I found that Steven Levy makes some very bold claims. I will address those in next week’s Journal. This week‚ he mentions a long list of people and computers that ends up reading like a computing industry “Hall of Fame.” Many of these have contributed greatly to the way our computers work‚ how small and how powerful they have become. Below‚ I have some impressions as I looked into the biography of each. Levy’s descriptions are colorful‚ but not very enlightening‚ as regards their roles in computer
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Steven Crane is one of many American writers whose name has become synonymous with the literary movement naturalism. Naturalism cannot be simply defined as it is a conglomeration of elements which contribute to create a style of writing. Naturalistic works are generally pessimistic and frank in nature‚ the environment is often grotesque with the characters being products of this environment‚ their fate is bound by materialistic determinism‚ and authors do a large amount of research on the subject
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Lincoln by Steven Spielberg. Unite trailer: http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_PfTl63qQQ Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln‚" a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change‚ Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war‚ unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed‚ his choices during
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American fiction often portrays real-life experiences of a given period in history. Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan was based of the true story about the Niland brothers‚ who fought in the second world war in the Pacific theatre and the European theatre. Three of the four were presumed dead and after finding out that the last brother dropped in with the 101st Airborne in Normandy on D-day‚ captain Miller had orders to assembled a team and set of to find him. Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge‚ being
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Multi-awarded film director Steven Spielberg on Monday said that he would very much love to direct a fifth installment to the highly patronized Indiana Jones franchise before Harrison Ford turns 80 years old. In an interview over French radio RTL‚ the "Schinder’s List’ Director said that he is excited to make another sequel to the fictional archeological adventures of Indiana Jones. The first installment was ’Raiders of the Lost Ark’ which was released back in 1981. In the interview Spielberg said:
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In the Line of Duty by Steven G. Brandl is a descriptive analysis of police assaults and accidents. Mr. Brandl received a call from the president of the Milwaukee Police Association asking if he would be interested in conducting research on the workload demands of police officers working in Milwaukee and injuries to officers in Milwaukee. When Mr. Brandl started conducting this research he used a longitudinal cohort study approach. A longitudinal cohort study is a study design that involves the
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Advertisement companies have managed different strategies to sell their products to people according to television programming and scheduling. According to the article “Men’s Men and Women’s Women” by Steven Craig‚ Craig explains how advertisement companies aim commercials corresponding to the time of the day each gender watches television. There are four different categories: Men’s Men‚ Men’s Women‚ Women’s Women and Women’s Men. In Men’s Men type of commercials are shown usually during the weekend
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Michelle Hernandez Period 5 AP English In the oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens by Chief Seattle‚ Seattle uses figurative language and structural organization to convey his purpose. Seattle’s purpose is to show the US government that even if his tribe is physically moved or not on earth‚ they will continue to live spiritually among the americans since the dead do in fact contain power within. Seattle uses examples of figurative language throughout his pration. He uses similes to compare
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In the short story “Plovers”‚ we see Steven Allaback using narrative gaps to make us ponder on the characters’ history. We don’t know the couple’s names or how they met‚ but the author does reveal a few important details such as where the characters were raised‚ how long they’ve been together‚ and their favorite hobby‚ which is bird watching. Still‚ the author leaves us wondering about their past as there is hardly any information about their close relatives especially since the story takes place
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Points on belonging‚ as understood from Steven Herrick’s the Simple Gift: - It is the similar needs & desires (e.g. love‚ happiness) of Caitlin‚ Billy & Old Bill that draw them together to create their sense of belonging - The recurring symbol of "gift" signifies both giving and receiving‚ which are both aspects of belonging (as seen in marriages‚ when both partners give & receive and therefore find belonging together) - The Simple Gift explores the idea of identity‚ particularly as Caitlin
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