Physics (history)
Physics began when man first started to study his surroundings. Early applications of physics include the invention of the wheel and of primitive weapons. The people who built Stone Henge had knowledge of physical mechanics in order to move the rocks and place them on top of each other. It was not u....

Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow is known for establishing the theory of a hierarchy of needs, writing that human beings are motivated by unsatisfied needs, and that certain lower needs need to be satisfied before higher needs can be satisfied. Maslow studied exemplary people such as Albert Einstein, Jane Addams, Ele....

Abraham Maslow
The hierarchy of needs and the hygiene theory are alike but are also different. I shall go through each one of these theories and inform the reader of these differences and similarities. Each one in its own right is correct but now that we near the millenium, we should rethink or atleast re-read the....

Abraham Maslow and his Hierarchy of Needs
April 2nd, 2006 Abraham Maslow and his Hierarchy of Needs It is said that in order to accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. It was Abraham Maslows beliefs and theories that helped contribute to the great accomplishments in the wo....

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 to Hermann and Pauline Einstein and within six weeks of his birth they moved. In1881, his sister was born and he became a big brother to her. A short time later the Einstein family went to Munich where Albert first attended elementary sc....

Albert Einstein and the Frontiers of Physics
Albert Einstein and the Frontiers of Physics Albert Einstein is one of the most famous scientist/physicist of all time. The biography Albert Einstein and the Frontiers of Physics by Jeremy Bernstein talks about Albert Einsteins life, and what hes known for. Albert Einstein made many discoveries....

An Influential Person
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once wrote, If you would create something, you must be something. This is indeed true because in order to get somewhere in life, one must first become someone in order to make something of him or herself. Throughout many lives, people have always had someone who h....

Atomic Bomb
United States showed neither remorse nor compassion, and wants to achieve its objective of becoming a superpower. The United States had no right for dropping the atomic bomb or any good reasons to justify its cause. No words can explain what happen on August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945. A bom....

Atomic Bomb: A Triumph or a Tragedy?
The Manhattan Project, the mission for the United States, UK, and Canada to create the first atomic bomb during World War II can be considered a major triumph in the history of warfare. The development and eventual dropping of the first nuclear weapon will continually be considered ....

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common developmental disorder in the United States and affects between three and ten percent of the population. Many of those affected are not able to concentrate on any one thing for more than 20 seconds; their thoughts change constantl....

Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang is the theory of what happened at the very beginning of our universe. It was originally developed in the late 1920s by Georges-Henri Lemaitre, a Belgian Catholic priest and astronomer. Discoveries in astronomy and physics have shown that our universe definitely....

Biotech Century
Biotech Century Do you ever wonder where all your hard earned tax money goes to each year? Of course there are obvious answers such as social security, education, national defense funds and much more, but there is one area that seems to not get as much attention as the others. Every year, fo....

Black Holes
Black Holes remain one of the most mysterious, and interesting things in the universe. A black hole is the remains of a massive star that has used its nuclear energy (Nagel 1). The English geologist John Michell and French astronomer Pierre-Simon Laplace first came up with the idea in the 1800s (....

Book Burning
Across the world things are being censored but the worst happened in the past, book burning. This devastating act of censorship took place in the earliest years of the Bible to now with the Harry Potter books. Books are burned for one reason and one reason alone because they hold unruly thoughts, ....

Censorship
The books that have been banned from shelves over the years are almost incalculable. Harry Potter, written by J.K. Rowling is one that has been tried to be banned many times. Although, there are many reasons why Harry Potter is an incredible fantasy novel that should not be banned. The banning of....

Civil rights
Security versus freedom--the either/or of the new millennium--yet the very question indicates a flawed sense of both terms. It sets them up as mutually exclusive when, in fact, they go hand in hand, for can one truly be secure if one is not free? We make such a swap only when we define security as s....

Cosmetic Testing-Animal Suffering
Imagine you are a fluffy, white rabbit in a cosmetic testing laboratory. You cannot move your head because you are being held in a restraining device. A scientist in a long, white coat grabs a test tube and dropper. The scientist begins dripping a strange liquid into your eyes. When you try to bli....

crititcal thinking application paper
Running Head: Critical Thinking Application Paper People are able of thinking and reasoning as part of our human being nature, but to what extent the decisions that we make, the actions that we take, and the explanations that we give are based on facts. Can we defend our points of view, or provi....

dance quotes
Dance Quotes "Dance isn't a form it's a way of life." ~anonymous "Dancers are the athletes of God." ~Albert Einstein "To tap or not to tap...silly question!!" ~anonymous "We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dan....

Death Be Not Proud- Summary and Response
Summary for Foreward: John Gunther (hereafter referred to as Gunther) writes that this memoir is about death and what his son Johnny courageously endured, in an effort to provide hope to others who have to deal with similar pain. Johnny was born in Paris on Nov. 4, 1929, and he lived with his....

Decision making
Abstract In my paper, I will discuss what I learned about Decision-Making Modules during the second week of this course. I had no experience in the business world and the use of Decision-Making modules prior to taking this course. I will cover the basic steps to decision-making, the process of i....

Effects on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
There were a lot of people that contributed to the atomic bomb. A couple of people that were involved said it was impossible to make an atomic bomb. They were: Enrico Fermi, Albert Einstein, and Lord Rutherford. Enrico Fermi was an expert on attacking atoms with atomic particles. Albert Einstein was....

Endangered Species
Would you like having your children live in a world where the great American Bald Eagle no longer soars through our skies? Would you wipe the last existing members of an animal species off the face of this earth just to grade a field for a mall parking lot? Believe it or not, some people and industr....

Ethics in Information Technology
Introduction Computer professionals require more than an ethic to obey the law'. (Olzak 2007) states: Unlike legal issues where something is either legal or illegal, ethics is about doing the right thing regardless of the existence of laws, policies, or rules. Any role carries with it 're....

Fourth Dimension
In order to talk about the fourth dimension we have to know what a dimension is. A dimension is simply, the property of space. The idea of a fourth dimension only came at the turn of the 20th century, so this theory is still quite modern. The first scientists/mathematicians to come up with this i....

Frederick Douglass
About 105 years ago, a man died, helping the world with his accomplishments while spreading them with sorrow for his death. That man was Frederick Douglass. Theres a saying that can describe any courageous person, A coward dies a thousand times. A brave man dies only once. This saying relates ....

German Background
Just like many other Europeans, Germans came to North America ever since it was founded and settled by the French and English. There were very many different reasons why people left their homelands in Europe to come over to America. The price of freedom was cheap, and worth the hard traveled road to....

German immigrants - My Ancestors
The German immigrants faced many hardships when they first arrived in the colonies of the New World. They were some of the first people to be among the early settlers of the New World. Although they faced many perils and hard times, they were able to escape most of the tragedy and harsh treatments t....

Global Communications Problem Soultion
Once a leader in the telecommunications industry, Global Communications has fallen on hard times due to increased competition. Three years ago Global Communications stock traded at $28 per share. Global Communications stock price has now dropped more than 50 percent and is now trading at $11 per s....

Great People
Only great men are marked with great faults.” This quotation from “Maxims” was written by La Rochefoucauld. He states that people with nobility of their minds create many mistakes throughout their lives. This quotation is only partially correct, people do indeed have faults but it....

History of Physics
Physics began when man first started to study his surroundings. Early applications of physics include the invention of the wheel and of primitive weapons. The people who built Stone Henge had knowledge of physical mechanics in order to move the rocks and place them on top of each other. It was not u....

how do we gain knowledge
All of our knowledge is acquired from the outside and based on the facts we acquire; we rely on them to build up our reality. In order for something like a fact to be knowledge, it must have belief, truth, and justification. Those are the three rules that the fact must have for us to call it knowled....

How does Music Effect Culture
¢Ý How Does Culture Effect Music? ¢Ü I just went on a trip around the world to learn more about each cultures music and their musical theory. I noticed that all of the music is basically the same, in each style of music that I heard there were a lot of similar rhythms and emotions, they were....

Innovations in Local Government: the Management of Innovations
Innovations in Local Government: the Management of Innovations My paper will discuss the trend towards innovations by local government. I found this topic very interesting after I saw another student give a presentation on the innovations her city had introduced. As far as the ....

Jesus & Mohammed
Introduction According to world religious statistics, of the monotheistic religions 33 percent of the world are Christians; and 21 percent of the world are Muslims. (Bruce, 2006) Combined, this means over half of the worlds population is either Christians who are followers of Jesus, or Muslim....

Mahatma Gandhi
"Generations to come, it may be, will scarcely believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth." - Albert Einstein But is this a man of flesh and blood? No he can't be. No one can be as righteous, truthful and honorable as the great Mahatma Gandhi. He inspired not on....

managing diversity
Organizational Diversity in the Workforce Historically, diversity in the workplace has been recognized as an employment equity issue. Now, however, diversity in the workplace is being recognized as a benefit that will contribute to an organizations bottom line. Increased employee and customer s....

Media and Terrorism
Media and Terrorism: Reporting or Propaganda Modern media developments have transformed the means of terrorism. Terrorism has adjusted and adapted over time in order to exploit the modes of mass communication. The means of publicity and the modes of terrorism coincide as they evolve togethe....

Medical Marijuana
Marijuana is a relatively harmless drug that governments around the world have made illegal. If legalized, marijuana can be beneficial to society in a number of ways: whether it be for medical, economic, or public safety reasons. Marijuana has been proven to treat several life debilitating, and even....

MODERN TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK, ACT, FEEL AND LIVE.
Moors law states that microchips will double the capacity every 18 months. At this trajectory, artificial intelligence and machines could acquire intelligence a billion times more than the human brain. The apocalyptic world of machines taking over the world presented in many science fiction film....

Music Hystory: Cavemen to Us
In each style of music that I heard there were a lot of similar rhythms and emotions, they were all expressed in different ways. Throughout history the music around the world has enlightened the people to create and spread the main emotion around the world. The music that you listen to everyday has ....

Musical Comunication
I just went on a trip around the world to learn more about each cultures music and their musical theory. I noticed that all of the music is basically the same, in each style of music that I heard there were a lot of similar rhythms and emotions, they were all expressed in different ways. Throughout ....

Myth of Hercules
Hercules is one of the most famous Greek heroes of the ancient times, well-known for his heroic achievements and his unbelievable strength. Although his courageous personal traits make him famous, he was not perfect in all aspects. Hercules was born to a woman by the name of Alcmene and fathered ....

Nuclear Chain Reaction
The scientist Albert Einstein did not participate in the invention of the atomic bomb and nuclear energy. But he was the key to unlocking the development of nuclear energy and atomic bomb. In 1905, as part of his Special Theory of Relativity, he made a point that a large amount of energy could be re....

Overcoming Dyslexia
The problem that affects 2.5 million school age children in the Department of Education is dyslexia. Although to some people this disorder may be very noticeable, it can really sneak up on you. Most of the time kids with dyslexia aren't recognized until they are about eight or nine. The most imp....

Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the day America entered World War II. From the time this secret attack was planned until day of the battle this event happened, it would have a strong impact on history. It would be remembered for years to come. Pearl Harbor was one of the major naval bases of the Un....

Personal values
One of the most basic core values is honesty. To quote W. Clement Stone, "Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity." An example of this occurred when I was at a check....

Personality Theories
Personality Theories Yolanda León PSY 250 June 15, 2007 Abstract Maslows books are easy to read and full of interesting ideas. For instance, The Essential Guide to Maslovian Psychology, by Frank G. Goble, examines key concepts such as the hierarchy of needs and ....

Personality Theories
Running heading PERSONALITY THEORIES PAPER Personality Theories Paper Kathy Ruff Personality of Psychology/PSY 250 Patti Robinson September 8, 2007 Executive Summary Successful growth amongst individuals and groups within an organization come are derived f....

Pre-World War II Years in the United States
Albert Einstein once said "I don't know what weapons will be used in World War III, but in World War IV people will use sticks and stones." This rather interesting quote resembles the same mentality that many people had in the United States after the First World War, a mentality plagued wi....

Satyagraha in the United States
Even with the development of Satyagraha, Gandhi completely wasnt able to corroborate his spiritual requirements in his beliefs. He states in Religion of Nonviolence, In life it is impossible to eschew violence completely. The question arises, where is one to draw the line? (450). In this s....

science never solves a problem without creating 10 more
The more we learn about something or someone the more we realise how much we still have to learn about it, from that comes the quote "Science never solves a problem without creating one" This is a famous quote by George Bernard that is explored throughout the world by both teachers and stu....

should we have exams
Should we have Exams or not? I personally think that exams are not the best method of determining a students knowledge and abilities. The process of being examined is scary and unhealthy as it puts an enormous amount of pressure on the students and often their parents as well. To think that ....

Teleportation
Imagine a world without traffic jams; where there would be no delay for work, no worries about travel schedules and above all no public appraisals from the English teacher for coming late to the class! Time would finally be stricken off the banal list of worries. This impossible to hit pitch however....

Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. -- Albert Einstein.The most important theme in The Glass Menagerie is the difficulty people have in accepting and relating to reality. As a result of their inability to overcome this difficulty, the characters withdraw into a private world....

That's Who I Am.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. All, Im sure, can relate to this message Albert Einstein once considered. Yesterday is gone, and apparently we have learned, because I do not see any cave men or women sitting in front of me. Today we are all living, breathing, taking in....

The American Dream
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." (Albert Einstein) The American Dream, although different for each one of us, is the personal paradise, we all aspire to achieve. It promises prosperity and self-fulfillment as rewards for hard work and self-reliance. It of....

The Atomic Bomb
"Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky . Mr. Tanimoto has a distinct recollection that it traveled from east to west, from the city toward the hills. It seemed like a sheet of sun. John Hersey, from Hiroshima, pp8 On August 6, 1945, the world changed forever. On that day the United Sta....

The Manhattan Project
On the morning of August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay flew over the industrial city of Hiroshima, Japan and dropped the first atomic bomb ever. The city went up in flames caused by the immense power equal to about 20,000 tons of TNT. The project was a success. They were an unprecedented....

The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the code name of the U.S.’s attempt to construct an atomic bomb duringWorld War II. It was named after the Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,because a lot of it’s earlier research was done in New York City. An atomic bomb is a wea....

The Right Choice
The use of animals for medical experimentation has been one of the most controversial issues in our world since the seventeenth century. Edward Augustus Freeman stated, “The awful wrongs and sufferings forced upon the innocent, faithful animal race form the blackest chapter in the whole worl....

The Symbiosis of Science and Religion
World Religions Independent Study Unit THE SYMBIOSIS OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION By: Minh Doan In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth [1:1]. God said, Let there be light, and there was light [1:3]. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; mal....

The use of symbolism in Lord of the flies
William Golding uses much symbolism in his novel, The Lord of the Flies, to help readers gain a greater understanding of his message. He uses symbolism in three important areas: objects that have symbolic value as references to ideas, characters that symbolize important historical and religious peop....

The Yellow-Brick Road - My Experience in a play
The only source of knowledge is experience (Albert Einstein). One must live and learn through experience in order to grow as a person, academically and for overall self-improvement. Recently, a personal event has helped me to mature into the individual that I am today. Earlier this year,....

U.S. Policy Toward a Nuclear North Korea
U.S. Policy Toward a Nuclear North Korea Current U.S. policy toward North Korea is one of political alienation and economic sanctions, coupled with harsh rhetoric and military intimidation. But has this policy worked? Monti Narayan Datta Issue #67, April 2004 ________________________....

Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore on 20th September, 1878. His alcoholic father moved the family to New York City in 1888. Although his own family were extremely poor, he spent periods of time living with his wealthy grandparents. He later argued that witnessing these extremes turned him into a s....

War and World Peace
World Peace is something that will never happen. Too many countries have too much military power and don't want to give in to any other country. War is something that the world is going to have to deal with because there has been very few years over the history of the world that have been war free. ....

war literature
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.(Albert Einstein) This relates to the novel because nothing is done of the evil that is brewing on the island where the boys are stranded. In the novel, Lord ....

We should be trying to prove the existance of a supreme being
We should be trying to prove the existence of a supreme being I believe that this statement is false, we should most definitely not be trying to prove the existence of a Supreme Being. I have come up with five simple reasons for my negative outlook on this subject. · First of all, all reli....

What's up!
I stepped out from the yellow Ferrari GXcT second edition, recalling when was the last time I landed my feet on my beloved hometown. Everything had changed. Afterthree decades being isolated on an island for a government top secret project, I am finally freed. The first place that I wish to visit af....

Will Cloning Make Us Truly Free?
The idea of cloning humans is either scary or exciting for most people. So far, no one has created a cloned human or at least no on e has admitted to it, and there are no cloning clinics to go to if you want a clone of your own. However with all the experimentation that has been done on animals, m....

WWII and the A-Bomb
Sixty one years after the A-bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II, the controversy over whether dropping the bombs was the right thing to do is still present today. But before one can claim a side, they must know all of the facts. Over 3½ years of direct U.S. involvement ....

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