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- 21221: Setting Up A Computer Network
- ... to get you the better devices at good prices. We estimated a cost of $10,000 for your network. However, it could be a little bit more or less than that. First of all let’s talk about the cable type. If your financial resources are limited, coax is the best cable for the price. It is the oldest type but in some cases, it is sufficient because you don’t necessarily need a fast network. If you are not going to be connected to the Internet and your network is only going to be used for office work, coax is fine. The two types of ... files. The server has its own dedicated or separate segment of RG-58 that runs into a repeater. The type of repeater we will be using is a MR2000C. This is because it has AUI’s (Attachment User Interfaces) on it to attach coax to. The transport file system that we will be using is the Ethernet transport system. There are only two types of transport systems that can be ...
- 21222: Descartes
- ... the Meditations on First Philosophy and the Principles of Philosophy Aside from these accomplishments, his most important and lasting mathematical work was the invention of analytic geometry. It seems that the underlying point of Descartes’s philosophy is to specify exactly what it is that we are sure we know. Understanding Descartes’ philosophy begins with understanding his method of doubt. Think about it like this. Almost everything you believe to be ... exist myself. But in doing this, I am in the act of doubting. How can I doubt something if I do not exist. By the same token, maybe I am deceived into thinking I don’t exist by some other entity. But then I must exist for it is I who is being deceived. This is the basic premise of Descartes’ famous Cogito Ergo Sum – I think therefor I am. Here ... that fails to make even more manifest the nature of my mind." Now that we seem to know a little bit more about ourselves, and how we perceive things, we can go on to Descartes’s proof of God’s existence. Descartes first attempt to prove that God exists is in Meditation Three. Descartes has come to the conclusion that he is a thinking thing based on the simple fact ...
- 21223: E.E. Cummings
- ... show the final jump off the trapeze, and 'a/n/d' on lines 17 through 19, represent the deserted trapeze, after the acrobats have dismounted. Finally, '(im' on the last line should bring the reader's eyes back to the top of the poem, where he finds 'mortals)'. Placing '(im' at the end of the poem shows that the performers attain a special type of immortality for risking their lives to ... and renewal. This is derived from the '.' preceding the last letter. This shows that even though the poem is finished, the circle of life is not, and is ever cycling (Weg 144). Through the poem's shape, !blac also shows a leaf fluttering to the ground. The lines' spacing synchronizes the speed of the reading with that of the leaf at different points in its fall. With its capital 'I's, 'IrlI' also indicates a leaf falling straight down before it hits the ground (147). Reading this poem, one may realize the lone comma on line 12. The poet writes about the sky and a ...
- 21224: Ernest Che Guevara
- ... He was home-schooled by his mother, Celia de la Serna. It was these early years when he became an eager reader of Marx, Engels, and Freud which all were all part of his father's library. He went to secondary school in 1941, the Colegio Nacional Dean Funes, Cordoba, where he excelled in literature and sports. At home he was impressed by the Spanish Civil War refugees and by the ... Guevara de la Sernas were opposed. These events and influences implanted ideas of contempt for the charade of parliamentary democracy, a hatred of military politicians and the army, the capitalist oligarchy, and, above all, U.S. imperialism. Although his parents, most notably his mother, were anti-Peronist activists, he did not take participate in revolutionary student movements and showed little interest in politics at Buenos Aires University (1947) where he studied ... medical appointment. This left him penniless. He moved in with Hilda Gadea, a Marxist of Indian stock who expanded his political education, looked after him, and introduced him to Nico Lopez, one of Fidel Castro's lieutenants. While in Guatemala, he saw the CIA at work as the principal agents of counterrevolution. He confirmed, in his view, that Revolution could be made only by armed insurrection. When Arbenz fell, Guevara ...
- 21225: Ferdinand Graf Von Zeppelin
- ... of air" was patented. One year later the VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure or association of German engineers) was convinced of the plans of Graf Zeppelin. The association started a campaign for the support of Zeppelin’s projects. Thereupon, Zeppelin created in January 1898, the "Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Luftschiffahrt" (society for the promotion of the Air-Navigation). From this point on, the development preceded rapidly. In 1899, the first bug rings ... the year 1906. As a special stroke of luck, Zeppelin met with Alfred Colsman, the son-in-law of his deceased friend and sponsor, Carl Berg. Colsman, an experienced manager, who was inspired by Zeppelin’s ideas, now took over the consultation Zeppelin. In October 1906, two travels with the new LZ-3 occur. These successful messages ensured the fact that tendencies against Zeppelin began to slowly change. Zeppelin’s former critic, Hugo Eckener, political economist, became the most engaged lawyer for the thing of Zeppelins. Suddenly Zeppelin’s success curve moved steeply upward. The University of Dresden made Zeppelin Dr. of Ingenuity and ...
- 21226: Modems
- ... as advanced as Satellite modem. Most people now have 14.4 or 28.8 baud modems (Baud is "Slang" for Baud Rate Per Second) the reason for the increase in 14.4 and 28.8’s is that they are cheap and fairly recent and haven’t gone out of date yet. There are two types of modem external and external modems internal plugs into a 16 bit port inside your computer and external connects through either a serial (mouse)port or a parallel (printer)port most people like the external modems because they don’t take up an extra space in your computer (according to PC Computing) prices in modems range price from $100 (28.8bps) to $500(software upgradable 56k). Facsimile machines also have a form of modem ...
- 21227: George Orwell
- ... Even at this time, his political ideas and his ideas about writing were closely related. In his book The Road To Wigan Pier he wrote that he wished to "escape from… every form of man's dominion over man", and he felt that the social structure of British Imperialism was that "dominion" over the English working class. After he returned to London at the age of twenty-four, he began to ... he felt that he should expose himself to such living conditions. In December 1929, Blair announced his decision of writing a book describing his time spent in Paris. This book was originally entitled A Scullion's Diary was later changed to Down and Out. He also wrote Burmese Days, which was about his experiences in the service. In 1935 he wrote A Clergyman's Daughter, followed by Keep The Aspidistra Flying in 1936. That year, he received a commission from the Left Book Club to study the state of affairs of the poor and unemployed. This lead to ...
- 21228: CAD/CAM Systems
- CAD/CAM Systems In today’s high tech computer age much is being said about what is bigger, better and faster, leading one to the question, is all this expense really worth it? The software and hardware companies, as well as ... to be in our manufacturing markets today. So, are CAD/CAM systems really paying off for us? Are they really worth all the hype? In answer to the profound question of cost versus profit, let’s take a look at CAD/CAM systems of the 21st century, and see what they are and what they do (Childs 176). In general, a CAD/CAM system is a software package loaded into a ... be manipulated in more of an automated way rather than every surface or every wire frame requiring individual shaping (Unigraphics 1-1). CAD/CAM software also creates N/C Programs for manufacturing. But, first let’s define what CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) is, and how it is used in the industry. CAM software is generally used for the creation of N/C (Numerical Controlled) programs. N/C programs control machines ...
- 21229: Jesse Louis Jackson
- Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson is one of America's foremost political figures. Over the past three decades he has played a major role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. Jackson has been called the ... and "the great unifier." He is the best-known living American leader in the United States. Jesse Louis Jackson was born on October 8, 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina. A woman who did other people's laundry brought him into this world. The father was her married next door neighbor. Needless to say, Rev. Jackson wasn't dealt the best hand. But, he overcame the obstacles of a lower middle class family; even though his family was criticized, Jackson is now a national figure. In 1957, his stepfather, a postal worker, ...
- 21230: “Technology and the Library Perfect Together”
- ... in the library are good for families who do not have computers at home. They can go online to do research, get help with homework, even send e-mail to family and friends you don’t get to see very often. It also helps people who are not comfortable with computers become aware of how easy and helpful they really are. You can do virtually anything on the computer. I can’t remember when we didn’t have a computer at home. A computer is a part of our everyday lives, but it s also nice to turn it off and a read a magazine or book and put your imagination ...
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