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  • Technology and the World

    Technology and the World

    Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing a search engine designed for people with a slow net connection. Someone using the software would e-mail a query to a central server in Boston. The program would search the net, choose the most suitable webpages, compress them and e-mail the results a day later. "More and more we are creating an information divide in the world and this can help narrow that divide and

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    Essay Length: 543 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Top
  • Relevance of Confucianism in the Modern World

    Relevance of Confucianism in the Modern World

    The history of philosophy is full with great minds that have had such great impact on humanity. Even in the present day, philosophers' names, views on life, and the world are still remembered and passed down generation to generation. One philosopher is the man born in 551 BC in the ancient state of Lu in China. He is known in the east as K'ung Tzu or Kung Fu Tzu but in the west he is

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    Essay Length: 930 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Brave New World

    Brave New World

    Brave New World is a 1932 novel by Aldous Huxley. Set in London in A.D. 2540, the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology, biological engineering, and sleep-learning that combine to change society. Huxley answers this book with a reassessment in an essay, Brave New World Revisited (1958), and with his final work, a novel titled Island (1962),The world the novel describes is a utopia, albeit an ironic one: humanity is carefree, healthy and technologically advanced.

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    Essay Length: 923 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Bred
  • Role of Imf and World Bank

    Role of Imf and World Bank

    Introduction The world’s major international financial institutions represent paradoxical ideals in their quest to satisfy the needs of both developed and developing nations. These institutions are chartered with helping poor nations but are criticized for their neo-colonial policies. Member nations are all considered equal, but contributions make some more equal than others. Mostly, these organizations are managed by rich nations that usurp the autonomy of developing nations in the pursuit of free markets and

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    Essay Length: 1,426 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • How Was Propaganda Used During World War I?

    How Was Propaganda Used During World War I?

    Amanda Guididas How was propaganda used during World War I? Propaganda was used in many countries during World War I. Most of the propaganda used were posters persuading eligible men to join their respective countries’ military. Propaganda was also used to empower women back at home to help with the war effort, and also to persuade people to buy war bonds for the militaries’ needs. The posters used during this time are still famous today.

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

    Zachary Keever English 10H 7/5/06 Change in a Brave New World The novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a very interesting story about a man named Bernard. He finds out his boss is planning to fire him. Bernard fights back by showing his boss that he has a son and a partner who he has long forgotten about. The son is a very interesting young man named John. He changes drastically throughout the

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Religion of Consumption and the Reshaping of the World

    The Religion of Consumption and the Reshaping of the World

    The Religion of Consumption and The Reshaping of the World. . In David Loy’s essay “Religion and the Market,” he proposes that consumerism has become so widespread that it is becoming a religion. Benjamin Barber would term this growth as “McWorld” in his essay, “Jihad vs. McWorld” Benjamin Barber presents two ideals which govern the world today. The first being the ideal of Jihad, and the second is the ideal of McWorld. These two

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    Essay Length: 1,436 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Kevin
  • World Com Fiasco

    World Com Fiasco

    In 1983 in a small coffee shop in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Mr. Ebbers first helped create the business concept that would become WorldCom and a Rival of AT&T. From its humble beginnings as an obscure long distance telephone company WorldCom, through the execution of an aggressive acquisition strategy, evolved into the second-largest long distance telephone company in the United States and one of the largest companies handling worldwide Internet data traffic. According to the WorldCom Web

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    Essay Length: 1,637 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Janna
  • Scale Free Networks and the Small World Phenomenon

    Scale Free Networks and the Small World Phenomenon

    Scale Free Networks and the Small World Phenomenon Over the last few years, an overwhelming amount of attention has been giving to a new science of networks. This new cohort of research takes a closer look at trying to understand the rules behind how certain networks are formed and how they evolve. This new understanding of networks is starting to depart from its previous graph theory oriented background and branch across to more sociology based

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    Essay Length: 433 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: regina
  • Brave New World and 1984

    Brave New World and 1984

    Total Control The idea of a ruling party attempting to maintain and gain control over its citizens is a common theme in literature. In George Orwell’s 1984ёthe protagonist, Winston, attempts to fight back against the ruling totalitarianism-inspired party, but is overcome by the Party’s power. Furthermore, the unique individuals created in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World who do not fit in with the utopian society created by the government, are forced to leave. Although in

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    Essay Length: 614 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Max
  • The New World

    The New World

    The new world There were key points to the chapter on the new world. The chapter was mainly about the politics created by the testing and use of nuclear weapons. Key points: 1. "Science had become politically interesting and scientist had become interested in politics." 2. The government wanted total control of the further development of nuclear weapons. 3. The May-Johnson bill was created to help aid the government in having majority control over the

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    Essay Length: 713 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Emily Dickinson's World

    Emily Dickinson's World

    Emily Dickinson's world was her father's home and garden in a small New England town. She lived most of her life within this private world. Her romantic visions and emotional intensity kept her from making all but a few friends. Because of this life of solitude, she was able to focus on her world more sharply than other authors of her time were. Her poems, carefully tied in packets, were discovered only after she had

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    Essay Length: 301 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Fatih
  • "why the World Is Doomed" an Exsample of a Exsamplification Paper.

    "why the World Is Doomed" an Exsample of a Exsamplification Paper.

    Every day when looking out a window, people see a beautiful earth. The earth is intriguing, but hinges on a delicate balance. Many natural resources keep the grass green and the sky blue. Man has made quite an impression on our world, and has transformed the earth’s resources into tools to make life easy. However, mans’ manipulation on earth has become detrimental to the health of our planet and the safety of mankind. Through the

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    Essay Length: 1,087 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Dress Codes in Business World

    Dress Codes in Business World

    DRESS CODES IN BUSINESS WORLD The saying “first impressions count,” has been one of many reasons that companies in the business sector have implemented dress codes. The dress apparel common to business people provides an image of professionalism. This can translate to mean different clothing attires for men and women. Dress codes for business individuals are significant as it lets them present the professional image that is essential to their success. It is all about

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Edward
  • To What Extent Were the Consequences of World War 1 the Causes of World War 2

    To What Extent Were the Consequences of World War 1 the Causes of World War 2

    To what extent were the consequences of WWI the causes for WWII At the end of World War One, Europe was left in a devastating state, four major empires disappeared and the economy was profoundly damaged. The first global war had taken place and fear of a second one was strongly felt across the continent. In order to bring political order to European politics and to prevent such a catastrophe from ever happening again, the

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    Essay Length: 1,660 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • My World View

    My World View

    My Worldview As I was growing up I was taught to believe in God. My mom told me everything I do God is watching me so I shouldn’t disappointment. Every time I’m in trouble talk to God and ask for help. When I ask for help things always get better. So that boosted my belief of God. Then I started to go to Bible classes on Sundays. I would attend and they would teach me

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • World War 1 - the Great War

    World War 1 - the Great War

    World War 1 World War 1 was called “The Great War”, “The war to end all wars”, and “The first modern war”. It had many causes and a few repercussions and I will describe them in detail. The most widely known reason for the start of World War1 was the assassination of the Arch Duke Ferdinad of Austria-Hungary in the Serbian capital of Sarajevo. The ArchDuke was there to talk to the Serbian leaders about

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    Essay Length: 441 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Artur
  • Daves Mame World

    Daves Mame World

    Dave’s Mame World A Roadmap from Concept to Implementation Table of Contents: Background: 3 Concept: 3 Features / Marketing: 5 Hosting: 6 Security: 8 Legal / Ethical Issues: 9 Conclusion: 10 References: 10 Background: The sounds of quarters being dropped in a slot and the resulting beeps added to the daily escape of Americans in the 80’s. Video games like Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Defender, and Joust are few, that children and adults spent

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Monika
  • 8-Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World of Girl Gangsters

    8-Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World of Girl Gangsters

    8-Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World of Girl Gangsters 8-Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World of Girl Gangsters is a compelling glimpse into the lives of females in gangs. The book highlights two things: these women do exist, and they are screaming for help. The book's author, Gini Sikes, is a New York-based journalist who spent two years chronicling the worlds of these girls and women in three cities--Los Angeles,

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    Essay Length: 1,253 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Jack
  • World War II in Europe - Divergence of German States

    World War II in Europe - Divergence of German States

    Background After the end of World War II in Europe, what territorially remained of pre-1945 Germany had been divided into four occupation zones (thanks to the Yalta Conference), each one controlled by one of the four occupying Allied powers: the Americans, British, French and Soviets. The old capital of of the Allied Control Council, was itself similarly subdivided into four zones. Although the intent was for the occupying powers to govern Germany together inside the

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Racism in the World

    Racism in the World

    The argument put forth is one from a very idealistic point of view, to create a world where race is insignificant and would allow "full freedom, equality, and justice." But to do this it is said that it is necessary ("the only way" to be exact) to eradicate racism. To eradicate racism is an inquisition of extremely large stature, but I do not believe it is possible. This is only an underlying aspect of the

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Philosophie’s of Sophies World

    Philosophie’s of Sophies World

    Philosophies of Sophie’s World Sophie’s World Berkeley Signature Edition/March 1996 The Garden of Eden-pg 2 Sophie is introduced to two questions she has not really thought about, but is very important questions to philosophers. She realizes that these questions are really important but most people take these questions for granted. When we are little children, we are easily amazed by many things that older people see as bland since they are used to it. Philosophers

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Teaching World Religion in the Public School System

    Teaching World Religion in the Public School System

    Teaching World Religion In America, the idea of teaching world religion inside the public schools is often seen as reprehensible. This, unfortunately, is caused by the many different interpretations of the separation of church and state in the Constitution of America. This program of study has helped many children in other nations to have a greater awareness and understanding of the religions that surround them in the world. We believe that the teaching of world

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    Essay Length: 1,119 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Fatih
  • World Hunger

    World Hunger

    World Hunger First, in order to solve a problem such as world hunger we need to understand what it really means. To many peoples ignorance hunger isn’t the sound that our stomach makes after not eating for a few hours. Hunger is chronic disease that occurs “when people don’t get enough food in order to provide the nutrients (carbohydrates fats proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water) for active and healthy lives”. The term, chronic, means that

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    Essay Length: 486 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Edward
  • Alienation in a Modern World

    Alienation in a Modern World

    There is a philosophy that all people will have an encounter with in their life, whether they witness it in popular culture or exercise it on a daily basis. This philosophy plays a part in how people interpret the world they live in, why they believe in the things they do, and how they react to a dehumanized world. There is no single definition for Existentialism, but there are a set of principles that adhere

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Jessica

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