...In “One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich”, a novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the ill-fated protagonist Shukov, a prisoner of a Stalinist Labor camp, is forced to withstand the nearly insufferable living conditions. By using overpowering external forces – stripping prisoners of their identities by allocating them numbers instead of names, the removal of individuality, through the character of Fetyukov who has lost his dignity, symbolism – spoon and blade, the Solzhenitsyn depicts how the protagonist, Shukov, has succeeded in maintaining his dignity. Shukov’s struggle to maintain his dignity throughout the imprisonment despite the overpowering external forces is remarkable. Solzhenitsyn portrays this dignity in two different ways, one is being treated with respect, and the other one is his own self-worth. The labor camp degrades the prisoners’ piously by substituting their names into letter and number combinations such as “Schcha-854” and grouping them into one mass such as “Gang 104”. This clearly shows that in the camp prisoners have had their identities are taken away. By eliminating their individuality of name, their individual characteristics are ultimately eradicated. The prisoners are reduced to insignificance by mere digits to represent who they are. This taking of their dignity is further exacerbated as Shukov and the prisoners are treated with such disrespect that they seem as insignificant as objects, as they are given a total lack of privacy. Although other prisoners...
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...1. Augustine asked, “How can anyone suffer an unhappy life by the will, when absolutely no one wills to be unhappy?” How would the Consolation of Philosophy answer this question? a. How can anyone suffer an unhappy life by the will when absolutely no one wills to be unhappy? i. We found that it is by the will that human beings deserve and therefore receive either a happy or an unhappy life. ii. How can we claim that it is by the will that human beings achieve a happy life, when so many are unhappy despite the fact that everyone wills to be happy? iii. It is one thing to will rightly or wrongly, and quiet another to deserve something because of a good or bad will iv. Just because you will to be happy does not mean you are going to be happy v. No surprise that unhappy human beings do not attain the happy life that they will vi. So when we say that it is by the will that human beings are unhappy we don’t mean that they will to be unhappy, but that their will is in such a state that unhappiness must follow whether they will it or not. (On Free Choice of the Will, PAGE 23) b. How would the Consolation of Philosophy answer this question? vii. Book III is taken up with the proof of God’s existence viii. Based on the inadequacy of human desires to produce true happiness ix. Being capable of perfect happiness-in fact the source of that perfect happiness is innate and no human beings...
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...Mobile Computing and Social Networks by Jamia Yant June 6th, 2012 Effectiveness and Efficiency Mobile-based Applications Provide With Regard to Geolocation and Consumer Data Geolocation is a technology that uses data acquired from an individual’s computer or mobile device (any type of radio or network-connection-enabled device) to identify or describe his/her actual physical location. (ISACA, 2011) This technology has become one of the most popular trends in social networking giving us the ability to let our friends know where we are, identify popular or convenient places close to our physical location or even remotely check in to restaurants. These types of applications when accessed on a desktop system are flatter and less of an experience. Most individuals at some point in time have pulled up MapQuest or Google Maps to get directions from point “A” to point “B”, printed thier directions and were on their way. But the experience is a lot richer when you are mobile and you’re Smartphone or other device automatically plugs in your current location. The relevant data you send and receive changes as your location changes. These applications are able to do this through a GPS chip inside the device. The chip uses satellite data to calculate your exact position. In the event that there is interference or the service is unavailable, the chip uses information from cell towers to triangulate the approximate location of the device. The efficiency of these apps is dependent...
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...One Life to Live is a soap opera that was shown on ABC for over 40 years. The show began in 1968 it was created to rival NBC’s popular soap Another World. The Soap’s first sponsor was Colgate-Palmolive. The writer wanted to have less restraint so as to have a wider scope in the story telling. This drama gave the audience a diverse group of characters both ethnically as well as financially showing more than one segment of the population. The show also presented many hard hitting social issues in an accessible manner. One Life to Live followed the Lord family. Actress Erika Slezak played Victoria Lord from March 1971 continuously for the show's entire run. One Life to Live was the last American daytime soap opera taped in New York City. The show was canceled in 2011. The show has been trying for a relaunch but has had some legal issues....
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...Catubig TFR 10:30AM - 12:00NN TITLE: “Life is sweeter the second time around” “ Call upon the name of the Lord and be save”. I first hear this song from a dear friend in a cell group session. It is a form of a group where we praise and worship God in our own little way. I believe He is always with us and we haven’t notice because we are being blinded by the busy world. But nearly I know He makes sure that at the end of the day we will learn something from life’s lesson. And no matter how hard and painful it is, He will wait for you to call Him and naturally keep us from any harm because he loves us, and this story will tell you. I used to know Duke (his petname) because he is my churchmate. We shared the same belief about GOD and we are in the same ministry. He has been in the group before I join. So he has his own circle of friends. I tell you he is fun to be with. We are not close as what you think, not until the day, August 18, 2011, 2am in the morning on the dark side walk of Colliado st., he was stabbed and his gadgets was stolen. (“ I bathed with my own blood. I was so afraid and helpless at the same time. You what I really prayed that stab wounds did not severely reached my vital organs and that GOD won’t allow me to die.”) A tricycle driver helped him even the motorcycle was running out of fuel. Luckily, he was not able to lose all his blood and out of 11 (eleven) stabs from the ice peak, he was still able to live his life again. See? Miracles happen in him alone...
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...Hey friends, We know there is a lot of excitement in the community surrounding the Lollipop updates for the One, and for good reason. We are just as excited as you are. We never intended to keep you waiting. Unfortunately, we ran into some unexpected roadblocks. First, there was an unforeseen OS signing issue, which has recently been resolved. Our camera module had stability issues on Lollipop, and we had to rebuild it for compatibility. Several other crucial drivers, including our Wi-Fi drivers, also needed to be updated to work flawlessly with the upgrade. Admittedly, it took a little more time than we had planned, but we only release updates that we are proud of; that means refusing to take shortcuts or deliver sub-par experiences. With all of that in mind, here are the official release dates for Android Lollipop on the OnePlus One: CM 12S: The official OTA update for the OnePlus One will be released on or before March 30, 2015 OxygenOS: The official release of our own Lollipop-based ROM will be available for download on or before March 27, 2015 To show you how serious we are about this commitment to our community, we are prepared to put our money where our mouth is. If we miss either one of these deadlines, we will give away five (5) 64GB OnePlus One devices to our fans. Reply to this thread to be eligible. It’s our little way of saying thank you for being patient and for joining us on our journey to create amazing, user-driven experiences. Never...
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...September 2013 One Significant Moment in My life America has been always my greatest adventure and my greatest fear. Like others international students, I was very nervous about the culture, the people, and the country itself because I have never traveled to a foreign country before. How people are going to take me? Will I be ignored by people because I am from different cultures? Will I be able to make friends? Will I be able to adjust to that new life? The question that was stuck in my mind, but I didn’t have any definitive answers. This all started when I was only sixteen years old. I have been hearing that there are many events in life, which can change their life in a way that they have never expected before. I have never trusted those words until now. As for me, I think the major event that changed my life is when I moved from Bangladesh to America for better education. On a Sunday morning, I was playing outside with my cousin. Suddenly, my father calls me inside, gives me a bunch of papers and offers me to go study abroad for my higher education. Studying aboard was my childhood dream; however, before that, my parents never wanted me to leave my country. My mom is the one who always stop my father for giving me permission to study abroad. After all that , when my father finally decided to let me study abroad in the United States of America, I was very excited and I agreed right away. Coming to the United States of America was a big change in my life. I wanted to come...
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...The Great Greek philosopher Socrates said -“Know Thyself”. According to Socrates one could not know anything without knowing oneself. This may be an old greek aphorism ,but its relevance is eternal. In a sense, we are what we are because we don’t know who we are. However life’s book is hard to understand. Its like the eyelashes, they are so close to you that you can’t see them. But there is one way of seeing them, by looking in the mirror. Similarly in order to know oneself we need to sit down in a quiet corner, in solitude, mentally place a mirror before our self. A little bit of introspection like this, done time and again, can lead us a long way on the road to self discovery. Although I have just started my journey of self discovery, probably with my own colored glasses, this is my effort to share my journey so forth with you. As per the UN Report India has the largest youth population of 356 million ,10-24 year olds. In this mammoth population, it is not unusual to meet a youngster like me, in late teens, still confused about my career choice, my love choices. Unsure about my dreams and as to what I want from life. I read in biology that every individual possesses their own unique DNA sequence or genes, like fingerprints. This give them a unique identity. However apart from my biological uniqueness in this teeming population there are people around me –my family and friends –who think I am very special. So for reasons still unknown to me these people around me remind me that...
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...documentary “One Year in a Life of Crime,” director Jon Alpert revealed that consequential career criminals such as Rob, Mike, and Fred had committed crimes in their hometown, doesn’t signify that there aren’t any other criminals elsewhere, but that in almost every city, there could possibly be other criminals such as them with unfortunate outcomes. The criminals we viewed in the video grew up to have dysfunctional families of their own, meaning that their families accepted their criminal activity and had little effort to change them or refused to accept that so they left. For example, in regards to Fred, he was perceived as a drug user. “I do it two to three times a day,” said Fred as he injected himself with heroin. The video states that his drug habit cost him approximately two hundred dollars each day and although he promised his wife he would stop taking narcotics, him continuing to do so resulted in her leaving and taking his kids away from him. This conflict between the two parents aided towards having the dysfunctional family because it caused the family to split having the most effect on the...
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...The effect of a ruling passion in an individual’s life Abigail Williams shows anger toward several characters. Foremost, her anger is directed at Elizabeth Proctor because she wants John for herself. She also shows anger toward the other girls when they do not follow through with her plot and anger toward Judge Danforth when he questions her in the courtroom. Abigail is angry with the world. She has been dismissed by Elizabeth Proctor for suspicion of having an affair with John, Elizabeth's husband. for this reason, Abigail is angry. She is angry until she desires to see Elizabeth Proctor dead. Abigail uses her anger to control the girls in the play. She threatens them if they tell of her mischievous deeds while dancing in the woods. Abigail is spiteful and vindictive. She will stop at nothing short of seeing people hang in order to have her way. Abigail shows her anger in the courtroom. She is rude and even sinister in her actions. She realizes innocent people will hang and she shows no remorse. Macbeth Macbeth’s passion to be king originates from where the three witches address Macbeth as the ‘Thane of Cawdor’, ‘Thane of Glamis’, and ‘King hereafter’ when the witches chant “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!” (Act 1 Scene 3, line 48). Macbeth believes in these prophecies as they are supernatural entities, and this drives Macbeth’s ambition to achieve higher status and reputation. When Lady Macbeth hears this from the messenger, she gains high ambitions...
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...Extending Human Life One Chip at a Time COM 172 March 21, 2012 Dr. Yvette Irizarry Extending Human Life One Chip at a Time How long would you like to live? It is undeniably that scientists and technology are predestined to mend and prolong people natural lifespan expectancy. This, due to the emergence and advancements of a new technology era with highly specialized medical doctors, along with; biologists and bioengineers, electronics, chemists and chemical engineers, physicists, and mechanical engineers all working together in an orchestrated choreographed process around the globe. Novelties in nanotechnology, sustained living tissue reproduction, bio-hybrid organ devices and microfluidics platforms have evolved from a concept of fantasy to a revolutionized reality. Available technology has migrated into the medical world, allowing scientists to develop several human organs utilizing microfluidics platform technology. Harvard University has developed a highly refined lung on-a-chip that embodies numerous forms of tissues. “We started with the simplest embodiment of human airway and capillary cells, and then introduced immune cells” (Ingber, 2010, p. 661). The chip consists of micro-channels parted by a malleable micrometer tissue. A single conduit encompasses air sacks lining like human lungs, and the other channel conveys capillaries, and to emulate blood flow, it has liquids flowing. The chip highlights the cells’ behavior and fluctuations when they are stretched....
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...The Miller High Life One Second Ad is one of many PR case studies profiled in the textbook, Public Relations Cases. In collaboration with Dig Communications, Miller High Life developed a newsworthy, attention-getting, beer-selling campaign where a series of one-second ads were televised during the Super Bowl game in 2009. This was not only a great commercial, but it was a smart commercial; one that continues to be studied today. The Case of Miller High Life One Second Ad is a Public Relations case that falls under the category of social media cases. According to Hayes, Hendrix and Kumar, social media involves three distinct components. First, there is a new level of two-way engagement with key target audiences. Today, people expect a voice and expect to be heard using social media venues as their speaker’s dais. Second, the communication process is powered by ever changing and evolving digital technologies. Twitter, Facebook, and You Tube have a very short life compared to legacy communication systems like newspapers, but they will shortly be supplemented, or even supplanted, by a host of new capabilities. Smart phones will eventually give way to a new generation of mobile devices that enhance communication and connectivity. Third, the technologies offer an ease and simplicity of publishing and producing information that allows digital savvy citizens to easily contribute to the public discourse. For example, viral emails circulated among friends become published commentary...
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...The Miller High Life One Second Ad is one of many PR case studies profiled in the textbook, Public Relations Cases. In collaboration with Dig Communications, Miller High Life developed a newsworthy, attention-getting, beer-selling campaign where a series of one-second ads were televised during the Super Bowl game in 2009. This was not only a great commercial, but it was a smart commercial; one that continues to be studied today. The Case of Miller High Life One Second Ad is a Public Relations case that falls under the category of social media cases. According to Hayes, Hendrix and Kumar, social media involves three distinct components. First, there is a new level of two-way engagement with key target audiences. Today, people expect a voice and expect to be heard using social media venues as their speaker’s dais. Second, the communication process is powered by ever changing and evolving digital technologies. Twitter, Facebook, and You Tube have a very short life compared to legacy communication systems like newspapers, but they will shortly be supplemented, or even supplanted, by a host of new capabilities. Smart phones will eventually give way to a new generation of mobile devices that enhance communication and connectivity. Third, the technologies offer an ease and simplicity of publishing and producing information that allows digital savvy citizens to easily contribute to the public discourse. For example, viral emails circulated among friends become published commentary...
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...conditions of the labor camp in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and the state of the Soviet Union while under Stalinist rule. Stalin managed to transform Russia into a major military and industrial power, however, he faced significant civil unrest, economic instability, and massive peasant casualties. Stalinist rule stripped the Russian people of their freedoms, punished transgressions harshly in order to keep people in line, and sacrificed the lives of millions of peasants in order to force Russia to evolve into a major military power. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich demonstrates the horrors of the communist labor camps, the extent of the government’s corruption, and the harsh punishments...
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...Gender Roles, Marriage and Love: A Comparison of I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act vs. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Cindy Stevenson ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Kathryn Ness Santana July 30, 2012 Gender Roles, Marriage and Love: A Comparison of I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act vs. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Gender roles and marriage have been stereotyped for thousands of years. The man earned a living while the woman stayed home did the cooking and laundry and raised the children. Today, however, roles have reversed in many households. Men stay home and take care of the children, do the cooking, and run the errands while the wife earns the income. The biggest change over the years is that husband and wife both work to make-endsmeat. In comparing and contrasting James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and Tristan Bernard’s “I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act” I will show through differences and similarities in the content, form, and style how these different stories both have the same theme. “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber is a short story that was originally written in 1939. This story revolves around the lives of two characters Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mitty and Mrs. Mitty’s constant henpecking toward Mr. Mitty. Mr. Mitty daydreams to remove himself from his wife’s badgering. He imagines himself in heroic scenes as the center of attention, as US Navy Pilot flying his crew out of a hurricane, then as a...
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