Civil Definition and 222 Threads

Taken from the Confederate Flag thread in Politics... All of the "deep south" states seceded immediatly following Lincoln's election. The four "border states" that did not secede did not secede precisely because there was no clear preference for slavery in those states. Delaware had few...

First, as the number of bombings go up, and as the fear escalates to the point where a rumor of a suicide bomber turns into a stampede killing over 1000, I wonder how long a Shiite can live with the fact that a sunni is living next to him. I wonder how long until a shiite won't live in the same...

"Utah Ravers Treated Like Terrorists" http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/8/22/13030/7546 Police raided a legal event without a warrant and teargassed people who didnt deserve it. There is video and pictures for proof as well. ACLU is involved, and lawsuits are being filed against the...

Just thinking about those people like Eminem who people keep trying to sue, and end up having to pay huge amounts of money in legal bills to defend themselves. I was wondering if there are any laws to protect someone from having to pay this if they are found.. (whatever the civil-law equivalent...

Ignorance only seems to be bliss, and it has been used throughout history to control the masses, particularly by organized religion. The thread on Bush endorsing ID is just one of many examples of how he and his cohorts have been working against science (e.g., stem cell research, global...

What civil engineering departments in the U.S. would you recomend? Also what would be a good major/minor to combine with civil engineering (Construction Engineering)?

would civil disobedience work? henry david thoreau argued that for the most effective way of changing our government is to remove ourselves from it, i.e. not paying taxes and even going to prison if need be. i believe that is not practical in todays society, (family, gang rapes in prison...

Hello all I've just read today's BBC main news story: This is barbarism.

As I'm sure most of you know, on Nov. 2, there were ballot initiatives in 11 states to define marriage as between a man and a woman exclusively, they all passed with considerable margins. In 8 of the 11 states there were further provision to essentially eliminate homosexual civil unions as a...

Iraq is definitely a civil war, a fight against the US leading regime. In sells, where a company rips off a customer, that customer tells ten people and those ten people tell ten people. So do the victimized civilians in Iraq when the Bush regime bombs come. Bush blame the civilians by...

Hello, I posted this on the engineering thread but it hasn't gotten much attention. I just wanted to know if anyone has any comments, good or bad on civil engineering as a college major or even a career for that matter. Any comments/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone have any advice on civil engineering as a career? What are the good/bad sides of the profession? Any advice would be greatly appreciated:)

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"California education chief calls preschooler 'stupid dirty girl' Riordan apologizes for remark" Friday, July 9, 2004 Posted: 7:13 AM EDT (1113 GMT) LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- State Education Secretary Richard Riordan jokingly told a child her name, Isis, meant "stupid dirty girl,"...

The Son of Patriot Act Also Rises* Quotes from: http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63800,00.html?tw=newsletter_topstories_html While activists and politicians work to repeal or change parts of the Patriot Act that they say violate constitutional rights, Patriot Act II legislation...

Just wanted to share this tidbit since the Civil Eng forum died of loneliness. (quote by Patricia Galloway, from her acceptance speech in becoming the 1st woman president of ASCE at the 2003 Civil Engineering Conference and Exposition held in Nashville Tennessee, 11/15/03) The "most...

Well, now that a US court has agreed with what the world has been saying for two years...

HELP! Civil War PROJECT! I need some info on... Frederick Douglass Clara Barton U.S.S. Carondelet PLEASE HELP!

HELP! Civil War PROJECT! I need some info on... Frederick Douglass Clara Barton U.S.S. Carondelet PLEASE HELp!

Subj: Re: Declaration of War Date: 11/20/03 10:22:47 PM Eastern Standard Time From: familyp@netvision.net.il To: Dbenariel@aol.com The declaration of war was issued by Ben Gurion when the MAPAM-MAPAI Bolchevique cadres decided to create a "new Jew" rather than restoring the TEMPLE...

Recently, the Singapore government has started relaxing rules, one of which is the allowance of homosexuals to be hired in civil service jobs. And just today, i read in the Straits Times forum that some people disagree with this move. The article can be found...

I am planning on majoring in Civil Engineering in my first four years of college. After I get a bachelor's I figured I would work for about 2 or 3 years and figure out what I really like in the field, then go back to school and major in that. I've heard bad stories about going to work and then...