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Cn Tower

... at once. It became clear that they needed a antenna that would not only be taller than any building in the city, but one that would be taller than anything that would probably ever be built. Today, the microwave receivers which pull in distant signals are about 305 metres or 1000 feet up (inside that white donut-like thing), and the top of the transmission antenna is 553.33 metres or 1815 feet 5 inches high (that's the very top).Because of this, we enjoy some of the clearest TV and radio reception in North America. An extra little tidbit ...

Number of words: 755 | Number of pages: 3

Criminal Insanity

... definition is one which would seem to be a good representation of what insanity truly is. Insanity applies to criminals in an interesting way. If a criminal does not know the difference between right and wrong then can they be held accountable for the crimes they commit? If they don't understand that what they are doing is a crime then should they be punished as if they were criminals or treated as patients with a disease? This problem is one that has plagued courts, lawyers, juries and defendants for a long time and does not appear to b ...

Number of words: 2411 | Number of pages: 9

Greek Mythology

... great literature, art and music, providing archetypes through which we can learn much about the deeper motives of human behavior. No-one has the definitive answer as to why or how the myths came into being, nut many are allegorical accounts of historical facts. The Olympian family were a desperate lot despite being related. The next time you have a bowl of corn flakes give thanks to Demeter the goddess of vegetation. The English word "cereal" for products of corn or edible grain derives from the goddess' Roman name, Ceres. In Greek the word ...

Number of words: 1220 | Number of pages: 5

The Senegal Tribe

... One of these tribes was the nation that we now know as Senegal. In the 1800's, there was no Senegal but there was a nation that became Senegal much later. The tribe was ruled by Samori Toure when the Europeans started coming. Samori Toure signed an agreement with the French in an effort to keep the land they had owned for centuries. Unfortunately, the French broke the agreement and war broke out for 7 years. The people of Senegal were defeated in 1898. This war was one of the few examples of overt resistance during the colonization of Afri ...

Number of words: 224 | Number of pages: 1

Urban Consolidation

... motives (AIUSH,1991). ? State Government’s participatory role in the reduction of infrastructure spending. ? Urban Professional’s recognition of the increased variability, robustness, and interest in both the urban area and their work. ? Conservation Activist’s commendation of the lower consumption of resources, and reduced pressure on sensitive environment areas, suggestive of a reduction in urban sprawl. ? The Development Industry’s equations of profit established through better and higher levels of land us ...

Number of words: 2607 | Number of pages: 10

Expatriate Management

... outsourcing and promoting internally have their advantages and disadvantages. When trying to decide between outsourcing or promoting internally the company should consider these questions: 1. Have you looked at the cost of administering this function in house versus outsourcing? (Cook, 1999, p.177) 2. Have you done some preliminary recruiting to see if experienced HR staff with expatriate experience are available? What are the going salaries for these professionals? (Cook, 1999, p.177) 3. Will performing the daily administrati ...

Number of words: 1161 | Number of pages: 5

Free Enterprise

... under capitalism would keep expanding forever. But what is the reality behind this capitalist thinking? In the past, working people in America have had more opportunity to go into business or to get land for farming than anywhere else in the developed world. At the time the U.S. Constitution was written, it was generally assumed that only property owners should have the right to vote and participate in government. The "Free Labor" thinking of the Republican Party before the Civil War was basically a form of the capitalist work ethic. It me ...

Number of words: 743 | Number of pages: 3

Child Abuse

... he arrives, your mother kisses your cheek and scurries out the door to join your father already waiting in the car outside. You just want to scream, and beg your mother not to leave you. The nightmare begins. His slimy hands casually slide a video into the VCR as he smiles at you seductively. You can feel his eyes worming their gaze through your clothes every time he looks at you. You feel dirty and violated every time you think about what he does to you when you are alone. He walks over the couch and sits down next to you. You just wa ...

Number of words: 3029 | Number of pages: 12

Ark

... part, fairly trivial, some of them are quite drastic from one version to the other. The source of the myth in the two cultures is quite different, as well as the way the story narrated. In the case of the ancient Mesopotamian version of the myth, it is found in The Epic of Gilgamesh. It is told to Gilgamesh by Utnapishtim when Gilgamesh encounters him while on his quest for the plant of everlasting life. Here we have a first hand account of the flood, by one of the sole survivors of the flood, the tale itself is found in an epic of a grea ...

Number of words: 1772 | Number of pages: 7

Existentialist View Of Human Condition

... him. Now on the other hand if a person chooses to be generous, kind, honest and loving, society may see him as a "good" person while it is still right for him. According to the Existentialists, a person is placed on this earth with no predisposed "good" or "evil" values, one man is not created with any more good or evil than the next. By the decisions we make in life we create ourselves. Next the second view, what man chooses for himself he chooses for everyone else. This is a view I really believe in. Everything we do in life effects ...

Number of words: 428 | Number of pages: 2

Ideas Of Automobiles

... and built the first gasoline-engine- propelled motor vehicle. This invention practically started the whole automotive industry. During the next 30 years, many people tried to enter the industry, but only a few were successful. During the early years, every car was built entirely by hand. This process was very slow and also very expensive. This is the main reason so many early innovators went out of business while the other ones were not profitable enough to expand their business. Henry Ford changed that when he intro ...

Number of words: 1490 | Number of pages: 6

Virtualism In Architecture

... (VR used as a tool to aid in architectural design). Or whether it was used AS architecture (architectural design within the world of VR). Therefore this paper will be divided into two sections, each discussing the two different ideas with the aim of applying a necessary critical perspective. Firstly, what is virtual architecture and how does it fit into the definition of architecture? Dace Campbell, Graduate student of the Human Interface Technology Lab at Washington University Seattle, offers his explanation. It is the ordering a ...

Number of words: 1717 | Number of pages: 7

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