. 2. Explain why a product or system might have an overall reliability that is low even though it is comprised of components that have fairly high reliabilities. 4. A product engineer has developed the following equation for the cost of a system component: C _ (10 P ) 2 ‚ where C is the cost in dollars and P is the probability that the component will operate as expected. The system is composed of two identical components‚ both of which must operate for the system to operate. The engineer
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“There is no one else who has spent this much money” (qtd. in J. Mayer 5) Charles and David Koch‚ referred to as the Koch brothers‚ have been operating the American government since the 1970s‚ funding lobbyists and investing in a “private political bank” supporting a carefully constructed group of wealthy conservatives in order to boost their ideologies into the American political system (Mayer 5). They amassed immense control over government officials and whole branches‚ bending them to their immediate
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Philosopher Francis Bacon was a major contributor to the Enlightenment. He was one of the most important people to the new ideas of science and how the world worked. Bacon created world changing ideas about how the world worked‚ and how science should be carried out. He modernized the idea of the scientific theory. Previously‚ many scientists who lived before him believed that you should only make a hypothesis based on logical reasoning and arguments. Bacon disagreed with them‚ saying that people
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CEO Compensation Thoughts on the current state of executive compensation practices in the US: Current state of Executive compensation within the US differs from different compensation practices within the forms it takes‚ laws and regulation it’s subject to‚ its dramatic rise over the past 3 decades and wide go criticism leveled against it. Within the past 3 decades in America government compensation or pay has up dramatically on the far side what is often explained by changes in firm size‚ performance
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His supporters back in Tennessee were very much in favor of secession from the Union. This act alone drew a line between Johnson and his deep rooted common man supporters. Lifelong supporters turned against him. On the opposite side‚ Johnson was hailed as a hero and President Abraham Lincoln asked him to meet with him to hear his views. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president of the US. He was from Illinois and a member of the anti-slavery Republican Party. In December that same year
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Donatello is known throughout history for several reasons‚ that of a character from the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” franchise being named after him‚ to being one of the most renowned artist/sculptor of his time‚ to what he contributed to the Renaissance Era. Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi‚ who is formally known to today and was nicknamed as Donatello by friends and family‚ was born in 1386 in Florence‚ Italy. Donatello was the son of Niccolo di Betto Bardi‚ his father being an active member
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Paris kidnapped Helen and brought her back to Troy. This kidnapping led to the Greeks creating the plan for the Trojan Horse. The Trojan horse was built by Epeius‚ a master carpenter‚ in 1250 B.C.E.. The Greeks were frustrated because they had been trying for ten years to get into the city of Troy‚ but Troy had 20 foot walls that were almost impossible to climb. That was when Odysseus came up with the plan for the Trojan horse. Odysseus was a skilled fighter and was known for his outstanding wisdom
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all of this he was trying to isolate the progressively aggressive France. Although Bismarck but so much work into maintain Germany is work was pushed aside a bit when the crowing over the new Kaiser Wilhelm II. Wilhelm was confident and had many plans for Germany. After only two years Wilhelm took Bismarck’s title of chancellor away and this is when the Wilhelmine era started. In this era the Kaiser was more hands on with making policy with domestic and imperial. This era for Germany was more confident
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the democracy that our founding fathers have envisioned throughout American history. President Johnson’s accomplishments in the 89th Congress‚ were social and economic reforms such major actions being Medicare and education for families in America. How President Johnson has improved social reform‚ improving the lives of all American citizens through numerous legislative successes. Beginning with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act which funded one billion dollars enabling equal access to education
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are seen as sexual objects. Many backup singers have dress codes that require them to wear minimal clothing‚ and they are seen as eye candy (Neville). Women’s sexuality should not be a factor in how famous they become. They should be viewed by their talent‚ and their look should come second‚ exactly how men are viewed in the
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