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Abbey, And His Fear Of Progress

The day that the gray jeep with the U.S. Government decal and "Bureau of Public Roads" on it, Edward Abbey knew that progress had arrived. He had foreseen it, watching other parks like his, fall in the face of progress. He knew that hordes of people and their "machines" would come (Abbey ...

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Mancur Olson’s The Logic Of Collective Action

In 1965 an intellectual bomb was dropped on the field of interest groups, in the form of . In this seminal work Olson details the dynamics of group formation. The central theory is that men and women are rational, correspondingly they maximize benefits and minimize costs; because of this ...

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White Bay Power Station

Location White bay power station is located approximately 4 km west of Sydney CBD. The site is bounded to the south by Victoria road and to the west by Robert Street, Rozelle. It is situated adjacent to a small inlet of Sydney Harbour. The site was selected for the power station as it was ...

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Internet Tax

The sign at Wal-Mart says, "99 Cents." Although, if you go through the checkout line and greet the cashier with merely a dollar, the cashier would laugh at you. The price isn't ninety-nine cents, it's $1.06. The taxman at our friendly Raymore Wal-Mart claims an additional 7.45% of one's hard ...

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Fuel Wars

A response to the increasing gas prices Over the past two years, it has been said that gas prices would begin to rise in 1999. Immediately, this news grasped the attention of the business sector and public. Both spent their time devising a plan, on how to keep the prices low, but the time has ...

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Why Do All Modern Cars Look Al

ike? We ask ourselves every time we see heavy traffic, is there no variance anymore amongst car models? In the old days, as a matter of fact only five ore ten years ago every single car brand seemed to have it's own personality, today they look more like a cluster of copycats. What went ...

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Environmental Issues Associated With Vehicle Use

Write a brief account of the environmental problems associated with increasing use of the motor car. The increasing use of the motor car has lead to many environmental problems and some of these have a profound effect on the world we live in. Many of the greenhouse gases are released during ...

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Anything Is Possible

The rain splattered against my car windshield as I grumpily drove to work. I hated my job, working as a nurse’s aide in a New York hospital. I worked in the children’s section of the hospital. Every day more kids arrived, which meant I had to change more hospital beds and clean up more messes. ...

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Biological Warfare And Terrorism

It was another calm early morning on the subway train. Many of the passengers were napping on their way to work. The train slowed to a stop to allow more passengers on, then sped along to its destination, the central government district in Tokyo. Many of the passengers found it strange that a man ...

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Japanese Arts

This chapter discusses the arts of Japan from the Jomon culture of 3000 B.C. through the Western influences of the late 19th century with emphasis on architecture. It chronicles the history of garden design, sculpture, painting, and printmaking in addition to architecture. In the architecture of ...

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Holiday On Mackinaw Island

Audience: Vacation Takers, Recommended for Over 20 Years Old Although Mackinaw Island is very small, it is very beautiful and has lots of exciting activities, such as bicycling, horseback riding, buggy riding, and fudge shopping. Mackinaw Island is located in the upper part of Michigan between ...

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Early 1900s In N. America

Life in the 1900's was depressing and was an era filled with extremely hard and strenous work that didn't offer any future for the average canadian in doing better. If you were an average wage earner you would be virtually stuck in the same job for the rest of your life, while rich maintained ...

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Traffic Jams And The World's Patience

Green, red, black, tan, and blue . . . these are just some of the colors of the cars and trucks as I sit waiting for my turn. The trip should have taken only two hours from my home in Macon, Georgia to my best friend's in northern Atlanta. But instead, it took almost five and a half-hours. As ...

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A Bronx Tale (film)

"A Bronx Tale" is a film directed by Robert Di Nero about a boy named Cologero (an Italian white male) and his life as he grows up in a town occupied by the mob. Colegero had two strong adult influences in his life. They were his father, Lorenzo, and a mob leader named Sonny. In the film there ...

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Life In The 1900's

was depressing and was an era filled with extremely hard and strenous work that didn't offer any future for the average canadian in doing better. If you were an average wage earner you would be virtually stuck in the same job for the rest of your life, while rich maintained their wealth mainly ...

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Paul McCartney: Six Feet Under?

? I read the news today, oh boy, about a lucky man who made the grade...he blew his mind out in a car. He didn't notice that the lights had changed.(the Beatles, 1967) These lyrics proved to fans that Paul McCartney had indeed died in a tragic auto accident in late 1966. Some people were ...

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Walter Mitty's Pathetic Life

Walter Mitty was a pathetic character because he had no self confidence. He had to make up stuff to be what he wanted. He also let his wife order him around. His self confidence was so low that he was afraid to stand up for himself. He automaticly assumed everyone was putting him down. He didn't ...

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Hippies

Through out history the world has seen some generations that have made an impact more than all of its predecessors. The decade from 1960 to 1970 was definitely one of those eras. The people didn't follow the teachings of its elders, but rejected them for an alternative culture which was their very ...

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Creative Story: Neolithic Park

A Short Story composed by: Reagan B Honors English II Mrs. Coultas - 3 August 16, 1993 "Thanks for that update, Bob," said the aged anchor person. His voice was rough and deep, as though he had been to sea recently and had taken home a throat lined with thick salt water. He sounded too ...

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Telecommuting

As defined in Webster's New World Dictionary, Third Edition, is "an electronic mode of doing work outside the office that traditionally has been done in the office, as by computer terminal in the employee's home." Basically, it is working at home utilizing current technology, such as computers, ...

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