"Bill McKibben" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 8 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Anti-Epal Bill

    • 259 Words
    • 2 Pages

    ANTI-EPAL BILL It has become almost standard practice: politicians plastering their names and faces on projects funded by taxpayers. To counter this self-praise‚ Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago filed a bill‚ now commonly referred to as “Anti-Epal Bill‚” prohibiting public officials to affix their name or image to any signage on a proposed or ongoing public works project. In the explanatory note of Senate Bill No. 1967‚ formally known as the “Anti-Signage of Public Works Act‚” Santiago said

    Premium Political corruption Miriam Defensor Santiago Bill Clinton

    • 259 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Kill Bill Thesis

    • 1001 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Revenge fuels the engine that drives “The Bride” in Quentin Tarantino’s ultra violent thriller‚ Kill Bill. In this critically acclaimed film‚ a clouded focal point steers the leading lady down a murderous path to avenge the attack of her wedding party. Her hit list is occupied by a group of people known as the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad‚ and specifically aims to kill her ex lover‚ Bill – the mastermind behind it all. Tarantino uses a combination of surrealism and extreme violence in this film

    Premium Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction English-language films

    • 1001 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Brady Bill Outline

    • 4292 Words
    • 18 Pages

    The Brady Bill Introduction The legislative process in the United States Congress shows us an interesting drama in which a bill becomes a law through compromises made by diverse and sometimes conflicting interests in this country. There have been many controversial bills passed by Congress‚ but among all‚ I have taken a particular interest in the passage of the Brady bill. When the Brady debate was in full swing in Congress about three years ago‚ I was still back in my country‚ Japan‚ where the

    Premium Firearm United States United States Congress

    • 4292 Words
    • 18 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Bill of Quantities Bo

    • 2146 Words
    • 7 Pages

    A bill of quantities (BOQ) is an itemized list of materials‚ parts‚ and labor (with their costs) required to construct‚ maintain‚ or repair a specific structure. It is a document used in tendering in the construction industry in which materials‚ parts‚ and labor (and their costs) are itemized. It also (ideally) details the terms and conditions of the construction or repair contract and itemizes all work to enable a contractor to price the work for which he or she is bidding. The term Bills of Quantities

    Premium Measurement Units of measurement Construction

    • 2146 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Leadership of Bill Gates

    • 3964 Words
    • 16 Pages

    | Leadership | | Leadership of Bill Gates | Group 11 July 30‚ 2012 North South University Summer 2012 MGT321 Section: 12 Report Prepared for: Mohammad MujibulHoque (MJB) TOPIC – Leadership of Bill Gates Prepared by: Group 11 TEAM PROFILE Information | Signature | Rafat Mahmud 103 0093 530Email: rafat.m.alvee@gmail.comContract no: +8801737165879 | | Arjumand Ara Shabnam 113 0032 530Email: arjumand.shabnam@gmail.comContract

    Premium Bill Gates Leadership Microsoft

    • 3964 Words
    • 16 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Bill Clinton's DADT

    • 1617 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Diana Sanchez Presidential Debate Something is better than nothing; this was evidently ex-President Clinton’s attitude when he drafted the “Don’t ask‚ Don’t tell policy”‚ commonly known as DADT.  DADT allowed gays to serve in the military as long as they were not open about their sexual orientations.  This policy proved to be a quick fix that solely masked an inherently discriminatory law. Gays were still not allowed to serve openly. President Clinton ideally hoped for gays to be able to

    Premium Homosexuality Barack Obama Bill Clinton

    • 1617 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    fatherhood by bill cosby

    • 580 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Fatherhood by Bill Cosby “The answer‚ of course‚ is that no matter how hopeless or copeless a father may be‚ his role is simply to be there‚ sharing all the chores with his wife. Let her have the babies; but after that‚ try to share every job around. Any man today who returns from work‚ sinks into a chair‚ and calls for his pipe is a man with an appetite for danger. […] If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated‚ let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in

    Premium Parent Mother Marriage

    • 580 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Bill Gates Is a Hero

    • 520 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Bill Gates is a hero that has a great impact on the world‚ he is a hero because he created useful technology. He started his own company‚ Microsoft‚ from scratch. Heroes have specific characteristics to fulfill their requirements. Heroes are often clever‚ promptitude‚ brave‚ and not afraid of taking risks. Promptitude is to be mentally quick and act in tough situations. Cleaver is how to know to act in very tough situation quickly as possible. Bravery is to take risks and not to be afraid of

    Premium Computer program Computer Computer software

    • 520 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Kill Bill 2

    • 1649 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Volume II uses unique editing techniques to stimulate the viewer both visually and emotionally. Editor Sally Menke uses various aesthetic elements from black and white to reflect the mood‚ to close-ups matched perfectly with sound to further the opening scene. Thanks to fluid editing‚ the action and tone hit the audience just hard enough. It is clear that each shot of the scene had the next shot in mind. The opening scene fades in to a black and white overhead

    Premium Film techniques Film editing

    • 1649 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Bill Clinton's Presidency

    • 801 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Bill Clinton’s Presidency Bill Clinton was a successful and effective president during his two terms in office. He had many effective policies‚ foreign relationships‚ and domestic relationships. He revived the economy that was destroyed from the past. He handed over the country to another president in the best economy that the U.S. has ever seen. At the end of Clinton’s presidency he created 22 million jobs‚ the most by any president in the United States (“Bill Clinton”). The homeownership rate

    Premium Bill Clinton President of the United States Democratic Party

    • 801 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Better Essays
Page 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 50