... of the Potomac. History would later note that this was the first major conflict of the American Civil War. The battle was unique in many respects. It came complete with spectators who carried picnic style lunches to enjoy while watching the fight. Soldiers of the Union Army wore uniforms of blue, gray and even red, but so did Confederates who were fighting for General Beauregard. To add to the confusion, both sides had flags that strongly resembled one another. Neither army could, at a distance, distinguish the Red, White and Blue of the Union's Stars and Stripes from the Confederacy's Stars and Bars (which had been patterned after the flag of the original thi ...

... violence causes children to be violent and the effects can be life long. Much research has gone into showing why children are so mesmerized by this big glowing box and the action that takes place within it. Research shows that it is definitely a major source of violent behavior in children. The research proves time and time again that aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand. The television violence can cause actual violence in a number of ways. After viewing television violence the world becomes flat in comparison. The child needs to create violence to keep himself satisfied. Also the children find the violent characters on television fun to imit ...

... more term that will be helpful in the understanding of this paper and that is full inclusion. Full inclusion means that all students, no matter what their handicap, will be in a "regular"classroom full time.( Education Resources...) The general difference between main streaming and inclusion is that people in favor of main streaming believe that a child with disabilities first belongs in the special education environment and that the child must earn his or her way into the "regular" education environment. Those who support inclusion believe that the child always should begin in the "regular" environment and be removed only when appropriate services cannot be prov ...

... they experience a whole lot of loneliness. After a long while, all of this loneliness adds up and makes them realize they can survive on their own! Then they can stop trying to change their partner and simply enjoy them as they are. Unfortunately, both people need to learn from their loneliness-so they can grow into people who want each other instead of people who think they need each other. It is often very hard to end a love relationship even when you know it is bad for you. A "bad" relationship is not the kind that is going through the usual periods of disagreement and disenchantment that are inevitable when two separate people come together. A bad rel ...

... the act is intentional or willful, and/or the act resulted in physical injury. Accidental does not qualify as child abuse. (Wallace,29) Physical abused children do not fit any type of stereotype. Abuse occurs in all neighborhoods. Also, abusers come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and sexes. There are many signs of physical abuse. First the location and types of injuries, many time the parent or care takers will deny any wrong doing or the child has suffered any physical injury. There are always those injuries that consist of a normal childhood upbringing, such as falling of their bike or bumping their head. Then, there are those which they cannot be ...

... There were many loop holes and the effects research model contained serious problems in terms of measuring and evaluating human response to media exposure. Human behavior is very complicated and can not be monitored like rats can in a laboratory. Humans will act differently in every setting and it is very difficult to get a natural response in an unnatural environment. If a person is used to viewing TV in their own home, on their own beaten up couch, their response level will be very different than it would be in an empty room with a two way mirror. Not only will their awareness level be raised, they may be more concerned in the changed viewing environment and ...

... are among some of the most famous people who were executed. Although was widely accepted through out the United States, not everyone approved of it. In the late eighteenth century, opposition to gathered enough strength to lead to important restrictions on the use of in many northern states, while in the United States, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island abandon the practice altogether. Pennsylvania adopted a new law, in 1974, to distinguish the different degrees of murder and used mostly for premeditated murder, murders which are planned out before they are executed. was also confined to crimes of murder, including felony murder. A felony murder is any homi ...

... own unique vocation. As he wrote in his journal, “I must find a truth that is true for me . . . the idea for which I can live or die.” Other existentialist writers have echoed Kierkegaard's belief that one must choose one's own way without the aid of universal, objective standards. Against the traditional view that moral choice involves an objective judgment of right and wrong, existentialists have argued that no objective, rational basis can be found for moral decisions. The 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche further contended that the individual must decide which situations are to count asmoral situations. Subjectivity All existentialists have f ...

... through November 1997. On the other hand, through November 1998, magazines took in $458.5 million in pharmaceutical advertising compared with $521.7 million during the same time period in 1997.” Gradually, TV had taken over magazines and newspapers through November of last year. As the result, magazines' numbers were declining, such as Rodale Press’ Prevention and Men’s Health, which are health-related books. Moreover, large consumers' books, such as Time Inc.’s Time and People and Washington Post Co.’s Newsweek were losing pharmaceutical advertising. Nevertheless, prescription drug marketers continued to move to TV, though ScheringpPloug Corp. continued to ...

... benefits to two years, during which employment services would be provided to recipients. Nearly 20 welfare reform bills have been introduced in the 103rd Congress. Besides the above mentioned bill, three major proposals were offered by Republican members: The GOP Leadership Welfare bill, The Real Welfare Reform Act, and The Welfare and Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act. Now the Republicans have pulled together a strong and controversial bill on welfare reform. The Personal Responsibility Act is an attempt to overhaul the welfare system by putting limits on eligibility and reducing dependency on government. This bill addresses the increasing problem of illegit ...