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- 1721: Creative Writing: The Tale of Me And Summer Reading
- ... not the case. I had to actually put effort into something, to actually think , to actually well, read. I went upstairs to find the summer reading list. I looked through pile after pile of school computer printouts but still no luck of that little reading list. I began to get frustrated and decided the best thing to do now would be to take a break, and that is exactly what I ... sounds really convincing but I will prove to you any way that I read this book by giving you a quick summary of the novel. Harry Benson, the main character, is a 31 year old computer scientist. About 4 years back he got into a car accident and got brain damage which causes him mental seizures. What happens during these seizures is that he goes on a violent rampage for seven ... story short. Harry escaped from the hospital, figures out how to make himself get these pleasurable shocks minutes a part, and continues to get these violent rampages. Dr. Ross, his doctor finds Harry in the computer room of the hospital and shoots and kills him in self- defense. The next book I read was "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. This book I also enjoyed. I thought Jack's ...
- 1722: Creative Writing: Manifest Function
- ... to their city! Back in New Brunswick things weren't so good either, people who once made their living by hunting, were now living in squalor. They were forced to turn to a life of crime and mug people on the street to get money so they could eat ! With the recent crime wave that struck the city the mayor was losing popularity and the town began to turn against him. People in desperation for a solution began to get crazy ideas like burning down city hall or ... hung him from the tree in his front yard. Overall manifest functions: To reduce the taking of game from depleted forests. Overall latent functions: Reduced food poisoning from under cooked meat. Overall latent dysfunction's: Crime, unemployment, the mayors unfortunate death.
- 1723: The Murderous Miracle: Sherlock Homes - Creative Story
- ... he continued. "Alas, we are truly sorry for your brothers condition," Holmes added, "But since we can easily dismiss him from being the culprit, we should continue on a different note, may we see the crime area?" "Be my guests, the police have searched it several times already though." Reginald said, and led us into the library. In the library was stacked wall to wall and ceiling to ceiling with books ... left downstairs to attend to whatever mindless business he had. "So what do you think Dr. Watson? Do I perhaps see a smile on your face because you have already discovered the culprit of this crime?" Holmes said. "Well, if what he says is true to some extent. The murderer never left, or it's Sir Reginald eliminating one of his competitors, I truly cannot see his crippled brother pulling himself ... Reginald Chaucer unless he was given triple his salary. Douglas had planned to kill his brother and stow the body in here, hoping that perhaps one of the staff would be accused of commiting the crime. For it is public knowledge that he was not fond of his staff. I was only guessing when I supposed he would leave you here." Holmes concluded. "Ah, so it was a plot, within ...
- 1724: A Lesson From Oliver
- ... a desperate gunman holds hostages in his bid to escape the societal consequences of a robbery gone awry...Good morning, it's 11:14, this is Dave Jensen reporting live, across the street from the crime scene, right here in the news offices of CJRS..." Yeah, yeah! - I cheered in my head - what a socko opener! We're gonna do this, buddy. We're gonna DO it! Then Thistle and I ... my neck like a mercury thermometer. It wasn't true that "nobody" knew what was going on. It was true that "I" didn't know what was going on. I had committed the most basic crime of responsible journalism: I hadn't checked my facts. Fact was, I had no facts, whatsoever. Any of the several hundred spectators coagulated on the street, who'd been gawking at the scene substantially longer ... to put anyone else through my misery. A summary will suffice. Since I had nothing to talk about I started to describe things. Naturally I began with elements of the scene most relevant to the crime at hand. Unfortunately events below had reached a kind of stasis. I supposed that the police had made phone contact with the suspect, since their bullhorn had yet to echo through the Main Street ...
- 1725: I Was With ______ When ......
- ... must tell you a few things. We barely managed to revive your eye. and your left arm and leg. We have implanted robotic parts in you left arm and leg and implemented a new FastBrain computer chip controller in the left and right hemispheres of your brain. Your movement ability is 1005Ls and power is increased to 150 tons. I've already programmed all the needed knowledge available today.". I felt ... hand, he went flying through the door. I picked up his gun from the floor and slid under a couch. Using the mirror on the far wall i aimed my gun towards it's. My computer-aided reflexing caused me to shoot a perfect shot which rebounded off the mirror and hit the man. I yelled to George " Let's get out of here! ". He got up and started to run ... of lennie for good.". Sensing her idea was more ideal i took off in the direction to lennie's office. Fighting through 20 levels of guards wasn't an easy task but with my acquired Computer-Aided-Reflexing it's was a cinch. When i finally reached the door. I kicked it open and went in. 2 Humongous robots approached me and started to shoot me. I jumped onto the ...
- 1726: My Vision of Tomorrow
- ... also be living longer due to the knowledge of more remedies and of enhanced wellness. People will also be much different in the future. They will become more separate from each other (linked only by computer and telephone). They will become even more materialistic and our society will move closer and closer to complete capitalism. Rules and laws will also be much stricter and the kind of crime that is commonly seen today will become rare in the future. The days to come will not be without problems and stress though. To overcome problems like waste disposal, depleted natural resources, world nuclear and ...
- 1727: The Microsoft House
- ... music from the Web. · A tablecloth with special plates and glasses that keep food hot and drinks cold. · Tools for measuring the nutritional value in foods and that counts daily doses for all ingredients. · A computer for kids that introduces rhythm skills. While waving your hands in the air, the computer can pick up your movements, use them with virtual instruments and play them right on the screen. This brings a whole new meaning to the concept of an air guitar. · A picture frame that rotates through your favorite digital images to give your home a variety in the pictures that you see. · A computer linked to your car that can show you from anywhere in your home when your car needs a tune-up, how much gas it has, and other things that will help you to schedule ...
- 1728: Anti-government Censorship on the Internet
- ... with images that cannot be found in the average magazine rack. Such images include photos of children, images of bondage, sadomasochism, urination, defecation, and sex with animals. The CDA Act of 1995 made it a crime for Internet providers and distributors to publish and distribute any indecent material over the Internet. Any person who violates this law shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned not more than six months ... the Internet is a wonderful resource for young people. The Internet is full of millions of facts, opinions, and other valuable resources. Teaching children what is right and wrong is not up to the Internet, computer software, or search engines. It is up to the parent. parents have to begin playing a more active role in all aspects of their children's lives, including life on the Internet.
- 1729: The Internet
- The Internet The term "Internet" is defined as a collection of local, regional, and national computer networks that are linked together to exchange data and distribute processing tasks. It is the world's largest computer network.* Their are various opinions about the internet, some of us live by it using it continuously. However, there are those who think the internet is the worst thing that ever happened the world, and ... online. The ARPANET had finally started moving away from its military research roots. Even Queen Elizabeth goes online with the first royal email message in 1976. The mid-80s marks a boom in the personal computer and super-minicomputer industries. The combination of inexpensive desktop machines and powerful, network-ready servers allows many companies to join the Internet for the first time. Corporations begin to use the Internet to communicate ...
- 1730: The Future of Security
- ... be debited in real-time. Transactions can be denied for lack of funds, retina scans not matching, the person has missed a court date or is wanted by the government for questioning or committing a crime. If the transaction is denied, the reason is displayed on the cashiers screen and security is immediately notified if the customer is wanted by the government or if the retina scans do not match ... funds are not available to cover the entire amount of a bill the account will be drained and a flag will be set to extract the remaining amount from the next credit to the account. Computer users may shy away from using crackable passwords. Retina scanners could replace the password prompt making access to ones files much more secure. There would be less worry about who is able to gain ...
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