up to as a hero. It takes a special quality and person for others to know they can look up to and follow without worrying about being lead astray. The modern day hero I have chosen is someone who not only is willing to lay his life down for another‚ but also is willing to fight for everyone ’s freedom. James A. Miller Jr. is that modern day hero; he is a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corp. For the last year‚ he has been overseas fighting for not only the lives of all Americans
Premium United States Marine Corps Holy Grail King Arthur
bike instead of a car‚ vising a post office instead of sending an e-mail‚ all these things may or may not be more convenient‚ but they are a better alternative because it involves doing things physically. Being active means just a little more then the click of the mouse. Everyone loves the Internet. Suddenly everything just becomes so fast and easy. But easy does not necessarily mean better. Although being active enough is a major concern when it comes to modern technology‚ there are more things
Premium Technology
our everyday lives. In fact‚ we can’t live without electrical appliances that we call our necessities. Modern gadgets like television and computer provides various advantages‚ such as greater access to information and more compelling presentation of that information. The proliferation of these gadgets can influence lives in both positive and negative aspects. There are many advantages of modern gadgets such as:- 1. They provide a faster way to search for information (via Internet) and sometimes
Premium Mobile phone Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Increasingly in the world of modern art‚ and especially since the 1970’s‚ there has been a shift towards the aesthetic of slowness. This is particularly in response to the speeding up of the human experience ever since the introduction of modern machines‚ both industrial and digital‚ that cut production and response times in half. Prime examples of these genres of art include open-shutter photography‚ time-lapse photography and mixed media art works. Reigning as an anthology of these works is Lutz
Premium Glacier Time Modern art
Achilles‚ Modern Soldier I was privy to many discussions and arguments that took place behind the backs of the soldiers’ leadership as to why they should do what they were being commanded to do by them. All too often soldiers begin to become complacent when they feel over taxed by their leadership or taken advantage of and become pathos driven when they cannot see the fruits of their labor coming to fruition during war or even peacekeeping missions; especially long deployments such as Iraq‚ Afghanistan
Premium United States Management God
I am going to discuss the modern concept of the atom. I am going to give a brief history of the atomic model including Thomson’s atom‚ Rutherford’s atom‚ Bohr’s atom‚ and Schrödinger’s atom. I am going to include a diagram for each of these models. In 1897 physicist‚ J.J. Thomson‚ shortly after discovering electrons‚ proposed his Plum-Pudding model of the atom. He based this model on the two facts that he knew at the time: 1. atoms contain small negatively charged particles called electrons
Premium Atom Chemistry Chemical element
Privacy in Modern Societies Of all the human rights in the global archive‚ confidentiality and privacy are conceivably the largest problematical human right in this era. Classification of privacy differs commonly by circumstance as well as locality. In countless diverse regions and cultures around the world‚ countries have involved the right and justification of privacy with data or information protection‚ which interprets privacy with reference to managing delicate information. Outside these strict
Premium Human rights
evil nature of man‚ however‚ soon began to misuse the gun-power for destructive purposes. And in sheer disgust we speak ill of science for all those acts of cruelty. Endowed with tremendous power modern science is yoked to the chariots of war. It is bound to annihilate life on earth Modern wars: Modern wars are being fought with scientific weapons like tanks‚ aeroplanes‚ guns‚ bombs‚ missiles and rockets‚ etc. The warriors are simply media for the application of the scientist’s inventions. Ingenious
Premium Science World War II Nuclear weapon
Advantages and disadvantages of modern technology. Technology can be defined as science applied to practical purposes. Nowadays‚ when the rapidness of development and research is so impressive‚ it is easy to think about the advantages of modern technology. Nevertheless some people argue that science can destroy mankind. It is also obvious that we are close on an era where technology is limited only by our imagination. Therefore the most frequently asked question is: Does technology go the right
Premium Internet Science Communication
Advantages of modern agriculture During the latter half of the twentieth century‚ what is known today as modern agriculture was very successful in meeting a growing demand for food by the world’s population. Yields of primary crops such as rice and wheat increased dramatically‚ the price of food declined‚ the rate of increase in crop yields generally kept pace with population growth‚ and the number of people who consistently go hungry was slightly reduced. This boost in food production has been
Premium Agriculture