Abstract The writer of this paper give a detailed overview into the technical workings of specific rifles and cannons which were used during various wars in the U.S. between 1776-1918. This paper probes the effectiveness of the rifle and cannon which were driven by new innovations in metallurgy, chemistry and ballistics during the 19th century. Specific weapons and firearms reviewed in this paper include: Breechloading rifles and cannons, flintlock rifle and conoidal bullets.
From the Paper "The flintlock rifle had a slower rate of fire than the musket, but was superior in accuracy and range. The rate of fire was slowed because of the complicated loading process. Each bullet was hammered into the barrel with a mallet, adding gunpowder in a separate action. Nonetheless, it was the dominant weapon in the American Revolution, and the rifle and rifleman became common in Europe as a result."
Tags: firearms, technology, rifles, guns, cannons, war, u.s., history
This paper discusses Lou Cannon's biography of Ronald Reagan, "President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime": Critical review of work on presidency, leadership and character.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, 1994, $ 39.95
From the Paper "This review will discuss Lou Cannon's biography of Ronald Reagan, "President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime". The discussion will examine Cannon's interpretation of Reagan's presidency and character. It will also examine Cannon's interpretation of Reagan's life in view of Cannon's own relationship to Ronald Reagan. The review will also critique the book as a historical study of the Reagan administration.
The Role of a Lifetime is Cannon's third book dealing with the life of Ronald Reagan; the first two dealt in more detail with Reagan's early life and his terms as Governor of California. This book, however, focuses upon Reagan's two terms as President of the United States, including events from his earlier years in order to explain certain facets of Reagan's character."
Abstract This essay discusses Therese Cannon's "Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Legal Assistants". The paper analyses the subject of legal ethics, especially as they apply to paralegals. Overall, we get a good overview of the issue of legal ethics. This is vital, since the roles of paralegals are expanding in the legal service.
Abstract The paper presents an examination of the proper application of statistical tests, the inferences drawn from those tests and the ramifications of the inferences on quality control. The paper discusses how quality control is important for manufacturing companies of any size and can provide explanations to business problems and deviations from standard performance. This paper offers an examination of a fictional scenario at a real manufacturing firm, Cannon Instruments, and incorporates appropriate strategies, techniques and actions taken by the organization to ensure that the company's product is of the highest possible quality. The paper concludes with relevant recommendations to the management of Cannon Instruments.
Outline:
Introduction and Background
The Company
Control Charts
Central Tendency
Levels of Measurement
Discussion and Interpretation
Conclusion
From the Paper "Cannon instruments was founded in 1938 by Dr. Michael R. Cannon. [4] Cannon is especially known for their glass viscometers. The viscometers are hand-blown by trained professionals, tested for quality on the premises, then packaged and shipped to the customers at point of sale. For the singular purpose of discussing the use of inferential statistics, we will be creating a fictional quality control problem for cannon, based upon the process of making and delivering glass viscometers. Since the process involves the manufacture and shipment of glass items, then two common problem areas are defects in manufacturing, and damage as a result of transport."
This paper is based on the events surrounding the explosion of the gun cannon Peacemaker abroad the USS Princeton on February 28, 1844, and its effect on the administration of a President that many consider the worst in American history.
9,000 words (approx. 36 pages), 85 sources, 2000, $ 187.95
Abstract Many people regard John Tyler as one of the worst Presidents in American History. This paper argues that John Tyler first had to face a lack of legitimacy and over come an inter-government conflict between the President and Congress. To over come these factors, Tyler's administration engaged in other activities to get around Congress. These activities were intended to make a last legacy for the John Tyler Presidency.
From the Paper "The three great achievements of the Tyler Administration were going to be the modernization of the United States Navy, the annexation of Texas, and the acquiring of the Oregon Territory from the British,. However all of this came to an end with those killed aboard the USS Princeton."
Tags: ericsson, john, peacemaker, princeton, robert, stockton, upshur, uss
This paper is a serious work that evaluates various aspects of the society in the Danubian principalities during the first half of the 17th century, focusing specifically on both popular and official religious characteristics of the society as well as on
Abstract The paper consists of three chapters, an introductory part and conclusions. The introduction defines the topic, the sources, the method and the structure. As the thesis refers to Franciscans and their reports, the first chapter provides a brief insight into their organization, their reasons for coming to the region, the relationship between them and the local power, and among themselves. The second chapter deals with the local clergy and its everyday life, stressing both its way of following church cannons and the coexistence with the clergy belonging to other religions. The third chapter deals with the society and is divided in two subchapters. The first one concern the society itself, focusing on its patterns of behavior in certain occasions, mentality, customs, ethnicity and education. The second subchapter is dedicated to religion, both the official religion and the popular one, which includes local beliefs mingled with Christian dogma and miracles. The last part consists of the conclusions drawn from the paper, highlighting its outcomes.
From the Paper "Knowledge of the reports written by the Franciscan missionaries is valuable for any historiography of the countries that were comprised within partibus infidelium where the Franciscans were active. Their reports are written in different styles suitable for different approaches, from demographic or culinary history to political history. Naturally, the accounts of the Franciscans proved valuable for Romanian historiography as well. However little use of the new trends was made and they were employed mainly as a source that stressed the political history. Therefore as previous research disregarded the potential of the reports for social history, there is a certain gap in the field."
From the Paper "The purpose of this research is to examine issues and questions associated with black womanist ethics, especially as put forward by Katie G. Cannon. The plan of the research will be to describe the background for Cannon and the outline of ideas contained in her collection of essays on the subject, to provide a brief synthesis of her ethical approach, emphasizing her major contributions to the field of ethics, and then to provide a personal critique of the strengths and weaknesses of Cannon's arguments. This is all based on two major areas: (1) Cannon's own work, and (2) ideas and criticisms of her ideas.
Cannon's view of black womanist ethics can be traced to Alice Walker's definition of the terms womanism and womanist. Walker's definition of womanism contains four areas of concern: outrageous or willful, grown-up behavior by black feminists or .."
Abstract The conduct of warfare underwent many dramatic changes over the course of the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865. In the early years, the battlefield was dynamic, and the armies maneuvered and engaged at will; many units, especially Confederate, fielding smooth-bore muskets and cannon. As these weapons were improved with rifling, their effective killing distance became greater. This paper examines how the most dramatic change in the way warfare was conducted came during the Battle of Petersburg (1864-65). The paper shows how this siege was militarily significant in that it began the trend of the trench warfare that changed the way warfare was conducted during World War I.
From the Paper "This tactic became outdated with the development of improved firearm technology in the mid-19th century. When the American Civil War began in 1861, it was fought with similar weapons and tactics that had been used for many centuries. By the time the war ended in 1865, it was seen as a foreshadowing of World War I?complete with trenches, machine guns, field fortifications, and massive casualties. The Battle of Petersburg near the end of the war with its trenches and static formations, changed the strategies of warfare, as it was radically different that early battles such as the First Battle of Bull Run where maneuver was still possible, and famous charges such as Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, demonstrated the military uselessness of a direct assault on an opposing line."
Tags: Fredericksburg, Cold, Harbor, General, Ulysses, S., Grant
An introduction to the process of homeostasis, a self-regulating process whereby equilibrium is achieved between various organs or segments of an organic system, such as the human body.
Abstract This paper explains the basic process of homeostasis, with a look at the crucial role it plays in the maintenance of the complex sequence of biochemical activities that occur within organisms. The paper also explains the functions of cell membranes in the process of homeostasis, different forms of homeostasis, and what happens when the process is disrupted.
From the Paper "Homeostasis has also been formally defined by many scientists in different ways, perhaps most accurately as the "maintenance of a stable internal environment" whether in a cell or in the organism as a whole (MSNucleus, 2004). Homeostasis is in essence equivalent to a state of equilibrium. Much like balanced scales, homeostasis ensures that too much nor too little exists at any point in time within organisms. When a state of imbalance occurs, the scale tips unfavorably to one side or the other. Homeostasis works via establishment and maintenance of the internal chemical balance of cells, whether they are in a human life form or a botanical one. Homeostasis is crucial to maintenance of the complex sequence of biochemical activities that occur within organisms, traditionally during the process of energy utilization (MSNucleus, 2004)."
Abstract This paper first examines the history of England itself. It then discusses how, in the year 1688, King James II was forcibly removed from power and replaced by William of Orange. James II was a Catholic and determined to reinstate Catholicism in England. It explains that, after the birth of James's son and heir, a party of elder statesmen officially invited William of Orange, a Protestant, to come to England with a conquering army to save the kingdom from the Catholic rule of James II. This was known as the Glorious Revolution. The writer then explains how, by the time of the Glorious Revolution, the English military had progressed from its medieval roots into the modern age. It discusses how the castles and knights of the Middle Ages gave way to muskets and rifles, the seas were controlled by massive ships brimming with heavy cannon, and the feudal society of the nobles? private armies had transformed into a centralized, government-controlled military. It points out that these changes would lay the foundation for future expansion and empire-building on the part of the British.
From the Paper "Though everyone has heard of the Viking invasions, a facile idea is current among modern historians that after 1066 England was in some sense invasion-proof because it was surrounded by sea. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the sea is no safeguard at all to those who are not capable of using it for their own defense. For much of the Middle Ages both French and Scots rulers showed a better appreciation of the tactical and strategic use of naval power than their English counterparts. Far from being invasion-proof, English governments were overthrown as a result of overseas invasion on eight occasions between 1066 and 1500 and faced at least seven other successful landings by major forces."
Abstract This paper first provides a definition of the term "stress" and briefly talks about how stress was first studied and identified. The paper then describes the physical process that takes place in response to stress, looks at the positive and negative aspects of stress, describes its symptoms and effects, and talks about what we can do to reduce the stress in our lives.
From the Paper "Most people when hearing the word "stress" only think of negative things, such as sweaty palms, the heart beating too fast, stomach aches and head pains. However, stress can go hand-in-hand with positive and happy occasions as well. According to Burns, ?to your body, stress is synonymous with change. Anything that causes a change in your life causes stress. It doesn't matter if it is a "good" change, or a "bad" change, they are both a type of stress. When you find your dream apartment and get ready to move, that is stress. If you break your leg, that is stress. Good or bad, if it is a change in your life, it is stress as far as your body is concerned.? "
Abstract This paper explains that, by naming his Chancellor and friend, Thomas Becket, to be Archbishop of Canterbury, King Henry II created the devastating conflict between these men, which affected not only the English monarchy, but also the country of England itself. The author points out that King Henry II's reign can be broken down into three specific events: (1) his endeavors to reconstruct the England of his grandfather, which started his quarrel with Becket; (2) his efforts to develop the legal machinery of his grandfather and create a new foundation for English government, which was soon thwarted by Becket; and (3) his vain attempts to resolve the problems of governing a difficult empire and controlling an unruly family by placing his sons in a position as sub-rulers in the empire.
From the Paper "King Henry II (1154-1189) was obviously one of the most remarkable and tragic figures in English history. A great amount of information is known about him, for he lived and reigned during an age when it was common to observe about the monarchy through oral and written records, especially when a king such as Henry II was popular with contemporary society. However, a good deal of his subjects hated him and his numerous enemies found him too intelligent and overwhelming; those that were close to him, such as Thomas Becket, feared his occasional outbursts of great anger and were often exasperated by his unpredictable reactions to certain situations within his realm and his family."
Abstract This paper examines the life and writings of Jack London, born in San Francisco in 1876. It discusses his contributions to literary cannon and the major happenings during his life. Some of his works discussed include "Son of the Wolf" and "Call of the Wild".
From the Paper "Jack wrote of the Polynesian people and culture of the islands, breaking the curse and popularizing Hawaii as a beautiful and pristine landscape with many natural phenomena. This untitled writing, which Jack published in many newspapers and tourist booklets proved to dispel the leprosy theory and catapulted Hawaii as a major tourist attraction."
Abstract The paper looks at the causes of Europe's rise to world predominance from the 15th to the 19th centuries. The paper explains how sailing ships (galleons) armed with guns provided the technological component, while the political divisions of Europe prevented the formation of a "gunpowder empire" that might have slowed or reversed technical developments.
From the Paper "In several civilizations across Europe and Africa the world stood on a roughly equal footing in terms of their ability to influence or threaten one another. Civilizations in the New World lacked techniques such as iron making, known in the Old World but were isolated and not threatened by it. Shortly before, however, one civilization in Europe began to make forcible contact with others around the world, exploiting recently developed advances in the technologies of transport and warfare."
Abstract In this article, the writer looks at a quote from the Bible, ensuring life to all people regardless of race, sexual orientation or gender. The writer then express her doubt about wheter it it is really as simple as interjecting a unisex pronoun into the Bible in order to diminish the misogynistic undertones. The writer discusses whether women are really seen as equal with the same status and opportunity as men and whether this new age of ideals of Simone de Beauvoir and Virginia Woolf promoting equality for women, stand up to the teachings of the Bible that seemingly contradict them. The writer notes that feminist theorists such as de Beauvoir and Woolf address this problem of men having power over women and the consented ownership that seems to stem from the interpretation of the Bible. The writer maintains that the feminist theory, devoted to breaking the literary cannon, illuminating the problems of being imprisoned within themselves, seem not to stand a chance against the word of God and the morals it imposes.
From the Paper "Reading the Bible from a feminist point of view does impose many biases towards the ideas in the Bible. Is it fair to say that because man was made in the image of God he is more worthy, or even that Bible suggests this? Solely based on a difference of interpretation, this can lead to problems and accepted oppression of women. Not only are these ideas found in the Bible, but in all religious texts and beliefs. The belief that men are more like God then women helps to assert the power they have and a divine right to have a God-like rule over women. Sadly, this is what media can do to people and shows how important these texts are and the power they have to poison the mindset of a modern day society. It is difficult to think that we have not moved that much further from the time of Simone de Beauvoir and Virginia Woolf, but the effects that religion has had leave many women not only accepting, but willing to take on the role of subservient, obedient wife. The imposition of these roles that forced many women into silence and seem to date back to the Bible, only strengthen the gap between the sexes because now, men do not want to take the role, but they have to in order to fulfill what the Bible has told them they have to be. How seriously we take the media in our lives, especially as something as controversial as religion, shape how we see each other and the parts we play and any deviation from them results in a need for punishment."
