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- 12241: Lyndon B. Johnson
- ... send in diplomats, but this was also rejected by North Vietnam. Johnson started bombing North Vietnam again. This lead to his surprise decision to not run for a second full term. He said that the war divided the nation into two sides. These two sides were called the Hawks and the Doves. The Hawks asked for more military spending to get the miltary to end the war. The Doves wanted a withdrawal of military out of Vietnam. Johnson didn t want to deal with this so he decided that for the good of the nation he would not re-run for presidency ...
- 12242: Ishmael
- ... the destiny that keeps him captive. When I began reading Ishmael I was amazed by the ideas offered by Quinn. Like in Rambo and the Dalai Lama by Gordon Fellman I was looking at the world not as it must be but as it could be. I was very suprised and excited, that as a member of generation X that tries so hard to create their own destiny, that I had ... be a coming together of open minds to explore new ways of creating and maintaining peace, and see how far off we are from looking beyond ourselves. We still think that we can fix the world if we work harder at what were doing, even though the work were doing has only brought us closer to what were trying to avoid.
- 12243: Tobacco
- Tobacco Canada has one of the world's toughest antismoking campaign. They have passed laws against tobacco advertising and have used virtually all of the Presidents proposals against tobacco. Now they are saying that if Clinton's proposals do become a law ... tobacco taxes in Canada had a pack of cigarettes up to $5.00 a pack . Thanks to these measures, Garfield Mahood, Executive Director of the Toronto based Non-Smokers Rights Association., said, " Canada has had world precedent-setting declines in teen smoking." Between 1979 and 1989, the number of teens aged 15 to 19 who smoked at least occasionally was halved to 23%. In contrast U.S. efforts have been a ...
- 12244: Theodore Roosevelt Was Qualified For The Position Of President Of The United States
- ... and veto bills according to the best interests and legalities of the United States. The President is the commander in chief of the United States Army and Navy in order to lead the country into war when necessary. The President must also work to better the United States by stopping corruption and ensuring the United States exhibits the long standing tradition of every man created equal. Roosevelt had all these. Roosevelt ... in the New York City congress and as Governor of New York which will aid him while deciding the legality of bills that come for his signature. Roosevelt had experience to lead the country into war if necessary after being Secretary of the Navy and a Colonel in the Army. Roosevelt worked to stop corruption in the government. Roosevelt was qualified for the position of President of the United States.
- 12245: Bryon's "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage": The Byronic Hero
- ... Harold's Pilgrimage": The Byronic Hero In Byron's poem, "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" the main character is portrayed as a dark brooding man, who doesn't like society and wants to escape from the world because of his discontent with it. Through the poem we see the strong resemblance the Byronic hero has to many of todays popular characters, such as Batman. In the third stanza of the poem we ... strum his harp. Bruce Wayne as well has a taste for beauty. In the first movie a reporter and Michelle Pheifer are talking in a room that he has filled with art from around the world. The reporter makes an ignorant comment and Bruce Wayne is quick to step in and defend his liking for the art by correcting the reporters ignorance. Batman and the character of Bruce Wayne are influenced ...
- 12246: The vast cyber-frontier is being threatend with censorship from the government
- ... for people interested in S&M along with other fetishes. Usenet newsgroups account for 11.5% of total Internet traffic and is a major distribution of smut pictures.11 The WWW also known as the World Wide Web is today's largest portion of the Internet as well as the fastest growing with well over 12 million pages accessible. Despite its gargantuan proportions, it still remains fairly clean from hardcore smut ... followed by 16% saying a private enterprise should, and 15% saying none should, then lastly 6% believe the government is the right system for the job.29 The MIT media Lab's Webhound project allows World Wide Web users to assign a number which rates each Web page seen. Webhound can then point someone toward Web pages of their own interests. The Home Net project which started February and goes until ...
- 12247: The Downfall of Communism in Eastern and Central Europe
- ... moving to market economies. In each of these nations, the communist regimes in power were forced to transfer that power to radically different institutions than they were accustomed to. Democracy had been spreading throughout the world for the preceding two decades, but with a very important difference. While previous political transitions had seen similar circumstances, the actual events in question had generally occurred individually. In Europe, on the other hand, the ... systems, the people of East Germany seemed to be in a particularly enviable position. Economically, they were poised to unite with one of the richest countries, having one of the strongest economies, in the entire world. In the competition for foreign investment, such an alliance gave the late German Democratic Republic a seemingly insurmountable lead over other nations. In regards to the political aspects of unification, it effectively left a Germany ...
- 12248: Cross Cultural Psychology
- ... of human life and behavior. It reveals mysteries about people, and culture as well. Psychology plays a large role in the field of Anthropology, a field devoted piecing together the puzzle of cultures around the world. The area of psychology best suited for this field is named cross-cultural psychology. Psychology and Anthropology are two studies that go hand in hand. To study one is to use the other. Anthropology is ... to this growth. The organization states that "...for Psychology to become a universally valid science it must expand its horizons beyond the narrow cultural basis that continues to characterize much of psychology in the western world."2 The main publication with which the Center is associated is the Journal of Cross- Cultural Psychology. Psychology is relevant to all fields of study, as it is broken up into several areas all devoted ...
- 12249: Buddhism 4
- ... in caves, and in the forest. Three thousand monks is a great number compared with less than 1000 at wat sanghathan. Even a congregation of 200 lay people is considered quite a number in todays world. In the early days of the order monks lived close to nature. The ordination did not require a meeting reviewing the rules, only the Buddha s words ehi Bhikkhu Upasampada ( Come, Monks! well taught is ... a religion man must revive its practice. Man usually takes the temple as the refuge for practice. It means we depend on material things, instead of the supreme spiritual beings. In conclusion in Buddhism the world is a sea of life and full of craving. Its the sea that we must pass through to achieve our higher selves. To be truly wise, a person must journey this sea and forgo all ...
- 12250: Classic Tales of Tom Sawyer
- ... the significance of the books. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain successfully brings the story alive and makes it a pleasure to read. This book has gained the respect of people all over the world and earned itself this special distinction, because it contains the necessary substance. These integral ingredients of a classic are the vivid descriptions of the physical aspects of the story the characters and setting, an entertaining ... fun childhood. Twain's entertaining stories also make a statement against strict and orderly living. Tom's whitewashing experience is only one of the instances where Mark Twain helps transport his audience into Tom's world of mischief and fun. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer reminds readers of their childhoods and urges them to never forget those cherished days. This timeless classic is guaranteed to leave every reader with a distinctly ...
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