worth dying for? What is worth living for?" - William J. Bennett In a lecture to the United States Naval Academy November 24‚ 1997 One Vietnam veteran‚ an old retired colonel‚ once said this to me: “Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind‚ gentle‚ productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident.” This is true. Remember‚ the murder rate is six per 100‚000 per year‚ and the aggravated assault rate is four per 1‚000 per year. What this means is that the vast
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3-24-13 Androids vs iPhones You walk down any average hallway‚ office building‚ school‚ or restaurant and guaranteed there will be at least one person glued to their phone. The society that consumers of this decade have evolved in is most definitely based on technology whether it be tablets‚ cell phones or portable gaming consoles we rely a little too much on technology. What seems to be the biggest disagreement in the world of cellular devices is between which is better the iPhone or Android phone
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An essay on the contexts of Blade runner by Ridley Scott‚ and Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. “Frankenstein”- the story of a scientific experiment‚ a human like creature‚ rejected by its creator and reaping revenge. “Blade runner”- A population of genetically designed artificial humans created for the sole purpose of labour on off world colonies‚ escaped to Earth and on the run. After hearing that introduction one would not suspect that these two texts share many similarities in meaning‚ context
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How to Shear a Sheep in Five Steps by CAROLINE on MARCH 28‚ 2012 If you’ve ever met Emily Chamelin‚ our shearer‚ you’re probably as much in love with her as I am. Every single time I watch her shear‚ I’m astonished by her strength‚ skill‚ and conscientious respect of the animal she’s working with. I sort of can’t decide whether I want her to be my older sister‚ or whether I’d just like to be her when I grow up. Suffice it to say that‚ if I can ever become as much of a badass as Emily‚ I’ll
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Comparison between IOS and Android Shivakumar Siddagoni Wilmington University Comparison between IOS and Android Tablets were introduced in the market during April 2010 .In fact‚ they were in the market for around two decades but their usage was well known after the release of apple I-Pad. It functions on the same operating system that of the i-phone i.e IOS. The tablets are simple electronic devices‚ they are
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compositional milieus‚ Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner (1982) share ongoing anxieties regarding unrestricted technological growth and social decay. By examining these texts together as social commentaries which are shaped by their Regency and contemporary contexts‚ we come to a heightened understanding of human nature and its flaws. When considered together with Blade Runner‚ Shelley’s early 19thC novel Frankenstein reveals ongoing social anxieties regarding
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on Photoplethysmography with Android Programmable Devices for Ubiquitous Health Monitoring System Chi Kin Lao‚ U Kin Che‚ Wei Chen‚ Sio Hang Pun‚ Peng Un Mak‚ Feng Wan‚ and Mang I Vai Abstract—In this paper‚ a miniature portable heart rate detector system is implemented by modern hardware ICs and simple sensor circuit with software executable on both PC and Android platform. The biosignal is first extracted via photoplethysmography (PPG) principle into electric signal. Then a microprocessor
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Your Dream Home is a Reality at Active Acres Kolkata‚ July 6th 2016: Ruchi Realty is one of the most prestigious real estate companies in Kolkata‚ which has shaped the dreams of the thousands into reality with its extravagant residential projects in Kolkata‚ Indore and Bhopal. Ruchi Realty has successfully given all the residents of Kolkata‚ a well-furnished home nestle with all the modern amenities situated in one of the prime locations of the city of joy‚ Active Acres. One phase of the construction
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Yeung Pik Ting from 5M. My book is Sheep by Valerie Hobbs. I am going to do task 2 –. I chose to spend an imaginary day with Jack. I chose Jack not only because he is the main character of this book‚ but also I would like to appreciate his efforts for overcoming so many difficult situations in his life. I hoped to learn from his experiences by spending a day with him. Firstly‚ we went to a farm with a lot of sheep. He was so surprised and excited to see so many sheep appeared in front of him again that
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I watched an amazing video documentary the other day about the hopes‚ dreams‚ and reality of youth and young adults in Cuba. It was an eye-opening presentation of a generation that longs for the very freedoms we are allowing to slip away. As I watched‚ I could not help but compare their passion for freedom in a rigid political system‚ to our alarming trend towards allowing‚ or even worse encouraging a more socialist posture. In Cuba‚ "jobs" are government jobs‚ the pay is not enough to live on‚
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