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- 7441: Alternative Energy Sources
- ... but also those that reduce and often eliminate pollution -- have been in the works for several years. It is imperative that these alternatives be implemented long before the current supply is depleted. Without question, the world's energy demand has increased due directly to the fact that the population continues to rise. What this translates to in correlating statistics is that energy demands throughout the past half century have tripled, the global economy has quintupled and the world population increased twofold (Anonymous em_txt4.html). Richard Cromwell, general manager of SunLine Transit Agency in Southern California's Coachella Valley, is a firsthand proponent of alternative fueling. Having to smell the awful odor emitted ... alone emitting three-hundred fifty million tons of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide annually into the atmosphere, there is a great need to develop a safer, more environmentally-friendly source by which to fuel the world's vehicles. Powering cars, trucks and other motor vehicles with electricity might just be that perfect alternative for a planet looking to produce "zero vehicle emissions" (Anonymous cl.air.new.alternative.html). Still, even ...
- 7442: Bill Gates
- ... This new chip had great potential, but there was no way to program it. After five weeks of not going to classes, not eating or sleeping regularly, their version of "BASIC was written- and the world's first microcomputer software company was born. In time we named it 'Microsoft'"(Gates 17). Gates left Harvard on leave in 1975. Microsoft's big economic break came in 1980 when "IBM- the computer industry ... Apple's Macintosh computer. They called it Windows. Windows "swept the market"(Clayton 452). By 1993 it was selling over 1 million copies a month "and Microsoft operating systems ran nearly 90 percent of the world's PC s"(Clayton). Microsoft had well achieved their goal of creating the standard for the industry(Jobs 50). However, because Microsoft enjoys a near monopoly, beginning in June of 1990, the "Federal Trade Commission ... 2001. He is also working with Sega, Time Warner and TCI just to name a few. As for his monopolistic image in computer circles, only time will tell. Bibliography Cook, William J. U.S. News & World Report. "A Pain for Windows." Feb. 27,1995 p64-66 Clayton, Gary E. Ph.D. Economics Principles and Practices. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 1995 Economist, The:The World This Week. March 26, 1994 ...
- 7443: Epic Of Gilgamesh
- ... can infer the themes that are consistently passed on to other generations of humans. It is in human nature for people to want to excel in life and strive to make a name in this world for themselves. We want to be remembered by name or for something we have done. Most, who actually succeed, are forgotten about in a matter of years. However, some are remembered for tens, hundreds, and ... character of a story; he is actually a portrayal of people and how they act out of human nature. He, like many of us, does not want his existence to end when he leaves this world. He is not content with what he has, good looks, money, and power, and desires more in life. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a story that we, as people, can relate to. There are similarities ... society and by carrying immortal themes and messages. Epics will always be present because there are certain themes about humanity that can not be denied. In this era, it is easy to say that the world is rapidly changing. But, humans aren't changing with it and there lies the root of most of the problems in society. We must recognize and maybe change the world to be more suitable ...
- 7444: Heroic elements in Beowulf
- ... Li685) denoting his determined and strong self , since at the time it is of such importance that fate be always with you. When Beowulf is moribund, he stares at death defiantly, "unwilling to leave this world,"(pg42,Li700) confident of his desire for life and his service to others. During the battle with the dragon, Beowulf "stands firm"(pg41,Li675) and "prepares"(pg41,Li675) for the monster's raging approach. "Edgetho ... demonstrates loyalty during the battles to serve the warriors who where there. Finally, Beowulf displays bravery, during fights, and struggles with natural facts. In my opinion, heroism is one of the greatest traits throughout the world that each day hesitates for a better living. Quotes as "Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules, Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these; but all of the world's brave heroes there is none that can compare With a tow, row, row, row for the British Grenadier,"1 "They died to save their country and they only saved the world,"2 "I ...
- 7445: The Lord of the Flies: A Complex Web of Symbolism
- ... the children on the island.” William Golding summed up the complex novel he had written not as a simple adventure story, but as a complex web of symbolism. The Lord of the Flies mirrored the world as it was in the 1950’s, a world where uncertainty was common and conflict was widespread. In his book, the symbols that Golding used can easily be identified. The island and its representation of isolation, the image of panic and decay the Lord ... as the chance of a life time. Islands offer serenity, relaxation, and most importantly, isolation. The landing place of the crashed plane, Golding purposefully picked an island because of isolation from the rest of the world. He designed the island to his symbolic purposes, giving it a beach, platform, jungle, mountain, and cliffs, each of which can be used to represent human abilities and dreams. According to historic documents, the ...
- 7446: The Five Themes of Geography
- ... on the part of the students and teachers. Most importantly, this article provided the Five Fundamental Themes in Geography, which have evolved to become an integral element of social studies education, because they take the world of geographic study beyond the realm of basic memorization, and into a new plane of analysis and implementation. These five themes include location, place, human-environment interactions, movement, and regions. Location answers the question of ... characteristic of a place. The Sahara and Sahel of Africa is a desert region. Defined by its consistently hot and dry climate. Great Britain of old encompassed one of the greatest regional empires of the world, which extended from Australia, to Belize, to the North American Continent, and finally to her own islands. A region simply put, is a place which has a unique physical, racial, cultural, or environmental characteristic which defines it separately form other regions. The five fundamental themes of geography offer educators a new and unique perspective on the world of geography. This perspective breaks down the vast array of knowledge contained in the world of geography into its simplest simplest form, allowing teachers to convey the basic concepts of geography. These basic concepts ...
- 7447: Canada
- Canada Canada, is the world's second largest country and it is the largest country in the Western Hemisphere. It comprises all of the North American continent north of the United States, with the exclusion of Alaska, Greenland, and the ... live by the U.S.-Canadian border. Another reason is because a large number of the manufacturing plants are located in the southern section of Canada. Canada is rich in natural resources. It is a world leader in value of mineral exports and produces and exports many of the mineral needed for modern industrial economies. It's soils which are especially rich in the three prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, are intensively utilized and make Canada one of the world's largest exporters of agricultural products. Forests cover much of the land, and Canada is the world's largest exporter of newsprint and a leading supplier of lumber, pulp, paper, and wood products.
- 7448: Eve and the Apple
- ... only increased their desires. However, this may have been a necessary development in the creation of mankind. After consuming the apple, Adam and Eve were banished from the sacred garden, and sent to the outside world. They had committed a sin against God, by not only disobeying his commandment, but by wanting to be gods themselves. They were banished from the garden not only as punishment, but also because God did not want them to eat of the tree of life, of immortality. They were not killed as God had originally threatened, but told to be fruitful and multiply. According to Milton, in the outside world Adam and Eve repented their sins to Jesus Christ who in turn asked God for forgiveness. God once again accepted them but stated that they would never again set foot in Paradise. But by this grace, his creation was complete. God's warning was definitely effective because he accomplished exactly his purpose : The creation of this magnificent world that we live in today, which was all started by God, Adam, and Eve. God didn't give Adam and Eve a complete warning about the tree because he did not tell them that ...
- 7449: Voodoo
- ... and other Christian relics. It is combinations like this that form religions such as Santeria, a blend of Voodoo and Spanish Catholicism, that proves what a malleable religion it is. Voodoo has spread throughout the world into major communities on Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, Miami, and New York city. Vodoun has as many as 50 million followers throughout the world now. Although varieties of this religion occur in different regions there are some basic tenets common among them. They all believe that the pulse of life resides in nature's elements like fire or wind ... through rituals. They believe that all things are the creation of the loa, and at the same time part of the lao and are to be servants to them. The loa take part in our world and act as intermediaries between human being and the higher god, Bodye. The practitioners of Vodoun believe that when a soul dies it become a sprit or loa. These spirits often 'posses' the living ...
- 7450: The Superstring Theory
- ... string is not made up of anything; rather, it is the stuff all else is made of (11). The implications of this new string theory were enormous. Before space-time was thought of as a "world line" in that the point particle as it moved through time drew a line, but there were many particles so a track was drawn (rather than a single line). Now with the advent of this single string, space-time could be simplified as a singular "world sheet." (2) Thus, eschewing obfuscation. So what was improved from Nambu's theory resulting in this newborn? Strikingly different, Nambu's theory concerned only half of the particles know (as mentioned before), the bosons. Whereas ... it. With the Heterotic string it is possible to get tantalizingly closed to the right number of particles. However, at the moment there are just too many possibilities. String theory is in its own dream world, so to speak. To try to explain and understand this entire new chapter in physics would be a futile and unnecessary act (unless one was a theoretical physicist) in that there is not enough ...
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