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- 10611: Domestic Violence
- ... a male partner (Violence Against Women Homepage). It is painfully clear that victims have little but two choices: leave or die. Sadly, the latter is the easier one. Domestic Violence as a Health Issue The World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (In the Health of Women: A Global Perspective, 78). Based on ... In the United States, one quarter of suicide attempts by white women and one half of attempts by African American women are preceded by abuse (In the Health of Women: A Global Perspective, 128). The World Bank's analysis found domestic violence to be a major cause of disability and death among women; the burden of family violence is comparable to that of HIV, tuberculosis, cardiovascular disease or cancer (Domestic Violence ...
- 10612: The Alien And Sedition Acts
- ... passing of the Alien act in the summer of 1798. The Alien act required a fourteen year residency period for aliens prior to naturalization as a citizen allowed the restraint and removal in time of war of resident adult aliens of the hostile nations, and gave the President the power to deport "all such aliens as he shall judge dangerous to the peace and safety of the United Sates." Most Americans ... became more viscous as the years went by. The country was beginning to split and that worried many people. In a 1798 letter to the secretary of the treasury, Oliver Wolcott, Hamilton observed that civil war was not improbable. The federalists thus pushed forward an act that would hopefully resolve the problem, namely, the Sedition Act. The Sedition Act prohibited combination or conspiracy against the United States government and the publication ...
- 10613: Princesses In Fairy Tales
- ... a child who “had all the perfections imaginable”. (Perrault, Sleeping 66) As well, after fairies had been summoned to serve her, each one gave her a gift: to be the most beautiful person in the world, have the wit of an angel, as well as wonderful grace in everything that she did. The author creates the portrait of a shallow character which has been blessed with cursory traits. It is important ... is good. In the tale of “Pretty Goldilocks” the theme of women as beautiful objects is continued. The beginning starts “Once upon a time there was a princess who was the prettiest creature in the world.” (d’Aulnoy, Pretty Goldilocks 214) Obviously the author created this as an introduction on purpose. The tale focuses on the pretty Goldilocks and he process in which she will choose one of the many admirers ...
- 10614: Justification Study Of Automation At Douglas Electronics Company
- ... home computer and video games. The company is undergoing severe cut backs due to increased competition in the electronic field. The following is a feasibility study on the possibility of the company moving into the world of Robotic Automation. The study has been prepared by Patti douglas, Director of Robotic Engineering at the firm. The study resulted in the awareness that there are many areas in the company that would benefit ... high quality machine tools with ease of programming and guaranteed reliability, quality, and uptime. They will come in and install the automation cell as a turn key operation. Their expertise will ease us into the world of automation with a high flexibility option and short change-over time. Their system is an easy menu-guided operation with teach pendant programming. It had remote diagnostics and process support with a modem. Standard ...
- 10615: The American Dream In Self Rel
- ... man should live life to the fullest by seeking to reach their potential. Thoreau “did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the mast and on the deck of the world, for there I [Thoreau] could best see the moonlight amid the mountains” (from Conclusion 217). Seeking to reach one’s potential means that one must “Absolve you to yourself, and you should have the suffrage of the world” (from Self-Reliance 194). Furthermore, the Transcendentalists sought self-knowledge through the study of nature. “Nature never became a toy to a wise spirit. The flowers, the animals, the mountains, reflected the wisdom of his ...
- 10616: Imagine Being A Swinger Of Bir
- ... be seen by the end of the trip down on earth. The word "truth" has to be defined to understand what Frost is really saying about the choices he has to make. Webster's New World Dictionary defines truth as "being true" but in one of the more specific meaning that defines truth is "reality." This is the earth's truth that Frost describes in the beginning of "Birches." Another way ... at this point of the poem as the "stir" from the breeze rises. The "enamel" is what's being affected here as if we also change by nature's "stir.” The irritations from the natural world, by such things as natural disasters, disease, obsession, etc... are natures stir of heat. The fact is always changing as the same with people are faced with bad times. People become in a way insane ...
- 10617: Crime
- When people think of high salaries they turn to the world of professional sports, because that is where athletes are paid outrageous amounts to do the things they love. Although some would argue that the athletes deserve these wages, I fell that not all professional sports ... tour golfers aren’t paid extreme amounts. Golf is a gentlemen’s game and is respected by all. You don’t see any of the professional players complaining about their pay, because in the golf world you have to earn your salary. Players aren’t paid a salary like most sports, they have to win a tournament to earn it. From tournament to tournament they are struggling to make a living ...
- 10618: Bill Gates: Biography
- ... at Microsoft, and plays an important role in the technical development of new products. A significant portion of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in contact with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail. Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission is to continually advance and improve software technology and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company ... of the Icos Corporation and is a shareholder in Darwin Molecular, a subsidiary of British-based Chiroscience. He also founded Corbis Corporation, which is developing one of the largest resources of visual information in the world—a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. Gates also has invested with cellular telephone pioneer Craig McCaw in Teledesic, a company that is working on an ...
- 10619: Anti-Matter
- ... anti-matter would cause if not treated with the utmost care and safety. Discovering anti-matter could mean the end of the Earth as we know it, one mistake could mean the end of the world and a release of high-energy gamma rays that could wipe out the life on earth in mere minutes. It was a quite interesting article, with a lot of information that could affect the entire world. The article, however, did not focus on the benefits or disadvantages of anti- matter nor did it mention the practical uses of anti-matter. They are too expensive to use for powering rocket ships, and ...
- 10620: Soros And Market Fundamentalism
- ... Soros bases his dilemma mainly on the Thai crisis that hastened the currency meltdown in Asia. Also the Russian collapse inflicted temporary chaos on the Western financial system, and most recently, the volatility of the world’s stock markets has caused most investors much tremor. George Soros argues that in the last 20 years, the emergence of market fundamentalism, that is the idea that markets need only be regulated by the ... however, the involvement of the state in resolving conflicts, and in a democratic society, he sees as inevitable. According to Soros’ opinion too, to be able to stabilize and regulate a truly global economy, the world will need a global system of political decision-making. In short, a global society is needed to support the global economy. A global society does not mean a global state. What makes Soros’ claims interesting ...
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