... field has exploded over the last ten years. The need for better servers, faster signal transmission such as in fiber-optics, and secure online commerce are only a few examples which lead to various engineering opportunities. I think the impacts of this career would directly affect society, ... have already influenced the way we live our lives. People are electronically withdrawing and transferring money in their accounts, balancing their checkbooks online, shopping for groceries, and even ordering pizzas! Companies have cut costs on paper usage while helping to conserve trees. The gover...

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... rushes were called bank runs. "Many banks lacked sufficient reserves to stay in business and became no more than convenient billboards" (Social Security Online History Page par. 3). Before the stock market fell, many banks had lent money to people who were unable to repay them (Sobel 340 ... ). At the same time, according to the Social Security Online History Page, "many of the smaller banks had lent large portions of their assets to stock market speculations and were put out of business ... been closed temporarily (Schenk par. 13). Between 1930 and 1933, 9,000 banks failed, taking with...

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... in the spotlight. A good example would be the boat "Rainbow Warrior" which Green Peace sent out in the ocean to stop the practice tests of nuclear weapons. The boat was in the danger zone of nuclear explosions so the tests were delayed. Another example are the demonstrations on Earth Day in 1970 that were held all over the US which sparked and enlightened ... ...

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... understand is that the real world is based on what you learn in high school and college. Students don't realized just how important these classes and tests are in life. Math and reading skills are a very important part of being an adult. We use math and reading for everything, reading signs ... they had lower test scores then those in the higher classed neighborhoods. It seems that the percentage of children that failed the math and reading tests were higher also in the Indian Reservations. This then contributes to the fact that the lower income families are still not given the same educ...

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... make it faster for consumers to find an item. Another advantage that e-commerce has is lower cost and prices. The increase in competition online leads to better quality and variety of goods, which naturally lower prices and costs. One of the most important advantages that e-commerce has ... for the companies involved. Another disadvantage is that it is difficult for both parties to communicate which brings problems in verifying records when transactions are conducted online. Also a disadvantage in e-commerce is for developing countries. Since the U.S. is the leader in defining the Interne...

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... up is to be a part of the ever growing internet community. You can do anything from chat with friends to research a history project to buy airline tickets online. At the moment, the Internet is the perfect example of our first amendment, free speech. It is a place where a person can speak their mind without being ... she can look at such sites without mom or dad one finding out. The second is to put time restrictions on when a child can get online. If a child can only get online during a time when at least one parent is home then the child will be less likely to look at something he is n...

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... to measure scholastic aptitude and intelligence" (NY Times 1). Some of society seeks to abolish standardized testing. The problem is not in the tests, it lies somewhere else in the public education systems. The requirements of the government, certain colleges, and because students determine how they are assessed ... sees this through the use of the standardized test. If students are to fall behind in these two core subjects then these standardized tests will surely catch this. The progress can be settled before they are required to be held back and repeat that year so that ... These col...

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... to be repaid on the bonds maturity date. The interest that the issuer agrees to pay each year is known as the coupon. This term is derived from the obsolete practice of attaching coupons, redeemable for interest payments, to the bottom of the bond certificate. The interest rate, or coupon rate, multiplied by the principal of the bond provides the dollar ... automatic and continuous. Payroll deduction is the most effective way to ensure disciplined monthly contributions toward this type of savings plan. Bonds can also be purchased and their value tracked online, making new purchases and ...

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... are employed in brothels are fingerprinted and required to carry identification cards issued by the police or the district attorney. Every employee is required to use condoms and have monthly tests for the AIDS virus and other sexually transmitted diseases, such as genital herpes. If any prostitute shows traces of any disease, they are forced to retire from the brothel (Encyclopedia ... wide range use of condoms (www.bayswan.com). Furthermore, the use of contraception is compulsory and such devices are advertised and made freely available. Prostitutes have greatly contributed to the pra...

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... intelligence program for spying. They have created many so many programs that are capable of collecting every piece of electronic data, anything from emails/texts to phone calls and any online expense made. One of their programs, named PRISM, is strictly for collecting communication data between people in the US and people outside the country. Another program, named XKeyscore can get ... also gain access to big name companies' databases. Meaning they know every detail of data pertaining to any specific costumer. The situation caused companies to present "a plan to regulate online spying...

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... towards a common goal and then dispersing when this or a singular protest is over. It remains to be seen whether groups will form online and then work towards societal change. It is likely that technology will enhance political life and democracy online. However, the internet itself is not inherently democratic. Most opportunities are limited to a privileged group, dating back to the democracy of ... Athenian times. Democracy seems likely to continue s it has been up to this point and will indefinitely unless the ambiguities associated with online politics are eradicated....

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... of the time science fiction stories take place in the future, but readers could almost see this story as set in the present. A person could argue that children take government tests all the time to see how smart they are. I remember in Elementary School taking several days during the school year to take ... tests that we never actually got a "grade" for. The only difference is that the tests would never show the government that you were too smart, and your parents would never receive a phone call asking what kind of burial they would like ... ...

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... of measures for restricting the rights of former slaves. These codes prevented African Americans from carry firearms, starting business, appearing on the streets after sunset, traveling without a permit, etc. Literacy tests required voters to take and pass a test in order to be able to vote. Most freedmen did not know how to write and read and therefore could not pass the ... tests. Poll taxes made every voter pay so that he/she could vote. Most freedmen were poor and therefore did not have any money to give for voting. The "grandfather clause" ... whose grandfather had voted before 1...

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... to free speech on the internet and point to some of the problems with these views. I will then state why laws which prohibit people from using their first amendment rights online should not be passed. Freedom of speech and expression can be defined simply as: The right to express any opinion in public without censorship or restraint by the government, and ... 21st Century. Here are some interesting facts from www.ebusinesshelpsite.com: **"Dozens of e-mail messages telling Harvard University applicants whether they had been admitted never arrived last month after America Online interpret...

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... technology is bringing us closer realizing it. Those who produce intellectual property and those who benefit from it are currently debating the implications it may have on the future of online music. There are basically two sides to the issue. On the one hand, there are those corporate monsters that scream copyright infringement and push with litigation. The recording industry, for ... . They don't agree with web sites distributing free music files of which have copyright protection. Moreover, the record industry is investing in new media venture, and seeking partners, to develop online ...

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... club called the Masters of Deception, and then as a result the great hacker war sprung up between the two groups. For two years from 1990 the two clubs engaged in online warfare. They trespassed in each others private computers and jammed telephone lines. Again the cops stepped and so in turn Phiber's club was put in jail (Slatalla). The government was ... now online and willing to do anything to stop these hackers. In 1986 the government passed a law called the federal computer fraud and abuse act which meant a felony got put you behind ... ...

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... do not stop felons from obtaining guns illegally. Ninety-three percent of career criminals get their guns from sources other than gun stores, mostly by theft or black market deals (online). One bill that Congress is trying to pass places a restriction on the manufacturing, transferring and possession of certain semi-automatic assault weapons. These weapons include the Beretta Ar70 and the ... action must be taken. If the government passes the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, gun owners of certain firearms must have their guns checked before a certain date (onl...

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... the government to collect information about its" citizens. Spy ware is small software usually bundled with popular programs such Kazaa, it enables third-parties to collect information about your activities online and use it to sell to producers. This article has very strong issue illustrated in Orwell's book 1984. "Big Brother" is a government which monitors your actions and can potentially give ... them from selling it to the government? As a result this information can permit the government to become the "Big Brother", and enable it to monitor what the people are doing online. With th...

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... their own soldiers. But then I remembered something that I did a report on in my senior year in high school. In the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's the US government did secret tests on various population centers through out the United States. The US tested small pox, flu strains, and many other biological and germ weapons to determine how it would impact people ... if we were attacked. These tests were conducted without permission on various people from New York, Twin Cities, to San Francesco. Now if a government would do this to their own citizens on the home front, what ... ...

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... do with obtaining and submitting an applicant registration form and the required non-refundable applicant fee. In stage 4 there are a variety of tests that have to be passed involving both aptitude skills and physical abilities. After successful completion of the tests an interview takes place in stage 5, part of it includes a Good Moral Character and Habits questionnaire (GMCH) (Policing...). The final selection ... ...

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... going to change. We need to be realistic, in Thernstrom's own words, "When we lower the standards for African-Americans to get in, we're perpetuating the worst stereotypes." Standardized tests are made for everyone, so how can they be unfair to one gender or race? In 1989 for example, colleges accepted 60 percent of African-American students who scored 1200 ... to 1249 on their SAT, as opposed to 12 percent of white students with equal scores. This proves that statistics are still being used as a "quota." These standardized tests, being an open competitive system, are the best protector...

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... elements are eradicated. The greater good warrants eliminating cultural characteristics that are "outdated and harmful" by promoting less controversial practices. Female circumcision is an integral part of societies that practice it, where patriarchal authority and control of female sexuality and fertility are unspoken traditions. In communities where a person's place in society is determined by lineage traced through fathers, ... questioning circumcision is out of the question. Most girls receive little information about the practice; when talking with one victim it is found she knows ...

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... is concerned, they are not living a true Muslim way. In some areas, the Muslims that are free to practice Islam, they still can't practice it to it's full extent. Besides that, how can they be expected to practice something that they are being forced to practice. In these areas is where there is turmoil between the religion and government. The Muslims are upset because ... honestly. Shariah is not necessarily needed there because there is no use for them since Islam is their religion anyway and they do not need someone telling them how to practice their own religion. This would have to ...

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... been going on for centuries in the African and Arabic communities. This practice is done to keep women "pure" before they are married. In most cases it is done in unsanitary conditions using razor blades, scissors, kitchen knives, and pieces of glass. These ... a woman is pregnant she has to have her stitching loosened because the child could crush its skull in the damage birth canal. The government has no way of monitoring this practice, even though it is outlawed in many places. Many women are unwilling to stop this custom because they feel it is tradition. Most of them are unaware o...

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... power. A utopian society can solve the craving for a good life by everyone, making living a comfortable and fair for all. Robert Owen was an author who tried to put utopia into practice during Britain's times of "depression". In his book he wrote "LAW 1. Everyone shall be equally provided, through life, with the best of everything for human nature, by public arrangements; which ... is to share equally among everyone and to create a friendly and safe society where everyone is happy. It sounds like a great idea, however it is very hard to keep in practice. A few years after Robert Owen ha...

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