running a C program on his computer which could‚ based on some yes/no questions guessed the number a person had thought of in his/her mind. This capability of machine mesmerized me. “Can Machines Think?” – This question which was proposed by Alan Turing‚ has significantly advanced the field. Imagine his joy if he’d be able to witness IBM’s Deep Blue beating world champion chess player Gary Kasparov. I sincerely want to contribute to the field of Computer Science for which‚ I am more than excited to pursue
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What do you want to be when you grow up? What are your plans for your future? Have you thought about college? Have you thought about a career choice? These are questions we are bombarded with on a daily basis by our parents. We shrug them off‚ telling them that we have another three years to think about college‚ careers‚ or our future. We don’t know what we want to be when we grow up‚ because we don’t even know who we are yet. Yet in a blink of an eye‚ we’re seniors and now the decisions we tried
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McCoy: Dear Grads‚ Don’t ’Do What You Love’ - WSJ.com Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is f or y our personal‚ non-commercial use only . To order presentation-ready copies f or distribution to y our colleagues‚ clients or customers‚ use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or v isit www.djreprints.com See a sample reprint in PDF f ormat. Order a reprint of this article now OPINION May 27‚ 2013‚ 6:45 p.m. ET Carl McCoy: Dear Grads‚ Don’t ’Do What You Love’ College commencement
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unimportant in the grand scheme of things. When adults think of teenage problems they think of things like curfew‚ teenage heartbreak‚ friendship drama‚ school issues‚ and the latest fashions. Adults think of adult problems being things like financial problems‚ marital issues‚ losing a job‚ health concerns‚ and family issues. Obviously‚ losing a job is a much bigger problem than wanting to stay out later on a Saturday night. Where I think adults make a mistake is in assuming teenage problems are
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Do you think that the mass media has more of a positive or negative impact on society? Regardless of the type of mass media used‚ I believe that the mass media has more of a positive then negative impact on society. Firstly‚ the mass media may be used to raise awareness for certain subjects‚ allowing people to know of the events happening nationally and globally. An online survey shows that 44% of online news users get news a few times a week through social media‚ such as emails‚ thus showing what
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Comedy of humours focuses on a character of range of characters‚ who have an over riding trait or humour that dominates their personality. For example‚ Algernon’s greed. Farce is a dramatic comedy that creates humour through a series of ludicrous events taking place in rapid succession. For example‚ Cecily andGwendolyn fighting over the same man who doesn’t exist‚ followed by a baptism that isn’t needed. One way in which The Importance of Being Earnest is only a comedy of manners is that Wilde
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“You Got To Do What You Got To Do‚ To Get Where You Got to Get” In Ralph Ellison’s story “Battle Royal”‚ Ralph’s dying grandfather gives his son advice on how to advance in life as a black person‚ in the United States. Ralph’s grandfather said‚ “I want you to overcome ‘em with yeses‚ undermine ‘em with grins‚ agree ‘em to death…”(1042). Basically‚ by being really nice to white people‚ he could gain favor and possibly be rewarded for his obedience. Ralph‚ took his grandfathers advice‚ and was eventually
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In many countries‚ students have jobs while they are studying in high school and in university. Do you think this is a good idea? I believe that it’s a very good idea for students to work while they are studying in school. Employment develops students’ independence and responsible skills‚ and working while he is studying will give also students a competition advantage. Since education prices are increasing‚ it’s important for young people to prepare for the burden. Independence and responsible
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they were brought up to hate a certain ethnicity‚ or they came to dislike them on their own. Either way racism is unjust and should not exist in today’s world. Unfortunately it used to be accepted in society by many people‚ but the world has come so far that petty things like racism should not occur. Racism might not seem like anything to some‚ but it is like the butterfly effect. One racist thing a person says or does affects not only one person but also ten people. In the movie Crash‚ the characters
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invention and innovation and their complimentary roles in the field of entrepreneurship. Which one do you think is most vital for the entrepreneur? INTRODUCTION Creativity‚ invention and innovation are not the same thing. To create a successful product or business‚ the entrepreneur needs to recognize the differences‚ and combine them in the right mix. These concepts are closely linked together. They make us think of something new‚ something really different. However‚ they are very distinctive and
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