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    meThe Time Machine H. G. Wells This eBook is designed and published by Planet PDF. For more free eBooks visit our Web site at http://www.planetpdf.com. The Time Machine I The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled‚ and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly‚ and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that flashed

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    The Flying Machine

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    Ian Kowalski Mr. Klatt ENG 3U1 -70 23 March 2015 Literary Analysis of “The Flying Machine” “The Flying Machine” by Ray Bradbury is set in ancient China in an empire‚ ruled by Emperor Yuan. The story examines individual ideas of power that are portrayed as beauty and the fear of technological advancement outside of the control of the Emperor. It is told in the third person perspective and includes many literary devices and descriptive elements to explore the individual character’s differing ideas

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    Voting Machine

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    electronics engineering) RIZVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING BANDRA (WEST)‚ MUMBAI-400050 UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-13 FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROJECT (TE) ELECTRONIC WORKSHOP (EWS) LCD BASED VOTING MACHINE USING 8051 AND VENDING MACHINE A project report Submitted by NIKITA MUDRAS TRUPTI LIMBAD SABERA YASMIN UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROF. PRASAD DHURI PROF. SOHAIL SIDDIQUI RIZVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING‚ RIZVI COMPLEX‚ OFF CARTER ROAD

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    The German Symphony Gannon describes the German culture like a symphony. The Germans have a very rich history of symphonies and orchestras. They have produced some of the greatest conductors and composers of all time. Beethoven‚ Mozart‚ Bach‚ and Handel are some of the few composers Germany has provided the world. Germans frequent the symphony regularly and many Germans play musical instruments as a hobby to carry on tradition. “German music is not only integral‚ it is serious; it is not generally

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    The Adding Machine

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    The Adding Machine; Elmer L. Rice SUMMARY: The protagonist of this play is named Mr. Zero‚ and other characters are numbered too‚ which gives an idea of the sort of story this is. Elmer Rice was criticizing the modern society and the way its institutions (mindless workplaces‚ loveless marriages…) turn people into faceless automatons. The play is developed into eight scenes‚ which I am going to summarize straightaway. In the first scene‚ we meet Mr. Zero and his wife Mrs. Zero. The whole scene consists

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    of ship work. They only had one day off every 13 days. These workers were in a high dudgeon when they were treated like slave machine satisfying their greedy owners. Nine Chinese sociologists wrote a letter calling for an end to the work practice‚ which they commented as "a model where fundamental human dignity is sacrificed for development" (Apple Factory). The Time Machine novel is written by H. G. Wells reflecting exactly this social issue that we are facing: it is the exploitation from the upper

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    The Infernal Machine

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    Jocasta – one woman‚ two characters ‘The Infernal machine’ by Jean Cocteau is based on the Greek tragedy ‘Oedipus the King’ by Sophocles. This play is a modern adaptation‚ almost in the form of a farce‚ of the Greek tragedy. The main plot of the play is exactly the same as that of Sophocles’ play‚ but Jean Cocteau has added a new style or touch to the story‚ through which he has attempted to turn it into a comedy. The character of Jocasta‚ who was the wife and mother of Oedipus‚ is the most prominent

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    The Adding Machine

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    The Adding Machine – Director Character Analysis Mr. Zero – The main character in the Adding Machine‚ Mr. Zero is an individual that has clearly become a victim of a mechanized and industrial society. This society has robbed him of his true humanity and he has become someone who associates solely with his profession. Zero‚ a bookkeeper for the past 25 years‚ has let his profession overtake his life in multiple ways. He truly believes in his mind that holding the same profession for the past

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    Karaoke Machine

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    was a no show. It is said that the patrons became restless and from this karaoke was born. In the same decade Daisuke Inoue invented the first coin operated karaoke machine. He made a business out of it and started renting his karaoke machines out to restaurants and bars. It is from this very first machine that the modern karaoke machine was developed (Wu). Today karaoke can be found as a way to entertain people everywhere from a local bar down the street‚ to weddings‚ birthday parties‚ and even

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    People and Machine

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    age of machine. Machine has acquired a high priority in the modern era. It has come to occupy a place of major importance in the life of man. In all spheres and walks of life machine comes to the aid of man. Right from the time of waking up in the morning till going to bed at night‚ man continues to make use of some machine or the other. In short‚ machine has come to stay as an indispensable instrument of considerable assistance to man at every step. Countless are the uses which machine has conferred

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