Barkley was born in Laredo in Webb County in south Texas‚ to Josef and the former Antonia Cantú. He grew up with his Mexican-American mother. He enlisted in the Army when the United States entered what was then known as the Great War. He used his Anglo father’s name to avoid being segregated into a non-combat unit.[1] As a part of Company A‚ 356th Infantry‚ 89th Division in France‚ he and Sergeant M. Waldo Hatler swam across the Meuse River near Pouilly-sur-Meuse to get behind German lines and
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A Unique Voiceprint At the TEDWomen Conference 2013‚ Professor Rupal Patel of Northeastern University presented a TED Talk called‚ “Synthetic Voices‚ as unique as fingerprints.” As a speech scientist‚ she wanted to engineer a solution that focused on building customized voices for people with speech impairments. She started the Human Voicebank Initiative‚ which allows people of all walks-of-life to donate their voices to the VOCALiD project for infusion into compatible speech-impaired voices. This
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Introduction This paper‚ by professor Kershaw‚ is very interesting. He provides a new angle from which we should look at the phenomenon of Nazi Germany. In order to support this type of “uniqueness”‚ he gathers a few peculiarities that were embedded in the regime: ethnic nationalism‚ genocidal violence and‚ of course‚ the character of Hitler himself. I believe‚ however‚ that some of the points he has indicated as “unique” were simply the transformation of a phenomena already existing in Fascist
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enjoying their new-found liberty‚ but they only feel pain. If their devotion to their children cannot be explained using the selfish theory‚ then the only other logical explanation for their behaviour is that they get gratification from selflessness. David Lurie is a father‚ and we see the same kind of behaviour in him when Lucy is raped. He is extremely concerned for her well-being‚ he constantly asks her to confide in him so he can try and help her‚ and seeks justice for what has been done to her
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An Impactful Professor and Assignment Robin Schofield‚ my English comp. II professor‚ had a tremendous impact on my life and my future as a student and eventually a teacher. Professor Schofield’s class consisted of a series of assignments that built upon each other until we finally were able to produce a final research paper for her class. During my first semester of college‚ I had been required to take a college preparatory class that involved the understanding and creating of a problem-solving
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sometimes even a picture of a spider. A serious case of arachnophobia is much different than someone who doesn’t like spiders. Many people who are afraid of spiders have feelings of panic entering into a situation where spiders may be present. Professor Martin Antony of the University of Toronto Psychiatry Department classifies arachnophobics in two categories: "monitors" and "blunters". When a "monitor" enters a room‚ he searches the entire room for a spider. When he finds one‚ he not only makes
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Professor Owen Youngman should be called Ambassador Youngman. He sold me on the virtues of Northwestern like a yellow smiley face sells happiness. In fact‚ his pitch about Northwestern’s journalism program was so amazing. He explained that classes are more interactive and encourage students to express their ideas or opinions. I left my campus visit knowing I wanted to be a Wildcat. Before the visit‚ I had already looked at several other schools and programs. But the opportunities at Northwestern
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However‚ not so long ago was found a seal with the name of a knight‚ David Wallace (David Wallace)‚ also belonged to the retinue of James Stewart and associated with the place of birth of possible future hero of Scotland. Education of young men engaged in by his uncle‚ a priest of the abbey near the town of Stirling ( Stirling )
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The interviewee‚ Professor Mark Corner‚ is a man who followed an unconventional career path: he did not have a career path nor did he want to. His career path can be described as organic‚ non- linear; he let his situations and opportunities veer him towards his current career. Accordingly‚ the definition of a career being an evolving sequence of a person’s work experiences over time is befitting to Corner‚ as his career involved continuity and change. Corresponding to Holland’s RIASEC model‚ Corner’s
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster is a book that explains there is more to literature than just a few words on a paper or a few pages in a book. Thomas Foster’s book portrays a relatable message to a wide based audience. This book is relatable for two reasons‚ the way it is written and the examples it uses. The book is written in a conversational manner‚ as if the reader was in a group discussion about books
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