“Uncanny valley” refers to the range where human beings are comfortable with human-like objects. If an object is too similar to us without exactly replicating our behavior‚ the object falls into called uncanny valley and rather than expressing empathy‚ we are repulsed when looking at the object. This theory was first applied to the robotics industry‚ but has since been applied to many other fields. Various studies have proven that when objects‚ such as robots‚ fall into uncanny valley‚ we are disgusted
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Activity 3‚ Handout 1 Sun Valley Fruit Snacks You are the Controller of Sun Valley Fruit Snacks‚ a family-owned company based in British Columbia that was started in 1950 by Norman Beauchamp. His granddaughter‚ Christine Beauchamp‚ is the current CEO; under her leadership the company has grown to $100 million dollars in sales across North America. She is proud of her company’s ability to develop innovative products that meet changing consumer tastes. Christine and her three siblings are
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Settling the Rio Grande Valley The Rio Grande Valley consists of the southern most part of Texas‚ along the Texas/Mexico border. The population growth in this area was very slow until the 1900’s‚ when it began to skyrocket. From 1920 to 1930‚ the population in the Valley more than doubled. One of the main factors for this population increase was the railroad construction. The St. Louis‚ Brownsville‚ and Mexico railroads all were completed in 1904. This furthered the expansion of the already
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12 June 2014 What Attributed to The Rise of The Indus Valley Civilization More than four thousand years earlier there thrived a civilization within the Punjab and Sindh regions of Northwest India and Pakistan. This civilization was named after the main river of the region the Indus River. It was called as the Indus valley civilization. This civilization had an area much larger than the Egypt and Mesopotamia civilization jointly (A.L.Basham). The researchers have given different names to this civilization
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Miserable is the best way to describe my life at Valley Forge. I am wretchedly unhappy and uncomfortable. George Washington had retreated from New York City due to losing to the British. Many soldiers deserted the Continental army during this time. Even worse events‚ Congress did not even trust George Washington himself! They thought he was leading a grand retreat! This is when Washington decided to build a winter camp at Valley Forge where conditions are not good. Interestingly enough‚ some young
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Lake Valley every year. I care about this issue for a couple reasons. The first reason is that I have a lot of family here in Utah‚ and every winter I see how it affects them. Every winter a few of my family members get sick‚ and I am pretty sure it is caused by all the smog. The second reason is that I enjoy to go outside in the winter‚ but I don’t like to breath in all the smog. I have reason to believe that pollution is one of the top reasons for the health problems in Salt Lake Valley. The
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others‚ they have a high standard living. The first settlers in the Valley of Mexico came thousands of years ago. In 1325‚ a group now known as the Aztecs settled on an island in Lake Texcoco. They then created a city called Tenochtitlán. Since the Aztecs were great warriors‚ they soon created an empire. The city grew fast as well. When the Spanish arrived in 1519‚ Tenochtitlán was a huge city. Over 200‚000 people lived in the Valley of Mexico. In 1521‚ the Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire. Small
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Contents Page Design Situation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Design Brief…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Limitations……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Design Specification…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4‚5 Existing Products……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6‚7 Justification of Existing Products.………………………………………………………………………………………….8 3 Design Ideas………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9 Design No.1……………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………9
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VASSA ACCESORIES 2013 NEW COLLECTION VASSA‚ the latest VIVERE furniture series with contemporary look‚ is developed by Irvan A. Noe’man‚ one of Indonesian prominent industrial designer. Vassa incorporate warm and natural color in each of its collection. The selection of walnut veneer and the open pore finishing technique for the wooden furniture‚ is combined with natural and earth tone color for the upholstery products‚ creating warm‚ relaxing and calm ambiance inside the room. Vassa distinct
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connect to the past. To compromise to happiness is hardly possible. However in the poem Swing Valley‚ and the excerpt from Home Place‚ the speakers are able to find joy by means of nostalgia. They seem to pursue happiness by recollecting favourable memories from the past‚ and being in the physical reminiscence that shapes their past. Through the development of the character‚ Ronald‚ and the speaker from Swing valley‚ we are able to apprehend how recollection memories can lead to happiness. When it comes
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