Principal-agent problem

part of the Vietnam war, the U.S. military sprayed 12.1 gallons of Agent Orange defoliant on trees and vegetation in Vietnam. This so-called toxic chemical is mixed with other varieties of herbicides used for removing trees and dense tropical foliage that provided cover the Vietnam troops. Much of agent orange contains dioxin, which is a highly dangerous and toxic chemical, known to cause “reproductive and developmental problems, disruption of the immune system, interference with hormones and…

interesting to see the progression of weapons from the early beginnings to now. Most people believe that chemical warfare agents were first introduced during the World Wars. Interestingly enough, the concepts of these agents were developed as early as 600 B.C. They weren’t known as chemical warfare agents however; the techniques that were used mimic the action of these agents that are being used today. During the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens, the Spartan army used a mixture of…

with serious birth defects, while as many as 2 million people are suffering from cancer or other illness." The U.S. used Agent Orange as a strategy to open up the Vietnam jungle so tanks and APC's could take part in operations. When the U.S. sprayed Agent Orange, they didn't realize how much it would effect U.S. soldiers, the Vietnamese people, and the Vietnam environment. Agent Orange caused many diseases like AL Amyloidosis, Chronic B-cell Leukemias, and Hodgkin's Disease. Many Veterans and…

determining the amount of hypochlorite ions present in the commercial bleach given. Introduction: Commercial Bleach and other commercial products like hair colouring agents, contain oxidizing agents. Oxidizing agents are substances that remove electrons from one or more reactants and thereby oxidizes it, whereas reducing agents are substance that give electrons to other reactant. There is some reaction that are called oxidation-reduction reaction, theses reactions are commonly seen in our day…

A picture is worth a thousand words, as the old adage goes. Redfin, a Seattle-based brokerage, reports an image is actually worth $1,000 or more, at least when it comes to real estate photography. In fact, when a home goes to closing, the home with professional photos may sell for a great deal more, as much as $18,819 more, when the photos are taking using a professional camera, as opposed to the conventional point-and-click version. For this reason, any homeowner wishing to sell their residence…

Cakes have been with us for the lengthiest time and have been progressing ever since. Many decades ago, individuals used to bake cakes and use them as they were without using any toppers. Today, each and every cake has a special topper sited on the cake, with maximum of them made of icing sugar to make the cake more pleasing and gorgeous. A cake topper is any covering or beautification placed in the cake to cover the cake's ingredients, as well as exhibit the desired message for the cake. With…

In the article “Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear”, by Donald Barlett and James Steele; there are claims made that state that Monsanto is the ruler of all of the United States food production. Monsanto produces genetically enhanced seeds that resist many weed killers such as their own product, Roundup. By doing this Monsanto has put a patent on these seeds, this means that farmers have to buy Monsanto’s product. But, when farmers buy the seeds they have to sign a contract agreeing to not reuse them, so…

When technology severs its strings I. Thesis: Creation of Artificial general intelligence should never be attempted because it will indubitably surpass humans in terms of intelligence and annihilate humans in the progress. II. Topic Sentence: Artificially intelligent machines, with the ability of rapidly gaining intelligence, will never work for humans and will not even accept humans as equals. A. It is a universal fact that an intelligent individual, man or machine, will never oblige under…

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The recent explosion of computing power and technology has enabled us to interact with machines more than our ancestors ever would have dreamed of doing. What started with the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century turned into a society that cannot function without the use of machines, automation, and other computing technologies. The necessity of automation is creating a new type of automation in the form of artificial intelligence. This attempt to recreate a kind of human intelligence…