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    THE WILLINGNESS OF MOTORISTS TO GIVE WAY TO PEDESTRIANS AT ZEBRA CROSSING: MOREMI HALL‚ UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS. ADETUASE Christiana & OLUYEMI Abayomi Department of Psychology‚ University of Lagos. ABSTRACT Pedestrians are susceptible road users. In the University of Lagos‚ pedestrian have the right of way over cars at unsignalised zebra crossing as soon as they noticeably indicate their intention to cross the street. In this research‚ we present the findings of the willingness of motorist

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    Crossing the B l a c k Waters: N i r a d C . C h a u d h u r i ’ s A Passage to E n g l a n d and V . S. Naipaul’s A n A r e a of Darkness A L A S TAIR I NIVEN N 1955 N i r a d C h a u d h u r i made his first v i s i t outside India and i n 1962 V . S. N a i p a u l went to I n d i a for the first t i m e . B o t h men were established w r i t e r s ‚ practiced i n h u m a n observation and yet possessing an innately p a t r i c i a n sense of t h e i r o w n d i s t i n c t i o n . I n v i e

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    Gergana Petkova ENG101j Comparison Contrast Essay 17.11.2009 People and Choice in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar” and Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” People always want to know if they can really make a difference in their lives. Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar” and Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” consider this problem thoroughly. They both portray a person at a crucial moment of his life. Frost’s poem describes the tough choice a traveler has to

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    sections that make up the hero’s journey. This expository essay will discuss the concept of monomyth and how it applies to two well known films First the sequences of Departure consist of the call to adventure‚ refusal‚ supernatural aid‚ crossing the first threshold‚ and the belly of the whale. The call to adventure is the hero being called by a messenger or by an event. In the 1977 Star Wars the call occurs when Luke Skywalker finds a hidden message of princess Leia within R2D2‚ and Obi Wan asks Luke

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    Departure Stage 1 consists of the call to adventure‚ refusal to call‚ supernatural aid‚ crossing the first threshold‚ and belly of the whale. In this first state‚ the hero’s journey begins; he is called to a world outside of his home or town and is usually given a guide to assist him on this journey. The hero has an opportunity to refuse the call but receives encouragement from a supernatural force that persuades him to take the risk. The hero ventures on this journey and either meets an old

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    FACE SEGMENTATION

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    INTRODUCTION 1.1 Aim of the Thesis This project presents an interactive algorithm to automatically segment out a person’s face from a given image that consists of a head-and-shoulders view of the person and a complex background scene. The method involves a fast‚ reliable‚ and effective algorithm that exploits the spatial distribution characteristics of human skin color. To fulfill this aim‚ the following objectives are carried out: 1. Implement different types of image segmentations. 2. A

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    Cited: Campbell‚ Joseph. _The Hero with a Thousand Faces_. Novato: New World Library‚ 2008. Print. _The Hero ’s Journey:Cinderella._ Web. 5 Sept. 2014. Langdon‚ Matt. _What is Crossing the Threshold?._ The Hero Handbook. 15 Nov. 2010. Web. 5 Sept. 2014.

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    The Departure

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    Campbell describes the process or outline of “The Heroes Journey.” In other words‚ the sequence of events a hero/heroine must experience before completion of their adventure. The call to adventure‚ refusal of the call‚ supernatural aid‚ crossing of the first threshold‚ and the belly of the wale; describe the beginning of a hero’s adventure known as “The Departure.” This is the first step or process A hero encounters in the “Hero’s Journey.” The journey can be seen in many forms of modern day and classic

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    Beowulf Versus Shrek

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    Beowulf‚ crossing the threshold/threshold guardian stage is quite similar. This stage is defined as the point at which the character(s) cross from their ordinary world into the unknown world. Also‚ the guardian part means that they have to pass through a person or obstacle to get to the other side. Crossing the threshold for Beowulf required crossing the shore into Denmark and then going on to fight and kill Grendel (Beowulf pgs 144 onward and 285 onward). Metaphorically speaking‚ crossing the shore

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    her dream and everything would be ok when she woke up. Stage 4: Crossing the first Threshold I thought during the whole story I think she crossed more than one threshold. The first one was when she fell down the hole and entered wonderland because the trees by the two holes were both twisted and looked very similar. Her coming out of the hole to Wonderland to me was like the crossing in a new unknown land. Another threshold was when she made it up in her mind that she was the hero and started

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