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- 661: History of the Computer Industry in America
- ... extremely powerful, centralized computational centres and toward a broader range of applications for less-costly computer systems. Most continuous-process manufacturing, such as petroleum refining and electrical-power distribution systems, began using computers of relatively modest capability for controlling and regulating their activities. In the 1960s the programming of applications problems was an obstacle to the self-sufficiency of moderate-sized on-site computer installations, but great advances in applications programming ...
- 662: Hackers: Information Warefare
- ... press hacking a US military site and creating a "dquayle" account, but got nailed while hacking a local university(3). The list goes on and on. I asked several people about the workability of my proposal. Most seemed to concur that it was highly unlikely that anyone would have to fear any action by American law enforcement, or of extradition to foreign soil to face charges there. The most likely form ...
- 663: “The Tale of the Sangreal”: The Use of Symbolism
- ... also symbolic throughout “The Tale of the Sangreal.” Many different animal references are made. For example, Sir Galahad is given dovelike modesty. A dove symbolizes peace and love. Therefore, Sir Galahad is a gentle, peaceful, modest knight. Many horses are used throughout the tale, most of which are associated with evil and lust. For instance, the devil usually rides on a black horse. The serpent is another animal that is used ...
- 664: Canterbury Tales: Power Corrupts
- ... al ther profit sholde arise,/ Curteis he was, and lowely of servyse;” (Prologue, Lines 249-250) He was “curteis” and willing to help people as long as he earned a profit. The Clerk was also modest and humble. Noght o word spak moore than was neede, And that was seyd in forme and reverence, And short and quyk, and ful of hy sentence. (Prologue, Lines 304-306) He never spoke more ...
- 665: Chekhov’s “The Bet”: Metamorphosis of the Lawyer
- ... I’ll take the bet, but I would stay not 5 but 15 years”(160). The lawyer does not even reason about what he has just committed to. Furthermore, he raises the stakes of the proposal as a result of his confidence in winning the bet. Although he begins his confinement secure that he will be victorious, the lawyer gradually becomes very despondent over the course of his imprisonment. During his ...
- 666: Homeric Simile In Paradise Lost
- ... proposes to Beelzebub that they try to reach solid ground and, once there, that they rouse the fallen angels. Both proposals are followed by narration and description containing famous Miltonic epic similes, following the first proposal, Milton compares Satan to the fabled Titans or Leviathan in size; following the second, he compares Satan’s shield to the moon and his spear to a Norwegian pine. Fewer than ten lines after the ...
- 667: How Do Elizabeth Bennet’s Relationships Show Her Process Of Moral Growth?
- ... Lady Catherine makes Darcy love her even more; and Elizabeth’s gratitude for Darcy’s role in resolving Lydia’s crisis and for always loving her secures Darcy’s assurance. (Mooneyham 139). After Darcy’s proposal, the lovers can rest easy, without worrying about a slip of the tongue or converting opinions. Through Darcy’s self-knowledge, Elizabeth is able to comprehend her own mind and heart. Moler writes of Elizabeth ...
- 668: The Scarlet Letter: The Theme of Punishment
- ... of the law and did everything asked of here in order to prove that she is "able." Hester became quite a popular seamstress, admired all over the town of Boston for her work. Hester is modest in everything that she does. Hester herself wears only poor clothing while she embroiders marvelous works for the rest of Boston. The only piece of clothing forbidden to create was the wedding vail. How could ...
- 669: Fire and Water Imagery In Jane Eyre
- ... ice kisses" and says that he is as "cold as an iceberg" from her point of view. When the crucial point in the novel where St John proposes to Jane comes, Brontë again describes the proposal of marriage with water imagery. She compares him with imagery of cold, running water - "he … has no more a husband's heart for me than that frowning giant of a rock, down which the stream ...
- 670: A Good Man Is Hard To Find: Irony, Characters, and Foreshadowing
- ... the world. The grandmother then wants to see a farmhouse, and she hounds Bailey and tells the children an unrealistic story about silver hidden in the house to entice the children into agreeing with her proposal. Bailey eventually gives in and turns off the road. At the end of the story, the grandmother tries to manipulate the Misfit into thinking he is a good man so he would not harm her ...
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