From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The first version of Microsoft Word was developed by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie‚ former Xerox programmers hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1981. Both programmers worked on Xerox Bravo‚ the first Microsoft WYSIWYGword processor. The first Word version‚ Word 1.0‚ was released in October 1983 for Xenix and MS-DOS; it was followed by four very similar versions that were not very successful. The first Windows version was released in 1989‚ with a slightly
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Currently our country is in moral decay because we are not raising our children under the authority of God ’s Word. For example‚ some parents feel as though their children should not have to do chores around the house. It is our responsibility as parents to educate our children on what God ’s Word says about all of life ’s issues‚ including chores. In Jane Smiley ’s‚ The Case Against Chores she attacks parents that have their kids do chores saying that it alienates children from the family
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well-rounded‚ and well-educated scholar. These included reading and writing‚ as to be expected‚ but also exercise‚ music‚ and drawing. In his own words‚ “Art is identical with a state of capacity to make‚ involving a true course of reasoning.” In our modern world however‚ this ancient wisdom is lost. While pure in intention‚ recent governmental programs‚ such as No Child Left Behind‚ have created an environment hostile for any course not in direct relation to reading or math. These cuts have been felt most strong
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The Harmful Effects of NCLB The No Child Left Behind act is the Bush administration’s sweeping educational reform‚ aimed at improving the performance of the nation’s public schools by introducing accountability. Supporters of the act claim that it will increase the performance of all school children by raising the standards and allowing parents greater freedom in choosing the school they want their child to attend. The act also puts in place a system of punishment for schools if their student
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the second word problem of “Mrs. Higashi displayed 57 student drawings on 3 walls in her art classroom. If she divided the drawings equally‚ how many drawings are on each wall?” After introducing the word problem‚ we broke apart the word problem by circling the information the word problem provided us with such as 57 student drawings and 3 walls‚ I also asked students what operation we needed to solve this word problem. The students could determine we needed to divide to solve the word problem. Then
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A Left-Handed Commencement Address Rhetorical Analysis In 1983 men were paid up to 56% more than women‚ in 2014 the difference was down to 21%. This is partly because of feminist influences such as Ursula K. Le Guin. In her speech “The Left-Handed Commencement Address” Ursula K. Le Guin describes that women are as deserving as men to be paid equally‚ educated‚ smart and intelligent as a part of our modern world. She points out that women have learned all of the same things men have in college yet
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There are many controversial words in our society that people are encouraged to erase from our language; me of these words include racial and sexist slurs that are no longer deemed as acceptable due to the offensive content and underlying meanings. The word “sick” has transitioned into many different meanings throughout time. Although many people see “sick” as a trendy word with little meaning other than to be “cool”‚ maybe we should consider its hidden meaning and the possibility it may insult someone
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marketing techniques used in Twix commercials have changed in numerous ways so they could better appeal to the American people. Recently‚ Twix has released an ad campaign‚ called the “Left Twix Versus Right Twix Pick a Side” campaign‚ which features a rivalry between the two creators of Twix‚ who split the company to form the Left Twix and the Right Twix factories‚ and asks audiences everywhere to “try both‚ and pick a side”. The commercial starts us off with a supposedly happy scene‚ showing us the day
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No Child left Behind Act (NCLB) In 2002‚ President Bush signed into law No Child Left Behind Act‚ to ensure that every state is testing every child. (http://www.whithouse.gov/infocus/education/2007) Students from culturally‚ and linguistically backgrounds‚ expanding access to tutoring‚ help parents to get information in time for their children. Our children must be equipped with the knowledge and skills to compete in the global economy. (Judy‚R.‚Reading in content areas.pg.71‚2006) It is important
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I wrapped the bright blue bandage around my knee. Around once‚ then twice‚ and fastened it securely on the back of my leg. I had spent an hour trying to figure out which body part I should bandage. The wrists were too obvious‚ my back to hidden‚ my left ankle too obscured by my new Adidas superstars. So I settled on my knee. My knee could play a central character in thousands of stories that could have caused injury. I began to picture a tumultuous decent down the cement stairs of 55 E 10th street
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