Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses the notion of the 24-hour period used in the day/night cycle. The writer explains that this cycle began in ancient Egypt, while the sixty divisions of degrees, minutes and seconds is derived from the number system based on sixty (sexagesimal) of the Mesopotamians. The writer examines this approach to dividing the day and night into like segments. Further, the writer looks at ancient peoples' observations about the motion of the sun and discusses how this ultimately results in the system that is used to measure angles today.

From the Paper
"Given its ancient origins, the reason angles are measured in degrees, minutes and seconds today has likewise been forgotten by many modern observers. In fact, the basis for this method was developed almost five thousand years ago in Sumeria based on their use of sundials to track time. In her book, Time's Pendulum: The Quest to Capture Time -- from Sundials to Atomic Clocks, Jo Ellen Barnett reports that the convention of the 24-hour period used in the day/night cycle began in ancient Egypt, while the sixty divisions of degrees, minutes and seconds is derived from the number system based on sixty (sexagesimal) of the Mesopotamians; because the Mesopotamians had not yet invented fractional numbers, they preferred whole numbers which could be divided in several different ways, and the number 60 can be evenly divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30."

Tags:sundial, cycle, division, numbers

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The paper looks at the research by Hammad, Kennedy, Juricevic, and Rajani (2008) that tests four theories concerning what is called the angle illusion, an illusion seen in paintings and drawings because of misperceptions by the observer as he or she tends to translate the angles in three-dimensional objectives drawn into the scene as tending toward 90-degree angels even when they are not and may instead show angles much larger than that. The paper relates that the authors see three major sources for this illusion, the first being the way artists judge visual angles so that the linear size of the object interferes with impressions of its visual angle, the second as different marks interact so that a mark that looks wrong on its own looks right because of perspective in the scene, and distorted impressions created by panoramic projections of the world.

From the Paper
"The research by Hammad, Kennedy, Juricevic, and Rajani (2008) tests four theories concerning what is called the angle illusion, an illusion seen in paintings and drawings because of misperceptions by the observer as he or she tends to translate the angles in three-dimensional objectives drawn into the scene as tending toward 90-degree angels even when they are not and may instead show angels much larger than that. The authors see three major sources for this illusion, the first being the way artists judge visual angles so that the linear size of the object interferes with impressions of its visual angle, the second as different marks interact so that a mark that looks wrong on its own looks right because of perspective..."

Tags:angle, illusion, research

Abstract
Ok, I took this paper to be a postmodern one insofar as it tends to suggest moral gray areas more than any surefire answers. I've tried to argue this case from a variety of angles, and draw a final conclusion as to what the movie actually says about the death penalty - that being that the answer is inconclusive.

From the Paper
Poncelet: A Post Modern Jesus Figure In a time when films like The Green Mile and True Crime deal with the death penalty in an unsatisfying manner, dodging the issue by having sympathetic innocents on death row, it is both refreshing and troubling to see a film like Dead Man Walking which does not split hairs as to the guilt of the convict. This paper will explore the film Dead Man Walking, examining the various statements the film does, or does not, make concerning social issues such as poverty and racism. There will be consideration of Matthew Poncelet, and whether he is presented as a sympathetic character. It will also look at various cinematographic

Tags:death, penalty, debate

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This report reviews several articles from the beginning of the European Antitrust lawsuit against software giant, Microsoft. The paper first reviews articles released before the European Council's guilty verdict was delivered and then reviews a few articles that were dated after the guilty verdict. The paper then compares reporting styles and angles to see if the media stayed consistent. The articles reviewed are appended.

From the Paper
"It is funny, but articles that were released after the guilty verdict implied that the United States and Europe did not see eye to eye with the outcome of the case. This is ironic considering that the United States anti-trust legal team has been consistently attacking the Microsoft for the exact same offenses the company was defending in Europe. "The case reflected a growing feeling among a section of America's ruling elite that the US was in danger of losing out to its economic rivals in Japan and Europe because, in protecting its dominant place in the market for desktop computers, Microsoft was actually retarding the development of new technologies emerging around the Internet." (European antitrust case finds against Microsoft) As it seems Europe is trying to regain control of its own technology opportunities, Americans may get the impression that the media is trying to start a type anti-European sentiment to protect the American advantage of technology sales. In Europe the media suggests breaking up Microsoft and in America they no longer believe that breaking up the company makes sense. Prior to the European ruling, the United States felt that the only way to curb Microsoft from monopolistic business practices was to curb the predatory and illegal practices inherent to the company through break up. Since the European verdict, the American government seems to have taken the approach of sharing as opposed to breakup."

Tags:gates, monopoly, share, proprietary, technology, sun, microsystems, corporation

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This essay uncovers how Peter Ueberroth, head of the L.A. Olympic Organizing Committee transformed the games into a monumental opportunity to stage a spectacular event and raise enough to contribute back to the surrounding community. The paper examines the success of the 1984 Olympics through the persepctive of entrepreuneurial organization.

From the Paper
"Various factors contributed to the success of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC) and much was due to the "infective" personality of Peter Ueberroth. However, as biologist Bertalanffy professed through his systems theory "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts".

"Without digging deeply into the theory itself and the resulting holistic philosophy, "systems theory focuses on not only how the parts are arranged and what they do but also the relations which connect the parts into a whole."

Tags:entrepreneurship, games, leadership, olympics, success, los, angles, l.a., 1984, sport, peter, ueberroth

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The writer describes how the library has an impersonal environment that exudes a feeling of sterility, order and fear. The writer relates that the concept of fear is evident in the anticipation of the patrons dismantling the order or making any noise above a whisper.

Tags:angle, vision, description

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In this paper, the writer explores a new marketing strategy for the Ford Motor Company for the year 2002. The writer plans to market the car as the "All American Car" and focus on the family while bringing in angles of family and social values. The catch phrase being "Ford is America" is used and a marketing strategy is presented.

From the Paper
"But there are regions Ford doesn t appear favorably, especially the developing nations of Central Europe, Africa, or Asia. What people want the world round in a car is the same: a long-term, reliable vehicle at a low price that s fuel efficient with outstanding safety, and stylish. Americans will own several cars in their lifetime. My target in the domestic promotional campaign is to make those automobiles Fords, whether it s their first car, a new car for an expanding family, or a car in for the retirement years. My campaign proposal is designed to strike various sectors of the public. To accomplish that, I am proposing a product identification campaign, using situations or settings that reflect the US domestic market with individuals who appreciate driving Ford motor vehicles. It has to be an all-encompassing spectrum of the societal fabric of America."

Tags:advertising, consumer, market, budget, audience, proposal, promotion, test-drive, media

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There are two views, as with any conflict or issue, on the reasons and reactions of the major players in the Cuban Missile Crisis that took place at the end of October 1962. The crisis pitted two world powers, the United States and the Soviet Union, against each other in what many describe as the closest the world has come to World War III and a nuclear holocaust. This paper examines the background of the crisis from the Cuban/Soviet point of view in depth. Towards the end of the paper, the United States' perspective of the crisis is discussed.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Background
Upheaval in Cuba - the Bay of Pigs
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Beginning of Hostilities
The United States Perspective

From the Paper
"The account from the Cuban point-of-view paints Kennedy as a man obsessed with removing Castro from Cuba. In Robert Kennedy's memoir, he portrays his brother as someone eager to get the missiles out in a peaceful fashion. Kennedy was in favor of the blockade, despite the advice that this was a weak response and that military action was in order. Among those dissenting was Senator J. William Fullbright of Arkansas. Schlesinger points out that the Soviets were no match for the United States, a point made continually from the Cuban point-of-view; however the take of the this fact is spun differently on the American side. If Kennedy had been completely set on ridding Cuba of Castro, he could have used the Soviet deployment to invade and overthrow Castro's regime. Instead the two Kennedy brothers led the fight against invasion in favor of a peaceful solution."

Tags:Fidel, Castro, General, Batista, Eisenhower, Khrushchev

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The following paper examines the isolation of human embryonic stem cells. The author attempts to discover what these cells are and why they are so important. This paper will also take a look at those people that recommend the use of other sources of stem cells for medical reasons.

From the Paper
"This will potentially revolutionize medicine in the next century" (Smith, 1999)1 . The use of stem cells to develop drugs, study human development and provide a limitless supply of customized cells to replace damaged or diseased tissues, without incidence of adverse host reaction has replaced cloning as the perceived future of medical technology. The "Holy Grail" concept revolves around the knowledge that stem cells have the potential develop into any of the body's two hundred and twenty different types of specialized cells. The therapeutic promise of this is that once a stem cell has been isolated, it may reproduce endlessly in undifferentiated state and then be chemically coaxed to develop into any desired adult cell. Stem cells may eventually be used to produce tissues or entire organs specifically designed for their intended recipient. Cellular repair treatments for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases as well as many forms of paralysis, previously irreversible autoimmune conditions, are the most exciting channel for this field of research. The potential uses of these unrestricted cells could even go as far as the generation of massive amounts of human cells (e.g. heart cells) which could be used to screen dozens of potential drugs and pick out the most promising few, without harm to human or animal life."

Tags:medicine, century, drugs, study, human, development, customized, genetics

Abstract
This paper is about the Nat Turner's slave rebellion, known as the only successful such revolution. It deals extensively with William Styron's novel, "Confessions of Nat Turner," comparing it to the primary source written by Thomas Gray, of the same name. It also discusses numerous newspaper accounts of the event, analyzing the evolving story, and the different biases in reporting. The paper examines critiques of Styron's novel, "Ten Black Writers respond...", and Styron's defenses. Finally, the paper compares Turner's role as a villain to that of modern-day "villains."

From the Paper
"The Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary defines the word history as a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events . It is often in this explanation that historians will differ. When all presented with similar primary sources, each must chose their own way to understand and explain the unrecorded reasons behind certain actions. Occasionally these explanations will be based on one s own biases or agendas. Often primary sources themselves, though externally objective, may attempt to influence their readers toward a specific point of view. Similar disputes frequently recur over time, when similar historical situations occur. How one understands Nat Turner and his role in the Southampton slave revolt occurring in 1831, given its connections to such sensitive topics as race and religion, may largely be based on such predispositions. Additionally, cases like that of Turner seem to take place during each generation, leading to similar recurring disputes."

Tags:abolitionist, bias, black, garrison, negro, revolution, slave, turner