A metaphor is the use of something familiar to understand something less familiar. For instance‚ if a news report says "unemployment went down this month‚" the familiar feeling of "going down" helps everyone to understand that the number of people looking for work has reduced. Metaphors are more common than many people think. If you look up the origin of almost any word in the dictionary‚ you will find a metaphor if you go back far enough. Some psychologists suggest that all of our thinking comes
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I already knew that the black car was following my dad and mom before they left. Now‚ I know for sure that the spying started during their trip to Percé‚ when they left the machine of rejuvenation. Even if it seems stupid‚ the name of the machine is more than to just attract tourists. Hugo was right. The machine was really capable of making humans younger. I could see things more clearly… Dad and mom fell in the trap of a monstrous organization. They used them like guinea
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automatic punching machine control systems. Punching machine is used for representing the control logic‚ and traditional programming languages are used for describing the pure algorithms. The project presents an implementation for a punching machine for paper. The use the ladder languages the programming of a complex sequential process is a necessary solution. The use of the project reduces the downtime of the machine and improves the productivity. The machine has with up
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Java Virtual Machine‚ An inside story!! Java Virtual Machine‚ or JVM as its name suggest is a “virtual” computer that resides in the “real” computer as a software process. JVM gives Java the flexibility of platform independence. Let us see first how exactly Java program is created‚ compiled and executed. Java code is written in .java file. This code contains one or more Java language attributes like Classes‚ Methods‚ Variable‚ Objects etc. Javac is used to compile this code and to generate .class
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Who did use these machine gun? The british and the german used a lot the machine guns‚ but mostly as a defensive purpose. The germans were a lot more convinced of the machine gun‚ than the british. How many rounds could the machine gun shoot? The machine guns could shoot 450 rounds in one minute. But because the machine gun wasn’t fully mellowed at this time‚ the device quickly overheated and therefore they used a cooling jacket. How did the machine gun work? Gas is produced when the gunpowder
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H.G. Wells The Time Machine Mischel Figusch Englisch-LK Jg. 13 The view of humanity in The Time Machine - Essay This essay is about the view of humanity that arises from "The Time Machine" It includes the TT’s speeches and his theories about how the Eloi and the Morlocks came to be. It also shows that Wells haunts at critical aspects on society. The first hints at Wells political attitude are already noticeable in the beginning of the novel: "To discover a society"‚ said
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Condom Machines on Campus August 23‚ 2005 Condom Machines on Campus Condom machines on campus‚ who would have thought that there would be a need to promote safe sex in today ’s society. We live in a society now where sex is everywhere. It is on the radio‚ on the TV‚ and it is even on some cartoon shows. College life can be summed up into three words; Freedom‚ Freedom‚ and Freedom. With that freedom students are more likely to subject to activities that they would not normally do at or around
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When automatic teller machines were first installed in the 1980s‚ bank officials promised they would be faster‚ more reliable‚ and less prone to make errors than their human counterparts. A. they would be faster‚ more reliable‚ and less prone to make errors B. they would be faster‚ more reliable‚ and that they would be less prone for making errors C. the machines would be faster‚ more reliable‚ and less prone to make errors D. the machines were faster‚ more reliable‚ and errors would occur
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Bowflex exercise machine. American masculinity is often defined by body shape and tone‚ and is associated with other “masculine” endeavors‚ such as sports and fighting. Men like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson‚ Vin Diesel‚ and at one time‚ Arnold Schwarzenegger are famous for their muscular bodies. These men are also famous for their movie roles‚ but there is little question that their bodies make them fit the role of certain masculine characters. I have added a drawing of a Bowflex machine due to its prominence
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Vending Machines in Schools With approximately 17% of children between the ages of 2-19 being obese‚ why are we allowing our schools to provide vending machines that are full of junk food to our children? The fact is‚ schools are terribly underfunded and the vending machines offer them a profit stream they need for their budget. Schools are using the profits from the vending machines for after school activities‚ computer‚ school programs‚ etc. The problem isn’t really the vending machines themselves;
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