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    A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself[1] and infect a computer. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware‚ adware‚ and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability. A true virus can only spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance because a user sent it over a network or the Internet‚ or carried it on a removable medium such as a

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    What makes a person choose a one-sided relationship? Obsession? Love? Why would anyone want to torture themselves knowing that their partner can never truly love them? What is insanity and why is it so popular among the gothic community? Wuthering Heights is a classic gothic novel by English author Emily Brontë. This novel deals with the passionate and ultimately doomed love of Catherine Earnshaw and the gypsy orphan Heathcliff and how their masochistic love destroyed themselves and the lives of

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    In Death of a Salesman‚ by Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman’s life seems to be slowly deteriorating. It is clear that Willy’s predicament is of his own doing‚ and that his own foolish pride and ignorance lead to his downfall. Willy’s self-destruction involved the uniting of several aspects of his life and his lack of grasping reality in each‚ consisting of‚ his relationship with his wife‚ his relationship and manner in which he brought up his children‚ Biff and Happy‚ and lastly his inability to productively

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    How can the United States of America better defend itself against terrorism? In the past Twenty years the threat of terrorism has been a known threat‚ but it was not until September 11‚ 2001 has passed that the American people were forced to accept and deal with the threat of terrorism. Stricter border security‚ as well as airport‚ and port security have led Americans into an uneasy sense of homeland Security‚ but more must be done. American borders must be secured so that Americans can feel a

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    city looked like. The fact that it was untouched by man for so many years gave people a greater understanding on what life might of been like during the height of the Roman empire. The city of Pompeii had been around well before the chaos and destruction caused by Mt. Vesuvius. It was first discovered by the Greeks in approximately 650 B.C.E. and was used mostly as a trade city due to its location on the Sarno River. By the year 89 B.C.E. it had become an official city of the Roman Empire and

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    the song “Eve of Destruction” by P.F. Sloan is mainly about the Vietnam War. Specifically‚ it is against the War‚ and it states disadvantages of it. In the first verse‚ McGuire sings‚ “You’re old enough to kill but not for votin’.” This line expresses anti-war ideas and is about the disapproval of the drafting of eighteen-year-olds. The message is also about the possible destruction of humanity that all the chaos of the War was capable of causing. “We’re on the eve of destruction” is the line that

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    peoples of the Indies that "are with out without malice or guile‚ and are utterly faithful and obedient both to their own native lords and to the Spainards in whose service they now find themselves" (Las Casas‚ 10). As a god-fearing man of the priesthood‚ I utterly deplore the use of my Christian faith as a ruse of the Spaniards in the Indies to justify their agenda of greed and destruction. <br> <br>It is my personal inclination that the text I have just read finds it’s way into the hands of all the peoples

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    Weapons of Mass Destruction Everest University Online 12/14/2013 Amy Nelson Weapons of mass destruction include biological‚ chemical‚ and nuclear. I will analyze the history of these three aspects of weapons of mass destruction‚ and give my opinion of the future threat of these weapons. Biological Weapons: From the plague of the fourteenth century in Europe that reportedly killed about one-third of the population to the use of smallpox infected blankets given to Native Americans in the

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    [pic] [pic] How Apple managed to reinvent itself over the years If you read recent stories from major news paper‚ you might conclude that Apple is the ultimate innovator. And you might be right. The company has reinvented itself multiple times and in the process has already transformed at least two industries personal computing and digital music. What will be the impact of the iPhone? While there are no certainties‚ “major” seems to be a safe bet

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    In her essay‚ “The Deconstruction of the Male-Rescuer Archetype‚” Carolina Fernandez emphasizes how the figure of a “male-hero” has evolved and changed overtime. Fernandez supports her main argument using Spanish fairy tales to oppose the strong-traditional vision of Machoism and demonstrate how women do not need a figure of a hero or rescuer‚ since they can free themselves and become independent. Although some of the fairy tales used as examples had a male rescuer‚ her main argument demonstrates

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