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Bnsf Worker Reaches $2.3 Million Settlement in St. Louis City Circuit Court
Wiese, Kelly “BNSF worker reaches $2.3 million settlement in St. Louis City Circuit Court,” Missouri Lawyers Weekly, April 21, 2008 This article is simply about the settlement of an injured railroad worker who suited the railroad company of St. Louis that didn’t provide enough safety and led to his injuries. In August 2005, the worker, while Caney was operating a train, the train suddenly ran over rough track because of a slope failure during the
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Aristotle’s View on the Polis
Aristotle is known for his ideas and beliefs in Nichomachean Ethics. Aristotle sates the individual should be thought of and taking care of first. If we are to take care of the few individuals, then the whole society should be taking care of. Aristotle uses politics and ethics together to explain the good life. People generally disagree as to the nature and conditions of happiness. Some people believe that happiness is wealth, honor, pleasure, or
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Master Planned Cities
Smart Growth Smart growth is the alterative planning principle to "Urban Sprawl," development that is economically viable and preserves the environment. Planning that is comprehensive integrated and regional, public, private, and non profit sectors work together. Certainly and predictability in the development process, infrastructure is maintained and enhance to serve the community. Redevelopment of housing, Brownfield sites and obsolete building recognizes the importance of urban centers. The main principles of "Smart Growth"; mix land uses,
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Sculpture of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
Sculpture of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt Written by: Unregistered Introduction Egypt is situated in the north-eastern corner of the African continent. It is composed of two very different regions--Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Lower Egypt--the Black Land as it was also called by the ancient Egyptians--with its fertile soil strip along the Nile River makes up the northern part of the country. The Red Land--the Upper Egypt--is a desertous southern part with the
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Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Hebrews
October 10th, 1994 Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Hebrews Their development from the 3rd millennium to 2nd C.E. When the canonization of the Hebrew Holy ("TaNaKh") took place. Frank Mancini irg@ix.netcom.com MESOPOTAMIA Mesopotamia was the land of four primary civilizations: the Sumerian, the Akkadians, the Babylonian and the Assyrians. The Hebrews, like the Akkadians, belong to a group of people known as Semites and from there we can see the influence of Mesopotamian culture in some
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Ancient Greek Science and Astronomy
The Ancient Greek culture has had such an impact on the world that no matter where you look you're sure to find something Greek about it. Out of all the areas that the Greek culture is famous for there are two that tend to exert themselves into our own culture even today. That would be their Science and Astronomy fields. If one were to look up in a library books about ancient Greek science and
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Architectural Planning in Cities
Choosing to be an architect is what I have dreamed of doing all my life. But when I chose my class schedule for this semester, I thought about other fields of study that relate to architecture. I found CRP 270: Forces Shaping the Metropolitan Environment. When looking at this class, it made me think of how it relates to architecture. For a city to grow, it needs buildings. This consists of commercial office buildings, residential
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Differences Between Aristotle's Rhetoric and Ancient Chinese Rhetoric
Differences between AristotleЎЇs Rhetoric and Ancient Chinese Rhetoric Theories develop and evolve in particular cultural contexts. When I finish reading AristotleЎЇs Rhetoric, I began to think about the rhetoric in ancient China. Since I grew up in a typical eastern culture, according to my understanding towards both cultures, there are similarities and differences existing between AristotleЎЇs rhetoric and ancient Chinese rhetoric. IЎЇll give a general analysis of those differences in terms of morphology of theory,
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Christian Views in a Good Man Is Hard to Find
Christian Views in A Good Man is Hard to Find Flannery O’Connor wrote thirty short stories and two novels in her short thirty-nine year life. They all have one thing in common; they all have huge Christian influence. In every one of her works, she used her faith as a Roman Catholic to dictate her plots and characters. This is relevant to her short story A Good Man is hard to Find, this story
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A View on Censorship in Music and the Government
The censorship of music and other forms of entertainment by the government have long been the topic of discussion among social and political circles. Some forms of censorship such as warning labels for parents can be helpful. However the censorship of music is just not right, and the government has no right to do so. All too often the government gets this self righteous feeling and thinks that it has the right to control what
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My Point of View on Cloning
My Point of View on Cloning While cloning animal attempts have been successful to a certain point, human clones raises a lot more concerns on respecting these clones, the health, insurance coverage, etc. On another note, why do human want clones? Some people want to bring back their dead relatives, some people, as "The Island" suggested, would like a clone to act as their healthy backup. But even though clones may physically look alike, the
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Development of the Heliocentric World View
The Scientific Revolution in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe included the development of the heliocentric theory. The Geocentric world ivew wash what many people believed and used before the development of the heliocentric world view by Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. The first scientist to come up with the idea of a heliocentric world view was a Polish astronomer known as Copernicus. He figured from astronomers' observations that eh the Ptolemaic, or geocentric world
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Problem Solvers for an Inner City Education
It’s hard to believe that in this current age, one of the wealthiest nations in the whole world lacks the ability to properly give all of its youth a worthwhile education. Although almost every child goes through the same grade levels, many children, especially those from run down urban areas, do not receive a quality education. America has the greatest amount of knowledge at its fingertips that it has ever seen due to technological
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Ancient Greeks
Today's western ideas, institutions, and values were mainly created by the Ancient Greeks. The western culture has been influenced by the Ancient Greeks in many ways. The westerners learned the concept of hominocentrism, sea trade and sea power; raise livestock, democracy and creation of the Olympics from the Ancient Greeks. The concept of hominocentrism, saw human beings at the center of the universe, was created by the Ancient Greeks. Even though today we don't use
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Media’s Views on Women
In the twenty-first century women have become one of the most targeted groups in advertising. Women’s magazines, often referred to as the “glossy bible” are infested with ads trying to sell women their product or idea. On average, when flipping through a magazine a woman or girl would see ads for cosmetic surgery, makeup, wedding dresses, perfume, diets, home cleaning products, jewelry and the list goes on. Women are also affected by the flawless, airbrushed
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A Tale of Two Cities General Overview
Background Charles Dickens, disputably the best author of the Victorian era, was born in Landport Hampshire on Feb. 7, 1812, the second of seven children. His father, a financially irresponsible pay clerk for the navy, landed himself and all his family but his second born in debtors prison in 1824, upon which Charles was forced to spend his early years working in a factory in London to support his family. He earned a meager
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Chiristopher Columbus Journey in a Rat’s View
Columbus’s fleet, which consists of the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, is sailing to the Indies westward. I, Pedro the rat, am aboard the Santa Maria. We have been sailing for thirty-five days. Most of the Santa Maria’s crew had tied themselves to anything to secure them while trying to catch a few hours of sleep. Juan and Juanita are sleeping in the grain storage area. They have been seasick during the first
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Women’s Roles in Ancient Greece and Rome
Women’s Roles in Ancient Greece and Rome Women have played important roles throughout history. They have been responsible for the rise and fall of nations, sustaining families, and have been the focal point of worship in ancient religions. Moving forward in history, women’s roles have continually changed. Their status as matriarchs changed as the more advanced ancient civilizations rose. The patriarchal societies of ancient Greece and Rome viewed women differently from some societies of past
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The City Life
THE CITY LIFE Living in a large city certainly has its advantages and disadvantages. Some of the key advantages of living in the city are the number of jobs available, the commute to those available jobs, the hot spots, popular malls, and the convenience of public transportation. There are a number of entertaining venues in the city such as the state’s baseball and/or football stadium, arenas, theaters, and don’t forget that most entertainers perform at
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In Kipling’s View What Was the "the White Man’s Burden?"
"The White Man's Burden" was written at an important time in the debate about imperialism in the United States. It was written in February of 1899, on February 4th the Philippine-American War began and on February 6th the U.S. Senate signed the Treaty of Paris that officially ended the Spanish-American War and gave the United States Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. It also gave the U.S. control over Cuba. Kipling's approach to imperialism shaped
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Ancient Egypt
Many current beliefs and ideals, as well as much of mans knowledge, had It's origin in Egypt. The ancient Egyptians developed the world's first national government. Their religion was one of the first to emphasize a life after death. They produced an expressive art and literature. The Egyptians introduced stone architecture and made the first convenient writing material, papyrus. They developed a 365-day year and set up the basic methods of geometry and surgery. The
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Buddhist View on Abortion
It is quite clear from a variety of sources that abortion has been severely disapproved of in the Buddhist tradition. It is also equally clear that abortion has been tolerated in Buddhist Japan and accommodated under exceptional circumstances by some modern Buddhists in the U.S. The situation is similar to that of Roman Catholicism, where abortion, though disapproved of in the strongest terms by Church authorities, is still practiced by a large number of devoted
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City of Boston
The City of Boston Boston is the capital and largest city of Massachusetts. It was established in 1630 by John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Company. No city in the United States is as blessed as Boston when it comes to historical sites. All of the sites that I will describe to you are a part of the Freedom Trail. Anyone interested in traveling to Boston for the first time should check out the Freedom
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African-American Vs Caucasian Views on Physical Image
Kim Jalm African-American vs Caucasian Views on Physical Image The days of male domination are over; women are now becoming a strong majority in the United States of America. Women of all ethnicities are becoming active members of the political, the business, the medical, and the architectural world. Women are claiming the executive positions in companies, but there is still a demon that haunts a majority of women: self and physical image. This essay is
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Why Is Personal Identity Important in Locke’s View?
In his essay Of Identity and Diversity, Locke talks about the importance of personal identity. The title of his essay gives an idea of his view. Identity, according to Locke, is the memory and self consciousness, and diversity is the faculty to transfer memories across bodies and souls. In order to make his point more understandable, Locke defines man and person. Locke identifies a man as an animal of a certain form and a person
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