Definitions Term Definition ActionScript Adds interactivity and/or playback efficiency to a movie via coding. Similar to JavaScript‚ ActionScript is an object-oriented programming language. Alpha effect Adjusts the transparency of an instance. Bitmaps Images using colored dots‚ called pixels‚ arranged within a grid. Typical of most web graphics. Breaking apart Converts symbols into basic shapes so that shape tweening can be used. Button symbol Used to create interactive buttons
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an everyday term such as ratchet become so twisted to the point where it’s new meaning no longer resembles it’s old one? As it once was mainly known as a mechanical tool used to repair clocks and roller coasters‚ it now has a entirely different definition. Although words may have an established meaning‚ as time goes by‚ that meaning may change‚ perhaps into something that is completely irrelevant. The Rise of the Ratchet As originally defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a ‘hunting dog’
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CORPORATE STRATEGY Definition CORPORATE STRATEGY is the direction an organization takes with the objective of achieving business success in the long term. Recent approaches have focused on the need for companies to adapt to and anticipate changes in the business environment‚ i.e. a flexible strategy. The development of a corporate strategy involves establishing the purpose and scope of the organization’s activities and the nature of the business it is in‚ taking the environment in which it operates
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Definition of a Hero To me‚ a hero can be many things‚ but there are a few qualities that all heroes should have. All heroes should be courageous‚ and act even when they are afraid; they also need to be decisive‚ so they can act when needed. They obviously have to be helpful and selfless‚ so that they put mostly put others before themselves. Lastly‚ they need to be determined to do what is right‚ they can’t just let something go past them and not do something about it‚ if it’s in their power
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If you look in the dictionary it will tell you that the definition of friendship is a state of being friends; friendly relation‚ or attachment‚ to a person‚ or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; friendliness; amity; good will. That all sounds nice‚ but it doesn’t cover the fact that a true friendship is a relationship that can survive the test of time and remain unconditional. Friendship for most people is a combination of affection‚ loyalty‚ love‚ respect
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Phongvilai English 011 Mr. Russell 11/22/14 Ambition Ambition; a strong desire to do or to achieve something‚ typically requiring determination and hard work. Many people have different ambitions in life so the word ambition would have different definitions‚ depending on whom you ask. To me ambition is a burning urge and desire to achieve your goals or succeed. Ambition applies to dedication‚ motivation and time. I have many ambitions to achieve in a set period of time. For example my education‚ I
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Today’s twenty-first century definition of honor according to Dictionary.com is‚ honesty‚ fairness‚ or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions. But the definition of honor has drastically changed over time. For example‚ in A.D 800 to the 11th century Vikings‚ a nomadic people from Scandinavia‚ had an honor code for their wives/ slave girls. The honor code they had stated that if a woman’s husband/ master died that she in order to keep her name and her husband/ master’s name honorable she was to be
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Definition of Poetry The poems that I’ve read from this chapter have left me confused and delirious. Poems can take you on an emotional‚ physical‚ and mental roller coaster. The poet can make you feel a certain way after reading their work. I believe that the best definition of poetry is Emily Dickinson’s definition. She said that she knew she was reading poetry if it "makes her whole body so cold no fire can warm it"‚ or if she "physically feels as if the top of her head were taken off". Basically
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Definition of Terms American cockroach- the American cockroach (Periplaneta Americana)‚ also known as the waterbug or misidentified as the palmetto bug is the largest species of common cockroach‚ and often considered as pest. Breed- to produce offspring by hatching or gestation. Chitin- is a long chain polymer of N-acetylglucosamine‚ a derivative of glucose‚ and is found in many places throughout the natural world. Laboratory- is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which
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move pertaining to the imperative “operate by with and through.” In the definition of this imperative is the statement “long-term self-sufficiency of the partner nation forces and entities must assume primary authority and accept responsibility for the success or failure of the mission.” Additionally Jeepo’s role as part owner and technical specialist applied to the imperative “ensure long term engagement.” In the definition of this imperative is the statement “SO policy‚ strategy‚ and programs
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