I article I chose was in the magazine‚ Popular Mechanics called‚ “We Can See the Future from Here.” This article was about a man named Alex Kipman and his high-tech invention. He had recently overseen the failed debuted of Windows Vista and left Microsoft to go on a sabbatical. During his sabbatical to Brazil he found out exactly where he wanted to be with a new invention; The HoloLens. This magical device helps people see like nothing before. A soft grey ring (like a halo) fits over your head
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Even with her depressing past‚ Elizabeth grew into a great and loved Queen. She influenced her people and the modern world so much that the time period she ruled was even named as the Elizabethan Era. In spite of her unstable childhood and family troubles‚ Elizabeth was a great ruler who affected the modern world a great deal. Elizabeth grew into a great and modern queen‚ beloved by all her people‚ but her childhood was not nearly as glamorous. She watched
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Imagine you are living in the old times‚ 1918 to be exact. When world war one just ended and the men are all coming home. Your husband‚ children‚ and yourself are safe now. But how did World War One effect your life? To start with‚ the article World War 1 What the Effects of WW1 in America states “As a result of USA joining the war in 1916‚ industry production in America boomed.” This is a positive effect of the war. Industry in America boomed because in order to carry on with the needs of the
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Spoken Language Study – Social Attitudes to Spoken Language Investigate speech that is particular to a workplace. ESSAY PLAN * spoken language used in working environment‚ my job as a QS‚ spoken word different in different settings eg‚ HQ or construction site‚ professional language * use of jargon‚ three letter acronyms‚ unique to an office eg‚ CVR’s etc‚ technical language‚ used frequently‚ humorous re new employees‚ don’t have a clue what is being said * buzz words‚ mention text
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How Facebook Affects One Academic Performance How Facebook affects one’s academic performance I. INTRODUCTION Facebook are currently being used regularly by millions of people. The use of these networking sites has been widespread that they have not only caught the attention of academic researchers worldwide but also us‚ in particular. Social networking sites are now being investigated by numerous social science researchers and an increasing number of academic commentators are becoming more and
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academic discipline we alter the way we perceive the world. As intellectual neophytes we tend to polarize what we see as either right or wrong‚ or as either good or bad. We also tend to interpret what we see by way of our emotions. Once educated‚ we gain the capacity to see a broader spectrum of opinion and perspective‚ and to see our own culture and even ourselves as a tapestry-like product of history. Through the earnest pursuit of knowledge--particularly in history and literature--we reveal to ourselves
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But what about how social media communications is impacting our written communications‚ or even our oral communications? Anyone remember when email was going to destroy letter writing‚ and even the art of writing altogether? Well‚ it did destroy letter writing‚ but did it really destroy the art of writing‚ or just change it? The Impact of “Social Speak” on the Written Word I’d argue that email‚ SMS and social media communications tools have made irreversible impacts on the way we write‚ but that
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Shane Thompson Honors Essay Language Arts Have you ever had a change of some sort forced upon you? Did it have an affect on you or your life? Well‚ the main theme that can be taken from both‚ The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) and Ender’s Shadow (Orson Scott Card)‚ is that when a change is forced upon a person it will have an affect on the course of the world‚ not just the person the change was forced upon. Or as Isaac Newton would refer to this process‚ “Each and every action has
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Technology greatly affected the way in which wars were fought‚ especially in World War I. The inventions of the repeating machine gun‚ the development of poison gas‚ and the introduction of the first tanks caused armies to fight using the bunkering method. This allowed men to huddle in trenches along what are called skirmish lines and throw‚ lob‚ and fire by other means weapons to cause damage while men were protected by about 4 to 5 feet deep earth. This caused men to fight in rear or echelon columns
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Importance of Language; Newspeak. It is the intention of the government to make it impossible to convey any nonconformist thoughts. Hence Newspeak was designed for this very intention. To narrow down what people can actually say and think‚ the rules of language are being skewed from what we actually say right now. Negative terms have been eliminated from the language. In Newspeak‚ "bad" and "awful" are altered to mean "ungood" or "doubleplus ungood." This language leaves no room for nuance or shades
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