are just as different as the cultures of the two different time periods are different. But an interesting correlation has been noted with the crime rates of 1939-1938 and 1980-1988. But the rates of violent crime that this paper is focusing on are in the recent years. In 1962 the crime rate in Canada was 221 incidents per 100,000 people which rose to 1099 per 100,000 ... factor of age shows that there is a sharp increase in criminal behaviour during adolescence and the early twenties of a man's life. The rate falls sharply after that and the following displays the rates; 12 - 24 : 20% of population -- Makeup 35% of violent crimes 45 and over : 32% of the population -- Makeup 10% of violent crime 20 - 34 : 25% of population -- Makeup 62% of inmates in correctional facilities ...
- 172: What is Fascism and Why does it Emerge?
- ... the “The National Federation of Credit and Insurgence”. The government then controlled these under managing agencies called “Corporations” which in turn would regulate issues and guidelines such as supply and demand, labour disputes or what interest the business is to aim at. Although the system is supposed to function as a partnership, the government is always in control and dominate. Although the fascists claim this system is in the interest of the nation, it is only in the interest of more empowerment for the government. Due to this system both the states interest and the interest of the owning class are integrated which creates an elite. Therefore the development and technology only serves ...
- 173: The Perfect World
- ... eliminated. The world would become a lot less diverse, and a lot more simple. In the perfect world, people would do common activities and share common interests. Everyone would hack, fly and ride. One common interest that people would share would be computers. Everyone would own a computer, a good computer (preferably not a Mac). Computers would be fast, faster than any computers in existence today. There would be a minimum ... would be able to do. In general, computers in a perfect world be a lot better than computers of today, and the amount of people who would use computers would be much larger. The shared interest of all people in computers would allow for a much more technological world. With the demand for technology, created by extensive use of computers, the world of computers would expand rapidly. The Internet would explode ... personal mail and quite possibly business mail as well, would be eliminated. Many interactive programs would be available; people's interaction would be limited only by their imaginations. The changes in technology, due to more interest in computers would make life easier for all. Life being easier, people would have more free time for leisure activities such as flying. A common interest in flying would be present in the perfect ...
- 174: ... kitchen sink. But in Shakespeare's time no one bothered to build onstage anything as elaborate as a realistic kitchen sink. The scene of the action had to keep changing to hold the audience's interest, and to avoid moving large amounts of scenery, a few objects would be used to help the audience visualize the scene. For a scene set in a kitchen, Shakespeare's company might simply have the ...
- 175: Cable Modems and ADSL
- Cable Modems and ADSL Cable Modems and ADSL Two modem technologies have emerged over the past year for switched data communications services. Cable Modems operate over two-way hybrid fiber/coax and provide user rates as high as 10 Mbps. ADSL Modems (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines) operate over existing copper telephone lines and provide rates as high as 9 Mbps. Both technologies address the large markets for Internet access, remote LAN access for work at home and telecommuting, and network access for the hundreds of millions of personal computers in ... a line, the capacity available to any one inevitably drops. The top speeds of both technologies will not be usable for years anyway. Internet server speeds, network delays, and personal computer limitations will hold usable rates at or below 2 Mbps for some time. ADSL offers higher security and reliability profiles. Both technologies are at about the same state of maturity and integration. Cable modems may offer a less expensive ...
- 176: Technological Literacy
- ... at a virtual round-table reading and writing a conversation with women from around the world. The group's aim is to share and collect information about community support programs for refugee women. Hue's interest in finding out more about various support strategies for refugee women stems directly from her own experiences and her desire eventually to find work in a refugee and/or migrant support program. Hue had called ... educational knowledge and testing, critical research into social uses and consequences, the informal sharing of knowledge among groups of users, and the popularisation of technology `know-how' in the popular cultural realm of TV, special interest and mass audience magazines, cinema, and the internet itself. To elaborate: consider the vast amount of knowledge and the human intellectual labour involved in technological innovations such as remote sensing apparatuses, supersonic aircraft, or the ... relations, social organisation, and moral dilemmas faced by residual 19th century humans on lost planets or space-craft communities, and by humanoids, androids, and cyborgs of new high or `post'tech societies. The immense popular interest in such programs is evident in Star Trek spin-offs such as Star Trek - Deep Space Nine, Star Trek - The Next Generation, and Star Trek - Voyager. These and the original Star Trek series (now ...
- 177: ... analyzes the monster psychologically. "One of Frankenstein's greatest merits is that its tale of exterior adventure and misfortune is always accompanied by a psychological depth." (Aldiss Billion 25) Throughout the story the readers main interest revolves around Frankenstein's creation. The creature is never given a name, it was referred to in the story as "creature," "daemon," or "monster." For this reason Frankenstein has been thought to be the monster ...
- 178: Santiago Ramon Y Cajal {Famous
- ... the camera obscura as it is known, was discovered two centuries earlier by Leonardo Da Vinci. He presented the discovery to his friends who dismissed it as "natural". This is when Cajal first discovered his interest in looking deeper into things. He wonders even as a young boy, how much human knowledge is lost because important discoveries are dismissed as "natural". Cajal's interest in finding out why things work the way that they do is what makes him such a great scientist later in life. Cajal's natural interest in exploring nature, and his brilliance, alone are not enough to make him a great scientist. His education was also very important to his development as a man as well as a thinker. His ...
- 179: Adam Smith
- ... An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations I not only hold him in a new light, but I have arrived at three heavily debated conclusions. First, he believed that self-interest is the singular motivation that effectively leads to public prosperity. Second, although Smith feels that the one’s pursuit of self–interest should be their primary concern, he knew that humans are inclined to take interest in and enjoyment from kind and charitable acts. Lastly, when Smith developed the concept of the invisible hand he assumed that the economy would relatively remain unchanged. Let us start with my first hypothesis. ...
- 180: Euthanasia
- ... patients' guardians. The courts considered several factors in making a determination: What are the state's interests in terms of human life? When does the patient's right to refuse treatment override the state's interest? What does the right to refuse treatment entail, and is it included in the patient's right to privacy? Do a patient's guardians have the right to refuse treatment on behalf of a patient ... s interests, which were seen as preserving human life and the physician's right to administer medical treatment according to her best judgment, with that of the individual. The court reasoned that the state's interest weakens and the patient's right to refuse treatment increases as the "degree of bodily invasion increases and the prognosis dims." In this case, because it was agreed that the patient was incurable, the treatment ... consist of substantially weakened the balance between individual rights and state's rights in favor of the state. The Cruzan court further shifted the balance towards the state when it stated that the State's interest is in the unqualified preservation of life, an interest that does not weaken in light of the patient's rights. These findings led the Cruzan court to deny the patient's guardians the ability ...
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