All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.' Albert Einstein's ideology is the base in which I derived my image of the 21st century. He states that a society's enthusiasm and encouragement towards personal growth is a direct portrayal of their values. Given today's emphasis on human rights and protection of human life, I imagine the 21st century to be one filled with continual technological and ideological advancement, all through which center around improving the standard of living and all the aspects of modern day life. Upon entering the first few years of ...
Disney's Miramax films decided to make twelve movies which people will be able to see on pay-per-view downloads through SightSound.com. Miramax is the first major studio to show full-length movies on-line. They have decided to show twelve movies but they feel this could catch on and have potential to expand. Miramax feels the time is right,...
INTERNET TERMS TERMS TO KNOW: 1. Anonymous FTP A traditional form of login to a public ftp site where the username is given as 'anonymous' and the password is your e-mail address, for example 'walthowe@delphi.com'. See ftp. 2. Archie/Telnet/Veronica 1. A storage repository for software, data, or other materials to be save...
uage and identity are treated in ?Translations? ?Translations? is set in 1833, in County Donegal, which was soon after the time when Britain had claimed Ireland as part of its empire. The British and the Irish therefore had differing languages, so the British decided to go through the process of naming or renaming Ireland?s geographical f...
? We are indeed much more than we eat, but what we eat nevertheless helps us to be much more than we are.? A century ago our ancestors feared infectious and communicable diseases such as smallpox -- diseases that claimed many children?s lives and limited the average life expectancy of adults. Today far fewer infectious diseases threaten us, thanks...
The acquisition of different companies always indicates a change for both the acquiring and the acquired organisation and the people within. To successfully combine and integrate Elektrolux and Zanussi it is essential to consider both organisations' formal and informal structures which are heavily influenced by their culture. Culture develops o...
. Moral truth is in objective reality, as Christ taught. The Basics. Christ taught that there is a logic to morality defining human responsibilities based upon the laws of life. Evidence shows that sin victimizes persons and corrupts minds, but theology portrays sin as being subjectively arbitrated by God and therefore in...
A man and computer scientist Robert Taylor had developed a new system of communication that would change the world. Taylor would connect two separate computers that were capable of communicating small bits of information between one another. This was only intended to send simple text messages and numbers using an analog signal, but would prove...
The demand for medical care is derived from our demand for good health. Michael Grossman was the first to do econometric research on this topic. 'Grossman's work established two approaches for consideration. In the first, medical care is viewed as an input in the production function for health, and in the second, as an output produced by...
is the smallest but most thickly populated province of Cananda. It's people usually call their province "The Island" or simply P.E.I. The people live in small scattered communities. but the average number of people to the square mile or kilometre is greater than any other province. Charlottetown is the capitol city of P.E.I.. P.E.I is the only Ca...
Mind-body distinction 'Mind-Body distinction' We usually view the mind as the brain and body as something physical. The mind may be better known and understood when one is thinking. When thinking, the mind is made up purely of thoughts and the body is an extension. The mind is telling the body what to do. The mind is a mental entity a...
The Gothic theory of the double is both reductive and powerful. It assumes that we are all playing a role in life; that a raving beast waits within for the chains to loosen or snap. Doubles stories seem to proliferate when people sense an unnegotiable divide between the true self and society, between nature and culture. (Edmunson 48) Such duality o...
Alien Existence? Do Aliens Exist? Just about 500 years ago people believed that the earth was still flat, 50 years ago people doubted the existence of an alien life, 5 min ago the people of earth believe that aliens existed. Many individuals around the world have reportedly been contacted by extra terrestrial beings. They allege that...
Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi Aesthetics: In the Western world, aesthetics is considered the branch of philosophy that is concerned with concepts of value and beauty as they relate to the arts. Philosophers from Plato until the present time have had rigid ideas about what artists should create and what people should like, but in today's worl...
: : Is There Life Out There? Since 1976, when the Viking Landers took off toward the red planet, people have been wondering if there is life on . There have been questions of pictures taken from and skepticism about why some of the recent landings have failed. Scientists, up till now, have been doubtful about life on . Everything...