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- 8431: A Look At Public Key Encryptio
- ... used encryption. You'd encode your secret message, such as "Meet me by the swings," by replacing the letters of the alphabet with substitute letters from a certain number of places away. For example, let's say we decide to use the key "+4." That would mean we'd switch each letter in our message with the letter that comes four places later in the alphabet. D would become H; R ... secret, while somehow still being transmitted to the person receiving encoded messages. Even if the key is transmitted safely, which you can never know for certain, the recipient can never be sure received messages haven't been intercepted by the enemy, altered, and passed along to create havoc and disarray. This was a major fault of the one key system that made it very vulnerable. The answer to this problem can in 1976. Up until 1976 no one outside the government or at least outside the government's control, performed any serious work in cryptography. The National Security Agency (NSA) was in charge of all advancement of cryptography, and that changed when a 31-year- old computer wizard named Whitfield Diffie came ...
- 8432: Red River
- ... wagon train that was headed for California. Matt naturally joins up with Dunson and Rupp and quickly comes out of his trauma-induced stupor to banter intelligently with Dunson about never trusting someone you don't know. They move further south (all the way to the Rio Grande) and take over some land. Title to the land was settled by Dunson's quick draw, the first demonstration of settling disputes with gunplay. Matt contributes his cow to the herd, which consists of one bull. The civil war has come and gone and we are told that at ... discuss the evil carpetbaggers. Tom Dunson then, and by himself, decides to try to drive the cattle all the way to Missouri because there is no money in Texas at this time. One of Dunson's neighbors is in on the conversation. The neighbor starts inquiring about missing cattle, and the rumor that Dunson is making a cattle drive to Missouri. Dunson did have other rancher's cattle but they ...
- 8433: The Taming of the Shrew
- ... off his two daughters, Katherine, the shrew, and Bianca, beautiful and gentle. In order to ensure that he is rid of Katherine, Baptista will not allow anyone to marry Bianca. This causes all of Bianca's suitors to try and find a suitable match for the unwanted Katherine. The play may seem to have a sexist attitude toward women but when you look at it more closely it's intricacies reveal that it isn't merely about men putting women in their places. Katherine is an assertive woman trying to cope with how she is expected to act in late sixteenth century society and abide by the unspoken rules. ...
- 8434: Love Lessons
- ... rite of passage has existed for many centuries, and it will continue to endure for as long as we do. The magic and wonder of the feelings developed during this experience can change a girl’s life and give a new depth to her personality forever. I remember when I met my boyfriend for the first time. He was the essence of all of my “Mr. Perfect” fantasies. He made me ... me feel like I could trust someone again. When I fell in love, my life took on a whole new perspective. Loneliness is a feeling of solitude. No matter how hard you try, you can’t keep yourself company for long. Before I met my first love, Michael, I was a wallflower. No one noticed me, or took the time to care about me. I coped with this by not taking ... with as a child, trust was the most fragile of them all. I was betrayed by my father at age eight and I have never been able to trust anyone for anything. If I couldn’t do it, I didn’t want it done. Even in little things like my laundry, I couldn’t give it to another person and hope it got done. I had to be sure of ...
- 8435: Hardships Of Southern Sharecro
- By: Mike Green E-mail: bigmike7373@hotmail.com For many people in the 1930’s living conditions were not as adequate as they needed to be. The stock market had just crashed in 1928, and the US was in the midst of the Great Depression. Many people suffered from lack ... from lack of food. One group of people who suffered greatly during this time period were the southern share croppers. Factors that caused the substandard living conditions of the southern share croppers in the 1930’s include lack of education, poor health care, and inadequate living facilities. The first factor that caused the substandard living conditions of the southern share croppers was their lack of education. There were several reasons the share croppers didn’t get the education they needed. One main reason was because many children didn’t go to school. Harold Walker writes that Southern cotton states ranked lower in rate of attendance for each student enrolled ...
- 8436: Princess Diana
- ... was able to relate to her. Society began to realize that the Princess was indeed human. However, the fairy tale life of the Princess was fading fast. The media began watching every move of Diana’s under a high powered microscope. Little things like what she ate for breakfast on July 22, became news. Her life was under constant scrutiny. With a divorce from Prince Charles in 1996, her life became ... relate to those of controversy instead of compassion. The media has made up our minds to this intriguing question of who society should mourn more. How many television stations carried live coverage of Mother Teresa’s funeral. In fact, I didn’t notice much of anything on her funeral. Diana’s funeral was practically a pay-per-view event. The onpouring tributes to Diana were overwhelming. In what should have been a time to mourn the ...
- 8437: The Birth of a Nation: The Pros and Cons
- ... who in many opinions is without doubt the father of modern film so hidden from the light of present fame. Judging from his almost endless list of productions, and the many different aesthetics that he’s brought to film making, it’s hard to believe that he is not mentioned today every time a film is put out. It is actually quite accurate to say that more or less every person in the world is interested in ... first film to run anywhere near over two hours, The Birth of a Nation is actually just under three. This gives it the title as the first "real" epic in photo plays, but this isn’t due to its length. The Birth of a Nation is a complex story, with many different smaller stories that are minor plots of their own, but which also come together to form one big ...
- 8438: Huck Finn 2
- ... sister, Miss Watson. Huck grew up living wild out in the open, just going as he pleased. Now he living in a house, with two ladies that are very strict with manners. Although, he doesn t runaway back to the woods, he still wishes he could go back to the easy living in the uncivilized outdoors. When Huck s father learns of his wealth, he kidnaps Huck, and takes him back to a cabin on the other side of the river. After repeated beatings Huck escapes and makes the scene look as if he had been murdered. He then hides on Jackson Island, and returns to his life of freedom. Also on the Island is Jim, Miss Watson s runaway slave. After finding out that the men of the town are searching for Jim, the two load up on a raft and sail down the river. Huck s life has changed very drastically ...
- 8439: The Book of Destiny
- ... people. Some relied on a Oracle, others relied on religion. But, in a small town called Koss, they relied on "The Book Of Destiny." This book was written by the gods and they had everyone's destiny in their hands. After a old man had come into the town telling the story of "The Book of Destiny," a young boy decided he wanted to search for it in the woods outside of town. The old man warned him that bringing the book into town can cause foolish acts which end in death, but the young boy didn't listen and ventured on his quest. He went out to the forest located outside of town. Days went by, he wandered confused throughout the forest. By the 7th day he had given up looking for ... He walked on and on until he came to it. There, in the light was the old man with the book. "I wandered you not to come here boy," said the older man. "You don't understand what power this book has over people. I can not stop you from taking this book, but I can warn you. Today is July 17th, now, I open the book to the first ...
- 8440: Typical American By Gish Gen
- Gish Jen's Typical American - To what extend did Ralph Chang become a typical American? According to the dictionary: If something is typical it shows all the characteristics that you would expect from a stated person, thing or ... which is typical might also show all the bad characteristics that you expect from someone or something, often in a way that is annoying. (Dictionary) Ralph, Theresa and Helen, the main characters of Gish Jen's novel Typical American came to America to seek the American Dream. They were convinced that everyone in the US had a chance to become happy, rich and successful if they worked hard. They yearned for being Americanized; however, there was not their desire to become "typical Americans". In their perception a term"typical American" had a pejorative meaning: "Typical American no-good", ..., "typical American don't-know-how-to-get-along"[,] ..., "typical American just-want-to-be-the-center-of-things"[,] ..., "typical American no-morals"[,] ..., "typical American use-brute-force"[.] (Typical American, 67) In my opinion all of them followed ...
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