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Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Highway Traffic Safety
395 words
NHTSA Unveils New Brochure to Help Those with
Disabilities Seeking Use of Adapted Vehicles The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) unveiled its consumer brochure to help
persons with disabilities in the market for an
adapted vehicle to take advantage of new
technology to increase their mobility. "President
Clinton and Vice President Gore are committed to
removing barriers for people with disabilities so
they can take advantage of the great bounty of
opportunities in America, "...
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Life Of Ivan Denisovich One Day In The Life
1,273 words
One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich: Summary In
the book One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,
the main character Ivan and the other prisoners in
the camp are treated very badly. Ivan tries to
make himself warm and to get enough food to keep
himself alive. He does only what is necessary to
please the guards and the commanders of the camp.
Ivan uses his intelligence to make his life easier
so he can save up more energy to face the work
load. He and the members of the 104 th group
manage to s...
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Genetically Modified Foods Long Term Effects
998 words
To Eat or Not to Eat, That is the Question How
often do you think of genetics or biotechnology as
you are enjoying your favorite foods? Does gene
splicing ever cross your mind as you slice
tomatoes, or do you ever think about growth
hormones as you sink your teeth into that juicy
steak? Not very often if you are like most people,
but perhaps you should. Many of the items you eat
have been genetically modified by using
biotechnology in some way. These products are
often referred to as GMOs (genet...
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Douglas Macarthur South Korea
532 words
On June 25, 1950, North Korean soldiers stormed
across the thirty-eighth parallel which separated
Communist North Korea and non-Communist South
Korea. This was the beginning of what would soon
become known as the Korean Conflict, or as some
say The Forgotten War. The two main persons from
the United States were President Harry Truman and
General Douglas MacArthur. Truman was the head,
and the military followed his orders, as opposed
to the Security Council. General MacArthur had a
hard time acce...
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Army Of The Potomac Cemetery Ridge
820 words
Gettysburg was the turning point in the American
Civil War. More importantly Gettysburg was the
climatic clash between the two major American
cultures of their time: the North and the South.
The victory on Gettysburg was brought by three
different aspects within these three days:
Buford's defense, Pickett's charge, and the
defense of Lil' Round top. A climax of a conflict
between two cultures with such vastly different
ideals that they could not coexist in "one nation,
under God, indivisible, wi...
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Why Would Someone Want To Kill Jimmy Hoffa
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Why would someone want to kill Jimmy Hoffa? Almost
in any book you read Jimmy Hoffa was an achiever
and set his goals high. He started the union known
as the Teamsters and was very well known in
politics. The thing that got Hoffa into trouble
though was his ties with the mob. He went on trial
for many different convictions. The death of Hoffa
was a tragedy and a mystery. To this day, we never
found out what exactly what happened to Hoffa,
even though there are many different theories of
his deat...
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Hydrogen Bomb Radiation Sickness
1,381 words
... es as many cases of severe burns as there are
burn beds in the whole of North America. A whole
year's supply of blood for transfusion would be
needed immediately, and of course is not available
in storage nor could it be collected from
volunteers in a few days. The injured who reached
hospitals would have to be assayed for
radioactivity, for the safety of the staff, which
would cause a serious bottle-neck and delay in
most hospitals. The result of this huge overload
of cases is that most of ...
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Miles Per Gallon Fuel Cell
1,532 words
... w. (Bill Moore 1) These major car companies
are in the same race, but on different levels.
Every possible market has been exposed to a part
of an EV that appeals to them. The EPIC with fast
charge and being an economy vehicle. The
reliability of an EV Plus. Maybe the stylish body
and responsiveness of GMs EV appeals to you. The
size and technological superiority of the Nissan
Altra EV. Does the Rangers advantage of being a
pickup truck alone do it for you? The EV selection
is becoming as div...
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Authority Struggle In Tempest
890 words
The Tempest: Is It Series of Treacheries and
Rebellions? Yes the play consists of a series of
rebellion, treacheries, mutinies and conspiracies
against authority but the overall view of the
dramatic action is much more complex. Many other
aspects and themes such as illusion and the
supernatural (magic) also play a very important
part in shaping the plot. Power struggle is
evident from the beginning, way back when
Prospero's brother, Antonio, seized his status as
Duke of Milan and banished him to...
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Amounts Of Money Amount Of Money
500 words
Are athletes getting paid too much? Maybe they
are, but I don't really believe that athletes are
over paid. People don't understand how the
lifestyle of a professional athlete really is or
who would get the money we spend if the athlete's
didn't get it. They just see those astronomical
numbers and think that it is unfair that us
working class people don't make that amount of
money. Pro athletes are some of the most
dedicated, hardest working people in world. They
don't just play during their sea...
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Sicilian Mafia Italian Mafia
1,304 words
The Mafia was first developed in Sicily in feudal
times to protect the estates of landlords who were
out of town. The word Mafia, derived from the
Sicilian word, Mafioso, means family. Today, Mafia
is a name which describes a loose association of
criminal groups. These groups can be bound
together by blood, oath or sworn secrecy. Many
people had considered the Sicilian Mafia as the
most ruthless mobsters of the twentieth century.
By the nineteenth century, the Mafia had become
known as a network...
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Ways In Which It Functions Person In Charge Bureaucracy
448 words
Bureaucracy is a type of administration that is
characterized by specialization, professionalism,
and having a secure place in office. When you have
bureaucracy, there are common ways in which it
functions. The ways in which it functions are that
there are fixed areas with certain rules, or laws
that are governed by an administration. The
authority to give commands is given in a fair
manner, which is distributed evenly within the set
jurisdiction. Within the bureaucratic structure,
you have an o...
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Wal Mart K Mart
1,028 words
I live in Mentor, Ohio, a suburb about thirty-five
miles east of Cleveland. It used to be all
greenhouses, until a few decades ago when it began
the process of commercialization, along with other
neighboring cities. Big-name stores moved into
town, slowly at first. After awhile, along came a
shopping mall and stores such as K-Mart. These
businesses really began to change the community
for the better. As the area became more developed,
more people moved there. Eventually Wal-Mart made
its way int...
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Middle And Upper Class Mustard Gas
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The dictionary describes the word humane as humane
adj. Kind, compassionate, merciful. and this was
indeed so in the case of the volunteers who worked
tirelessly to ease the suffering of the wounded
soldiers of all combatants in the fields of
northern France and Belgium, during the First
World War. In the early days of the war, army
nursing was strictly a male preserve, until it was
necessary to recruit female nurses from the ranks
of middle and upper class ladies. The warm summer
days preceding...
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Hurting Piggy Rescue Ralph Jack
1,086 words
Between the Chapters One and Four, Jack changes
and developed quite extremely, and drastically. He
goes from being a civilized choirboy, to a savage
and bloodthirsty hunter. In this essay I will
define the major points of change in Jack, and
attempt to understand why this change occurred. In
Chapter One, Jack is introduced as the leader of
the choir, well more of a dictator than a leader,
but in charge none the less The group of cloaked
choirboys began to scatter from close line. The
tall boy sh...
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Feudalism And Toni Morrison Paradise
1,152 words
An investigation into life in Ruby, the city at
the center of Toni Morrisons Paradise, must start
with an understanding of the government or lack
thereof internal and external to Ruby. It is not
immediately evident why so many of the residents
of Ruby seem unable to leave the town and willing
to give up their enfranchisement, or why the
founders of Ruby react with such violence to the
Convent on the outskirts of town. External to
Ruby, the surrounding world is an America hostile
to black freedom...
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Gilgamesh And Enkidu Bull Of Heaven
1,456 words
The epic of Gilgamesh was found in the mid
nineteenth century, written on over twenty five
thousand clay tablets. After much studying and
deciphering, this ancient Sumerian epic has
finally been translated, though many of the
tablets have not been found. It appears that all
the most important elements of the story probably
existed as separate poems when they were first
written. One of the oldest pieces of literature
found today, Gilgamesh is at least 1, 500 years
older than Homer's epics, and wa...
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University Of Minnesota Sexual Harassment
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How often do you see a woman as an executive in
charge of a large company? And of those women that
have succeeded into these positions, how many of
them have families at home? Not all that many. It
seems that the way society looked at women in the
past has hindered them from succeeding in both the
family and career aspects simultaneously. Many
women choose one or the other. Either to raise a
family of their own or to pursue their career,
especially if their career choice is not one of
the jobs c...
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Jury Finds Him Guilty Finds Him Guilty Socrates
588 words
Socrates was a teacher and a very wise man. He was
very controversial because of the way he
approached things. He often questioned people to
get his points across. In the Trial and Death of
Socrates, he is charged with impiety, corrupting
the youth, introducing new gods, and atheism. He
is brought to trial for these accusations.
Socrates explains during the trial that a friend
of his went to the Oracle of Delphi (a temple of
Apollo) and is told that Socrates is the wisest of
all men. Socrates go...
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Future Cash Flows Research And Development
1,120 words
Recommend for optimal sources for Intel to raise $
675 million The Intel Corporation is considered to
be one of the world leaders in silicon
innovations, the largest chip maker and, most of
all, it is a leading producer of computer,
networking, and communications products. Thats why
it has constantly to explore new ways to advance
how people work and live. Intel believes in
innovations. It is the main principle of its
policy. But being involved in an industry that is
characterized by constant un...
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