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- 9261: Gullivers Travels By Jonathan
- ... may raise the stick and lower it for whomever he wants. He may pick favorites and make it easier for them to get over the stick. The Lilliputians were in the middle of a civil war with a neighboring island called Blefescu. The war was caused due to a misunderstanding in the past. The Lilliputian and Blefescudian ancestors were eating breakfast and they broke their eggs on different ends. They got into an argument about which end is better ... because everyone gets the same amount of food and luxuries. The queen explained how her government was based on equality and Gulliver explained on how his government was based on conquering other and in constant war with other countries with simple problems that can be solved with talking it out. The queen heard of his horrid government and was appalled at what he was saying. The Brobdingnagian society is not ...
- 9262: Ibm
- ... manufacturer, with headquarters in Armonk, New York. The company is a major supplier of information-processing products and systems, software, communications systems, workstations, and related supplies and services in the United States and around the world. Its products are used in a wide variety of industries, including business, government, science, defense, education, medicine, and space exploration. The company was incorporated in 1911 as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in a merger of ... introduced the highly successful IBM PC, which rapidly became a standard in micro computing. The company met with less success defending its market share against lower-cost producers. In the late 1980s IBM was the world's largest producer of a full line of computers and the leading producer of office equipment, including typewriters and photocopiers. The company was also the largest manufacturer of integrated circuits, all of which were used ... a combined loss expected to top $300 million this year, according to the Journal. In San Francisco, IBM Research demonstrated a new anti-virus technology known within IBM as "the immune system for cyberspace" - the world's first continuous, automatic, end-to-end solution to the virus problem. Total revenue are expected in the high single digits, on a constant-currency basis, fueled primarily by gains in services, offset by ...
- 9263: Fuel Cell
- Introduction: Ballard Power System is the world leader in developing and commercializing proton exchange membrane fuel cell power systems. At the heart of this corporation is the Ballard Fuel Cell, a propriety zero-emission engine that converts natural gas, methanol, or hydrogen ... for transit bus engines in four phases. In the first phase, which was completed in 1993, Ballard developed and demonstrated a 125 HP fuel cell engine in a 32-foot transit bus. This was the world's first zero-emissions vehicle powered by fuel cells. Over the last six years, it has proven itself to be a reliable, smooth performing vehicle, that could easily be used on a large scale. Phase ... used on BC Transit buses, as well as giving it a top speed of 80 kilometers per hour. Most importantly, however, the bus produces no harmful emissions, and is extremely quiet. Possible Applications: Throughout the world, there is a great need for a small, portable, clean power source. Since 1997, Ballard has producing fuel cells which could be used for many different things, including laptop computers, cellular phones, televisions, and ...
- 9264: Social Criticism in Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities
- ... rest of the animals. Orwell criticized Germany, representing it as Pinchfield Farm, which betrayed Animal Farm by paying for lumber with counterfeit money. In real life, this represents the Soviet-Germany non-aggression pact during World War II which Germany eventually broke. Eventually, towards the end of the story, the term, "absolute power corruptsabsolutely," is proven, as the pigs, who retained all the privileges for themselves, have evolved into a different caste ...
- 9265: Shih Huang Ti
- ... Dynasty( 1368-1644 A.D.), the Great Wall was repaired by General Xu Da and watchtowers were added by General Qi Jiguang. Most of what tourists see today was made by these two generals. During World War II, the Great Wall was used for the transportation of troops. The Great Wall is so huge that it is the only man made creation, which can be seen from the moon.
- 9266: The Jungle
- ... could only find one character that I really liked, and the one character that I particularly liked was Elzbieta Lukoszaite, Ona's beloved stepmother. I like Elzbieta because she was a link between the Old World and the New World throughout the novel. She insisted on a traditional wedding for Ona and a proper funeral for her son Kristoforas, when he died. She begged for money for a funeral march when Ona died and persuaded ... Elzbieta always did things for others, even if they didn't interest her. She also wanted to properly honor her family members that had died and she didn't let others forget about the Old World. One character that I didn't like was Freddie Jones, son of the wealthy meat packer, Old Man Jones. Freddie was out of town when he found Jurgis begging. He tells Jurgis that they ...
- 9267: Acid Rain 4
- ... rain has on humans has not been effectively studied. However, scientists believe that occurrences of respiratory diseases such as asthma may be on the rise. Acid rain is also causing many historical buildings around the world to erode and decay at an increasingly higher rate. Since the early 1970’s, many efforts have been made to reduce the air pollution that causes acid rain. The United States government passed the first ... among the rich and the poor nations. This has a large impact on the ability of those poorer countries to address environmental concerns. In 1991, the richest 20% of the nations received 85% of the world income, while the poorest 20% received only a mere 1.4% (Sandler 20). In order to effectively solve any global problem, the nations who are most affected by the problem, and would benefit the most ... have all been proposed as possible solutions to the problem of air pollution. Reducing air pollution is a very complicated task because of the involvement and support it requires from foreign nations, and the industrial world. A much less recognized, but equally important level of involvement is that from the public. It is extremely easy for the public to point their fingers at big business and demand a change for ...
- 9268: Trouble And Her Friends
- You wanted to know who I am Zero Cool? Well, let me explain the New World Order. Governments and corporations need people like you and me. We are samurai the keyboard cowboys and all those other people out there who have no idea what s going on, are the cattle . Moo ... you is your own (Hackers 49 min). One of the main themes in this book is that the government will attempt to control citizen s activities at all costs. This greatly relates to the modern world of today. Every day in Congress, they pass or veto a law that directly affects us. A big deal now is the laws on censorship, specifically on the Internet, and people of our country and the world feel threatened. As Cereal Killer, from the movie Hackers states, We demand free access to data, but it seems the big guys up there don t agree, and this ladies and gentleman was the ...
- 9269: Aromatherapy
- ... system, relieving depression and anxiety, reducing stress, relaxing, uplifting, sedating or stimulating, restoring both physical and emotional well-being. Although Aromatherapy is consider to be a new and alternative foram of medicine in the western world, however it has been practiced for thousands of years in the eastern world. A lot of interest in Aromatherapy stems from its use as an 'alternative medicine' or even a 'complementary medicine'. It is certainly true that before pharmaceutical companies brought a vast array of modern drugs to ... stretching back to the early civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome. According to Aromatherapy Complete Guide to Plant and Flower Essences for Health and Beauty by Daniele Ryman, Aromatherapy, while relatively new to the Western World, goes back a long way. Although the term essential oil is a recent one, civilizations have been using incense, perfumes and cosmetics for thousands of years. Herbs and spices have been used in cooking ...
- 9270: The Holocaust
- ... in Germany were set on fire, windows were smashed and thousands of Jews were arrested. "Night of Broken Glass: was a signal to the Jews in Germany and Austria to leave as soon as possible. World War II began on September 1939. By September 1941 the Jews of German were forced to wear badges or armbands marked with a yellow star. Concentration camps were one of the most tragic things about the ...
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