Ada Lovelace, the Enchantress of Numbers, is known as a mathematician and the first female computer programmer. She was also an English writer, taking after her father, Lord George Gordon Byron, who was a famous poet. Ada Lovelace lived a short life, filled with unfortunate circumstances, but in that time she made advances in computer science that no one ever had before. Augusta Ada Byron, later known as Ada Lovelace, was born in London on December 10th, 1815 (biography.com). Her parents separated
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Before Hero is even introduced on screen, Beatrice names her as one of the reasons why she moves to Auckland (“And So It Begins...). Despite their different personalities, Hero and Beatrice are best friends and Beatrice dotes on her younger cousin: “This is my cousin Hero – isn't she the cutest?” (“A Wild Hero Appears!” 0:15). Hero is a kind, understanding person and well-liked by everyone for her positive and caring nature. She always tries to look on the positive side of things, which can be seen
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Pride is something that everyone will encounter and have in their life. There is no way around it, it shows up in various forms. You could be proud of your accomplishments, how much money you make, or simply how well you're doing your job. Pride is everywhere and can be hard to spot at times. One character who shows a tremendous amount of pride is Torvald Helmer in the play A Doll House. His pride is sometimes very noticeable and subtle at other times. He suffers from the pride of status, the pride
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In the fourth grade, Emma was first introduced to a fresh and fun boyband named One Direction. She immediately attached herself to the band and began to delve into the depths of the fandoms. One year later, she was downright obsessed; she began to cover her room top to bottom with their posters, buy their merchandise, and spread her love of the band to her other classmates. By 2013, she had acquired 4 walls filled with posters, the promise of a concert, tickets to their documentary, This is Us, and
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife”. The reader of Pride and Prejudice doesn’t fully understand the truth and weight of this line when the book begins, but as one progresses through the pages you come to understand just how deeply this “truth” impacts the lives of the stories characters. This universal truth points to the truths of society when women are reliant upon men for their livelihoods, a woman cannot better
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2/15/2009 2/22/2009 http://www.epinions.com/content_461069979268 The Matters at Mansfield: Or, the Crawford Affair by Carrie Bebris Long Review Carrie Bebris - The Matters at Mansfield: Or, the Crawford Affair 2 Helpful I would not recommend it, as I found it truly boring Mr. and Mrs Darcy were in it Not much interesting here " This book is the fourth in the Mr. And Mrs. Darcy Mystery, coming after the highly entertaining North by Northanger. The truth is, I had a great deal of difficulty
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Voltaire called Catherine the Great the new “Semiramis of the North,” after the legendary founder of Babylon noted for her beauty, wisdom, and sexual excesses. Despite the notoriety she gained for her sexual escapades, Catherine's importance to the flowering of Russian literature was immense. One of her driving ambitions during her thirty-four-year reign was to advance Russian culture, and she patronized Russian authors and artists accordingly. Possessed of a self-admitted “mania” for writing and
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When Janie was a teenager, she used to sit under a tree and dream of being a blooming tree. She longs for love and to be loved. Throughout the story we join as the the reality of love blinds Janie’s idealistic dreams. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie is immersed in three marriages. The author explains how Janie learns some valuable lessons about marriage, love, and happiness from her marriages to Logan Killicks, Joe Starks, and Tea Cake. In the beginning of her story, Nanny believes Janie
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I’m not sure about the rest of you, but I tend to want exactly what I can’t have. Like, I want a bikini ready body right after eating my body weight in chocolate cake and pizza. I also want to take a week long nap and wake up with my diploma on my desk, a position in my dream career lined up and ready, and a great pension plan in the making. Unfortunately for myself and the other part time dreamers out there, life isn’t that easy. But, what happens when you want the epitome of something you cannot
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Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake is a trade paperback by Vintage Canada. By looking at the illustrations and text on the novel’s cover I will show that this novel is ambiguous and purposefully implies very little about the novel, as it was published to be a ‘discardable’ work of fiction, marketed for a mass audience. The front cover of Oryx and Crake is a large image of a girl with green eyes. Green foliage and a large purple flower camouflage most of the girl’s face so the most visible portion
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