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humiliated by unequal treaties, to a political, economic, and military power parallel to the Western countries. Since the Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean isolated the Japanese Archipelago from rest of the world, only the development of superior naval technology could enable Japan to project power abroad. When Commodore Matthew C. Perry steered steam-powered warships into the Bay of Edo in 1853 and coerced Japan to open the country, Japan was still prohibiting the construction of large ships due…

In the 20th century, Home Economics was a very distinct part in family’s lifestyles. Back then, it was mostly up to the women to do the early home economics work. They canned peaches, sewed, and other regular home economics work. Women back then claimed that it was “A conspiracy to keep women in the kitchen”. Back in those days, it was believed that it was a woman’s place to be in the kitchen. Though this theory was blown out of the water more than half of a century later, major social role…

The Myth of Man-made Global Warming. Global warming is believed to be the main cause for the rising average global temperatures. It has been declared to be one of the biggest problems facing the world for the last four decades. It is no surprise that the idea of man-made global warming is a highly controversial and debated topic. But there is no real evidence that man-made global warming or climate change is a problem. This critical review examines the documentary film “The Great Global Warming…

innovating technology to discovering how life functions, they are all life changing contributions that make the world the way it is. One predominant aspect of today's daily life is technological devices; they can be found from pocket size, personalized gadgets to supercomputers used by governments or big corporations. It is difficult to imagine a world without technology, especially during the 21st century. However, people take for granted the complexity of the development of technology. There…

United States, but there is only a few that specialize in computer engineering. According to the U.S. News and World Report, the best school to get a computer engineering degree is Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is located in Cambridge Massachusetts. It was “Incorporated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 10, 1861” (Office). With 168 acres, it’s home to about 11,301 students. “According to the annual U.S News & World Report rankings, MIT has held the top spot since 1990,…

The most recent challenge comes in the form with the lack of sufficient arable land that would be needed in order to produce enough food for the ever increasing number of humans on Earth. According to the projections published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the number of human beings on Earth is expect to rise above the nine billion mark by 2050. As such, there are those who question if such a projected growth is sustainable and whether there is enough space to cultivate all of…

In "Resort to Fear", published in the book December 13: Terror over Democracy, Chomsky argues that fear has been a powerful weapon that has been used to force a population into compliance by a ruler. He writes to the readers of this book who are interested in the terrorist attacks perpetrated on the country of India. Chomsky relies on historical information to make his argument, and he starts the article with several examples of very turbulent times in our history to keep the reader's…

Scott Rocklage stands as one of the highly successful scientist in the US. He has managed to accomplish so much in his career. Some of these accomplishments are used as an inspiration to the people in the entrepreneurship as well as biochemical research organizations. Currently, Scott Rocklage serves as the managing partner in 5 AM Ventures Company. Scott Rocklage acquired his position in the year 2003 and has done his best in making the institution top during the harsh economic times. Dr.…

contractor to work on an exotic spacecraft at Area 51 and to help reverse engineer it for power production. He easily landed the job because of his extensive knowledge in physics and electronics which he acquired at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology. On Lazar’s first day, he had to sign a “10/10 agreement which expressed that disclosing any of the information presented to him would result in a $10,000 fine and a 10-year imprisonment sentence” (Patton).…

constitution. Pauline Maier in her article Take This or Nothing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, illustrates reason the constitution was ratified…