Will Brenes Ferre English 11B October 7‚ 2010 Take a Stand- “People have become too dependent on computers.” In 1981‚ IBM sold the first "PC"‚ made from an 8088 processor with a clock speed of 4.77 MHz. It wasn’t the first computer ever made‚ but it was the first computer sold to ordinary people. We have moved on‚ we have made changes‚ and we have progressed to enhance computers. Computers have found their way into many aspects of our lives. In most cases computers make things easier for
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that it works for the ballroom dancers but not for the gangbangers‚ who continue on their chosen careers. There is a more pessimistic view of urban high schools in another movie opening today‚ "American Gun‚" and I fear it’s closer to the truth. But "Take the Lead" is said to be based on a true story‚ it tells a heartening fable‚ and Antonio Banderas is uncommonly charming as a dance teacher who walks into a high school and announces that he will improve it by his very example. Public manners have
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QANT 610 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TAKE HOME MIDTERM EXAM Q1. Bob Richards‚ the production manager of Zychol Chemicals‚ in Houston‚ Texas‚ is preparing his quarterly report‚ which is to include a productivity analysis for his department. One of the inputs is production data prepared by Sharon Walford‚ his operations analyst. The report‚ which she gave him this morning‚ showed the following: 2008 2009 Production (units) 4‚500 6‚000 Raw material used (barrels of petroleum by-products) 700 900 Labor
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Part 1 – Leadership Traits: Using the table below‚ rate the leadership traits exhibited by Miranda Priestly in the movie “The Devil Wore Prada”. Use a scale of 1 to 10 indicating least to highest value. Scoring: |Articulate |10 |8. Dependable |3 | |Perceptive |4 |9. Friendly |1 | |Self-Confident
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Here are the questions for your take home exam Instructions: 1. USE PAGE 91 & 92 OF YOUR WORKBOOK IN ANSWERING YOUR TAKE HOME EXAM. (THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE A WORKBOOK YET‚ AGAIN FOR THE nth TIME PLEASE PURCHASE ONE. I WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT ANSWERING SHEETS USING ANOTHER ELSE’S WORKBOOK‚ IF YOU WILL DO OTHERWISE‚ YOU WILL NOT HAVE A SCORE FOR YOUR FINAL EXAM.) 2. FOLD THE ANSWERING SHEET ONCE HORIZONTALLY. 3. LIMIT YOUR ANSWER WITH THE SPACE PROVIDED. ONCE YOU FAIL TO DO THIS YOU WILL
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was crumbling--- and they needed someone to blame. In 1915‚ the Ottoman government devised a plan targeting the Armenian minority within their Empire‚ a minority that was already viewed as second class citizens. The article‚ “Armenian Genocide: A Summary” from History.com reported that the Ottoman Empire‚ modern-day Turkey‚ was responsible for the murder of over one million Armenians during what is known today as the Armenian Genocide. However‚ Turkey refuses to acknowledge that what they did constitutes
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The Devil and Tom Walker Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”‚ shows us that greed and hypocrisy will only haunt you in the end. The story takes place in New England in the late 1700’s. The narrator tells a story about a man’s encounter with the devil or “Old Scratch”. While most people don’t believe the wild story‚ the narrator swears that the story is indeed true. A local legend says that there is buried treasure located in a grove on the outskirts of Boston. The legend states
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the forest with him and shows her the location of the gold bars. He then proposes a deal: if she can convince the townspeople to kill any nonspecific citizen in Viscos‚ the eleven gold bars with be turned over to the village‚ providing much-needed financial support for the town and its people. However‚ Miss Prym can also choose to steal one of the gold bars for herself. If the townspeople choose to act upon the stranger’s proposition‚ the stranger will conclude that all humans are evil. If Miss Prym
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touch of a finger‚ 3D televisions and even things like lawn mowers that mow themselves! Since there has been such a vast growth in technology many people rely on it for their day-to-day lives. But is there a limit to how much technology someone can take before it comes insane? Well Sherry Turkle‚ author of Alone Together‚ Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other‚ captures that question perfectly‚ but is there a real answer to that question? There are many good things about technology
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The Devil Finds Work for Idle Hands What comes to mind when someone mentions video games? A lot of people will think of a waste of time or a device for creating lazy children. That very well may be in a lot of cases‚ but from a different point of view‚ video games have very important uses. Instead of creating lazy children‚ they eliminate boredom for them. We all know what types of activities children find when they are bored. There is also a huge job market in video games ranging from programming
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