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Discovered in 1930, by the American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, Pluto was thought to be the farthest, newest and smallest known planet in our solar system. Pluto, for 75 years would be thought of as the ninth planet in our solar system. It wasn’t until the discovery of Eris in 2005 that astronomers began to question what defines a planet. After the discovery of Eris and other celestial objects such as MakeMake, Pluto along these new discoveries have been defined as dwarf planets. They are…

ed/topic/413817/Council-of-Nicaea First Council of Nicaea. (2014, October 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:14 October 29, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Council_of_Nicaea &oldid=630630129 Henry R. Percival, ed., The Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Undivided Church, their canons and dogmatic decrees, together with the canons of all the local synods which have received ecumenical acceptance, in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers 2nd Series, Vol.…

This paper discusses the process of marketing and implementation of the drug-free workplace policy. The costs of the program and the measurements of success or failure of the program are examined. This paper talks about the leadership roles in successfully implementing the policy. The legal issues and ethical considerations are reviewed. The global dimensions of substance abuse in society is debated against pending legislation that could make a DFWP harder to be successful. The marketing and…

construction of the Madeira-Mamoré railroad. After a series of misfortunes caused by some of the factors inherent to the region such as tropical disease, and poor management, the project was eventually handed over to an American man by the name of Percival Farquhar, who was hoping to move rubber from Bolivia to the Atlantic coast, where it could then be distributed from ports with greater ease (Sherwood). Even after the implementation of measures such as a hospital and some medical structures to…

“There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs” (Martin 270). Jack, one of the boys who is helpless after the crashing of their plane, embraces his inner beast in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies in such a way that it affects his fellow survivors and all of the boys’ resolve to stay true to the humanity they have. Jack, the Devil Figure in this novel, expresses a life lesson about the slope to savagery through his…

Why to Stop Nuclear Weapons Nuclear weapons are very destructive. They cause terrible damage to anything they hit and surrounding area. Although only two have been used in war the threat that more could be used is very possible. Many countries and terrorist groups are trying to get their hands on nuclear materials and weapons so that they can cause harm to other more powerful countries. How the weapon is made, what it is, its effects on the environment, treaties formed, nuclear security, and…

HR professionals “communicate and implement HR strategy, thus helping shape the organizational climate, influencing employees’ attitudes and behaviors, and ultimately affecting occupational health and organizational performance.”(Bowen and Ostroff, 2004) There are numerous HR practices such as “recruitment, promotion, training, wages, labor-capital relationship, employment assurance, security, and welfare,” (Dessler, 2001) and these are used to meet both short and long term priorities, depending…

do not enjoy the same privileges that light-skinned African-Americans do because of colorism. Colorism is the discrimination and or prejudice of one based not strictly on ethnicity but on skin color. In the novel I Am Not Sidney Poitier written by Percival Everett, the main protagonist was a victim of colorism by his girlfriend’s parents. They believed that he was too dark to date their light-skinned daughter. Despite disputing assertions, colorism is a common issue that has had detrimental…

Immigrant Children during Industrial Revolution A small boy barely over seven works in a dank breaker alongside other children of varying ages. Black clouds of coal dust, steam and smoke settle over their tiny faces, turning them coal black. He drops his handkerchief and lets out a gruff cough as breaker dust gets trapped in his throat. Extending his swelled and cracked open fingers, he swoops up the dirty handkerchief, and wipes away a small stream of blood that fell over…

killing each other. When they returned to England the boys had to remember the way they were before, but they had forgotten. One littlun showed that, “One of them came close to the officer and looked up. ‘I’m, I’m-’ But there was no more to come. Percival Wemys Madison sought in his head for an incantation that had faded clean away” (Golding 181). They lost everything that they were and had to rebuild themselves, but they are just young boys with still-developing brains. They could not possibly…