For this week’s discussion question‚ my case study is Herman Hollerith- an individual whose contribution to computing in early years is still impactful till date. In my research‚ he was a teacher; an inventor‚ a manager‚ and business man… variously called the father of information processing‚ the father of modern automatic computation‚ and the world’s first statistical engineer. 1. Background Herman Hollerith was born on 29th February‚ 1860 in Buffalo‚ New York to German immigrants. Early on in
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Siddhartha is a very beautiful and genuine collection of wonderful episodes leading to self realization or ’Nirvana’ written by Herman Hesse. Out of the so many beautiful‚ breath taking and thought provoking episodes the ones that I find the most impressionable are Siddhartha’s meeting with Gautum Buddha‚ the questions he asks and the answers he seeks as a result of the mental stir created by those questions and secondly when wise Siddhartha learns to understand the silent language of the river with
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purchasing these products‚ you are helping to conserve natural resources‚ and to protect the environment. Our oceans provide the earth with most of our oxygen‚ moisture‚ and weather patterns. To keep our oceans clean we have to start with our beaches. Over 6.5 million dolphins have been killed by tuna fisherman. To help you can: not buy endangered animal products and substitute your purchase to eco friendly products‚ or Eat dolphin safe tuna‚ or don’t eat tuna at all. You should never release helium
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Herman Melville Herman Melville was born August 1‚ 1819 and was the third child of eight. His parents were Allan and Maria Gansevoort Melville’s. The Gansevoort family was socially connected. As a young boy‚ Herman did not fit the bold of a good‚ God-fearing‚ nobl‚e and refined child. In 1826 Melville contracted scarlet fever‚ permanently weakening his eyesight. In 1826 Allan Melville wrote of his son as being “backward in speech and somewhat slow in comprehension…. Of a docile and amiable
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Friendly Cards‚ Inc. Statement of the problem: Amy McConville‚ a friend and financial consultant of Wendy Beaumont‚ the president of Friendly Cards Inc.‚ needs to come up with some suggestions concerning the financing of Friendly’s expansion. Amy has been doing research on the firm and money is tight right now. The cost of financing growth right now is high and Friendly Card’s is projecting 20% growth in sales next year and even more the following year. The company has never been without
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Balancing work and family is one of the most significant parenting challenges. The term "family friendly workplace" has meant many things over the past years. Family friendly policies and benefits are supposed to provide employees with resources that aid working parents in balancing family and work. Nevertheless‚ sometimes these policies and benefits are not always carried out. Mothers are greatly affected by the strain between family and work roles. It makes it extremely difficult for
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The Dinner by Herman Koch is a chilling but enjoyable read. Koch’s writing skills and his use of plot twist made the story line seem disturbing but plausible. The Dinner was written by a Dutch writer named Herman Koch. He wrote The Dinner in 2009‚ since then it has been translated into 21 languages and was adopted into a Dutch movie in 2013. The Dinner surrounds two couples‚ Claire‚ Paul‚ Serge and Babette. They are meeting to discuss the details of a horrific thing their sons‚ Michel‚ Rick‚ and
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World War II‚ American theater was transformed by the work of playwright Arthur Miller. Profoundly influenced by the Depression and the war that immediately followed it‚ Miller tapped into a sense of dissatisfaction and unrest within the greater American psyche. His probing dramas proved to be both the conscience and redemption of the times‚ allowing people an honest view of the direction the country had taken. Arthur Miller was born in Manhattan in 1915 to Jewish immigrant parents. By 1928‚ the family
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effective element of the novella Daisy Miller is Henry James ironic use of the unruly behavior of what should have been an innocent girly-girl. This becomes amplified when the leading protagonist in the text‚ Daisy Miller‚ demises signifying the death of any unrestrained female. Henry James’ novella “Daisy Miller” portrays an unruly protagonist that rebels and violates the norms of femininity in nineteenth century society. However‚ the realist heroine‚ Daisy Miller‚ fails to rebel against society‚ becomes
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As governor‚ Miller campaigned to establish a state lottery. He succeeded in getting laws passed that restricted lottery proceeds to fund pre-kindergarten programs‚ capital and technology enhancements for Georgia schools‚ and most innovative of all‚ the HOPE Scholarship program. HOPE scholarships provide full tuition at any state college or university to any Georgia resident who graduates from high school with at least a B average. In 1992 voters passed the lottery‚ and the programs that the lottery
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