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- 4911: Creative Writing: Siege of Yorktown
- ... their mistake and started firing on us but no harm was done. It took nine days to dig all of the trenches. Finally on October 15th we were prepared to start the siege. As the American Flag rose ten cannons fired simultaneously. Since we were firing from 150 ft. away our cannons had a devastating effect. Later, during the second afternoon the Sappers and Miners, including myself were issued axes and we were instructed to chop a path through the abatis (the tops of trees cut with a slanting stroke to act as spikes) they were nearly impossible to get through. As American and French soldiers rushed through the British ran in terror, only minor hand to hand combat took place. Soon afterwords the British handed over their regimental flags and stacked their weapons in a pile. That ...
- 4912: Creative Writing: The Big Scoop
- ... way over my computer training. I figured that he was entranced enough with his hacking that I would be able to ask him a few more questions. I proceeded to ask him about how many American kids and adult like to hack and or phreak, what percentage of hackers were kids and how many were adults and the like. The responses were astounding and I checked with other people on these ... they look like or by their age. The Citizen's view of hackers is completely distorted. All you see is what the government wants you to see and by know even the most sheltered of American citizens know how deranged the governemt can be. We are afraid of hackers becuase we don't understand them and I don't blame you becuase that is human nature to fear what you can ...
- 4913: Personal Writing: Response to My Visit to the Boott Cotton Mill
- ... If the masks couldn't completely keep the dust out, I think it would help. The weave room was kept hot and humid to keep the yarn from breaking. Anybody who has studied the Industrial Revolution, knows that the machinery was dangerous. The mill workers were paid by the piece of linen produced. Together with the long hours, the hot temperatures that can tire the workers, the dangerous machinery and the payment system, I can understand why there were so many injuries. The upstairs exhibits demonstrated effectively how cotton textiles production was a cornerstone of the Industrial Revolution and the growth of America. In 1790, the beginning of industrialization, the population of the United States was 4 million people. In 1820 there were 9.6 million people. The enormous growth was partly due ...
- 4914: Chocolate Chip Cookies
- ... accident? Nope, well, I didn't think so. Let me tell you a little about it. Have you ever wondered how the chocolate chip cookie came to be? Have you ever wondered who brought this American tradition into our homes? Do you know how they became so popular? Well, it all started one day with a young lady named Ruth Wakefield. One day she was making some cookies for her guests ... The Toll House produces thirty-three thousand cookies each day. In the world about 7 billion cookies are eaten annually that means 19,200 thousand cookies a day. That explains why 50% of cookies in American homes are chocolate chip. As you can see this invention of the 1930's had a powerful effect on the cookie industry. Whit the hopes you learned something about how it came to be, who ...
- 4915: Personal Writing: Friendships
- ... These friends shaped me and formed me in so many ways. I have learned an unfathomable amount through friendships as well as accumulating a lot of personal growth. The significance of friendships in my own American experience has taught me unique lessons, an open mind, respect, growth, and has given me a strong feeling for who I am. During my life I have been exposed to many kinds of people of ... unique and could never be exactly the same for another person. I have learned an unfathomable amount about life, love, and everything and that has made me grow. The significance of friendship in my own american experience taught me valuable lessons, an open mind, respect, growth and has given me the basis of who I am today. Many varied lessons that I experienced with friends have changed and shaped a large ...
- 4916: Internet Censorship
- ... no success. They only hope this does not get worse. Some people make it a personal battle to clean up the internet. It does not seem like they are going to give up now. The American government is finding ways to cut down on pornographic cites but they cannnot ban porn straight out of the internet, after all it is a right. This is all legal because the internet does not ... and to take care of it, this they should use with the internet as well. Although censorship on the internet is improving, kids will always find ways to get around access verifications and filters. The american government cannot do anything about this or else they will ban internet for good. So remember next time you or someone you know is surfing the net remember what you are getting into and to ...
- 4917: Exploring the Career of A Computer Programmer
- ... might like to attend, and write for copies of their catalogs, admission requirements, housing, financial aid, and other information. Most schools require students to submit their results on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT). These tests are offered at a limited number of locations several times each year. Students need to arrange to take them in advance. In addition to these standardized tests of academic achievement ... Computer Programming Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. Chicago: J.G. Ferguson Publishing Co, 1997 ed. Eberts, Majorie. Careers For Computer Buffs & Other Technological Types. Chicago: NTC Publishing Co, 1994 Fisher, Helen S. Encyclopedia of American Salaries and Wages. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997 Kling, Julie Lepick. Opportunities in Computer Science Careers. Chicago: NTC Publishing Co, 1991 Schmidt, Peggy. Careers Without College-Computers. Princeton: Petersons, 1992 Smith, Preston. Data Eight Systems. Owner ...
- 4918: Censor the Internet?
- ... Internet, said that "Cyberspace is about protecting and enlarging freedom of expression for all our citizens
Ideas should not be checked at the border."(McCullagh) Another person attending that conference was Ann Breeson of the American Civil Liberties Union. She is quoted as saying, "Our big victory at Brussels was that we pressured them enough so that Al Gore in his keynote address made a big point of stressing the importance ... North America has the largest share of servers, the Internet is still a worldwide network. This means that domestic regulations cannot oversee the rules of foreign countries. It would be just as easy for an American teenager to download pornographic material from England as it would be from down the street. One of the major problems is the lack of physical boundaries, making it difficult to determine where violations of the ...
- 4919: Computer Security
- ... authorized insiders is extremely low. Individuality of vocal signature is one kind of biometric security system. The main point of this system is voice verification. The voice verifier described here is a developmental system at American Telephone and Telegraph. Only one thing that people need to do is repeating a particular phrase several times. The computer would sample, digitize and store what you said. After that, it will built up a ... are still in the experimental stage, reliable computer systems for voice verification would be useful for both on-site and remote user identification. The voice verifier described here is invented by the developmental system at American Telephone and Telegraph. Enrollment would require the user to repeat a particular phrase several times. The computer would sample, digitize and store each reading of the phrase and then, from the data, build a voice ...
- 4920: History of Telecommunications
- ... you could say that the meaning is writing at a distance. This was another possibility to send messages over long distances. The inventor of the first electric telegraph was Samuel Finley Breese Morse a North American inventor and painter. Morse had this idea for the concept when he came back to the states from visiting Italy. He then went to his studio at New York University to finish this invention. This ... the offer. He then started to publish this invention as he patented it. At the world exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876 he demonstrated his telephone made quite and impression. In October of 1877, the Scientific American published Bell's idea in a way it had not been realized so far. Actually the future use of this invention was shown. The invention itself was a long way from being put into practice ...
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