The role of the railroads in the American economy in the late nineteenth century. Before the civil war and well into the industrial age all but a few manufacturers operated on a small scale and mainly for nearby markets. The American economy had no need for mass marketing and large-scale enterprises. Most goods were moved by water‚ a mode of transportation quite adequate at the time. With the arrival of the locomotive from Britain in the 1830’s that was certain to change. With a population swell
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Helen Palsgraf‚ Respondent‚ v. The Long Island Railroad Company‚ Appellant [NO NUMBER IN ORIGINAL] Court of Appeals of New York 248 N.Y. 339; 162 N.E. 99; 1928 N.Y. LEXIS 1269; 59 A.L.R. 1253 February 24‚ 1928‚ Argued May 29‚ 1928‚ Decided Facts: The plaintiff Helen Palsgraf was standing at the platform station of Long Island Railroad Company after buying her ticket and waiting for her train. Suddenly‚ a man carrying a package rushed to catch another train that was moving away from the platform
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The “Underground Railroad” was neither underground nor a railroad‚ but was in fact a term used to describe a network of secret routes‚ hiding places‚ and people who helped slaves escape from the South and gain their freedom in the Northern United States or Canada. The term Underground Railroad was in common use by the 1840’s and was thought to have originated in the 1830’s. The website National Underground Railroad Freedom Center offers three suggestions on the origination of the term: “One story
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I. Introduction Computer hacking is the practice of modifying computer hardware and software to accomplish a goal outside of the creator’s original purpose. People who engage in computer hacking activities are often called hackers. Since the word “hack” has long been used to describe someone who is incompetent at his/her profession‚ some hackers claim this term is offensive and fails to give appropriate recognition to their skills. Computer hacking is most common among teenagers and young adults
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A brief history of hacking... bsd 4.11> █ zuley clarke / james clawson / maria cordell november 2003 LCC 6316: Historical Approaches to Digital Media table of contents the evolution of hacking ................................................................................. 1 the drive to hack ............................................................................................ 2 cultural infiltration ..........................................................
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Computer Hacking The vast majority of the population of the U.S. does not consider computer hackers‚ who engage in illegal activity‚ as serious criminals. People do not consider computer hacking a serious crime because they are not directly affected. If a computer hacker taps into a network to gain wi-fi‚ no one will really care. But if a computer hacker hacks into a home network and steals credit card information to make purchases‚ then the severity of computer hacking is noticed. I believe
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Chapter II Test I Identification 1. It is the act of bypassing ones account or database and hacking involves stealing of identity and use it in his/her own interest. Answer: Computer Hacking 2. Who is the computer ethicist that defines computer hacker as an individual working with computers who was technically gifted and skilled? Answer: Duncan Langford 3. It is considered as an act of trespassing‚ it is an unauthorized viewing of someone’s computer private or confidential documents. Answer:
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Risks of Hacking on the Banking Industry Marena Piccillo Wilkes University MBA 546 Introduction According to Mitchell‚ B. (2012)‚ the term hacking is defined as is “any technical effort to manipulate the normal behavior of network connections and connected systems.” Those who engage in hacking are termed hackers. Hacking on computer networks is often done through network programming. Hackers manipulate data passing through scripts‚ or a network connection‚ to obtain more information about
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Cracking is the correct concept for deconstructing/sabotaging in the cyberspace/Internet‚ e.g. by circumventing the security of a website and posting your own (critical) stuff on their site or spreading viruses in the Internet. Hacking‚ on the other hand‚ is about using and reconstructing the computer or other machines/systems in a new and (by the "owners" and "inventors") unintended way. Hacking is about reclaiming the system‚ manipulating it and using it‚ not destroying it. Both terms define people
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For my term paper‚ I researched on Cyber Terrorism. I believe that Cyber Terrorism is a big problem in our society and may even be a worldwide problem for all humanity today. I want to do my term paper on Cyber Terrorism because I had some personal experience with this sort of terrorism. About a two years ago‚ I encountered a Hacker on America Online. I opened an unknown message in my mailbox that was titled "Free Nude Teens". Then about a couple weeks later‚ we received all sorts of bills that
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