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Computer Program Home Page
713 wordsSometime in the mid 1960 's, during the Cold War, it became apparent that there was a need for a bombproof communications system. A concept was devised to link computers together throughout the country. With such a system in place large sections of the country could be nuked and messages could still get through. In the beginning, only government "think tanks" and a few universities were linked. Basically the Internet was an emergency military communications system operated by the Department of D...
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Young Goodman Brown Hawthorne Young Goodman
995 words... cases on the lachrymal imagery in Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown."Literary critics have interpreted the significance of Goodman Brown's experience in many fashions -- allegorical, moral, philosophical, and psychological. However there is an intriguing absence of any reference to the last line of the Sabbath scene to explain Hawthorne's characterization of the young Puritan, despite the fact that Hawthorne signals the importance of the cold drops of dew in a periodic sentence. In essence, H...
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Charles Scribner Sons J D Salinger
1,204 wordsHolden Caulfield is the controversial character in The Catcher in the Rye. He goes through many changes throughout the novel as he matures from a child to an adult. In this book, he is portrayed as a confused teenager trying to find his place in the crazy world, while criticizing his foes and contradicting himself. The way he presents himself throughout the novel allows readers to relate to him better. His experiences and his thoughts vary, but still revolve around one main center of gravity whi...
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Media Violence American Academy
1,008 wordsTechnology has created many good things for humanity such as cures for illnesses, ways to make transportation faster and many other things. Yet technology has also done harm to human culture, and it is easily spread to many people all over the world. This dark side is communication, either by television or radio, violence is spread everyday. The most affected are children because they are young, easily persuaded and their innocence can not distinguish right and wrong. Children tend to see violen...
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Arnold Palmer Tiger Woods
1,030 words... its Open, U. S Open, and the U. S. Amateur. After golf he became very successful in law. The next person who really changed and improved the game of golf was Arnold Palmer. Palmer was a golfer that everyone followed and watched. His golf combined with his personality made him very famous. The people who followed him on the course where known as Arnies Army. He was basically Americas golf icon. This was especially during the 1958 - 1964 seasons. Palmer had 60 tour victories on the PGA Tour. O...
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Seasonal Affective Disorder B
1,036 wordsScientists Shed Light on the Winter Blues When a case of the winter blues feels more like depression, you may be suffering from SAD. SAD stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD is a seasonal disruption of mood that occurs during the winter months and ceases with the beginning of spring. Symptoms usually begin in September when days begin to shorten, and last through the winter into March when the days begin to lengthen again. The symptoms of SAD usually include episodes of depression, hypers...
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Fibonacci Sequence Previously Mentioned
1,151 words... ely 1; adding 3 to this makes the second square, namely 4, whose root is 2; if to this sum is added a third odd number, namely 5, the third square will be produced, namely 9, whose root is 3; and so the sequence and series of square numbers always rise through the regular addition of odd numbers. Leonardo died sometime during the 1240 s, but his contributions to mathematics are still in use today. Now I would like to take a closer look at some of Leonardo's contributions along with some exam...
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Violent Video Games Violent Acts
1,409 wordsFor many years there has been an increase in the cases of violence in schools. Violence, in itself, has been a problem plaguing schools and just recently has it taken deadly actions. But what causes these outbreaks of aggression and hatred to occur? Is it the community where the school is or peers that children come in contact with? Some factors that might contribute to violence in schools is the family influence, society's shortcomings, the media and drugs. But can it really all be blamed on th...
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Speed Of Light Theory Of Relativity
1,257 wordsAlfred Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1879. You might ask yourself, what would it be like to be born a genius? If you were anything like Albert Einstein you were a very quiet, secretive child who had trouble in school and against authority. And most of all, you would not be a child prodigy as some people might think. Some believed Albert Einstein was "backward" (Current Biography, 257) when he was young, because he could not speak fluently when he was nine. But even as young as f...
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Internet Service Provider Outlook Express
1,191 wordsReadme for Microsoft Outlook (TM) Express Version 5 January 1999 (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1999 This document provides complementary or late-breaking information to supplement online Help in Outlook Express. Outlook Express 5 ships with Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools. To view the Readme file on the screen in Windows Notepad, maximize the Notepad window. To print the Readme file, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and then click Print on the File menu. 6. SUPPORT FOR...
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Growing Problem Of Street Gangs In Canada
1,177 words... o Star interview, in order to prevent gang entrance by borderline youths, the most preyed upon by gangs, schools need to be teaching the anti-gang message as early as grade three. Furthermore there need to be more youth centers in Canadian cities where students can spend time after school. Lastly he states that children, especially those in the inner city and poorer areas, must be aware that they have choices, and that their lives have not already been prescribed for them. Although Toronto, ...
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Arrangement Is Made Type Of Surrogacy Surrogate
901 wordsSurrogate Motherhood: Good or Bad? There are many controversies surrounding the idea of surrogate motherhood, by its definition, it is a course of action that goes outside natural reproduction. Although surrogacy was first brought up in the bible it is only until recently that it has actually become an issue for criticism and debate. Factors such as the growth of infertility in modern society, coupled with the declining number of children available for adoption, and the development of surrogacy ...
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Alfred Stieglitz Los Angeles
1,198 words? Weston is, in the real sense, one of the few creative artists of today. He has recreated the matter-forms and forces of nature; he has made these forms eloquent of the fundamental unity of the work. His work illuminates man? s inner journey toward perfection of the spirit. ? Ansel Adams, Date Unknown Edward Weston (1886 - 1958) may seem like he was a confused man in trying to find his photographic goal (s). Just like many other photographers, both of his time and now, he strove to find what tr...
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Successfully Cloned Genetic Diseases
971 wordsAGenetic Engineering Genetic Engineering A new technology is dawning on our era, a technology that could change the lives of our children and their children to come. Will this medical advancement be pursued or will it be outlawed? The medical advancement is genetic engineering, the duplicating of human cells, and people have strong feelings both for and against it. Many people who have strong feelings for why cloning should be allowed say, Cloning human cells could one day save your life and the...
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Century B C Rest Of The World
1,288 wordsGreek Civ versus Roman Civ Today? s society in which we live in has based itself on the past achievements and failures of previous civilizations which rose and fell with the hands of time. Every one of those civilizations made certain contributions to history as well as developing human intellectuality in order to enhance its chances of becoming the supreme ruler of our planet? s resources. If we look back in history right now we can say that every single mishap, disaster, breakthrough, war, or ...
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom Cabin
1,251 wordsHarriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe is the woman that caused the Civil War, said Abe Lincoln. She was a tough witted woman who lived an inspiring and influential eighty-five years. With her works of Uncle Tom s Cabin, The Mayflower, Old town Folks, and The Pearl of Orr s Island Stowe was one of the first and foremost influential female writers in American History. Harriet was born in Litchfield, Connecticut on June 14, 1811 and was the daughter of Lyman Beecher. Lyman Beecher was a well-...
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U S Government Air Force
1,059 wordsOn or around Ufo Roswell On or around Independence Day, 1947, during a severe thunderstorm near Roswell, New Mexico, an Air Force experiment using high altitude balloons blew apart and fell to the earth. This minor event in the history of reconnaissance turned out to be the Big Bang of UFOlogy. UFO enthusiasts have come to see that 4 th of July as the day an alien spaceship crashed on earth. Some UFOlogists claim that aliens were taken away by the U. S. Air Force and other government co-conspira...
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Belief In God Existence Of God
1,420 wordsWho is God? Where is God? Does God really exist? Should I believe in God? These are some of the questions which are asked by millions of people each and every day who are desperately trying to find some meaning in their life. Blaise Pascal tried to help society, as well as himself, to find the best solution to these problems. Pascal attempted to determine if it was worth it to bet on Gods existence. Were the atheists right in not wasting their time concerning the existence of God? Have the true ...
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Don Juan Lord Byron
3,362 wordsGeorge Gordon Byron a Natural Born Poet Their are many different opinions on the written works of George Gordon Byron which could include one very big question. Was he a natural born poet or simply a product of abuse and mental illness. His writings may have been more a way to ease his pa and suffering rather than a natural talent. Perhaps his writings were a form of self therapy? Throughout his writings and life history there is much evidence to suggest that his poetry was being greatly influen...
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Microsoft Word Software Packages
408 wordsWeb Web Publishing Rick Williams Web Publishing Before the advent of the World Wide Web, the means to share opinions and ideas with others easily and inexpensively was limited to classroom, work, or social environments. Generating an advertisement or publication required a lot of expense. Today, businesses and individuals can convey information to millions of people by using Web pages. Web publishing is the process of developing, maintaining, and posting Web pages. With the proper hardware and s...
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