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- 511: Virtual Reality
- ... risks as well. In the government's perspective use of virtual reality it is easy to see how this technology proves useful. Supposing that the United States got into a war, by using virtual reality pilots instead of real pilots the number of casualties would obviously be less. Pilots would fly their aircraft from a remote location via video and audio ... determine and control it's consequences. Orenstein brings up a good point when she says, "This time, we have the chance to enter the debate about the direction of a revolutionary technology, before that debate has been decided for us"(258). Often times in the past, society as a whole has been subject to decisions made by those of the creators ...
- 512: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a complex and disturbing portrayal of the noble class in pre-revolutionary France. Set in the late eighteenth century during the latter part of the Ancien Regime, Les Liaisons weaves a web of cold, calculated betrayal of the most immoral kind. The ... souls of others. Taking absolute pleasure in ripping any virtue from the hearts of their prey, Merteuil and Valmont wave their accomplishments in front of each other like spoils of war. The less the chance of surrender, the more relentless is the pursuit. The story begins with the Marquise de Merteuil corresponding with Vicomte de Valmont regarding a luscious new act ...
- 513: Sir Wilfrid Laurier of Canada
- ... of reconciliation rather than conflict. In the year 1854 the young lad went to college, De L'assomption. In his studies he took subjects such as Latin, Latin classics, pre- revolutionary French literature, Greek, English and some philosophy. The education which Laurier got from this school was to prepare him for priesthood but he decided to study law in Montreal at ... the Manitoba school question by the Laurier-Greenway agreement. This agreement had everything the Catholics wanted and the issue was put to a close. In October 1899 England had declared war against the Boers in South Africa. Laurier did not want to send troops because this issue only dealt with British interests. As it turned out Laurier had to send troops ...
- 514: William Bradford
- ... England. He also recorded some of the important letters he wrote and received in a letter-book, which still partially exists. William Bradford s letter-book was despoiled during the Revolutionary War, and was later discovered in Nova Scotia in the 1790s, ironically, being used as wrapping paper in a smelly fish market. What was left of the book was saved and ...
- 515: Burr, Aaron
- ... another (Jonathan Edwards), Burr could trace his ancestry back to the earliest Puritans. He entered Princeton at the age of 13, graduated at 16, and went on to become a Revolutionary War hero, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel at the age of 21. In July 1782 he married Theodosia Bartow Prevost, the widow of a former British officer. They moved ...
- 516: Inventor Project April 1, 1996 Albert Einstein
- ... Brownian motion. The paper discussed the significant predictions I made about particles that are randomly distributed in a fluid. My next paper was on the photoelectric effect, which contained a revolutionary hypothesis on the nature of light. I proposed that under certain circumstances light can be considered as consisting of particles, and I also hypothesized that energy carried by any light ... Unified Field Theory. Today this theory has still not been proven by modern scientists. Probably the most noticable invention to come from my work was born from necessity. During World War II, it was believed here in the United States that Nazi Germany was attempting to create an atomic bomb. As a result of this believed, and startlingly real, threat the ...
- 517: Teaching Practice
- ... Social engineering has very clear limits and history is strewn with failed social reforms. Related to the above, Burke displayed great insight into the French Revolution and the dynamics of revolutionary change. He recognised that people dedicated to equality and justice might also find themselves caught up in violent and destructive atmosphere. Change at times has its own momentum and the ... taken loans, which returned two and three times the principal to the borrowers. The government was also unwilling to control its expenses at Versailles, the upkeep of a large aristocracy, war efforts, and perhaps the straw that broke the camels back, the expenses of trying to aid the American colonies achieve independence. French bureaucracy was also a nightmare with laws and ...
- 518: Terrorism
- ... traitor who has betrayed the cause of Palestinian self-determination. 2. In almost every Moslem country there are groups of extreme Islamic fundamentalists, inspired and actively encouraged by the Islamic revolutionary regime in Iran, ready to wage Jihad against pro-western Arab regimes, with the aim of setting up Islamic republics in their place. 3. However, the Islamic fundamentalist challenge is ... in Algeria. But, as the GIA's hijack of the Air France Airbus A300 on Christmas Eve 1994 demonstrates, the Islamic terrorist groups are also prepared to take their terrorist war to France itself. There is little doubt that the terrorists fully intended to crash the Airbus over Paris. France is, of course, not the only foreign target of such groups ...
- 519: 1984
- Orwell named his hero after Winston Churchill, England's great leader during World War II. He added the world's commonest last name: Smith. The ailing, middle-aged rebel can be considered in many different lights. - 1. You'll have to decide for yourself ... make five, no problem. She may not buy the Party line, but it doesn't trouble her. She falls asleep over Winston's reading of the treasured book by Goldstein. Revolutionary doctrine? Zzzzz. The act is enough for her; she doesn't need a rationale. Orwell draws Winston's love object lovingly. Julia is all woman, sharp and funny as she ...
- 520: Mahatma Gandhi
- ... Saint Fancis of Assisi. The life of Mahatma (great soul) Gandhi is very documented. Certainly it was an extraordinary life, poking at the ancient Hindu religion and culture and modern revolutionary ideas about politics and society, an unusual combination of perceptions and values. Gandhi’s life was filled with contradictions. He was described as a gentle man who was an outsider ... to kill animals for food or clothing. In his religious studies, he happened upon Leo Tolstoy’s Christian writings, and was inspired. It stated that all government is based on war and violence, and that one can attack these only through passive resistance. This made a deep impression on Gandhi. Gandhi developed a method of direct social action, based upon principals ...
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