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Altered States
Number of Words: 553 / Number of Pages: 3
... system, yesterday's Cowboys game. Or it creates a pleasant imaginary world where its owner wins all arguments, tells hilarious jokes, and attracts the opposite sex like a magnet. By splitting into two halves, the mind deals with the boredom of driving.
The mind has defence not only against the auto but also against television. Since too much staring at flickering images of police officers, detectives, and talk-show hosts can be dangerous to human sanity, the mind automatically goes ito a TV hypnosis state. The eyes see the sitcom or the dog food commerical, but the mind goes into a holding patt ...
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Linear Programming
Number of Words: 534 / Number of Pages: 2
... known or assumed restriction. The technical term constraints is used to
describe the restrictions present in linear programming problem. The
constraints are expressed mathemically as inequalities. In a practical
real-world situation, the constraints are generated by the presence of
limited resources or commodities such as capital manpower and raw material.
Mathematically, inequations can be converted to equations by the
introduction of slack variables.
Linear programming can be dated from the year 1947 when G.B. Dantzing
evolved an efficent technique call the Simplex Method, for solving li ...
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Intelligence
Number of Words: 1486 / Number of Pages: 6
... tasks playing a more significant role in our daily routines, life may be increasingly difficult for low IQ people. "An individual's IQ, they found, is a better predictor of his prospects in life than his parents' wealth or education or all the other factors that taken together are called socioeconomic status." (Seebach - interpreting Murray's findings).
Now that we've spotted a potential problem, we're going to want someone to blame for the increasingly difficult life of a low IQ person. Placing this fault on the high IQ people may feel like a good idea initially (revenge for the "brain" that ...
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Cultural Standards Are All Tha
Number of Words: 2103 / Number of Pages: 8
... or “incorrect”, because those judgments would imply that there is a universal standard of right and wrong. But a universal standard of right and wrong is not only difficult to articulate from an objective standpoint, it is theoretically bankrupt. Any individual who attempts to formulate an objective set of values will always fail, because the prism through which they analyze the world will inevitably be marred by their own experiences and perspectives. Therefore, moral standards are actually cultural standards, and nothing more.
Cultural Relativism posits that there are no universal ethical trut ...
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The Ultimate Pet: A Pet Rock
Number of Words: 557 / Number of Pages: 3
... shinny, sandy,
orange stone. It called out for me to pick it to take home instead of the
others, like a puppy does from a pet store window. When I held the rock in my
hands, I knew it was the one I wanted, and the rock that I needed.
Now as for a name. That was easy. How does one name his cat or dog,
bird or fish? Every pet has a name, so they're not so hard to come with. I
picked "Sparky".
Some people may be thinking, "A rock....what kind of a companion can a
rock be?" Just like a cat or dog, it will sit with me and listen to all of my
problems and worries. The rock won't talk back or give un ...
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Bhagavad Gita
Number of Words: 644 / Number of Pages: 3
... to god. This pure soul will contribute to good karma, which in turn will result in a better life after reincarnation.
Self realization achieved through meditation, is a primary goal of the writings of the . Meditation allows one to find oneself, reaching their inner soul, to develop a long loving relationship with the Supreme. "Self realization can be achieved by abandoning active life and secluding oneself to meditation." In this seclusion, one reaches inner peace and harmony, by finding and dedicating their lives and thoughts to god. "In this union of Yoga there is liberty: a deliverance from ...
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Punishment
Number of Words: 479 / Number of Pages: 2
... of rape crimes at least one every five minutes here in America. Like murder most of these crimes are committed by teenagers. I think that convicting a young teenager of this crime and declaring them mentally insane is ludicrous. They should ban such ways for escaping the of such a brutal crime. As the saying from the Bible goes, "Spare the rod and spoil the child." We must stop the ways of escaping the system and get back to the basics of disciplinary action.
Drugs is a problem no matter where one goes in America. We see them in schools, colleges, homes, streets, everywhere. The actions taken aga ...
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The Emergence Of On-line Tradi
Number of Words: 4528 / Number of Pages: 17
... it is necessary to give some background information on this industry. As of September 1998, there were 5,591 firms in the industry. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the NASD Regulation (NASDR) regulate these firms. "The Nard's responsibilities include establishing rules governing its broker/dealer members' business conduct; setting qualification standards for securities industry professionals: examining members for their financial and operational condition, as well as their compliance with appropriate rules and regulations; investigating alleged violations of securit ...
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Serial Killers: Not All Serial Killers Are Insane
Number of Words: 678 / Number of Pages: 3
... killer it scares the city, nation, or even the world.
The world would have a problem of its own in the 1940's: The Ill
Reich. Adolf Hitler was a man of great power. This man had developed his
power on his own. He was very manipulative and creative and used his wit to
gain power among the Germans. Hitler went from an low ranking infantry man
to the leader of the country by his own intellectual talent. He had many
followers, even though he was just an ordinary murderer. He was one of the
most underestimated men by the United States in history. Nobody knew what
one man was capable of. His intellect almos ...
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Cats Rule
Number of Words: 454 / Number of Pages: 2
... kittens to use the litter box, and most cats will use it without fail from that time on. Even stray cats generally understand the concept when shown the box and will use it regularly. Cats do have claws, and owners must make provisions for this. A tall scratching post in a favorite cat area of the house will usually keep the cat content to leave the furniture alone. As a last resort, of course, cats can be declawed.
Lastly, one of the most attractive features of cats as housepets is their ease of care. Cats do not have to be walked. they get plenty of exercise in the house as they play, and they do ...
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