Anthony James Barr . Born 1940 (age 73–74) New York Nationality American Other names Tony Barr‚ Jim Barr Alma mater North Carolina State University Occupation Programming languageDesigner‚ Software Engineer‚Inventor Anthony James Barr‚ aka Tony Barr or Jim Barr (born 1940) is an American programming language designer‚ software engineer‚ and inventor. Among his notable contributions are the Statistical Analysis System (SAS)‚ automated lumber yield optimization‚ and the Automated Classification of
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English 101-210 Final Draft Battle of the Directors The Merchant of Venice‚ also known as “The Jew of Venice” is a drama play originally written by William Shakespeare in 1598. The major conflict occurs when a man named Antonio (Venetian merchant) fails to pay off a loan to a greedy Jewish money loaner known as Shylock who demands a pound of flesh from Antonio in return. Antonio and his friends take a journey through friendship‚ love‚ and hatred in an attempt to free him of his pound of flesh
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Conflicts in "Merchant of Venice" occur as a result of four major life themes: love‚ money‚ prejudice and disguise. Shylock‚ the Jewish moneylender is usually‚ and somewhat unjustly‚ held responsible for many of these conflicts. Though Shylock’s behaviour is‚ in many ways‚ evil‚and should by no means be exonerated‚ the conflicts he does cause are most often merely his vengeful attempt to respond to the prejudices he has experience caused by his religion. In the time of Shakespeare‚ prejudices were
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William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” and Michele Roberts’ “Your Shoes” both explore similar themes of contrast‚ particularly within characters to create interest for the reader or audience. Shakespeare’s play was written in the late 1500s‚ a time of strict gender and age roles where society was largely focussed on social class that was impacted highly on by religion. This in turn led to constant discrimination to those who were not in the highest social class. Despite “Your Shoes” being
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Kenneth Bancroft Clark was born on July 24‚ 1914 in the Panama Canal Zone. He moved with his mother to Harlem‚ New York. Where he studied at various colleges like Howard and Columbia University where he earned his Ph.D. degree in psychology. He then became the first black president of the American psychological association. He also become the first African American to be a professor permanently at the City College of New York. Clark worked heavily with his wife‚ Mamie Phipps Clark. Together they
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Kimberley Williamson “The Merchant of Venice” Analyse how ONE main character’s attempts to solve a problem were important to the text as a whole. In the text‚ “The Merchant of Venice‚” written and performed by Shakespeare‚ Antonio‚ the merchant‚ borrows money from Shylock‚ a Jewish moneylender‚ to send his friend Bassanio overseas to woo and marry Portia. However‚ failing to pay back the money in time‚ Shylock takes Antonio to court demanding a pound of his flesh in payment. Portia‚ one
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ROBERT WHITE I. Life Robert W. White‚ a Harvard psychologist who brought a historian ’s perspective to the study of personality‚ died on February 6‚ 2001 at a nursing home in Weston‚ Massachusetts at the age of 96 and lived in Brookline‚ Massachusetts. Dr. White was among the early American proponents of personality psychology‚ which seeks to understand the sum of an individual ’s emotions‚ interests‚ behavior and other characteristics‚ especially as they affect relationships with others. A
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Using the theory of planned behavior to explain teenagers’ adoption of text messaging services Per E. Pedersen Professor Agder University College Email: per.pedersen@hia.no Herbjørn Nysveen Associate Professor Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Email: herbjorn.nysveen@nhh.no Abstract Text messaging in the form of SMS has become one of the most successful mobile services in Europe‚ and the use of this service is now well integrated into the everyday life of
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when John Rolfe‚ a British colonist‚ wrote a diary entry using the term to describe a boatful of newly arrived African slaves. The way Rolfe spelled “nigger”‚ “negar” was due to the “general lack of uniform literacy standards in the 17th century” (“The N-Word”). During this time‚ “nigger” solely meant a black person and was only used as a name for black people. As more time passed‚ the meaning developed into something else entirely. “Nigger” is closely associated with slavery and the mistreatment
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Big Money: 2.5 Billion Dollars‚ One Suspicious Vehicle‚ and a Pimp- on the Trail of the Ultra-Rich Hijacking American Politics‚ author Kenneth P. Vogel writes on the newly less regulated‚ and arguably more corrupt relationship between the American political system and big money donors. In this response paper I will address the main questions in relation to the text. One‚ which Supreme Court decision allowed for the rise in “Big Money’s” influence over the American political system? Two‚ how did the
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