Charles ’Charlie ’ Wheelan is the author of Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data‚ Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science‚ and was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate in the special election for Illinois ’s 5th congressional district‚ the seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Journalist and Author 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Journalist and Author [edit] Wheelan graduated from Dartmouth College‚ where he was a member of Alpha Delta
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not life has left you scarred‚ or you have scarred the lives of others‚ you still deserve the right to live. “To the Mercy Killers”‚ by Dudley Randall‚ is a poem about life; Randall believes that mercy should be granted to all of us‚ despite the imperfect life we have lived. Throughout the poem Randall uses irony and metaphors to portray the theme of “To the Mercy Killers.” The theme of this poem is life. We all deserve to live‚ despite the hardships we have faced or the wrongs we have committed
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International Conference on Computing and Control Engineering (ICCCE 2012)‚ 12 & 13 April‚ 2012 VLSI Implementation of Serial-Serial Multiplier based on Asynchronous Counter Accumulation Y. Arun Benjamin Francis Abstract—Multipliers are the fundamental and essential building blocks of VLSI systems. The design and implementation approaches of multipliers contribute substantially to the area‚ speed and power consumption of computation intensive VLSI system. The objective of the project is
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Is English a ‘Killer Language’? The Globalisation of a Code Tanja Eckert‚ Andrea Johann‚ Anna Känzig‚ Melanie Küng‚ Bianca Müller‚ Cornelia Schwald‚ Laura Walder Abstract: Does English act as a Killer-Language or not? The fact that English has gained the status of a world language goes back to British colonialism. English was imposed on the indigenous populace in order to strengthen the power of the colonists. As the example of Papua New Guinea shows‚ this can have serious consequences for people’s
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on African American experience. Most expressed that through poems in the Harlem Renaissance time. Poets such as Arna Bontemps‚ Countee Cullen and Jean Toomer expressed emotions and they’re point of views in writing. In Jean Toomer’s poem he talks about African American experience speaking about embracing the ideal human race that isn’t concerned with color. Cullen referred poetry as a tool to break down racial barriers for African Americans‚ although he preferred to use classical form. Bontemps’s
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D.C. Lynn compiled his fifty-seven poems into a book and put the title as Fancy‚ Motion & Imagination. This book has three sections: “Fancy‚” “Motion” and “Imagination.” There are nineteen poems in each of the sections with different length and theme. Two of his poems (“Breakfast Blue” and “Hash Browns”) lead to the artistic study‚ but they are located in separate section. “Breakfast Blue” is in “Fancy” section while “Hash Browns” is in “Imagination” section. There are some similarities and many
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question‚ right? Wrong. You’d think in the 21st century people would be more open minded to other’s interests‚ but when you have an interest in serial killers like I do it’s hard to get a conversation past that simple question. I once when met a boy and he asked the million dollar question. Naturally I said "Well‚ I really like serial killers." With that he gave me a sideways stare‚ awkwardly shifted in his chair and refused to make eye contact for more than a second. Eventually he told
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Charles McClintock defines the scholar-practitioner as "an ideal of professional excellence grounded in theory and research‚ informed by experimental knowledge‚ and motivated by personal values‚ political commitments‚ and ethical conduct (McClintock‚ 2003)". A practitioner‚ by definition‚ lends themselves to the practice of these theory based models. Understanding how to implement‚ observe‚ critique‚ and develop these models is crucial to a successful practitioner. The developments of these theory
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The Green River Killer The Green River killer Kiondra Edison state College The Green River Killer Abstract The Green River Killer which normally flows from Washington State and empties into Puget Sea in Seattle. Gary Ridgway was the mastermind behind the slayings of prostitutes and runaways who were found missing in Seattle. The victims that he raped and strangled were found in or near the banks of the green river which was located south of Seattle. That is how Gary Ridgway
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By: j kelley When an author writes a book he has a message that he is trying to get across to the reader. This message is called a theme. In The Killer Angels Shaara’s theme was freedom for the slaves. The Northerners truly believed that the slaves deserved to be free‚ and their desire to set slaves free was the cause of the Civil War. Just before the Battle of Gettysburg‚ Colonel Lawrence Chamberlain of the 20th Maine gave a speech to a group of mutineers. He told them that the war in which
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