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    Technology Axxium Limited‚2e Queensway Enterprise Centre‚ Stem Lane‚Hampshire‚BH25 5N T2640 Electric Escape Lock Supervised by : Johann Siau Prepared by : ZABER RIZVI The project consisted of developing hardware circuitry (PCB etc.) and software development for the Electric Escape lock which has selfactivated mechanism and access control system. The PCB design was created from the specifics of the physical lock unit using Altium designer. The microcontroller was programmed using C

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    William Wells Brown Escape

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    Analysis of The Escape; or‚ A Leap for Freedom William Wells Brown was born into slavery in the early 1800’s. His mother was a slave and his father was a relative of his mother’s owner. Brown escaped slavery with the assistance of a Quaker named William Wells‚ and took his name as a result. Brown spent several years helping slaves escape to Canada while working on a steamboat‚ the same way Glen and Melinda escaped the United States. With the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act‚ Brown escaped to England

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    Descartes’ "Wax Passage" Later in his second meditation‚ as Descartes begins to doubt his own conclusion that he exists as a thinking thing‚ he goes into an elaborate analogy known as his "wax passage". Comparing the wax to his knowledge of himself‚ he begins by discussing the physical characteristics which can be known by means of the senses. However‚ the importance lies in the fact that by heating‚ the wax can be altered and the sensible properties are no longer the same. He then goes on to

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    Descartes views in the Second Meditation is that he tries to clarify the nature of the human mind and how it is better known than the body. He has this theory of we’re just “existing” as in we’re just dreaming or being deceived by an evil demon of some sort. With that happening‚ he still concludes that we can imagine‚ hear‚ and see things. Although our sensory perceptions can be false‚ they’re still a part of our mind and our thinking. Descartes believes we should doubt our senses because they cannot

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    Analysis of the short story “The Escape” by William Somerset Maugham. I`d like to reflect upon the short-story under the title «The Escape”‚ written by one of the best known English writers of 20th century – William Somerset Maugham. He was not only a short-story writer‚ but also one of the most successful dramatists and novelists. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”‚ “Cakes and Ale”‚ etc

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    In Meditation II‚ Descartes claims that if we are able to think‚ then we exist. Descartes questions reality and whether reality is really reality since we can often be deceived. Firstly‚ he states that his senses help him see that something is happening‚ however‚ senses can often be deceived‚ so that something can appear differently to us. Next‚ he explains that he knows he is awake‚ however‚ dreams sometimes appear real‚ and people don’t know whether something is happening in a dream or if it

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    A major theme in "Sons & Lovers" is bondage and escape. Every major character is held hostage by another character or by their environment. Her husband‚ her family and her anger at the family’s social status hold Mrs. Morel hostage. She has no friends to be seen or money of her own to use. Her escape from her bondage is her death. She was unhappy her whole life and lived though another human as a source of happiness. She essentially lived her life through William and‚ after his death‚ through Paul

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    The Escape By Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English novelist‚ short story writer and playwright. After an education at King’s School‚ Canterbury‚ and Heildelberg University in Germany‚ Maugham became a medical student at St. Thomas Hospital‚ London. While training to be a doctor Maugham worked as an obstetric clerk in the slums of Lambeth. He used these experiences to help him write his first novel‚ Liza of Lambeth (1897). His clear‚ lucid and economical

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    According to Descartes‚ the reason for hyperbolic doubt is to handle what he believes to be doubting everything. He feels if you were to doubt everything‚ you will a better base for true knowledge. He uses the example of Illusions‚ Dreams‚ and Evil Demons. Since Illusions and Dreams are a part of evil demons‚ if you were to defeated the evil demon you would also conquer Illusions and dreams. Descartes also explains if God were to exist‚ he wouldn’t allow an Evil Demon to trick us. Descartes begins to

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    Great Escape Denmark Essay

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    Great Escape Denmark Among all the countries that gave in there was one that stood out from the rest. The Danes held their pride like a brick wall. The Red Cross Also recognized their fight against the Nazis. Although many countries complied with the Nazis‚ Denmark refused to give in to demands with the Nazi. The Dane’s assumed the war was going to be short‚ so their main goal was to buy time (Ackerman and Duvall). Though the war was not short the Danes never lost their spirit until the very end

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