Essays Tagged: "radios"

"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut

ncements? The great thinkers would not be able to envision new ideas because of the mental handicap radios they had to wear in their ears. Technology would come to a stand still with the gifted not be ...

(2 pages) 209 0 5.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Santiago as a Hemmingway Code Hero in Hemingway's "The Old Man and The Sea"

for some of the modern conveniences others had, he was able to do without them. Other fishermen had radios to pass the time while all Santiago had were his thoughts and sometimes the boy. The old man ...

(3 pages) 105 0 3.8 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

Advertising - What's The Point?

he product. Advertisements are everywhere. In or on magazines, newspapers, televisions, billboards, radios, and even on the sides of busses and cars, advertisements can be found. Advertising is a mode ...

(7 pages) 188 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Problems in airt raffic control and proposed solutions

re were 60-80 aircraft under their control when the power died. All radar screens went dark and all radios went silent. It took 45 minutes to restore radios and bring up a backup radar system. It was ... ge like this could occur. Both controllers and supervisors worked on the assumption their radar and radios would come back 'any moment now'. The same thought process prevailed at Bay (Oakland) TRACON ...

(17 pages) 286 0 4.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Brief History Of Electricity.

ld. The knowledge learned in the past about electricity enabled such things as engines, telephones, radios, computers, and much, much more.As early as 600 B.C., the Greeks were already studying electr ...

(3 pages) 108 1 4.1 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays

The Pros & Cons of Media.

Media envelops our homes, our culture and our world. Books, newspaper, magazines, radios, television, movies and computers are examples of media, which have encompassed us throughout ...

(2 pages) 12135 2 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Expository Writing 11th grade (describe event changed your life): Christmas

y head for the upcoming holidays. I was December 19, 2001, and these songs from television shows to radios and even from Christmas shopping music at stores were played over and over again until I was ...

(14 pages) 89 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

RADIO WAVES IN THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

c spectrum. These waves can range from as long as one football pitch to as small as a football. All radios today, however, use continuous sine waves to transmit information (audio, video and data). Th ... now. These vary from radio broadcasts, TV transmissions and other things such as emergency service radios, the list is endless.Common frequency bands include the following:AM radio - 535 kilohertz to ...

(3 pages) 78 1 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH--THE CAUSES OF THE GREAT CRASH

ted to the collapse of the economy are examined.*1921-29 The US was prosperous. We had cars, roads, radios, flight, and modern construction had begun.*The income was unequally distributed*Worker outpu ...

(2 pages) 42 0 2.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

How does W.W.Jacobs create mystery and excitement in "The Monkey's Paw?"

In the nineteenth century there was no sort of entertainment e.g. television, game consoles, radios etc.People Read a lot of books they loved books that were about mystery and suspence.This was ...

(2 pages) 23 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An essay on the Radio in the 1920's

kly overwhelmed by the demand of the American consumers. Between 1923 and 1930, 60% of American had radios. As radio sales went up, so did the number of broadcasting stations, and by 1922, 600 radio s ...

(2 pages) 76 1 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

How does W.W.Jacobs create mystery and excitement in "The Monkey's Paw?"

In the nineteenth century there was no sort of entertainment e.g. television, game consoles, radios etc.People Read a lot of books they loved books that were about mystery and suspence.This was ...

(2 pages) 21 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Death of a Salesman

zed the fabricated sense of importance people place on their material possessions, their cars, TVs, radios, and such. The tragedy and truth of the play "Death of a Salesman" makes this a great America ...

(2 pages) 46 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Advertising Alcohol and Tobacco

st a warning on the packages of their cigarette products. In 1970, a ban was put on televisions and radios that said they could not advertise cigarettes. In the late 90s, Formula One, a glamorous and ... ct advertising of tobacco to try to stop underage smoking. Even with the advertising on television, radios, and billboards restrictions, smoking among young adults (under the age of 18), still is a pr ...

(5 pages) 267 0 4.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

The 1920's

for necessity but now they were also for pleasure. Things like the mass production of automobiles, radios made them affordable to the average American. Women drastically changed the way that they dre ...

(3 pages) 46 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Leo Fender

und age 13 after he watched his uncle build a radio from parts. Leo began dismantling and repairing radios as a hobby. He repaired radios in his shop at home for fellow students. Leo graduated from Fu ...

(2 pages) 27 0 4.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

In a technology dominated world, simple pleasures for children are lost. Comment.

ical advancements. In some cases, the answer is yes. Certainly, people can handle TV, computers and radios fairly well. However, some technology would be way too advanced for us, such as a mind-readin ...

(2 pages) 57 2 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Canada's Economic Condition in the 1930's

s was also a time to own and pay later. Many bought luxuries, cars and new equipment. Many also had radios and enjoyed the shows. This was also a time to profit from the stock market, but it will not ...

(3 pages) 13 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Orson Welles And The War of the Worlds

the impact was heard as far north as Elizabeth."At the time, an estimated 38 million families owned radios. Nearly twelve million people were tuned into the live broadcast, and of them, over one milli ...

(9 pages) 41 0 4.5 Feb/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Mass Medai and SOcial Change

of communication being smoke signals to the bell ringers notifying and announcing news, and now to radios and television sets which relay information all around the globe.Theoretical Approaches to Ma ... f our leisure time is spent watching television as well as exposure to other types of media such as radios, newspapers etc. A great worry for parents is whether their children are more likely to show ...

(9 pages) 232 0 4.7 Aug/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays