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    Throughout the many works by author Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ included are many aphorisms that connect to life through short‚ clever observations. These observations connect to life at the time in which were they were written‚ as well as even to life today. From Emerson’s work‚ Self-Reliance‚ there is an aphorism that states‚ “To be great is to be misunderstood…” (Emerson). This connection to life explains that many of the people that we accredit to many successes- leaders in many different fields‚ are

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    Many are aware of the nineteenth century aphorism‚ “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” It is with similar principle that an Ohio farmer‚ Dan West‚ founded Heifers for Relief in 1944. In 1938‚ while ladling out milk to starved child refugees of the Spanish Civil War‚ West thought to himself‚ “These children don’t need a cup‚ they need a cow.” Heifer International is a nonprofit organization set with the perseverance of eradicating poverty

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    One of the aphorisms in this novel that I love and applies to me is‚ “If you really want it‚ then you’ll make your dreams happen.” It relates to me because I’m trying to be a foreign exchange student next year. It’s been a goal I’ve had for awhile‚ and so many people try to tell me I can’t do it. I’ve set my mind to doing it‚ and I think everyone should think this way and try to achieve their goals. People should aim high in life and never stop until they reach the top. Anything is possible if you

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    said success‚ such as talents (either God-given or made). Practicing with all the time is one of the necessary factors we need to succeed. Training hard not only improves our skills but also help us to be more confident when facing troubles. The Aphorism “Practice makes perfect” is something that i think is relevant to life in many ways. The idea of behind this can translate into almost anything in life‚ if you want

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    Emerson’s Aphorisms from “Nature” & “Self-Reliance” 1. Envy is ignorance. 2. Imitation is suicide. 3. A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise‚ shall give him no peace. 4. Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. 5. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. 6. Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members

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    known as aphorisms. Ethan Allen Hawley‚ the main character‚ seems to gift the reader with another aphorism at the turn of every page‚ but some of these sayings may be considered more remarkable than others. One of the more noteworthy aphorisms is a statement made by Ethan at the end of chapter 6: "To be alive at all is to have scars". While this may not be the theme that Steinbeck concentrates on the most‚ it is surely one of the most important. Ethan is the most prominent example of this‚ as

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    APHORISM An ​ aphorism​ is a succinct statement expressing an opinion‚ perception‚ or general truth. Choose five​ aphorisms that you especially like from the following list. With a partner‚ paraphrase the quotes​ you have chosen. “What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what sort of person you are.” — C. S. Lewis People choose to see and hear things differently and the changing factor is their viewpoint on that subject. it also depends on what your

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    Emerson attempts to convey the message that in order to become an independent‚ developed adult‚ one must not simply conform to societal norms. Whether it be inciting social change‚ or creating some of the most successful men in history‚ Emerson’s aphorism very much applies to today’s society. Without individualism and nonconformity‚ there is no change. Throughout history‚ it is rarely those who conform to society whose names we remember. Instead‚ it has been the individuals who challenge authority

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    Flood-Fill Flood-fill • Used in interactive paint systems. • The user specify a seed by pointing to the interior of the region to initiate a flood operation Recursive Flood-Fill • Fill a image-space region with some intensity (color) value • How to define the region? • Fill Until vs. Fill While • 4-connectivity vs. 8-connectivity Flood-Fill from Seed • Start from the seed and floods the region until a boundary is met. A simple recursive algorithm can be used: void floodFill(int x‚ int

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    King Saud University College of Computer and Information Sciences Information Technology Department IT327 Artificial Intelligence Homework 2 search strategies Q1. A. Show that DFS generates about O(bm) nodes in the search tree. m: The maximum length of any path in the state space b: The branching factor: maximum number of successors of any node. At the worst case‚ DFS generates about O(bm) nodes in the search tree. As follows : At m (max depth )tries : 1 +b + b2 + b3 +….+ bm =O(bm)

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