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- 1851: The Yellow Wallpaper 2
- ... in a mansion, "standing well back from the road, quite three miles from the village," was a practice very popular yet very wrong. By placing this woman in this mansion, forcing her to quit her writing and all other sources of communication and excitement, condemned this woman into a state of depression and hallucination. Therefor, by placing a woman in the backcountry and forcing her ignore all others forms of life ... fate," shows the narrator's superstitious characteristic that places her outside the walls of society. By moving into a bedroom, the narrator feels a form of solitude. The narrator is eventually forced to discontinue her writing for she is afraid to hear the words of her husband. "He hates to have me write a word." Writing was a form of communication within the writer that allowed her express her deepest emotions. By forcing this to seize, the writer, is later on left only to contain these feelings and emotions with ...
- 1852: Intertextuality Of To Kill A Mockingbird and A Blow, A Kiss
- ... these issues to be dealt with in a more in depth view rather than letting the reader identify with an already prominent issue within society and then contributing the views of the author but instead writing into the story a group of common issues that help the reader to understand the issue and offer a new perspective. The style in which the author writes his or her story reflects on individual ... as such we feel closer to her and develop and bond with Scout, sharing her anxieties and fear, often forgetting that the story teller is actually scout reflecting on events passed. This effective form of writing allows for the advantages of both first person views, thoughts and expressionism to be used without being confined, the third person element gives a fresh and broader picture of the aspects of the story. The ... first person becomes difficult, the views used by Tim Winton enhance the feelings of the boy. In a novel a writer is given more of a medium to develop and disclose their opinions within their writing, In a short story the writers attitudes may seem forced and biased due to the short space of time in which they are fed to the reader. In a novel however the author may ...
- 1853: Mark Twain and His Writings
- ... Hannibal. In the stories The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Hannibal is the basis or the idea for these two novels. Throughout his life, Twain traveled across the world while writing novels and short stories and giving speeches. As a writer he wrote realistically through language, unforgettable characters and a hatred of hypocrisy and oppression (Lemaster). Because of his sharp views of society, he used humor ... Twain as one of the most entertaining authors of all time. Equally important to his satire, we must not forget his humor. When he moved out West to the likes of Nevada and California, his writing career took off, working for a variety of publications. It was here that Twain developed as a humorist because humor was the only style that people approved and appreciated him for. He did not necessarily ... could appease the artist in him, while at the same time keeping on the safe side of public opinion, since the very act of transforming his aggressions into jokes rendered them innocuous. (Brooks, 18) While writing in the West, Twain developed a sense of satire and humor about the aspects of everyday life; from pioneer life to corrupt government officials; and he did not hold back when he wrote about ...
- 1854: Ethical Decision Making Model
- ... functioning too well recently, and this is a bad reflection on the company as a whole and on me. This could also jeopardize my future increases or raises. I also have to think of other personal and work-related values, which can help mold my decision. Tom has been an employee for Blitz Computers for 36 years. He is to be commended for his loyalty to the company. Not too many individuals have that type of commitment and he has proven to be an excellent employee for the last 36 years and I strongly believe that he should not be released for having some personal struggles in the present. Tom is also my close friend, and to a certain extent, I find him partially responsible for my success so far. He was my supervisor when I joined the company, and ... I feel that it is the company at large. All the other shareholders that I mentioned, for example, employees, government, and shareholders, affect the company. As I already stated, the company is my number one personal value, but I can also say I value the loyalty of Tom to the company and to our friendship. I can finally state that I have come to a conclusion that I believe will ...
- 1855: Virtual Reality
- ... and manipulated according to the user's wishes. To generate such graphics, the user needs a computer, a graphics software program and input-output devices adapted to the nature of the images. Even a typical personal computer system, with a keyboard and color monitor, can execute fairly complicated graphics programs. Other input-output devices, such as electronic sketchpads, video digitizers, video cameras, printers, and color plotters, can enhance the computer's ... advantage of the computer's ability to generate and manipulate images as the video game business. The computer's imaging ability has also found a home in Hollywood and in advertising. (Gump) Improved capabilities of personal computers and their programs have also put powerful graphics tools into the hands of many consumers. Paint programs enable users to create a drawing and then color it. With draw programs they can create two ... today. Virtual reality is a part of the future. Researchers are working daily to solve the problems that produce cyber sickness. Researchers are using innovations for virtual reality. These innovations may change the business and personal life. Managers will be using virtual reality, as well as groups and employees. (Haag, Cummings, Dawkins)
- 1856: Computers Not The Greatest Invention Of The 20 Th Century
- ... the early 1980's, arcade video games such as Pac Man and home video game systems such as the Atari 2600 ignited consumer interest for more sophisticated, programmable home computers. In 1981, IBM introduced its personal computer (PC) for use in the home, office and schools. The 1980's saw an expansion in computer use in all three arenas as clones of the IBM PC made the personal computer even more affordable. The number of personal computers in use more than doubled from 2 million in 1981 to 5.5 million in 1982. Ten years later, 65 million PCs were being used. Computers continued their trend toward a smaller size, ...
- 1857: Books And Technology Is The Future Of Printed Books In Jeopa
- ... to simplify the process of reading. Is this really necessary? And even if it is, will printed books one day be extinct? Books have entertained people for a very long time. Oral tradition led to writing, and then movies and television came along. The computer is taking over all aspects of entertainment. Writer Connie Lauerman shares that: Ruth Perry, a professor of literature at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, believes people ... really processing it in their minds. An author states, "Inhabitants of digital culture watch text and graphics scrolling down and streaming across computer monitors. But they don't always call it reading. On PC's [personal computers], people search, surf, browse, log on, but seldom admit to reading" (Fortune 1). You can download any newspaper on the Web, but do you want to read your daily newspaper on your computer when ...
- 1858: BlueTooth
- ... more than just the business world. Communications effects our daily lives. Recently a new technology was introduced to the electronics world. This technology is known as Bluetooth. Bluetooth is a wireless networking standard for your personal area that provides license-free operation in Europe, Japan, and the United States. What makes Bluetooth so special is its ability to create a wireless link between devices equipped with this new technology. Bluetooth opens ... new level of data communications. By making it possible to communicate wirelessly to any device equipped with a Bluetooth chip. Mobile phones can communicate with lap top computers, digital daily planners can be linked to personal computers and have e-mail down loaded to them the moment it is sent a multitude of possibilities are born. Bluetooth works on a 24.5 GHz ISM "free band" which means that there is ... transmission. The packets are gathered at the receiving node and placed in their original order. Bluetooth technology seems to be a very important step in communications field. Being able to update the files in your personal computer through your laptop, or access the Internet through your phone or digital planner can prove to be almost a necessity in big business today. This however is only the first step. The kind ...
- 1859: Evolution
- ... down to comfort. Todays comforts will usually end up as tomorrows necessity as we can see in the example of the computer. Todays luxuries might include a fancy car or even a personal airplane. Weather element lasts thorough the transition between the luxury necessity and comfort mostly depends on the general acceptance of the majority of the population. If we think rationally we can make another educated guess that a personal air plane will never make it to be a necessity much less a comfort. But on the other hand there are some luxuries like a mechanical housekeeper (commonly known as a robot) that just might ... of society, is constantly changing and relatively difficult to pinpoint but we will see as time progresses which luxuries can stand the test of time. Weather we are talking about computers, public transportation or even personal airplanes we can see that there are many ways to define a comfort, necessity, and a luxury. No matter how we define them it is plain to see that in our society there are ...
- 1860: Information Warfare
- ... use of any type of information used to injure your opponent s progress and further your own. The power of Information Warfare spans a broad scope of uses, from the gathering information about companies, to personal blackmail. It s used not only by individuals against other persons, but companies and even the nation as well. As the third wave, defined by Tofflers, becomes more widely spread across the nation and world ... Quite simply, information. Information Warfare is not only becoming more rampantly used among people, but they are using different types as well. There are three different classifications of Information Warfare. The first one deals with personal information warfare. This is inclusive with all the information that is available about an individual. Class two deals with corporate information warfare, which involves how information effects companies, businesses, and all economic interests. Of all ... to deal with all aspects of information warfare that deal with the national interest. Each classification of Information Warfare has its own issues that are relevant to its use. Class one is predominantly involved with personal privacy and protection from outsiders. With the introduction of the Internet into our lives, electronic privacy as we know it has come to a halt. Almost all our information is stored on some sort ...
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