The No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents Software Engineering (1) is the author of a Ph.D. by Brooks on software engineering‚ its problems (essential and accidental)‚ and solutions to the problems. Brooks mentioned the causes of the software problems and the solutions’ attributes as silver bullets. Although there were many ideal solutions at the time the paper was published‚ he still felt that there would not have a perfect solution to be used in both side’s technology and management for passing
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The “single bullet theory”‚ humorously named “the magic bullet”‚ is one of the most questioned aspects of the report. It suggested that the second shot passed through Kennedy’s throat before lodging itself in Governor Connally‚ who was sitting in front of the President. If the bullet were to take the path described by the Warren Report it would have passed through Kennedy’s throat before it “entered
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Cinderella is in a dilemma caused by her ignorance of the potential consequences of her actions. With the use of irony‚ structure‚ and diction‚ “Conte” shows how innocence and naïveté result in regrettable mistakes that create life experience. The poem deviates from the basic fairy tale through the use of ironic predicaments. Cinderella makes a bold statement from the beginning: “First of all‚ I’m bored” (1). She misses her old life of feeling useful through cleaning. As a princess‚ she sits around
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The Drifters ‘Drifters’ is a poem about one woman’s refusal to abandon hope‚ in spite of overwhelming hardship. The family has to move from place to place‚ as the father needs to move by the demand of his job. Despite Dawe’s use of causal language‚ if you read carefully you would be able to see the seriousness of what he is saying. The narrative structure adopted in this poem is third person limited. In the wife’s point of view‚ this is effective as a wife wants a family more than husband
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This poem talks about a path of neglect that a man followed that led to the destruction of his red apple tree. The narrator put too much of his time and attention on his other marvels to not put it into the apple tree as well. Therefore his red apple tree‚ though thought to be inevitable‚ died and filled the narrator with regret. A regret that appears to haunt the author‚ and fills him with sorrow. One of the literacy devices used in “Neglect” is imagery. Towards the beginning of the poem‚ the
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collection‚ Aidoo depicts women who survive despite the obstacles in neo-colonial Ghanaian society. For the majority of these women independence has brought no relief and has in fact only increased the difficulties they face. There is indeed "no sweetness here" but nonetheless‚ survival is the driving force throughout the collection. While Aidoo certainly seems to be committed to portraying the material‚ economic and social problems which plague post-colonial Ghanaian society and the difficulties which these
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Poems have the ability to pick at one’s heart strings and reveal strong emotions. In The Whipping‚ the reader experiences what life is like for a young boy. “The old woman across the way / is whipping the boy again [...] (Hayden 1).” Robert Hayden‚ author of The Whipping‚ has captured a horrible event in a graceful way. This poem will be judged based upon its form as well as its aspects of foreshadowing. It is important to also consider The Whipping’s ability to flow smoothly. There are some key
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good poem. I had a less than great attitude coming into this unit. In the past grades‚ I dreaded anything that involved poetry. The reason I picked the poem “ Baseball “ is because‚ I really like how the poet‚ Bill Zavatsky wrote the last couple paragraphs. Also the way Zavatsky changes the tone of the poem flawlessly is astounding. So far this poetry unit has taught me how to not judge a book by it’s cover. Over the last couple of years I have‚ this year I am hoping to change. This poem concerns
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in his or her works. Natalie Czech’s “A Poem by Repetition by Allen Ginsberg” combines two powerful pieces of art‚ poetry and photography to create one cohesive piece of art. The art is inspired by writings documented in Ginsberg’s personal journal; not originally being a poet‚ Ginsberg later had his journal turned into a poem. Czech later discovered the poems and altered the ending to a broader form of self-appreciation‚ changing the last line of the poem from “anybody‚” to “anything.”
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There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz chronicles the true story of two brothers growing up in the Henry Horner projects of Chicago over a two year period. Set in the Horner Homes public housing district of Chicago‚ Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers‚ their mother and siblings struggle to survive gun battles‚ gang influences‚ over-zealous police officers‚ and overburdened and mismanaged bureaucracies to simply survive. The story begins in the summer of 1987. Nine year old Pharoah and his brother
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