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- 6781: Dealers Of Lighting, Michael H
- ... Xerox s band of innovators. But despite PARC s many industry-altering breakthroughs, Xerox failed ever to grasp the financial potential of such achievements. And while Xerox s inability to capitalize upon some of the world s most important technological advancements makes for an interesting enough story, Hiltzik focuses instead on the inventions and the inventors themselves. You can trace the term Personal Computer back to Alan Kay, a visionary who dreamed of a machine small enough to tuck under the arm. Granted, PARC s farsighted principles led to collaborative brilliance even so Hiltzik s claim that the Alto was the world s first personal computer, seams overstated; his strictly technological, mine involving price and marketing. However, in writing the book Hiltzik drew on the recollections of those who participated in the technological revolution of the 1970 ... both the extraordinary and the all too ordinary, warts and all, read Fumbling the Future by Douglas Smith and Robert Alexander. Daytona Beach Community College, Max-Devin Silver Work Cited Hiltzik, Michael. Dealers of Lightning. New York: HarperBuisness, 1999 Segaller, Stephen. Nerds 2.0.1. New York: TV Books Inc. 1998
- 6782: Ebola Virus
- ... topic was chosen because Ebola is a relentless killer. Ebola isn't publicized very much so it seems to be a wise topic to explore. This way others may be informed of one of the world's most powerful viruses. The purpose of this paper is to further educate all those interested in the powerful effects of the Ebola virus in its many forms. I. Introductory Statement II. History III. Variations ... t begin to deal with problems like overpopulation and poverty, we may end up looking back nostalgically on the late twentieth century as a time of health and tranquility. As we show you, in the world of viruses, we are the invaders (Baddorf, Ourworld.compuserve.com)." Between the years of 425BC-430BC Athens' population was dramatically reduced when about 300,00 of its inhabitants died from some sickness. Some people now ... virus' then lay dormant till 1979, when Sudan was again hit with 34 infections and 22 deaths. In the outbreak, as before, the fatality rate was about 60% (Mussillami, www.lfc.edu) In 1987 a new string of the Ebola virus was discovered. It was called the Reston string. This string of Ebola is air borne (it is able to pass from one host to another through the air) and ...
- 6783: Czechoslovakia
- ... tribes. This is the way that it all came to be - according to popular Czech legend: Once upon a time there were three brothers: Czech, Lech and Rus. One day, they decided to find a new place to live, and so they and their tribes set out on a journey. They got as far as the Dnieper River when Rus said, "This is the place for me and my tribe!" and ... with Greek ones. Czech legend goes on to say that Cech's people were happy in the Czech lands, and after a few generations and some time had passed, the Slavs of Bohemia had a new leader - a guy by the name of Krok, who lived at Vysehrad (which means "high castle" and is today the site of the Czech National Cemetery). Probably the most important thing about Krok were his ... she foretold really came true. Of course! Now, while Cech and Libuse are the stuff of imaginative Czech legend, it is believed that Samo - who may or may not have ruled this part of the world in the first half of the seventh century AD - was probably a real person. It's hard to tell, though, since nobody is sure of minor details like where Samo was from, where Samo ...
- 6784: Thomas Paine
- ... as a English man who didn't have much of anything, not many friends, not much money, but with the help of others wishing to keep him alive and give him a chance at a new life. Thomas Paine grew from a sick, unshaven, almost penniless, dirty man to a clean shaven man who helped band thousands of Englishmen together to fight for Independence. Thomas Paine was born in England on ... trying to write down what he thought of all this. One night soon after, Paine was drunk with Sam Adams and Michael Clowsky, the expatriate pole and he mentioned that he thinks they need a new world, or independence. At first the Pole laughed at him, but Adams liked the idea. Aitkin still tried to get Paine back because many people liked his articles and his poems he'd have in ...
- 6785: Death Of A Salesman 3
- ... have an impact on Willy s family. His two sons Biff and Happy pick up this behavior from their father. He is idealistic, stubborn, and he has a false sense of his importance in the world. Willy is like an impetuous youngster with high ideals and high hopes. Children always have high hopes for their future. They all want to be astronauts or millionaires. Willy always believes he can achieve that ... potential job into Willy s lap and he refuses it. Willy just was fired and needed a job. He refuses one. Willy is too stubborn to let go of his old job and take a new one. He still believes that he is at the top of his profession. When Willy does not get his way he acts just as a child would. He has tantrums such as when he basically ... calling himself a great salesman. He says that he is known everywhere. When his funeral is to occur, Willy believed that it will be a major event. Many will come to pay their respects to New England s greatest salesman. He is just an old broken down man who never was good at his job. Willy is not well known. Few attend his funeral. When one is a child, they ...
- 6786: Bouldering
- ... these lessons with him to the Tuskegee Institute where he would later be the principal. In May of 1881, General Armstrong received a request, from a group of philanthropists, to suggest a principal for a new school for colored people in a small town in Alabama called Tuskegee. When the request was made it was assumed no colored man would be qualified. But to the surprise of the founders of the ... so educated that he shall be enabled to meet conditions as they exist now, in the part of the South where he lives-in a word, to be able to do the things which the world wants done; second, that ever student that graduates from the school shall have enough skill, coupled with intelligence and moral character, to enable him to make a living for himself and others; third, to send ... and knowing that labor is dignified and beautiful-to make each one love labor instead of trying to escape it. Washington died in 1915 as one of the most well known black men in the world. He sat for dinners with the President of the United States, royalty of Europe, as well as most of the industrial giants of his time. Washington was an intelligent man trying to do what ...
- 6787: Jane Eyre And Foreshadowing
- ... Grey and Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Their only brother Patrick did not write except for their personal manuscripts. The children lived a hard life which created all four children’s urge to elaborate their imaginary world. Some assumed pen names because it was a risk to write at any social status if you were a woman. If they had written using a woman’s name it would have been seen as ... was published in 1847. In England some major issues were the industrialization of factories and railroads as well as child labor, disease and money. English power was equal to America’s power after the second world war. Yet Jane Eyre is not about all that. Jane Eyre is a novel about love, about a girl growing up and her social constraints. Why is Jane Eyre still such a popular novel, even ... girl the expectations of happiness were remote, her right to be loved nil. It is in Jane Eyre's proud declaration of her rights as a human being that the novelty lay and that a new voice was heard for the first time in fiction. Believing Rochester to be on the eve of marrying Blanche Ingram, the rich and fashionable beauty, Jane decides to leave her post, and tells him ...
- 6788: Acid Rain
- Acid Rain INTRODUCTION: Acid rain is a great problem in our world. It causes fish and plants to die in our waters. As well it causes harm to our own race as well, because we eat these fish, drink this water and eat these plants. It is ... of the lake. Scientists now see acid, aluminum and shortages of calcium as the three determining factors in the extinction of fish. As well there is the problem of chlorine. In many parts of the world it is commonly found in the soil. If it enters the fish's environment it can be deadly. It affects many of the fish's organisms and causes it to die. As well it interferes ... at the pH of 5.9 they were totally wiped out. Within a year the minnow died because it could no longer reproduce it's self. At this time the pH was of 5.8. New trout were failing to be produced because many smaller organisms that served as food to it had been wiped out earlier. With not enough food the older fish did not have the energy to ...
- 6789: American and Chinese Educational Systems
- American and Chinese Educational Systems Many countries in the world have their own education system. They have many differences between each another. They all have advantages and disadvantages. However, American educational system is better than the Chinese educational system. The differences in grading systems, teaching ... only the grading methods are different between the United States and China, but also the teaching and learning styles are. In China, “Chinese teachers like to teach students based on textbook which not contain many new materials” (Education in China p93). Chinese teachers’ responsibility is to teach all the materials in the textbook to their students. It does not mater if the students can absorb these materials. There is a phase ... until the class is over and talk to the teacher privately. So, most students just learned what the teacher taught in class. Some students with good grades don’t pay much attention to the outside world except their textbooks. These students are called “bookworms” in China. In contrast to China, the American teachers like to teach students based on both textbook and other new materials. They think teaching students how ...
- 6790: American Studies
- ... had also read at the beginning of the semester. Kerber was saying in her article that there was something that was wrong with the myth and symbolist methodology. She also talked about how there are new approaches and diversity in the field and how it has altered the ways that American Studies practitioners write, teach, and learn. What interested me most in her article is how American Studies was quicker to ... school approach. They came up with a set of assumptions that would guide those working in the field. 1. There is one homogenous mind 2. The American mind is distinguished by its place in the New World- which makes Americans idealistic, individualist, and pragmatic Europeans by contrast, were tragic in temper and corrupted by old world assumptions 3. The American mind can be found in anyone American, and it’s expressed ...
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