A Short History of eBooks Marie Lebert NEF‚ University of Toronto‚ 2009 Copyright © 2009 Marie Lebert All rights reserved This book is dedicated to all those who kindly answered my questions during ten years‚ in Europe‚ in America (the whole continent)‚ in Africa‚ and in Asia. With many thanks for their time and their friendship. A short history of ebooks - also called digital books - from the first ebook in 1971 until now‚ with Project Gutenberg‚ Amazon‚ Adobe‚ Mobipocket‚ Google Books
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At one point in your life you probably created a huge problem for yourself. However‚ you most likely did not solve that problem without seeking help. “La Bamba” written by Gary Soto is a rare case. The story features a boy named Manuel who decides to sing in his school’s talent show. Unfortunately‚ during his moment the record sticks to one verse and Manuel is forced to sing along. The performance was embarrassing‚ but he became popular. This story shows how one character archetype can solve a problem
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CMLT277 The Contributions and Perceptions of Bartolome de Las Casas After reading Carlos Fuentes’ book‚ “The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World”‚ he devoted a section to Bartolome de Las Casas which allowed the reader to capture his unique perspective (32-38). In the introductory text before the reading of “The Brief History of the Destruction of the Indies” (as read in class)‚ Bartolome de Las Casas is viewed as a devoted Saint and missionary that was an activist
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which in Spanish‚ is known as La Puerta de Alcalá became one of Madrid’s symbols and it is one of the most well-known monuments. It is now seen as a National Monument. La Puerta de Acalá is a Neo-classical granite monument in the Plaza de la Independencia square. The gate stands on one of the most important roads that leads to northwestern Spain and France. La Puerta de Acalá was designed by the Italian architect Francesco Sabatini in 1764 along with King Charles III. La Puerta de Acalá is 19.5 meters
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Elementos de la Cultura de Argentina Javier S. Colón University of Phoenix Global Business Organization and Culture - GMGT/510 Prof. Armando M. Aranda 23 de marzo de 2010 Elementos de la Cultura de Argentina Cuando se decide establecer un negocio en otro país se debe tomar en consideración los elementos culturales. Tomando a Argentina como ejemplo y analizando varios de los elementos culturales se puede encontrar que es una cultura muy interesante. El primer elemento cultural a analizarse
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LA ÉTICA Y EL DINERO J.S Garzón-Ramírez Abstract Throughout different situations in life‚ one is forced to take perilous decisions where ethics‚ personal beliefs and personal gains come into play. A person’s basic needs start with survival and end with self-actualization‚ the first one being the most basic need and the last one a general main objective for people inside organizations‚ so these needs will sometimes cause a wrong decision which can damage an enterprise’s integrity‚ that is why
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urban Mexico‚ they do not call it almuerzo‚ they call it la Comida instead. La Comida is a home cooked meal‚ very much like the soul food of the family. La Comida is had over prayer and conversation between family members. To people from these Spanish speaking countries‚ la Comida seems to stay the same term all across the board as the hour of life‚ which gives us life and makes us remember who we are and where we come from. The time of la comida is a way for us to cross difficult times with hope
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Dream Trip to Las Vegas It was summer 2009. My husband surprised me with tickets to Las Vegas‚ for our second anniversary. Our 4 days vacation package included air ticket‚ car and hotel. I was all excited‚ and packed all beautiful and colorful dresses appropriate for Las Vegas temperature. We were advised ahead by our friends to stay indoors during day time‚ as it is going to be too hot and humid in Las Vegas at this time of the year. On June 20th 2009 we flew from Virginia to Las Vegas in an American
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los estudios de la historia de la tecnología plantea que el desarrollo y perfeccionamiento de lo artificial depende únicamente de las necesidades que van surgiendo con la evolución biológica humana. Parte de esta evolución dio origen a las diversas disciplinas y oficios que en un pasado determinaban‚ distinguían y nombraban a las personas que ofrecían sus servicios y conocimientos a la comunidad con la que convivían (herrero‚ carpintero‚ etc.). Pero‚ en un momento de la historia‚ la evolución humana
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¿PIENSAS QUE LAS MÁQUINAS PIENSAN? Alan Turing‚ matemático e informático teórico de origen ingles‚ considerado el padre de la inteligencia artificial‚ publico el artículo “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” en la revista Mind en 1950‚ donde se hace la siguiente pregunta: ¿Pueden las maquinas pensar? Primero que nada puso en claro los términos de máquina y pensar‚ a partir de eso expresó su convicción de que las computadoras eran capaces de imitar perfectamente la inteligencia humana y que
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