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- 9071: Aids--Cause And Effect
- ... These drugs slow down the advancement and progression of the virus for a few months, and sometimes more. The search for a successful vaccine was, and still is today, pursued in laboratories all around the world. The federal government has already committed more than two billion dollars to research. Meanwhile, the disease continues to spread to different parts of the world. In the United States alone, there are more than 65,000 new cases being reported each year. Since its discovery, AIDS has become one of the world’s major health problems. Word Count: 747
- 9072: Computer Crime 3
- ... the importance of it and others know very well about the significance of it. These people realize how if the wrong person gets a hold of it there could create a enormous problem. The digital world does stop at our personal computers, but instead reaches out into the physical world and can operate such things as transportation systems, nuclear power plants, and economies of developed countries. So you can see data is a very important resource as well as valuable. There are two main reasons ... or removed. Now with the introduction of the net, computer crime has increased and a lot easier accomplished. We no longer access information from separate databanks, but instead can tap into databases all around the world. We are not just limited to what lies in our harddrive anymore. There are probably no secure systems that a hacker can not get into on the Internet. The term hacker is often referred ...
- 9073: Drug Abuse
- ... most discouraged behaviors in our country. Use of illegal drugs is harmful to the user and all those with whom the user comes in contact. There are over 40 million illegal drug users in the world today and America is the biggest market for drugs. There are more drug dealers in this country, than there are dentists. Illegal drug abuse must be stopped; it hurts our society, hurts us, and, most ... is hurting our country by causing increased crime and soaring insurance rates, stealing tax dollars, hurting families, and hurting children. If fighting drug abuse were made a top priority, we could probably wage an effective war, through education and enforcement of laws, to stop drug abuse.
- 9074: Hemp - Miricale Plant
- Hemp - Miracle Plant Is there a single plant that could possibly save the world? Because of its vigor and adaptability, it was amongst the first plants to be cultivated by humans and has been used and grown by many cultures for thousands of years. Yet, today people are fined ... with this plant, it could supply us with all our fuel, gas and oil needs. I find it funny that government officials don't realize the impact that this single plant could have on the world. Instead of penalizing people for growing it, governments should be encouraging farmers to grow it. What is this plant you might ask? This plant that has created so much controversy and which I feel could save the world is hemp. Whatever you decide to call it, I feel that it is the nature's most important plant that should be used to its fullest potential and I am very thankful for it.
- 9075: Abigail Adams
- ... the Congress called at Philadelphia to try and unite the colonies against Great Britain's plan to punish Boston and Massachusetts. Though her sons would not be of military age for another decade, Abigail dreaded war, in which only God knew what would happen. When the shots at Lexington and Concorde were fired, John was again off to the Congress and cautioned Abigail that she should 'fly to the woods' with the children if the British attacked Boston. Abigail prayed for the war and on June 17 John Quincy and Abigail went to Bunker Hill and watched the roar of the cannons and saw the flames of burning Charleston atop of Penn's Hill near where they lived ... what's happening at the immediate point in time. Abigail sometimes called herself 'Mrs. Delegate' because she was the wife of a Revolutionary leader. Abigail continued to keep in tact with her husband throughout the war. She also was very political. Then later she led a very productive life.
- 9076: My Job at E-Dak
- ... It was a tremendous gamble, but my choice came down to whether I wanted to continue performing repetitive audits or face new challenges at E-Dak Dynamics, and in the process help to change the world. Working for E-Dak places me at the epicenter of one of the world's most dynamic industries: telecommunications/ networking. Although I knew little about E- Dak's domain of fiber-optics, I felt strongly that my fate rested in the trenches of Silicon Valley, in an industry where ... defiance of Moore's Law. At the time the term 'information superhighway' hadn't been coined yet, but it would soon become our driving focus, as data traffic over long-haul networks skyrocketed and the world's telecommunications providers increased their investment in high-capacity fiber-optics. With an innovative product line that provides pavement for the information highway, E-Dak quenches an unending and growing thirst for bandwidth. For ...
- 9077: Wendell Phillips
- ... In 1865 he attacked the Constitution. He attacked it because it supported slavery. He had married Ann Terry Greene. Greene had been taught by William Lloyd Garrison. Garrison and Phillips became friends. As the Civil War approached he became more and more certain that violence must be employed to abolish slavery. When the war came he was at the head of the emancipation movement. In the years after the war Wendell Phillips demanded that actions be taken to protect blacks and loyal whites in the South. He also became more involved in workers rights. His speeches and lectures soon became published. On February 2, ...
- 9078: The Book of Destiny
- ... abuse this privilege that the gods have given them. But, one girl, even though she knew the consequences, she still wanted to see what would happen with her husband who had been away in the war for quiet some time. One night, when all the town's people were asleep and she thought that no one would see her, she went to the middle of town where the book sat on ... that a new battle has started for them. As they return to town, they will see a casket being carried down the street. They run up to the casket to see if it was a war friend, but instead they find the beauty they once loved being laid to rest. The battle with their loss is just starting, even though the war is over. She could not believe what she was seeing, she became very angry with the gods and began yelling in the town's square. Nearby people came form their homes and return her ...
- 9079: Personal Writing: My Trip to Washington D.C and Arlington National Cemetery
- ... lives, lost promises and lost dreams. As I looked down upon this huge burial sight, I thought about the squad rants of soldiers who inevitably lost their lives. What questions did they have about the war in which they were fighting? Was their country worth dying for? These questions will forever remain unanswered; however, their tombs will permanently remain to remind generation after generation that some things are worth fighting for ... have the opportunity to live and study freely in the United States. If it had not been for the many soldiers who fought to keep the United States a free country, who knows what the world would be like today. The courage that each one of those soldiers possessed constantly inspires me to stand up and fight for what I believe to be important. Even though Arlington National Cemetery is not ...
- 9080: Personal Writing: Volunteering at Summer Quest
- ... I had to plan months in advance, and fill in every second of the day with activities to keep the students busy. Now I know that in the future when I am in the real world, I can plan big events and pull them off successfully because of this experience. The second agency that I worked for was Parkway Preschool. This agency has two types of programs. They call the first ... very beginning doing it may seem useless or hard, but stick with it, in the end you may learn to love it. The second area involved deals with selfishness. At first, like most of the world, I was only concerned about myself. I wanted to do only what James wanted to do. Through volunteer work I began to see that the true joy in life was not pleasing me, but in ... schedule, a joy filled my life that I never received by trying to please myself. If all of humankind would just give up a little time a day and help another human what a wonderful world this would be, and what a treasure of happiness in the joy of helping others they would find. I hope every student has the opportunity to take this course. For me it was a ...
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