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“Can machines think? ”- A question heavily debated dating back to the days of Descartes. This idea has been explored and analyzed by scholars in many diverse fields of study for many, many years. Mathematician Alan Turing was a pioneer in unraveling this question. His philosophies found in his published . . . Read more
Lacen English II 22 January 2011 Differently Similar In the short stories “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, are stories about women who suffer from different conditions, but are very similar. In “The Story of an Hour” the main character . . . Read more
My “About Me” speech that I just gave in my public speaking class last Tuesday was decent, however I kind of rushed it due to the nervousness I had. I opened up my speech by saying how I didn’t have anything nearly as interesting to say about myself compared to . . . Read more
MGT 471 – McDonal’s/McCafe 1. Central problem/issue in case: ? Despite increasing sales, McDonald’s is losing market shares in Canada on the breakfast segments due to higher and higher competition. Also, it is not clear yet which products were successful and which ones weren’t. 2. Based on the initial results, . . . Read more
Bulfinch, Thomas, and Bryan Holme. “Pyramus and Thisbe. ” Myths of Greece and Rome. New York, NY: Penguin, 1981. 47-49. Print. Pyramus and Thisbe were neighbors their whole lives. However, they had never met because there was an enormous wall between their homes. Their families hated each other for reasons . . . Read more
Diabetes Case Study NUR/427 January 13, 2011 Diabetes Case Study Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that affects millions of people across the nation. According to LeMone and Burke (2008), “Approximately 1. 3 million new cases of DM are diagnosed each year in the United States” (pg 563). The . . . Read more
Joshua L Chamberlain Once a missionary and fluent in 9 languages, it is hard to believe that Joshua Chamberlain would become one of the greatest colonels in American history. Chamberlain’s, courage, intelligence and leadership in the Civil War played a pivotal role in defeating the Confederate forces and ultimately unifying . . . Read more
People may interpret the story “Before the Law” by Franz Kafka in different ways. However, I consider the stories main idea to be religious. The story talks about a mysterious object the “Law” that is guarded heavily by a doorkeeper. What is considered to be the Law, and how does . . . Read more
Thalassery, also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100,000. Established in 1866, it . . . Read more
ASL 101-06 Professor Anisa Guy 10/13/11 Journal: Deaflympics The Deaflympics is an event similar to the Olympics but geared towards the hearing impaired (“Disabled World”). This event first began in 1924, where it took place in Paris (“Disabled World”). The Deaflympics became the first international athletics even held for people . . . Read more