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MicroburstsThe extent to which wind shear presents a hazard to aircraft has
been well documented in the last ten years. Since some wind shear can
occur in otherwise relatively good weather, the most hazardous kind, a
microburst, is associated with rain showers and thunderstorms even thought
the parent storm ...
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Literature And Life: Of Human Bondage And BeyondIn the novel Of Human Bondage , the reader comes across a truly
magnificent quote on page 627. This quote is: "He had lived always in the
future, and the present always, always had slipped through his fingers." In and
of itself, this is a very powerful quote. However, it can be given even ...
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Time And TechnologyHow did telecommunications advance from the end of the 1800’s to the end of the 1900’s ?
Telecommunications have revolutionized business and communication between people.
Since the beginning of time communication has always been a crucial part in our societies for development. Without ...
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Failure Of Gun Control LawsAmericans are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence.
Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are
beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are
viciously attacked and raped, where teen-age gangsters ...
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Gulliver's TravelsAlthough it appears simple and straightforward on the surface, a mere
travelogue intended solely for the amusement of children, , by
Jonathan Swift, proves, upon closer examination, to be a critical and insightful
work satirizing the political and social systems of eighteenth-century ...
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Affirmative Action Is WrongAmerica was known as the Land of Opportunity. Then it became evident
that "opportunity" was only available to white men. Later, laws were
passed to ensure equal opportunity regardless of race, sex, or religion.
These Affirmative Action laws were set in place by our government with the
intent of ...
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Privacy And Anonymity And Information Network TechnologiesWe might assume that nothing new could be said about the issue of
privacy behond the basic notion that it is something secluded from the
inclusion of others, a virtue and right that every citizen of a
democratic society might possess. However, if that were actually the
case then we would not see ...
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Technology And The Future Of Work
Every society creates an idealised image of the future - a vision that serves as a beacon to direct the imagination and energy of its people. The Ancient Jewish nation prayed for deliverance to a promised land of milk and honey. Later, Christian clerics held out the promise of eternal ...
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Thomas Jeffersonis remembered in history not only for the offices he held, but also for his belief in the natural rights of man as expressed in the Declaration of Independence and his faith in the people’s ability to govern themselves. Through his political career, advocated democratic principles and adhered to ...
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The Black HoleEveryday we look out upon the night sky, wondering and dreaming of what
lies beyond our planet. The universe that we live in is so diverse and
unique, and it interests us to learn about all the variance that lies
beyond our grasp. Within this marvel of wonders our universe holds a
mystery that ...
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Normadic Herding-SamiIn the Lands of the Midnight Sun lives the Sami, formerly called the
Lapps by the Scandinavians, are the indigenous people of the far north of
Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia. Their language is Finno-Ugric, related to
Finnish and Hungarian. The Sami people's traditional, semi-nomadic ...
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Book Report - Lies My TeacherJames Loewen wrote the book “Lies My Teacher Told ME” to help the students of the United States become aware of their true history. This book attempts to show how and why American history has been taught the way it has without regard for the truth. Mr. Loewen had compared twelve different history ...
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Death Of A Saleman. Is Willy LAccording to Arthur Miller, “The tragic feeling is invoked whenever we are in the presence of a character, any character, who is ready to sacrifice his life, if need be, to secure one thing, his sense of personal dignity.” Willy Loman was willing to do that, no matter what the cost. ...
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Capital PunishmentIn the past, people have invariably felt that if they had been wronged in some way, it was his or her right to take vengeance on the person that had wronged them. This mentality still exists, even today, but in a lesser form because the law has now outlined a person's rights and developed ...
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The Permanent Campaign“” was written by Norman J. Ornstein and Amy S. Mitchell. This article appeared first in The World & I, in January 1997.
Norman Ornstein is regarded as one of our nation’s foremost experts on Congress. Mr. Ornstein received a Ph.D.. from the University of Michigan, he writes ...
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Chamberlain And Fabri: Strong AdvocatesA brief but seriously intense period of imperial and colonial expansion took place in many Western nations between 1870 to 1905.1 With the addition of newly formed nations such as Germany, the desire for expansion transformed into a competition, as the opportunity to build or enlarge empires, ...
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Wag The DogThe movie starts with the President hit with the claim he had sexual relations with a firefly girl during a tour of the white house, and all this happens two weeks before the election. I’m not sure if this movie was actually based upon the Lewinsky scandal that our current president is ...
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Hamlet 16Great literary works retain their popularity as a result of many different factors. One such factor which can lead to popularity of a work, current or consistent discussion of a work's merit, can come into play when an author or playwright leaves questions unanswered in his work. In Hamlet, ...
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Capitalism In Mass Media- E.W.
"Media are special because of the uniqueness of the product the business deals in. The commodity the media business sells is our most precious: news, opinion and ideas."
Capitalism and its values are nurtured within the mass media. Popular American films have carefully targeted particular ...
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The Nomination Of Andrew Jackson To The "Presidents Hall Of Fame"Like any hall of fame, its inductees are the best in whatever they
do, from baseball or football to something like being President. If you are
a member of any hall of fame (including the one for the Presidents), it
means that you have done something special or have a certain quality ...
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