Truth Discovery with Multiple Conflicting Information Providers on the Web ∗ ∗ Xiaoxin Yin UIUC xyin1@cs.uiuc.edu Jiawei Han UIUC hanj@cs.uiuc.edu ABSTRACT Philip S. Yu IBM T. J. Watson Res. Center psyu@us.ibm.com of information on the web. Even worse‚ different web sites often provide conflicting information‚ as shown below. The world-wide web has become the most important information source for most of us. Unfortunately‚ there is no guarantee for the correctness of information
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A journey is a means of travel that can be physical‚ imaginative or inner. Journeys can offer new insights‚ experiences and enlightenment‚ however journeys involve obstacles and challenges that need to be overcome before these goals can be reached. Often journeys are taken to escape the real world and deal with problems‚ but it is how the individual deals with the experiences that defines their journey and who they are. The poem “Ode on a Grecian urn” by John Keats and the film “Alice in Wonderland”
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Today I would like to talk to you about the concept of journey and discuss the deeper meaning of this very important term. Within this speech I will be comparing the concept of journey through the movie ’wizard of oz’ the song ’last kiss’ and the poem ’the journey’. These texts are all great examples relating to a journey. The first text I would like to discuss with you is the song ’last kiss’ written by Wayne Cochran in 1962 and sung by Pearl Jam. Cochran was inspired to write his song after a
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The process of discovery is a rigid and gruelling journey which leads an individual or groups to formulate new perspectives about self and the world disclosing new truths. In the reality documentary series “Go back where you came from” Ivan O’Mahoney selects 6 individual mindsets with diverse values and beliefs regarding illegal immigration for his reverse joinery experiment. The composer utilises a myriad of film and narrative techniques to convey how the provocative and transformative power of
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1. Compare the portrayal of Katrina in Salvage the Bones to what you saw of the hurricane in the news. Which aspect of the storm’s devastation does this novel bring to life? What does Esch’s perspective add to your understanding of Katrina’s impact? When Hurricane Katrina occurred‚ I was an eleven year-old child with little to no concern about the current events happening around me. Nevertheless‚ I was still saddened by the hurricane that killed almost 2‚000 people
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EATING DISORDERS WITH THE MOVIE "TO THE BONE" AS THE LEADING EXAMPLE About the movie "To the bone" is a Netflix original movie by the director Marti Noxon‚ that was published on January 22nd in 2017‚ and deals with the topic eating disorders‚ especially with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The two famous actors Lily Collins and Keanu Reeves play two big roles in that movie: the central character and her doctor. It is also important to mention that Marti Noxon and Lily Collins have both suffered
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In Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward‚ the audience is introduced to the struggles of an African American family in Mississippi trying to get everything together before the terrible storm‚ Hurricane Katrina crashes onto the coast and wipes everything out. This heartfelt novel introduces to the audience the theme of parenthood/motherhood‚ the role that the absence of a mother/father had on the children‚ the role of basketball and the affect it had on the family‚ the role of dog fighting and how it related
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Europe’s Age of Discovery which began in the early 15th century and ended around the early 17th century changed world and paved the way for the modern world as we know it. Explorers traveled the seas‚ discovering new places and routes for trade and travel making daring journeys out across the seas and then navigating their way back home to report on their discoveries. This paper will discuss will discuss the discovery of these new places and the tools that made those discoveries possible as well
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Within the field of archeology itself‚ it is often a spectacular event to find only a small piece of bone from our miraculous ancestors. We are able to learn so much about our past through these small yet very influential discoveries that have happened ever the last 100 years. However‚ as it was stated the finding of Australopithecus sediba has been one of the most important discoveries because of what we were able to learn and are still learning from it. It helped bridge some of the misunderstanding
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In the movie‚ Whale Rider‚ there are great examples of Joseph Campbell’s article‚ Four Functions of Myth‚ which are: mystical myth‚ cosmological myth‚ social myth‚ and psychological myth. In the film‚ Whale Rider‚ Pai discovers her sense of self as she reinvents the Maori tribe’s creation myth to save the dying culture. The mystical myth in Whale Rider would be when she rode the whale. Pai is suppose to be the new chief in town‚ however‚ her grandfather‚ Koro‚ does not think a girl should be chief
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