story written in 1938 “ The Weapon” The author Fredric Brown used the word “idiot” to describe his character‚ Dr.James Graham mentally challenged son. The question up to debate is is the author’s use of the word “idiot” offensive in the text? In the text the author says “He thought‚ only a madman would give a loaded revolver to an idiot”. I looked at the word‚analyze the context and reread it. The etymology of the word shows that around the time Fredric wrote The Weapon the word was used as a medical
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is because assault weapons can be placed in the hand of mentally unstable people. Their children could be in school one day and a school shooting may happen and their child could possibly die. People could be walking around in a store and somebody with an assault weapon could come in and kill a ton of those people. That can all be changed by putting a ban on assault weapons. Assault weapons should be banned in the United States. First‚ while putting this ban on assault weapons imagine about how many
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Question 1. 1. Analyze the history of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)‚ biological weapons‚ chemical weapons‚ and nuclear weapons and the future threat of WMD. Weapons of mass destruction These are weapons which include chemical‚ biological and radio active (nuclear) weapons‚ that have the capability to cause death and have extensive harm and destruction to the humans‚ their structures and the natural environment. The history of WMD would be better
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Chemical and Biological Weapons are Your FriendsAs we go on our daily lives‚ terrorists are buying and developing dangerous and hazardous biological and chemical weapons to obliterate us. They do not care who they harm; their mission is to cause terror‚ to spread chaos‚ to engulf the world in anarchy. They want to know that they are making people terminally ill and sick. They will be enjoying a job well done while your skin is covered with excruciating painful blisters‚ or while you tell your loved
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the ancient times. However‚ the lecturer cast doubts on the writer’s view by using several points. First of all‚ it is said in the passage that the stone balls were being used as a weapon. However‚ the listening argues that there has no cracks and breaking pieces on the stone balls. If the stone balls was used as a weapon‚ there must be some cracks on the balls while they throw them to the targets‚ but it turns out that these balls were well preserved. So the information that the reading provides is
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May more nuclear weapons be better? To give an answer on whether more nuclear weapons would be better we need first to define what is meant with more and what we consider to be better. Does more refer to the quantity of weapons or the spread of them to more countries? And more importantly‚ in what ways is a situation with more nuclear weapons better than a situation without or no further increase to what already exists? Whether one concludes a positive or negative answer to this question the argumentation
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WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION: MEDIA When the media first arose‚ the media were only used to provide communication and information. But‚ development of technology and life conditions affected the media. Today‚ media have a new concept including different purposes like entertainment advertisement. This newness contributed the effects of the media on people. Today‚ in every house parents and children use TV‚ newspaper‚ PC‚ radio‚ so‚ the most important factor affecting people is the media. The media
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE Shed: This shed was set up in Feb. 1976 by Railway Electrification Organization as a part of Tundla – Delhi electrification scheme and was designed to home 50 electric locomotives at an initial cost of 1.5 crore. The prime objective of setting up this shed was to maintain Electric locomotives required for hauling important mail/express trains on Delhi – Howrah section. The initial holding of the shed was 34‚ all of which were WAM4. At present‚ holding has increased to 138
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Chap-3: Assessing Martin Manufacturing’s CASE Current Financial Position Terri Spiro‚ an experienced budget analyst at Martin Manufacturing Company‚ has been charged with assessing the firm’s financial performance during 2006 and its financial position at year-end 2006. To complete this assignment‚ she gathered the firm’s 2006 financial statements (below and on the facing page). In addition‚ Terri obtained the firm’s ratio values for 2004 and 2005‚ along with the 2006 industry average ratios
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Case No.1: In Jay Engineering Works after a three months strike the work had resumed. However on the very first day of resumption of work there was a problem on account of shortage of snacks in the first shift which resulted in a tool down. In the first shift on the day of resumption of work‚ Samosas were served as snacks for breakfast. The normal rule was that each workman should take only two pieces of snacks. However as the Samosas were tasty‚ the workmen started consuming more than two Samosas
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