Essay: There Will Come Soft Rains Question: Analyse how a character is developed for a particular purpose in a written text you have studied. ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ is a dystopian science fiction short story written by Ray Bradbury. The story is about a house in the future that is left standing after a nuclear bomb. The house continues with its normal routine even in the absence of humans. In the short story a character that is developed for a particular purpose is the house. The houses’
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Drink in Trend Marketeer Magazine (Sep 2008) Thailand Non Carbonated Drink Market 2008 Market Value (million baht) Growth Rate Carbonated soft drink 40‚000 -4% Energy drink 30‚000 -1% Bottled water 15‚000 12% Milk 13‚700 7.7% Ready to drink coffee 9‚500 8% Soy milk 8‚500 10.7% Yogurt drink 8‚419 5.4% Fruit juice 7‚500 5% Ready to drink tea 4‚000 16% Malt beverage 3‚091 12% Sparkling drink 3‚000 1% Functional drink 3‚000 100% Source: NC Nelson and beverage companies Ready
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What is Soft Computing ? (adapted from L.A. Zadeh) Lecture 1 What is soft computing Techniques used in soft computing • Soft computing differs from conventional (hard) computing in that‚ unlike hard computing‚ it is tolerant of imprecision‚ uncertainty‚ partial truth‚ and approximation. In effect‚ the role model for soft computing is the human mind. 1 2 What is Hard Computing? • Hard computing‚ i.e.‚ conventional computing‚ requires a precisely stated analytical model and often a lot of
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This essay is to examine both the pros and cons of legalizing “soft drugs”. Hard and Soft drugs are terms to distinguish between psychoactive drugs that are addictive and perceived as especially damaging and drugs that are believed to be non-addictive (or minimally addictive) and with less dangers associated with its use. The term "soft drug" implies that the drug causes no or insignificant harm one such drug is cannabis (marijuana).Cannabis is a psychotic drug. The main psychoactive ingredient
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Axia College Material Appendix E Hindu Terms Map |Word |What is your personal understanding of each of these |After reading the text‚ how would you redefine each of |What differences did you find between the popular usage| | |terms? |them? |and actual definitions? | |Karma |The energy which is transmitted
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Summary The Ghost Map was a historical piece of literature that was used to explain the V. cholera epidemic in London. The book‚ written by Steven Johnson‚ tells about how the water and the lack of proper sewage systems lead to a disease that killed many citizens and lead to panic for Londoners. Dr. John Snow‚ an anesthesiologist‚ began to research what played a role in the deaths and how it could be cured and stopped. He discovered that the disease was a waterborne disease after a series of
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I. INTRODUCTION Technology today has indeed made people’s lives convenient especial with a computer. It has helped students in making homework‚ research‚ and projects‚ it has helped business in advertising and in making progress‚ and it has connect loved ones to people who live in a different country with the help of the internet. Psychologists are not even sure yet what to call this phenomenon. Some label it an "Internet Addiction Disorder." But many people are addicted to their computers long
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believe are positively aligned with your goals and a (-) beside those that seem to be negatively aligned. Power refers to the centrality of the stakeholder in this case (active vs. passive). 1=High‚ 5=Low. Additional Comments: 2. Stakeholder Map Passive Active Positive Board of directors Accountants Ben Negative Chief Executive 3. Action Plan – Name 3 key actions you would take based on your stakeholder analysis to either manage stakeholders or clarify their interests
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Introduction The global financing industry is enormous. Warren Hill in his book‚ Competing in the Global Marketplace suggests that "international financing extended by banks around the world reporting to the Bank for International Settlements is estimated at $6.4 trillion‚ including $4.6 trillion net international lending. Total world banking assets are put at more than $20 trillion‚ insurance premiums at $2 trillion‚ stock market capitalization at over $10 trillion‚ and market value of listed
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easy to say shareholder value is important. Not so easy to make it influence the decisions that are made every day: where to spend time and resources‚ how best to get things done‚ and‚ ultimately‚ how to win in the competitive marketplace. This Map is designed to accelerate the connection between actions you can take and shareholder value. It is not rocket science and it is not complete‚ but it can jump-start the process of focusing on the things that matter most and then choosing practical
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