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- 13881: History of the Computer Industry in America
- ... the American society. From the first wooden abacus to the latest high-speed microprocessor, the computer has changed nearly every aspect of people's lives for the better.The very earliest existence of the modern day computer's ancestor is the abacus. These date back to almost 2000 years ago. It is simply a wooden rack holding parallel wires on which beads are strung. When these beads are moved along the ...
- 13882: To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice
- ... contributes something to Scout's perception of the world. Through her experiences she grows more tolerant of others, learning how to " climb into another person's skin and walk around in it." On her first day of school she finds that there are both social and poor classes in society, some are respectable and others not. She also learns that her father is an extra-ordinary man, fighting for a Negro ...
- 13883: Metamorphosis: Response
- ... said, the moment of waking up was the riskiest moment of the say. Once that was well over without deflecting you from your orbit, you could take heart of grace for the rest of your day. Gregor woke up one morning to find himself turned from a human being to a beetle. People found that to be extremely hard to grasp. Many felt as though Gregor should have been more shocked ...
- 13884: Medea: Summary
- ... situations and a stirring part for the heroine, whose attitude of feminine pride and tradition is still popular in today's world. Setting: The entire play takes place on the island of Corinth in present day Greece. Individual places such as Medea/Jason's home, and the palace of the king and princess are also spoken of and used in the play. It has an ancient Greek setting as well. Theme ...
- 13885: The Intentional Death of Francis Macomber
- ... night to bed a man she barely knew, and she also had the nerve to come back into the tent and call Francis "darling!" To top off the whole guilt-ridden, embarrassing and downright miserable day, she additionally refused to speak to him about what had obviously taken place. Not only did she refuse to speak with him, but she chose to outright ignore him. Frankly, it is surprising that the ...
- 13886: MACHIAVELLI'S VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE
- ... the state. Although Machiavelli doubted that this form of government could ever be established it did appear several years after he wrote The Prince. Machiavelli has become to be regarded as "the founder of modern day, secular politics."19 Word Count: 1,076
- 13887: Satire in Lilliput
- ... court, so this is actually not a form of "entertainment" at all; it's a form of political selection. And, Swift implies, it makes as much sense as the way many political appointments in his day were made_which is to say it makes no sense at all. The exercise in which the Emperor raises and lowers the stick for performers to jump over or crawl under is actually not a ...
- 13888: Kate Chopin's Controversial Views
- ... children, suicide enters Edna's mind. "There was no one thing in the world that she desired. There was no human being whom she wanted near her except Robert, and she even realized that the day would come when he, too, and the thought of him would melt out of her existence, leaving her alone." (Chopin 113). Edna then swam into the sea and drown (Boren 194). At the time of ...
- 13889: Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- ... a shock". He seems that he has been terrified, and begs not to be reminded of Jekyll. Utterson goes home and writes a complaint to Jekyll about not taking visitors, and about Lanyon. The next day, Jekyll replies that he is sorry and doesn't blame Lanyon for not wishing to ever hear of Jekyll again, but doesn't say why. Jekyll asks Utterson to let me be alone to suffer ...
- 13890: Computer Crime in the 90's
- ... just did you should have a fairly good idea of what computer crime is. I didn't mention it in the sections but the police, phone companies are arresting and stopping alot of things every day. With the new technology today it is easier to catch these criminals then it was before. With the exception of the BBS' the police have made some major blows busting a few BBS', arresting hackers ...
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