Dr. David Blackwell is a theoretical statistician noted for his teaching and work in game and probability theory. He is first and only African-American member of the National Academy of Sciences. Blackwell’s research in mathematics and statistics have found application in many fields including economics and accounting. Blackwell grew up in Centralia‚ Ill. His father worked for the Illinois Central Railroad and his mother stayed at home to take care of him and his three siblings. At school‚ he
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David Foster Wallace’s speech “This is Water‚” explodes with creativity. He links simple items‚ like water‚ to apply to higher education‚ and just simple life. He puts a lot of emphasis on how to think consciously‚ and just being compassionate and thinking about others. One of the first point that David makes is that a liberal art college teaches you how to think. Then‚ he goes into great depth about how we think unconsciously. One of his examples is “The point here is that I think this is one
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Kenyon Commencement Speech One of the best commencement speeches that were given was by David Foster Wallace. Many may say that he was a brilliant man‚ which he truly was. In his speech you can say he gave a life lesson to his graduating class and the people among them. He gave his perspective of what “freedom” really is. Freedom is to be able to care of others instead of just yourself‚ to be able to be free from your own mind‚ to be able to change your default setting. You can be in control
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The case study is about how David Fletcher is trying to build a team of research analyst to help him in his work as portfolio manager‚ running emerging growth fund at Jenkins Fletcher Partners‚ JFP. A Harvard Business School Graduate‚ he moved from being from being an analyst adviser‚ investor ( in different firms) to portfolio manager at a big investment firm where he managed two aggressive Funds so well that he got the reputation of being the top Portfolio Manager of the industry. He had a young
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I will compare Subway and Panda Express. Subway is an American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwich (subs) and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor’s Associates‚ Inc. Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 40‚229 restaurants in 102 countries and territories as of 11 September 2013. It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain and the largest restaurant operator globally. Subway’s main operations office is in Milford‚ Connecticut;
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David Cameron’s First Speech as Prime Minister. 2010 Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted. Before I talk about that new government‚ let me say something about the one that has just passed. Compared with a decade ago‚ this country is more open at home and more compassionate abroad and that is something we should all be grateful for and on behalf of the whole country I’d like to pay tribute to the outgoing prime minister for his long record of dedicated public
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David Suzuki Introduction Challenge means ‘A task or situation that tests someone’s abilities’ (Google Dictionary) and David Suzuki has experienced such tests many times in his life. David was born in Vancouver on the 24th of March 1936. He is a third generation Canadian. His grandparents were from Japan and his many life challenges were due to his nationality because of the attack in Pearl Harbour brought upon by Japan. Because of David’s nationality‚ he‚ his parents and his three sisters were
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rhetorical devices Obama uses adds up to a very engaging speech. I will be comparing Obama’s race speech in Philadelphia with the David Letterman interview. The structure of Obama’s Speech is very important. The words are made to flow from beginning to end‚ without break. The speech starts by Obama placing himself in history with the 1787 US Constitution – this factual evidence establishes Obama’s authenticity. The main body of the speech has a recurring theme of a ‘perfect’ America that ‘could
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David M. Armstrong What is the nature of the mind? Mind: - Having perception - Having purposes - Having beliefs - Having sensations - Having desires Given these associations‚ what the nature of mind is has important consequences for epistemology‚ metaphysics‚ ethics‚ religion‚ science‚ etc. Take a human. What is it? Is it just a body‚ a mechanism? In 1770‚ an inventor presented the Mechanical Turk to the Empress of Austria. The mechanism appeared to be able to play a strong game
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The United States of America guarantees freedom of speech for every man and woman. This rudimentary right‚ ratified in 1791‚ still stands today; however‚ controversial speech faces censorship. In the book‚ Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword‚ author David Shipler argues that conversing about controversial topics can bring a better understanding of the issue. In the final section of the book‚ Plays‚ Shipler discusses one of the most controversial topics of the past seventy years: the Israel-Palestine
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