Essays Tagged: "mile radius"

Greatest Technology of the 20th Century. (I chose the atom)

. The atomic bomb could be deployed from a single plane, and annihilated everything within a twelve mile radius. This large area of destruction meant that one shot could kill hundreds of thousands of ...

(2 pages) 57 0 4.6 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

KMart Case Study: SWOT, strategic decisions.

the discount retail industry. The Kmart in my town, with a population of over 150,000 within a 209 mile radius, closed in 2002 which was a direct relation to the bankruptcy filed January 22, 2002. Th ...

(2 pages) 226 1 3.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Take the book 'A Civil Action' by Jonathan Harr and outline this case. Discuss the problem of people whose health is affected by toxic industrial pollution in obtaining compensation under civil law.

small town called Woburn, Massachusetts. The parents of these children, who all lived within a half mile radius of each other, suspected that the leukemia was a direct result of drinking contaminated ...

(11 pages) 45 0 4.3 Sep/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Anatomy of Palmdale, Lancaster California Rise in Crime Rate (Antelope Valley)

home because you don’t know if it is safe? Do you know if there are any sex offenders within a mile of your home? My answer to all of the above questions is “yes.” I check my doors at n ... a street a couple of streets down from mine. I also know how many sex offenders there are in a one mile radius from my house because I have check on Meghan’s Law. The total number of sex offende ...

(6 pages) 25 0 4.0 May/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

American Dating

ul than the Shakespearean ideal of falling in love with every organism with ovaries within a twenty mile radius. However, once the lust aspect is satisfied, stage two commences. This phase prompts the ...

(2 pages) 1192 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Satellite Radio, review of the various satellite radio providers in the world.

atellite radio services worldwide. Satellite radio makes it possible for people to have over 22,000 miles of coverage compared to most radio signals, which usually covers about a 40-mile radius. This ... s fails. The two satellites are placed in parallel on the geostationary earth orbit at about 22,223 miles above the earth at fixed locations on the eastern and western coasts of the US. The first sate ...

(5 pages) 37 0 4.0 Jul/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Business Plan

with parents and staff members.Building Blocks Childcare Center will focus and market within a ten-mile radius of the center. With three elementary schools close by the center expects to reach a reas ... time or may need childcare on a drop off basis. The targeted audience will also live within a five mile radius of the daycare and attend one of the four elementary schools that are close by.The child ...

(27 pages) 293 1 4.5 Aug/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The old man and the sea-change

re is a meal ready to eat in the presence of the boy when there isn't a freshly caught fish in a 10 mile radius of the dilapidated shack. It's hard to accept that the fishing glories from the past are ...

(3 pages) 2853 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Nuclear Meltdown

steel lid, killing thirty people instantly and causing seriously high radiation levels in a twenty mile radius forcing over one hundred thousand people to evacuate.Steam pockets in the RBMK reactor c ...

(2 pages) 1322 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Treatment Of Italian Americans During WwII

they were enemy aliens at all times. Furthermore they were not permited to travel more then a five mile radius from there homes, and if they wanted to travel farther they would have to apply for a tr ...

(3 pages) 1515 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Changing Moments

ock. We stuck out like a sore thumb. We were the only blonde-haired blue-eyed people in about 1,000 mile radius. We left that area in the morning, and offto the hills we went. Along the roadside in th ...

(1 pages) 1084 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Alcatraz: History Of Escape Attempts

az's location, western California, San Francisco Bay, near San Francisco. There is a one and a half mile radius of water surrounding the Alcatraz Island("Alcatraz" 1). This was a main key in making it ... Morris and the Anglin Brothers. The life vest was found at Conkhite Beach, three and three quarter miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge. No other items were ever found and they announced they three m ...

(4 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Comorbidity Between Reading Disability and ADHD

h Center and included 314 twins between 8 and 16 years of age from 27 school districts within a 150 mile radius of the Denver/Boulder area. If one twin showed signs of learning difficulties, both were ...

(5 pages) 25 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Race and my Community of Capon Springs, West Virginia

ere you live. In this quaint area, the nearest big city is Winchester, Virginia and is more than 30 miles and as for big cities in this part of West Virginia, to be honest, there are none. A few small ... ities in this part of West Virginia, to be honest, there are none. A few small towns within a 10-35 mile radius contain the basics such as gas, groceries, doctors, and drug stores. This community is v ...

(6 pages) 18 1 3.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Employee Safety

e Family and Medical Leave Act applies to employers with 50 or more employees that work within a 75 mile radius. "Eligible employees must have been with the company for one year and for at least 1,250 ...

(4 pages) 67 0 5.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The Hajj: A Leap In the Faith of Religion

ut what portion of those individuals do you believe would be willing to travel possibly hundreds of miles while risking their health and lives in order to pledge their faith? For a certain religious a ... Mecca, some two million Muslims perform a series of rituals in the name of Allah within about a ten mile radius of the city (Lang 220). A very unique ritual, the Hajj is unlike any other ritual prefor ...

(6 pages) 10 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam

Employee Safety, Health and Welfare Law

equired to provide FMLA protection to employees are those who employ more than 50 employees in a 75 mile radius (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2007).For an employee to qualify for FMLA he or she mu ...

(3 pages) 194 1 3.7 Jan/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management