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- 11511: Chistopher Reeves
- ... Superman Born on September 25, 1952, native New Yorker Christopher Reeve has lead a life of stardom, coupled with a life of tragedy. Leading a very successful film career, Reeves was on top of the world, until the fifth day of May of nineteen ninety-five. On this day, Reeves life would change forever. However, no tragedy could stop a true Superman. Attending Princeton day academy Reeves was a success from ... feel good about themselves. Displaying such courage and energy along with the state he is in can only encourage other people. If he can continue his life, still reaching for goals, then anybody in this world can do it. Superman was not great because he was indestructible. Superman was great because of his heart, and his courage. Christopher Reeve is not just a Superman on screen. He is a Superman in ...
- 11512: Infant Immortality
- ... social programs offered throughout the country, the infant mortality rate (IMR) in the United States continues to be a national concern. For many, infant mortality brings to mind the deprivation and poverty found in third world countries. Yet in the United States, nearly 40,000 children die every year for some of the same reasons that cause infant death in underdeveloped parts of the world (Anderson, 1987). Infant mortality is prevalent in this country despite a richly developed and technologically advanced society. According to the Census Bureau, the IMR in the United States has dropped almost 66 percent in the ...
- 11513: The Emancipation Proclamation
- The Emancipation Proclamation The emancipation proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War, declaring all "slaves within any State, or designated part of a State... then... in rebellion,... shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." The states affected were enumerated in the proclamation; specifically exempted were slaves in parts of the South then held by Union armies. Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation marked a radical change in his policy. After out break of the Civil War, the slavery issue was made acute by the flight to Union lines of large numbers of slaves who volunteered to fight for there freedom and that of there fellow slaves. In these circumstances, a strict ...
- 11514: Acid Rain
- Acid Rain INTRODUCTION Acid rain is a great problem in our world. It causes fish and plants to die in our waters. As well it causes harm to our own race as well, because we eat these fish, drink this water and eat these plants. It is ... of the lake. Scientists now see acid, aluminum and shortages of calcium as the three determining factors in the extinction of fish. As well there is the problem of chlorine. In many parts of the world it is commonly found in the soil. If it enters the fish's environment it can be deadly. It affects many of the fish's organisms and causes it to die. As well it interferes ...
- 11515: Djibouti
- ... is not independent of the executive. In 1994, the Government and a faction of the Afar-led Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) signed a peace accord, ending 3 years of civil war. As part of the accord, the Government agreed to recognize the FRUD as a legitimate political party. The Government named two FRUD leaders to key cabinet posts in 1995, but no Afar has been named ... 1996, the UNHCR, in cooperation with the Government, organized repatriation to Ethiopia for 31,000 refugees and migrants from the city of Djibouti. An estimated 10,000 to 18,000 Afars displaced by the civil war continue to live in Ethiopia, although not in refugee camps. The Government states that the Afars are welcome to return. However, Afar refugees perceive the northern region as unsafe. In addition, many of the Afars ...
- 11516: The Civil Rights Movement
- ... has ended yet. The Civil Rights Movement has also been called the Black Freedom Movement, the Negro Revolution, and the Second Reconstruction. There were three main tenets to the Civil Rights Movement, the Post Civil War Period, the Educational Period, and the Social Movement. Following the Civil War, the 13th 14th and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution were passed. The 13th amendment made all blacks citizens of the United States. The 14th amendment granted them equal protection under the law. The ...
- 11517: Driving
- ... get transportation to go to work. They will have to ask their parents to drive them everywhere, which drives the parents nuts. In responding , one can say that teenagers always complain about the Ԥgrown upԬ world and its rules. Teens find it rather hard to be part of the grown up worl until they have the licence to go out on their own. Basically, the whole concept of graduated licencing is ... even below the legal limit. I personally think the government did the right thing in establishing graduated licenseing. Who could have known? A few little changes may have saved so many lives and made our world a better and safer place to live in. Everyone feels safer knowing that the people who are driving with them on the road have more knowledge and experience.
- 11518: Cocaine
- ... for the eyes, nose, or throat and widely used as an illicit drug for its euphoric and stimulating effects. It is a naturally occurring substance derived from the leaves of erythroxylon plants. Cocaine is the worlds most powerful and potent CNS stimulant from natural origin. Plants grown at different altitudes produce different levels of the alkaloid. The higher in elevation, the more cocaine is produced. The coca plant is resistant ... no irrigation. Only two of the seventeen species yield sufficient levels of the cocaine alkaloid to justify mass cultivation for processing into cocaine. These two species, cultivated primarily in Peru, Bolivia, and Columbia, supply the worlds cocaine. It also can be harvested four times a year. Coca leaves have been used before recorded history by South American Indians, so the knowledge is derived totally from archaeological sources. Chewing coca leaves ...
- 11519: The Introduction of Computers in Education
- ... percent. This is due to the new and ever improving software that is produced for personal computers. Secondly, the computer has become a strong teaching tool in many schools across the nation and maybe the world. Since the introduction of computers in the classrooms, students have shown a progression of their skills in reading and mathematics. There are many tutorial software programs that are readily available for the students who are ... image-editing software for making professional-quality printed materials, computer programming language such as, Hypercard for creating interactive computer exercises, and Telecommunications software for exchanging ideas at electronic speeds with other classrooms all over the world (Hirschbul, John). These are just some of the important methods in which software can develop a student problem solving skills and also increase their quality in communication skills. In conclusion, since the induction of computers ...
- 11520: "The Gift of the Magi": Theme of Love
- ... The theme for "The Gift of the Magi" is that love is more important than any material item. Della and Jim, the two main characters, demonstrated the theme. This theme also occurs in the "real world." The theme in this short story has a deep meaning. One way to interpret the theme is that love will last a lifetime, and material gifts will not. Another interpretation is that people will always ... useful at the time but it was a sign of their love. This theme not only relates to this short story but it relates to life. For example, Mother Theresa gave her love for the world, but she was not rich. She had more to give in the way of love. Another example was a family who adopted many children, regardless of their handicaps, and loved them, which was something that ...
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