August 19‚ 1992‚ in Salt Lake City‚ Mary Fisher a woman infected with the deadly disease known as HIV‚ asked the Republican party‚ to lift their silence on the epidemic that has struck the US. HIV is an epidemic that strikes all races‚ genders‚ and people. She tells that “two hundred thousand Americans are dead or dying” due to this disease. The Republicans like to think that this disease is strictly affecting a certain group of people‚ they believe the disease only strikes certain people. Specifically
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Fall Final Essay Connotation‚ Rhetoric and bias take a really big part in this essay. I think that when the author talks he uses a lot of bias. Also when he talks the word choice is very strong the words are strong to use but they have no meaning that fit the topic like the word Tinker it is a very strong word but it does not have a meaning that fits the topic. Also when the author talks and uses Rhetoric he uses mostly logos and a little bit of pathos to show the audience that their kids got
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Born - 4 November 1939 Achievements - Shakuntala Devi is an outstanding calculating prodigy of India. On June 18 in 1980‚ she again solved the multiplication of two 13-digit numbers 7‚686‚369‚774‚870 x 2‚465‚099‚745‚779 randomly picked up by the computer department of Imperial College in London. And this‚ she did in 28 seconds flat. Born on 4 November in 1939 at the city of Bangalore in Karnataka state‚ Shakuntala Devi is an outstanding calculating prodigy of India. Belonging from a very humble
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A Whisper of AIDS In Mary Fisher’s A Whisper of AIDS speech at the 1992 Republican National Convention‚ she highlights one of the more grave challenges the world has been facing‚ and that is the comeback on HIV and the AIDS virus. Fisher’s speech addresses her own account with the virus as well as the mindset and understanding of this virus on a national as well as a global scale. Fisher highlights the conspiracy theories on this virus as well‚ and urges her audience to take into account that
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Q1 Define operational excellence. How can information systems help achieve it? Hint Ans .Operational excellence is the achievement of higher levels of productivity‚ efficiency‚ and profitability. Information systems can help achieve operational excellence by improving communications to supplier and optimizing the supply chain. Information systems could help managers communicate with workers more efficiently‚ enable technological innovation in products‚ minimize warehouse overhead‚ and streamline
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During the Republican National Convention on August 19‚ 1992‚ Mary Fisher‚ a woman with AIDS‚ delivered the speech “A Whisper of AIDS” to shed light on the spread of HIV and AIDS‚ an issue that was seemingly ignored at the time. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “the number of perinatally acquired AIDS cases peaked in 1992‚” reaching 901 cases. Before delivering the speech‚ Fisher’s main recognitions were for being a movie producer and an assistant to President Gerald R
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Phoolan Devi the Bandit Queen of India By Anthony Bruno Another St. Valentine ’s Day Massacre On February 14‚ 1981‚ 18-year-old Phoolan Devi had only one thing on her mind: revenge. Waiting outside the remote village of Behmai on the Yamuna River in northern India‚ a band of about 20 dacoits (bandits) waited for her instructions. The dacoits were from three different gangs‚ but their goal was the same: to hunt down the treacherous Ram brothers‚ Sri Ram Singh and Lala Ram Singh. Sri Ram was a
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of a rural tribal woman from India. Her name is Mary. She is harassed and stalked by a male logging contractor named Tehsildar who earlier came to her village to buy logging rights. He grows lustful of her. She resists his sexual advances. In an act of self-preservation later on‚ she turns predator and murders him. In the beginning‚ Mary is a woman of strong physical abilities. She is also an astute businesswoman. Even the owner’s wife hails Mary as she says‚ “you have to take words from a girl
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ravages the immune system leaving the body susceptible to multiple infections. In the public’s mind HIV/AIDS was a disease that belonged to intravenous drug users‚ homosexuals‚ and others in an unfortunate and stigmatized group. On August 19th 1992‚ Mary Fisher‚ a young‚ white‚ wed‚ mother of two‚ addressed the Republican National Convention using repetition‚ argument of fact‚ and emotional appeal to open the conversation of AIDs and end the shame faced by those that find themselves infected. “ It does
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Shakuntala Devi | | | Born - 4 November 1929 Died - 21 April 2013 Very few people around the world achieved what this wonder-woman did. A mathematical prodigy‚ also known as the ’human computer’‚ Shakuntala Devi was known for her complex problem-solving skills without the aid of any mechanical device. During her early years‚ she shot to fame by mentally calculating one of the toughest mathematical multiplications 10 seconds before the fastest and the most efficient computer of the
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