-
Recording Industry Association Mp 3 Files
1,566 words... member of the Grammy-nominated band Garbage who have put up rarities on their site, feels that the technology is "a cool way to distribute things that otherwise may not get released. In the process of recording, you end up with a lot of odds and ends that may be of interest to fans but aren't necessarily something you want to put out as an official release" (Goodman 25). Chuck D, who is well known for being unhappy with his former record label and embraces the technology of the Internet, acc...
Free research essays on topics related to: recording industry association, record companies, north america, digital music, mp 3 files -
Augustus Caesar Roman Empire
912 wordsRome was originally established as a small city state which showed great promise for becoming a dominant force in the Mediterranean. With a strong Republican government which provided fair and efficient institutions that gave all Romans a voice in politics, as well as a powerful, well- consolidated army, and many resources that provided for a prosperous economy, Rome had just the right ingredients to accomplish this task. However, a large regional state was the limit to what Romes republic could...
Free research essays on topics related to: roman government, urban poor, roman empire, social classes, augustus caesar -
Knowledge And Truth Socrates Claims
1,445 wordsWisdom is an important topic examined by Socrates in Plato's Apology. Socrates points out that wisdom is admitting ones own ignorance. Socrates believes that his own wisdom comes from realizing that in respect of wisdom he is really worthless (44). Socrates shows wisdom because he is able to admit what he does not know. He does not pretend to have knowledge when he does not have it. Socrates puts different people reputed for knowledge into examination and concludes that they do not really have a...
Free research essays on topics related to: ignorance, socrates, socrates claims, wisdom, knowledge and truth -
Anglo German Relations Prior To World War I
1,361 wordsThe origin and causes of World War I have been subjects of great interest to many 20 th century historians. The history, policies, and controversies surrounding the major countries involved in WWI have evoked many discussions on whether or not the war could have been avoided, as well as various accounts of what actually took place. The focus of this essay will be to examine the entering of England into WWI, in particular her relations with Germany prior to the war, and the degree to which these ...
Free research essays on topics related to: war began, first world war, great powers, declared war, britain and germany -
Group Of People Indian Society
567 wordsFor females to overcome the stereotypes, oversimplified description of a group of people, from their particular society that had cast on them, its like having a revolution within them. Stereotypes are created by people that are described with oversimplified descriptions to a group of people. For instance being as Taiwanese, we stereotypes Americans as outgoing or friendly. By looking at the traditions of the stereotypes of different societies from a female side of the world, general stereotypes ...
Free research essays on topics related to: stereotypes, group of people, caste, indian society, derek -
Human Nature And Philosophy
1,974 wordsHuman beings are physical objects, according to Hobbes, sophisticated machines all of whose functions and activities can be described and explained in purely mechanistic terms. Even thought itself, therefore, must be understood as an instance of the physical operation of the human body. Sensation, for example, involves a series of mechanical processes operating within the human nervous system, by means of which the sensible features of material things produce ideas in the brains of the human bei...
Free research essays on topics related to: state of nature, law of nature, church and state, state of war, roman catholic church -
Henry The Ii King Of England Western Civilization
1,260 words... ed to give sumptuous banquets; when he went to France on the marriage negotiations, he had an escort of 200 knights and squires, eight wagons of ermine, silks, furs, carpets, and rich tapestries, two wagons of ales, 250 footmen and innumerable pack horses. Henry seems to have regarded this worldliness with an amused tolerance. Having himself no inner insecurities, he did not need outward magnificence, and he himself lived without display; but Beckett was a nobody who had risen to a dangerous...
Free research essays on topics related to: clergy, beckett, articles, canterbury, archbishop -
Mccarthy Vs Salem Witch Trials
1,530 wordsOften times it has been stated that history repeats itself, I have found an example of a situation where it did. Lots of people think that the McCarthy hearings of the 1950 s are a repeat of history from the Salem witch-hunts of 1692. In both cases, all of the accusations were false, and also fictitious. Also in both cases, the main reason people were blamed was so that ones who were condemning would receive their own personal gain. In both parties, McCarthy and the girls, they accused people to...
Free research essays on topics related to: mccarthy hearings, abigail williams, salem witch hunts, town of salem, salem witch trials -
Lee Harvey Oswald Single Bullet Theory
1,160 wordsOn Friday, November 22, 1963, while enroute to the Dallas airport, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was fatally shot. ABCs news anchor Walter Cronkite said that it would be a day that will live in infamy. The reason that that fateful Friday is still talked about is the controversy surrounding the assassination. The official investigators determined that the president was killed by a lone gunman, but every single piece of evidence from eye witnesses to forensic evidence points to at 2 or more gu...
Free research essays on topics related to: warren commissions, lee harvey oswald, lone gunman, grassy knoll, single bullet theory -
One Man And One Woman Allowed To Marry
1,009 wordsShould gay marriages be legal? Clearly we as a nation are undecided on this issue. 36 states have passed legislation banning gay marriages, yet the state of Vermont recently passed a law that allows homosexual couples the right to participate in civil unions. Some other states are also debating whether or not to allow these couples to marry. Unfortunately, the dispute has left the United States homosexual community in an awkward position. There are some people who think that gay people have no r...
Free research essays on topics related to: pursuit of happiness, homosexual couples, gay marriages, allowed to marry, one man and one woman -
Charlie Company Vietnam War
1,350 wordsMy Lai On March 16, 1968, in the Quang Ngai region of Vietnam, specifically My Lai, the United States military was involved in an appalling slaughter of approximately 500 Vietnamese civilians. There are numerous arguments as to why this incident even had the capacity to occur. Although some of the arguments seem valid, can one really make excuses for the slaughter of innocent people? The company that was responsible for the My Lai incident was the Charlie Company and throughout the company there...
Free research essays on topics related to: vietnam war, american soldiers, one man, charlie company, first day -
The Battle Of San Pasqual
1,012 wordsKatie Baldridge Carl Coughlan History 111 March 6, 2005 Katie Baldridge Carl Coughlan History 111 March 6, 2005 The Battle of San Pasqual The battle of San Pasqual was one of the many battles fought against Americans to protect their land. The greedy American government was determined to conquer California from Mexico and make it part of the union. The mass migration of immigrants caused the widespread of people to flee south. Mexico had departed from Spain in 1821. California wanted to manage t...
Free research essays on topics related to: march 6, american forces, american government, los angeles, american flag -
Forced To Leave Political Philosophy
1,584 wordsMaster Kung, also known as Kung Fu-tzu is known to be the Confucius of the west. He is one of the most well known philosophers in Chinese history. Confucianism has evolved so much over the years that no one knows the original thoughts of the master. Master Kung established a tradition of cultural values. Confucius wanted to attain a position in government so he could influence the ruler, thus helping him make wiser decisions. He was appointed to a governmental position in Lu but it was brief. So...
Free research essays on topics related to: political philosophy, confucius, ruler, forced to leave, ritual -
Punishment Should Be Abolished Cruel And Unusual
1,876 wordsThe Capitol Punishment Capital Punishment The Argument Against the Death Penalty The feeling of the condemned man was indescribable, as he was minutes away from being executed by an unjust decision. The verdict of his case was guilty on the grounds of circumstantial evidence. When in all reality, he was guilty because he was black, poor and socially unacceptable. His case never stood a chance, it was over before it started. The judge and jury sentence the man to die in the electric chair. The co...
Free research essays on topics related to: death penalty, capital punishment, cruel and unusual, punishment should be abolished, put to death -
Twenty Years Country People
940 wordsThe City For all people in all societies the characteristics of the land are portrayed by the people and those places from which they live. The setting can act as an influence on people and can be just as strong as a parental figure, but this influence is not always positive. It can corrupt, blind and institutionalize all those in its reach. This form of influence is emphasized in the book Jazz, written by Toni Morrison, with the contrast between the city life and it s inhabitants. Before the Ha...
Free research essays on topics related to: twenty years, country people, violet, negro, joe -
Lee Harvey Oswald Warren Commission
681 wordsAssassination of Jfk Friday, November 22 nd 1963 at 12: 30 P. M. the 35 th president of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated while he rode in an open limousine though the streets of Dallas. This event, which abruptly and severely altered the course of history, it has created more controversy than any other single event. Some haunting questions still remain. Who did it? Why did they do it? How was it done? Was there a cover up The official answers complied by the War...
Free research essays on topics related to: lee harvey oswald, second floor, november 22, warren commission, sixth floor -
Roman Catholic Church King Charles Vii
1,091 wordsJoan of Arc Joan of Arc, first known as Jeanne d Arc, was born in the village of Domremy, in the Champagne district of northeastern France. She was born on January 6, 1412 and died May 30, 1431 at the age of 19. Joan is a French national heroin and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She rescued France from defeat during the Hundred Years War against England. In honor of her victory she is often called the Maid of Orleans. This is a story of her life. Joan was not a well-educated woman. She ha...
Free research essays on topics related to: roman catholic church, king charles vii, 500 years, enemy territory, joan of arc -
Social And Cultural Literary Critics
1,428 wordsFocus Question: How does More comment on his times through Utopia? Syllabus outcome: Describe the interrelationship between the religious environment and the social and cultural context on which the literature draws. Introduction: When I chose to review Utopia, I can honestly say that I had no idea of what I was letting myself in for. The book is so complex and there are so many conflicting ideas and interpretations that for a time I considered changing to an easier topic. However, Utopia is a f...
Free research essays on topics related to: european society, social and cultural, literary critics, cultural context, legal system -
Michael Jordan Mark Mcgwire
708 wordsThere is an old saying that history repeats itself. Well if this adage is true, then it means that some of the actions taken by the heroes, leaders, activists, mirror that of their predecessors. There are many fields to choose from if one wants to prove his or her point. Instead of getting extremely complicated by digging into old political or philosophical categories, this proverb can be proven by looking at the sports industry. Three men who have had phenomenal careers are Michael Jordan and M...
Free research essays on topics related to: mark mcgwire, michael, jordan, michael jordan, player -
Year Old Boy Witch Hunt
1,093 wordsIn doing research on this topic, I began to realize just how complicated this case actually is. The Mc Martin Preschool case, when first glanced at, just seems to be about parents suing a school for allegedly molesting their children. This case went on for years and to this day it has not been proven whether or not any of the hundreds of children who attended Mc Martin Preschool were molested by the couple who ran it, Charles and Peggy Bucket, or any of the other seven accused defendants. Along ...
Free research essays on topics related to: people involved, year old boy, witch hunt, tunnels, molested
Customer center
