Truth Discovery with Multiple Conflicting Information Providers on the Web ∗ ∗ Xiaoxin Yin UIUC xyin1@cs.uiuc.edu Jiawei Han UIUC hanj@cs.uiuc.edu ABSTRACT Philip S. Yu IBM T. J. Watson Res. Center psyu@us.ibm.com of information on the web. Even worse‚ different web sites often provide conflicting information‚ as shown below. The world-wide web has become the most important information source for most of us. Unfortunately‚ there is no guarantee for the correctness of information
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Madi Webster 3/7/13 3rd hour The Pearl When one thinks of a parable‚ a person may think of a parabola a horse-shoe looking thing in math class. Well if person thinks that‚ they are wrong. A parable is a short story that teaches a lesson throughout the story. The parable The Pearl shows on how a man can find something that he thinks will change his life‚ but actually ends up ruining it. Kino is met with some great challenges with the pearl that take over his life because he wants the wealth that
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role of women in John Steinbeck’s The Pearl. This short story was written in 1947 and reflects the thinking of a man during this time period. Kino‚ who is a poor pearl diver in a small town finds a pearl so great that he and his family would be set for life. But‚ the pearl ends up bringing more pain than hope to his family. Juana‚ Kino’s wife‚ watches as her husband gets more paranoid and cautious the longer they have the pearl. Juana’s actions in The Pearl‚ show how much the actions of one women
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Pearl Harbor The Pearl Harbor Attack Japan is smaller than California‚ with half of the population‚ why did japan attack Pearl Harbor? Pearl Harbor is an American naval base that is located in Hawaii. Japan had felt that the United States wanted to keep the world divided into two halves‚ America and Europe against the Japanese and East Asia. Due to several major events that happened between the United States and Japan‚ on December 7th‚ 1941 Japan attacked an American naval base. Japan attacked
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oo much wealth satisfies individual’s heart desires but at times can bring worst out of him or her. The pearl is a novel written by John Steinbeck and examines a man’s own destruction through greed. In this novel‚ hope and evil consume Kino and the entire city of La Paz immediately information goes around that Kino found the pearl of the world. As asserted by Forman‚ greed‚ culture‚ anger‚ happiness‚ luck‚ death‚ mystery and evil are all major aspects in this book. The story unfolds when Juan and
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AIR WAR COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITY STRING OF PEARLS: Meeting the Challenge of China’s Rising Power Across the Asian Littoral by CHRISTOPHER J. PEHRSON Lt Col‚ USAF XXX-XX-1752 A Research Report Submitted to the Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of Graduation Requirements Maxwell Air Force Base‚ Alabama 17 May 2006 [PRIVACY ACT NOTICE: Information on this page is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 and must be safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure.] CERTIFICATE I have read
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parable‚ The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ the pearl of the world unleashed the hurricane that was greed in many instances. Greed is to blame for Coyotito’s death because it overcame Kino‚ the doctor‚ and the pearl buyer. The person that greed affected the most was Kino. He wanted all the treasures of the pearl‚ and became a vicious and slightly insane man because of it. In the beginning‚ the pearl gave him happy thoughts‚ such as him and his wife getting married. He also saw through the pearl: his family
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The Pearl Essay Do you ever feel like you cannot do anything about something? Well‚ that is what Kino felt like in ‘The Pearl’ when the doctor would not help him with Coyotito’s scorpion sting. Different people have both positive and negative impacts on different communities. The doctor has both positive and negative impacts on Kino’s family. In addition to that‚ the doctor has a negative impact on the villagers. The doctor has a servant as well and the doctor has a bit of a negative impact
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The American Nightmare: Symbolism in The Pearl In his novel‚ The Pearl‚ John Steinbeck utilizes imagery and symbolism to convey the underlying themes of Kino’s tragic tale. The pearl is a symbol of promise and hope for Kino and the other characters in the story. Conversely‚ the pearl epitomizes the catastrophic effects of greed on humans‚ their morale‚ and judgement. The scorpion emblemizes arbitrary evil‚ and is the cause of all tragedy in The Pearl. Moreover‚ the scorpion is analogous to the
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Attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor was the first foreign attack on the United States territory and also the longest attack on the U.S. soil. The day after Pearl Harbor Theodor Roosevelt gave his famous speech while asking Congress to declare war. Within his speech Theodor Roosevelt said “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion‚ the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory"11 Though Pearl Harbor was a surprise the United States
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