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Crisis In Kosovo
Number of Words: 1138 / Number of Pages: 5
... sometimes called the Ottoman Nights by many people who were under the rule there was much advancement in society during this time. During the 17th century numerous revolts by armed groups of peasants and the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire led to many of the Serbs in the area to flee. The greatest of these revolts took place in 1690, when Serbs rose in support of an Austrian invasion. The Habsburg forces, unable to sustain their advance, retreated back across the Sava, leaving the native population seriously exposed to Turkish reprisals. In 1691 Archbishop Arsenate III Crnojevic of Pec led ...
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Utopia 2
Number of Words: 3067 / Number of Pages: 12
... should be retained, if that is possible, of course. There can be strong arguments for both sides but it is really obvious that the duty of any species is to survive. We can assume that civilization can be defined as what a human being is. But, to assume this is to assume that giving up our civilization would cause us to adapt to another, uncivilized lifestyle. This new lifestyle could eventually lead us to death then since we would be something different than what we now are.
When we think of a society, we must think of those things that come with that society. These such things are poverty, ...
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Basics Of Mutual Funds
Number of Words: 1314 / Number of Pages: 5
... a maximum of $500 per year per child. This obviously is only good enough for a college education if you plan to invest in other places.
On the AOL site I used it had a page where you enter in your date of birth and how much money you wish to contribute. I entered in both DOB-7/9/79 (approximately 46 years until retirement) and that I wish to contribute $2,000 a year. It then stated that with a Roth IRA I would have $1,058,685 and with a Traditional IRA I would have $1,036,239 (which I would have to still pay taxes on). Out of the two the obvious choice is the Roth IRA you pay taxes when you are ...
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Islam Mosques
Number of Words: 312 / Number of Pages: 2
... Muslims must turn to when praying. You will see no statues or pictures in a mosque because they are afraid that with these images idyllic worshiping might come back. However, you will see arches engraved with Arabic calligraphy from the Koran.
The main service of a mosque is on Friday when most male Muslims come to pray among each other. Muslim women are under no obligation go to the mosque on Friday as they have the house and their children to take care of.
I conclude to say that Mosques have great morals to them and truly do present a wonderful environment for worshiping to god. ...
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Who Can Stop Credit Card Abuse
Number of Words: 1867 / Number of Pages: 7
... the credit card marketplace but the pioneer in the business remains to be Diners Club.
In 1949, as the luncheon tables were cleared at the Major’s Cabin Grill, a popular New York restaurant of the period whose location next door of the Empire State Building was then a considerable asset, three men sat huddled over a prime table off to one side …. In their excitement, they called over Major, the proprietor and asked him how much he would pay for business that he would not ordinarily get. Without flinching, Major replied "7 percent" , number that established a major industry (Lewis, 1990). ...
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Computer Hardware
Number of Words: 1690 / Number of Pages: 7
... for the school as they are a big storage medium so students will be able to hold all their Assignments on just one disk. Also educational video DVD’s could be watched all around the school.
Wireless LAN:
Wireless LAN would be a great bound into the future as computers could be moved anywhere in school grounds without the hassle of network cables. Also students could bring in laptops and be able to log in to access their H: drive and Internet.
Detailing the proposed system:
Hardware:
Network vs. Stand Alone
Network:
· Advantages
· People can access their files from any computer in the network
· Peop ...
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Violence In Sports / Hockey
Number of Words: 1410 / Number of Pages: 6
... situation where violence is around would probably resort to a fight to resolve their differences. In sport, why should we expect any difference.In events such as hockey games, where people are expected to hit and make body contact, sooner or later afight will break out and the fans will yell and scream for their favorite player involved. Like anything, if people around us are applauding us for a certain act we have done, we will try to do it over so that we will continue to be praised. In sports, there are some players whose only role on the team isto protect and enforce the unwritten rules of the ga ...
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Year Round School: An Annual Mistake
Number of Words: 963 / Number of Pages: 4
... Yet teachers must be paid, as
they are the cornerstone of education. Also, it takes additional funds to run
the school all year, due to things such as air conditioning in the summer (White
28). Many schools due not currently need AC systems to be used. However, AC is
a costly amenity and if schools are held open three additional months, AC
becomes a heavy factor. Not to mention, the level of supplies and paper that is
consumed would be more than 33% larger (Sardo- Brown 26). Costs per school for
items, such as paper, increase due to constant use. (White 29). Students would
be deprived of ...
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ABRAHAM MASLOW
Number of Words: 1100 / Number of Pages: 4
... all necessary raw materials and then gets out of the way and stands aside to let the … organism itself utter its wishes and demands and make its choices"(Ryckman pp. 435). If an environment is restrictive and minimizes personal choice the individual may develop in neurotic ways. In addition to this Maslow created what he called a hierarchy of human needs. These needs are called deficiency (basic) needs and growth (meta) needs. Simply, individuals basic needs must be satisfied before one could proceed to the growth needs. These needs are put in order of importance as Maslow saw it. The hierarchy ...
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Iomega Corporation Data Storag
Number of Words: 2779 / Number of Pages: 11
... Systems remains a subsidiary of Iomega. In 1983 Iomega was made public, and for the next twelve years, the company would see a period of experimentation and growth. While Iomega remained behind the major industry names of Apple and IBM, the late eighties and early nineties were integral to Iomega’s current success. The technical bases for the Zip and Jaz drives were built upon, leading to these products’ 1995 release.2
Public response to the release of the portable data storage devices was enormous. Orders clogged the production component of Iomega before the disks were even released ...
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