...humor to ease the soul. If you've got a funny story, poem, or essay of your own, here are some places that might be a good fit. Enjoy! THE ALARMIST is a fresh, new, dark, funny and twisted printed literary magazine published biannually. It’s not about trying to prove how clever or well-read you are, mind – we’re not the Paris Review. We want to buck the modern trend, and tickle and entertain with what we publish. ASININE POETRY is the journal of asinine poetry, a quarterly publication of asinine poetry, poetry that is, shall we say, asinine. To wit: Not necessarily bad; mostly kinda funny. BARTLEBY SNOPES is an online literary magazine with several goals in mind. We want to publish the best new fiction we can find. We want to give the many writers out there an opportunity to publish their best work. We want to inspire you to create great works of fiction. BOOTH publishes one piece or author every Friday, directly on our home page. In addition, Booth...
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...involved in the study of History as an academic discipline, briefly discuss the potential usefulness of these skills for other professions and/or in our everyday lives. This will help you to see how the academic study of History is useful as part of our general education.) Investigative Research Communication Patience Writing Commitment History is the ultimate puzzle. Mastering the skills developed through studying history gives you the ability to discern fact from fiction and reality from myth. It makes you more able to document an event with better accuracy. In Science, this can help you reach a desired solution or result by depicting the outcome of trials and tests with better understanding. In everyday life you will be more critical of events as they are told or received initially by you. You will look for ways to justify or corroborate facts/ events presented to you. I think you will become less likely to fill in the spaces and more likely to pursue proof to validate the event and to better separate fact from fiction for yourself. 2. What can you do with History in a practical sense? (Think about both the skills which are used and content knowledge.) How can the fruits of an academic study of History be used in our everyday lives or professionally? Make a list of as many meaningful personal and professional / occupational applications as you can imagine. Be creative. (As a Ph.D. in History myself, I am always interested to see how students answer this...
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...Senior English Curriculum Map: 2010-2011 School Year English IV * Note: “Sacred Book List” Addendum is at the end of this document Quarter #1 August 23 to October 22 Essential Questions: 1. How do writers and artists organize or construct text to convey meaning? 2. What does it mean to be a stranger in the village? Unit Goals 1. To understand the relationship between perspective and critical theory. 2. To apply critical theories to various texts studied and created. 3. To control and manipulate textual elements in writing to clearly and effectively convey a controlling idea or thesis. Student Published Portfolios: For each of the first three quarters, students are required to complete three to four published writing portfolio products. Quarter 4 is devoted to completion of the Laureate Research Project. . Pacing: This map is one suggestion for pacing. Springboard pacing guides precede each unit in the “About the Unit” sections and offers pacing on a 45-minute class period length. Prentice Hall Literature – Use selections from Prentice Hall throughout the quarter to reinforce the standards being taught as well as the embedded assessments within the SpringBoard curriculum. QUARTER #1 SpringBoard Curriculum Pacing Guide August 23 – October 22 Standards and Benchmarks | Unit Pacing Guide | SpringBoard Unit/Activities | Assessments | SpringBoard Unit 1Literature * The students will analyze and compare significant works of...
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...old adage which insists “time is money.” While simple, in concept, it has been proven true, in fact. In a global, technologically driven society, however, the very idea of time has changed. Having once implied a spanning space between the hours of “nine to five” relative to the person or organization from whose vantage money was viewed, time is now irrespective of person, organization, or location; it is, literally, “24/7.” With this shift in perception, organizations, especially, have taken on the greater challenge of ensuring efficiency in their operations, allowing their customers the freedom and peace of mind to have access to the products or services they purchased without interruption. Working behind the scenes, as it were, are the IT companies that make the realization of this freedom and peace of mind possible. In the scenario with Fiction Corporation, it is quite evident that the role of IT is paramount to the success of the business, in general, and to the company’s decision to- move, in particular. Big-Proj will receive the “big break” for which it is looking by ensuring compliance with the goals set forth in regards to the scope of the project, the timeline projections, and the budgetary requirement of $500,000.00. Scope Big-Proj has chosen to name this project “Fiction Corporation’s Data-Center Move” to avoid any confusion with possible future contracts with Fiction Corporation, as well as to serve as memory hook, of sorts, should any processes need to be referenced...
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...John Green has written several novels and is considered to be a #1 bestselling author. Green has won awards such as the Printz Medal, and the Edgar Award (Green). However, will Green’s novel “The Fault In Our Stars” meet with the traditions of old to become a classic, a great work of literature? “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London a great piece of American literature is still read today. “The Call of the Wild”, is just one example of a historical classic work of American literature which has stood the test of time because it contained the elements recognized not only by publishers but by the public. Literature went through specific periods that changed the way author’s presented their poetry or novels to the world. A few of these writing...
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...exchanges induces greater truthfulness. However, the research also noted that people are much more likely to be rude or insulting over e-mail, outweighing any benefits of increased honesty! An implication of the study is that if telephone conversations are recorded and people are aware of this fact, they are likely to be more truthful over the phone. T People are unconcerned about the repercussion of e-mail untruths. F It had been assumed that people would communicate more honestly when using e-mail than when using the telephone. F 2. There is often considerable scientific disagreement both about available reserves of natural resources and about the extent of environmental damage caused by particular pollutants. Even where the scientific evidence is incontrovertible. There may be political conflict, based on different vested interests, over the degree to which particular environmental controls should be accepted. Governments may, for example, refrain from introducing effective control if they fear these will adversely affect company profitability or jobs, even where the environmental cost of not introducing controls are considerable. There is always scientific debate around the facts regarding the reserves of natural resources. T Very rarely is there conflict over the degree to which particular environmental controls should...
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...keeping in mind the end goal to augment your benefits is a great deal of diligent work. In this present day universe of innovation the Internet is likely one of the greatest and most huge creations to have happen well… ever. Business would be foolish to disregard it as a channel with a considerable course to advertise. Be that as it may, whilst there is a ton of cash to be made online there are a few negatives as well. It merits considering both the upsides and downsides of online retail (think sites, online commercial centres like Amazon, and examination locales) versus a conventional 'blocks and mortar' approach with the goal that you realize what you are tackling and can arrange your business as needs (Business 2 Community, 2015). In Books, the business sector keeps on fluctuating by sub-class, with the nature of distributed having a critical effect. While the eBooks business sector keeps on seeing development, it is advancing as we had expected and still speaks to just a generally little extent of aggregate customer book deals in the UK. Inside of centre customer books, eBooks is centre around Fiction, which speaks to by far most of eBook downloads. Our centre physical books market is lighter, less prosperous book buyers with around 75 per...
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...it's an understanding of the world around you. People who are naturally curious for some reason begin to stop asking questions the moment they hit school. The truly brilliant mind however, always questions their world and tries to make sense of it. That is the secret to "genius". Work on your vocabulary. Use a few definitions from the dictionary each day, or subscribe to a "word-of-the-day" service online. You can also take the vocabulary tests in Readers Digest or buy a book on increasing your working vocabulary. Read the dictionary one letter at a time. This will take you at least a year but you will grow intellectually. Read a variety of books. Reading a lot is often described as the secret to intelligence. The smartest people in the world tend to read every single day. You may not always enjoy it, but reading will open up your mind to a variety of new ideas and experiences. Keep your reading diverse by reading books of all genres including non-fiction. Educate yourself about the world around you. Cultivate an interest in subjects like current events, interesting facts, funny and inspiring quotations, good books and movies, scientific studies and interesting inventions. Educational television, like PBS, is a great way to learn. Learning to think critically about the world around you by being aware of cause and effect in events will make you much smarter. If you can read much faster than you can speak, it is much more efficient to read a book, or better yet a non-linear...
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...A Sound of Thunder versus Nethergrave A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury, and Nethergrave by Gloria Skurzynski are both mediocre science fiction short stories. A Sound of Thunder is about a man named Eckels who goes back in time to hunt a Tyrannosaurus rex. Nethergrave is about a boy who wants to be more popular and talented than he is, who lives in an online world to escape his reality. A Sound of Thunder is better than Nethergrave, as it has a stronger plot, a better theme and it has better characterization. A Sound of Thunder is filled with more science and technology than Nethergrave. A Sound of Thunder wins in the category of scientific content. If not careful the whole world can be changed. Eckels and safari leader Travis discuss...
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...International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions IFLA Professional Reports, No. 90 90 Designing and Building Integrated Digital Library Systems Guidelines By Bente Dahl Rathje, Margaret McGrory, Carol Pollitt, Paivi Voutilainen under the auspices of the IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section. ã Copyright 2005 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Acknowledgements This publication, commissioned by IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section, was prepared by: Bente Dahl Rathje, Margaret McGrory, Carol Pollitt, Paivi Voutilainen, The Danish National Library for the Blind, Denmark The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library, Canada National Library for the Blind, United Kingdom Celia Library for the Visually Impaired, Finland With contributions provided by: Helen Brazier, Thomas Christensen, Barbara Freeze, Rebecca Herrington, Birgitta Irvall, Rosemary Kavanagh, Katariina Kiiliainen, Victoria Owen, Eric Sharf, National Library for the Blind, United Kingdom The Danish National Library for the Blind, Denmark The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library, Canada National Information and Library Service (NILS), Australia Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library, Canada Celia Library for the Visually Impaired, Finland The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library, Canada The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library, Canada Designing and...
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...CIS 10 | PC Gaming | | Ryan Mills 4-24-2014 | PCs are a good choice for gaming for a multitude of reasons, including but not limited to price, reparability, upgradability, value, versatility, performance, game selection, game prices, and more. Computers are an ever-evolving platform. It grows in power, capability, and value almost every single year. The cause of this improvement is partially because it is free of control from any single entity. Rather than being regulated by a single company, control and improvement influence over the PC belongs to everyone equally. Everybody has the freedom to create and/or sell software and hardware for it. It's being constantly improved by competing companies and individuals all over the hardware spectrum, and all of them are trying to offer you (and game developers) the best experience possible. A common misconception is that pc gaming is more expensive than consoles. It is not. Especially if you only plan to target console performance. There are already graphics cards available on the market for $150 that surpass the PS4 and XBox One in terms of frame rate, resolution, detail, value, and power draw. A lot of people incorrectly believe that you have to spend upwards of $750-$1000 to get a PC fully capable of handling games. These inaccuracies can be attributed partially to the highly vocal and misinformed masses, and to the availability and hype of the expensive PC hardware we see advertised a lot. You see it more because it's...
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...“Free Personality Testing – Come this way!” read the sign out front of Scientology’s Castlereagh Street headquarters. As a sceptic, I thought it might be fun to give the test a try. Ascending some steps, passing under Scientology’s silver cross, and entering a galley of video screens and bookshelves, I had the distinct feeling of being in a science fiction museum. Approaching swiftly from starboard, was a smiling, and snappily dressed attendant, offering help. She led me past the roped off office of church founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Presumably, the great man beams in from out-of-galaxy from time to time. Soon, I was seated and presented with Scientology’s Oxford Capacity Analysis personality test: a battery of 200 questions asking how...
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...Artificial intelligence From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search "AI" redirects here. For other uses, see Ai. For other uses, see Artificial intelligence (disambiguation). Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents"[1] where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chances of success.[2] John McCarthy, who coined the term in 1955,[3] defines it as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines."[4] AI research is highly technical and specialized, deeply divided into subfields that often fail to communicate with each other.[5] Some of the division is due to social and cultural factors: subfields have grown up around particular institutions and the work of individual researchers. AI research is also divided by several technical issues. There are subfields which are focussed on the solution of specific problems, on one of several possible approaches, on the use of widely differing tools and towards the accomplishment of particular applications. The central problems of AI include such traits as reasoning, knowledge, planning, learning, communication, perception and the ability to move and manipulate objects.[6] General intelligence (or "strong AI") is still among the field's long term goals.[7] Currently popular approaches include statistical...
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...Foreseeability Study Report on Amazon Prime Air service About Amazon Prime Air Amazon has invented the new product to deliver the various products to the customers by the drones. It will be the new technology, which will make the company innovative. It is a technological scenario, which makes Amazon capable to develop the new thinking in regards to improve and make the products delivery system fast, In future, the drones will deliver the products in 30 minutes under the control of technology experts. Introduction Electronic commerce (e-commerce) has been a staple of the society’s daily life and the significance has increased tremendously over the last decade, as the internet becomes more integrated and as technology advances rapidly. With a United Kingdom market share of approximately 22.5% in the entertainment market alone (Butler, 2015), beating the likes of Apple and HMV in the sales of music and movies, Amazon is without a doubt a force to be reckoned with in the e-commerce ecosystem. Its service has evolved over the years from the introduction of Amazon Prime which includes free one-day delivery and its movie streaming service, to Amazon Fresh which delivers fresh cooking ingredients delivered on the same day of ordering. Amazon’s latest offering, Amazon Air, a new method of delivery using flying drones has piqued curiosities among experts in the industry. This report will explain further Amazon air’s service as well as pointing out five aspects that...
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...Research Paper Jackson State Community College By Jordan Jones Professor Powell Franklin English Comp II-1020 3 December 2015 Edgar Allan Poe's Sad Life Born on the January 19, 1809, in Boston Massachusetts. His mother, Elizabeth and father, David weren’t the picture perfect parents to their child. Poe never really knew much of his parents. His mother passed away when Poe was only three years old on December 8, 1811, and his father left before that. It is said that Poe’s father deserted them, and his mother fell badly ill. He then lived with a man named John and his wife Frances Allan. John was a very successful tobacco merchant, they lived in Richmond, Virginia. Poe and Frances had a wonderful bond from the start, unfortunately that wasn’t the case with him and John. At the age of six, Poe then attended a trip to London with the Allan’s. There at London Poe endured his first education at the boarding schools in Chelsea and in Stoke Newington. That was a very lonely and unhappy time for Poe. While in London, John`s tobacco market fell, and Poe, John, and Frances returned to America. Poe moved several times before he became a teenager. He loved literature and writing, and he showed that in his education academy that he attended. Not many people know this, but Poe was fairly athletic. He was a boxer, leaper, and even a swimmer. One hot summer, June day her swam six miles in the James River. February 1826, Poe went to the University of Virginia, were he learned Latin...
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