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America Today Essays and Term Papers
Maglev ConsequencesMagnetically levitated ground transportation, or "maglev," is an
advanced mode of surface high speed transportation whereby a vehicle gliding
above a guide track is suspended, guided, and propelled by magnetic forces.
Because they never touch the guide track causing friction, maglev vehicles ...
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Millennium: Winners And Losers In The Coming World OrderI enjoyed reading by Jacques Attali. I learned a great deal of information about the Coming World Order. Attali gave a description of the future picture as increasingly dominated by Europe and Japan. The age of the old superpower is declining and Japan and Europe are the ascendant economic ...
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William Henry Gates IIIChairman and Chief Executive Officer
Microsoft Corporatio
William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft
Corporation, the leading provider, worldwide, of software for the personal
computer. Microsoft had revenues of $8.6 billion for the fiscal year ending June
1996, ...
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Neil Simon, The Most Successful Playwright In The History Of Theatre"It can be argued that Neil Simon is not only America's most successful
playwright, but also the most successful playwright in the history of theatre."1
Despite being criticized for lack of substance, his hugely successful comedies
are consistently revived, whether on Broadway or in other ...
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Alexis De Tocqueville (1805-18Much can still be learned in Tocqueville's writing. He was a moderate liberal, which is different today then this title was in Tocqueville's day. He was for small government, equality, and liberty. He feared the "tyranny of the majority," which he felt would destroy the freedoms of the people. ...
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Olaudah Equianowas an African American that fell into slavery. He was forced like many other African Americans during the 17th and 18th century. In the short story about , it tells about his life and what he went through being a slave. The Narrative has some similar things that we went over in class. I am ...
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Gay And Lesbian AdoptionAdoption has long been a way for a loving family who cannot have children on their own, or a family with some extra love to give to have children. Today, adoption has taken a turn for the worse, Gay and Lesbian couples who of course cannot children are adopting kids. I see this as one of our ...
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Genetic CloningOn the approach to the second millennia, ‘cloning’ and the ability to manipulate and modify DNA has increased immensely. The field of genetic reproduction is creating a variety of unknown social and ethical consequences that are particular to our present time. Such consequences, although unknown ...
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Gun ControlGovernment 2301
02 November 1996
A Well regulated militia, being necessary to the
security of a free State, the right of the people
to keep and bear arms , shall not be infringed.
Amendment II, Bill of Rights ...
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Gangsta Rap: CrimeThe cultural majority in America is up in arms over the rising levels of
violence and horrific images that have seeped into popular entertainment.
Movies, television, and music have always been controversial, but even they can
cross the line between poor taste and immorality. Entertainment ...
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Capitalistic Punishment"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"...so says the Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian Bible. Throughout history, different societies have incorporated this principle into their legal and cultural lives. In today's context in the United States, this traditional form of retributional theory ...
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Acid Rainis a destructive force as a result of nature and man colliding. It is formed by industrial emissions combining with contents of the earth's atmosphere. This prompted governments throughout North America to take action. Many laws and regulations have been implemented, yet the question still ...
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The Effects Of Poverty In OurAll over the world, disparities between the rich and poor, even in the wealthiest of nations is rising sharply. Fewer people are becoming increasingly “successful” and wealthy while a disproportionately larger population is also becoming even poorer. There are many issues involved when looking at ...
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Maria MitchellThe person that I chose for the Womens History Month report is , who was a self- taught astronomer. She discovered Comet Mitchell and made amazing achievements throughout her life. was born on August 1, 1818 on the ...
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The Push For Legalizing MarijuanaCurrently, drugs remain high on the lists of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day over drugs. To many people drugs are only an inner-city problem, but in reality ...
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Small Pox, which was once the most feared disease known by mankind started
out in the days of Christopher Columbus. The disease set out to change the
lives of the people in the worse way. It became known as an epidemic disease
that ended up killing hundreds of people. started out in Hispaniola
and ...
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CloningBioethics, which is the study of value judgments pertaining to human conduct in the area of
biology and includes those related to the practice of medicine, has been an important aspect of
all areas in the scientific field (Bernstein, Maurice, M.D.). It is one of the factors that says
whether or ...
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Europe And The New WorldTutorial Question: Why were the ‘westerners’ (Spanish, English, Portuguese’s, French etc) able to displace the native people’s of America with, seemingly, relative ease? Was this evidence of a superior ‘civilisation’?
Many believe that there is a great difference between ‘westerners’ and the ...
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Malcolm Little, the son of Louise and Earl Little, grew up in the town of Harlem. It was a town like most other towns in the late fifties, blacks having there own drinking fountains, restroom, sections on the bus and so on. He grew up watching Earl Little, his father fight for the right of his people. He had ...
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