Essays Tagged: "one million"

Crime In the United States

ercent, while the rate of violent crimes dropped 4 percent. In the eight U.S. cities with more than one million population, the decrease in the number of violent crimes was 8 percent. In the 64 larges ... Avoid shortcuts. Walk where there is plenty of light and traffic. Never walk alone at night unless absolutely necessary. Report any suspicious activity or misconduct to the ...

(4 pages) 174 1 3.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The Byzantine Empire

y far the largest and richest city in Christendom during the Middle Ages with a population of about one million people. (Encarta)Constantine the Great had established a criterion for the empire to fol ... ny of the church, the leaders and the teachers of the empire. Constantine created a successful new monetary system based on the gold solidus, or nomisma which lasted well into the middle of the 11th c ...

(5 pages) 320 1 4.2 May/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Crime In the United States

ercent, while the rate of violent crimes dropped 4 percent. In the eight U.S. cities with more than one million population, the decrease in the number of violent crimes was 8 percent. In the 64 larges ... of people.When walking:Avoid shortcuts.Walk where there is plenty of light and traffic.Never walk alone at night unless absolutely necessary.Report any suspicious activity or misconduct to the Departm ...

(4 pages) 136 0 3.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Condoms in High Schools

can teenagers have had sexual intercourse and face significant sexual health risks. Each year, over one million teenagers become pregnant, one in seven teenagers contract an STD, and one in five hundr ... s think that providing condoms to students will give them an excuse to go out and have sex. That is one of the most ridiculous arguments. The nurse provides band-aids, and kids are not going to cut th ...

(5 pages) 154 0 3.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the paperless office?

1.There are many advantages to having a paperless office. One advantage is that companies are able to greatly reduce the amount of paper that they use. Not on ... office. This is because communication is immediate and does not get lost in a pile of papers on someone's desk. A paperless office can also save the company money. This can be seen in the example of W ... n be seen in the example of Washington Mutual Savings Bank of Seattle. The bank automated more than one-hundred different forms and estimates that they are saving upwards of one million per year.One d ...

(2 pages) 247 0 2.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Causes of the Civil War

In 1861, most of the nation's thirty-one million people lived in peace on farms and in small towns. Later on, they found this peace and t ... rights ended as a struggle over the meaning of freedom in America. It is agreed that this war, was one of the most destructive wars in America's history, but no one could compromise on the one thing ... what caused the Civil war slavery, and the inability to free the slaves in the South is said to be one of the main reasons Americans went to battle. Many of these people even think that without the c ...

(3 pages) 167 0 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Invertebrates. 14 pages. Has an introduction and includes a lot of information about all the subphyla of the phylum invertebrata.

INVERTEBRATESIntroduction:Animalia is the largest of the five kingdom system, with over one million species. It has an extreme variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. It is made up of eukary ... errestrial and reproduce sexually or asexually.Invertebrates are a type of animal that have no backbone. They make up for about 97% of the animal kingdom. Some invertebrates are earthworms, butterflie ... es, spending most of the life cycle as medusae.oAnthozoa ? They live only as polyps and include anemones and corals.Didja Know?.....that the two different forms of Cnidarians, medusa and polyp, result ...

(12 pages) 113 0 2.8 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Corporate Downsizing in America

cent of middle management was eliminated in the United States (Greenberg/Baron 582). In the 1990's, one million managers of American corporations with salaries over $40,000 also lost their jobs (Green ... ailed plan on who will be let go, and who will remain with the company. During this stage, there is one common mistake many companies make: lack of communication. The middle management is usually left ...

(6 pages) 268 0 5.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Corporate downsizing in america

cent of middle management was eliminated in the United States (Greenberg/Baron 582). In the 1990's, one million managers of American corporations with salaries over $40,000 also lost their jobs (Green ... ailed plan on who will be let go, and who will remain with the company. During this stage, there is one common mistake many companies make: lack of communication. The middle management is usually left ...

(6 pages) 121 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Parkinson's Disease...Everything you will ever need to know about Parkinson's Disease.

In the United States about one million people are believed to suffer from Parkinson's disease. About 50,000 new cases are repor ...

(3 pages) 138 1 2.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

"Biggie Smalls" notorious B.I.G.-life story and research on shooting

selling crack on a street corner. He did this on and off for several years to make a living, until one day he discovered "Gangsta Rap" which brought him to quick fame, success, and money. His first a ... Rap" which brought him to quick fame, success, and money. His first album, "Ready to Die" sold over one million copies. Biggie's American dream career and lifestyle, in the end, is what brought him to ...

(3 pages) 73 1 3.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Satire Writing vs. Factual Writing: A Comparison of Brave New World and All Quiet on the Western Front (Contains Bibliography)

mense popularity throughout three generations, and has been printed 27 times in the United States alone. All Quiet on the Western Front is Erich Maria Remarque's most popular novel, selling one millio ... With these two books sharing similar hectic environments portrayed in two very contrasting styles, one must ask whether or not one style better suits the task. It is my opinion that using the model o ...

(6 pages) 104 1 4.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

This paper is about the cause and effect of driving intoxicated. How many deaths are cause especially the lives of teenagers. One drink has an effect on your overall abilities to see and react.

Driving IntoxicatedDriving a vehicle while you are intoxicated from alcohol is one of the most dangerous things you can do. There is a lot of researched evidence that show that pe ... ou also put the other people on the road endanger, as well, as the pedestrians. Last year more then one million people were injured in alcohol related crashes. Alcohol slows down the brain and slows t ... ore a person drinks, the more their ability to make important decisions become impaired. After just one drink, a driver can lose the ability to be able to operate a vehicle. You can and will be arrest ...

(2 pages) 679 1 4.1 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

This Is A Term paper on "Are Air Bags Safe for Cars?" My paragraphs are unified, developed, and coherent. I have not used direct quotations excessively.

nsportation Safety Administration 1).In America it is estimated that air bags have inflated in over one million crashes, saved over 1,700 lives as well as prevented more serious injuries (Air Bag Safe ... ollisions or rollovers, side impact or rear impacts (Air Bag Safety 3). In any particular crash, no one can say whether an air bag should have inflated simply because of the damage to the vehicle or a ...

(6 pages) 306 5 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Contraceptives in Schools:Why should contraceptives be available in schools? More than half American teenagers have had sexual intercourse and face significant sexual health risks.

f of Americans have had sexual intercourse and face significant sexual health risks. Each year over one million teenagers become pregnant, one in seven teenagers contract a sexually transmitted diseas ... school nurse provides band-aids, and kids are not going to cut themselves just because they can get one." That statements says it all. That is exactly how parents should look at this kind of situation ...

(3 pages) 148 3 4.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Cushings Syndrome: The causes, effects, and treatments of the disease.

t usually depends on the cause, but a full recovery happens in most cases. Today research is being done to better help those with a pituitary gland problem.Cushing's syndrome is sometimes called hyper ... cortisolism; it is a relatively rare disease that affects an estimated 10 to 15 people out of every one million in a given year. It is rare in children and usually affects adults aged 20 to 50. It aff ...

(3 pages) 153 3 2.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Emigration: Compare and contrast the treatment of emigration and rural life in "The Country Boy" by John Murphy and "Philadelphia, Here I Come" by Brian Freill.

has been, and still is, a major factor in Ireland. It has been ever since the famine of 1845. Over one million people left Ireland to go to The United States Of America, and Irish people have been le ... he United States Of America, and Irish people have been leaving ever since. It used to be that everyone who left, were leaving due to unemployment or lack of opportunities, but these days, even though ...

(7 pages) 33 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Teen pregnancy with both it's causes and effects.

zine, "If you're sexuallyactive, you know that getting pregnant is a risk." Everyyear approximately one million teen girls get pregnant inthe United States and every year the federal governmentspends ... hest estimate of teen pregnancy and birthsin the western industrialized world (Teen Pregnancy). Onlyone-third of teen mothers receive a high school diploma, andeighty percent of unmarried teen mothers ...

(3 pages) 244 0 4.4 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

China's Culture Revolution.

China's Culture Revolution, which takes place from May 1966 to October 1976, is one of the most turbulent times in Chinese history. The consequence and damage of this event is so l ... history. The consequence and damage of this event is so large, it is beyond normal calculation. No one can accurately describe exactly what is the impact of the Culture Revolution on China, people ar ... cial figure of the Culture Revolution death is 400,000, but it is widely believed that an estimated one million people was killed during the Culture revolution (Meisner, 354). The Chinese Communist Pa ...

(5 pages) 171 0 4.4 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Is immigration from third world countried jeopardizing American economy and culture?

Currently, the United States accepts over one million legal immigrants every year. The number of illegal immigrants is probably exceeding that ... tion, an ever-growing budget deficit and a rapidly decreasing quality of life. The addition of over one million immigrants to our country every year will only make these problems worse and also more d ... t amount which, assuming it is endowed with an average amount of resources, is necessary to sustain one human being indefinitely. The average American's ecological footprint is about 1.2 acres, an are ...

(3 pages) 151 1 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government