This article talks about Ray Bradbury‚ a revered science-fiction writer who had his predictions come true. Ray Bradbury predicted various technologies that would become true using books that he wrote such as “Fahrenheit 451” and “The Pedestrian” as proof of what he has thought of. Technologies such as “seashells and thimble radios which bear a striking resemblance to earbuds and Bluetooth headsets (Washington Post‚ 2012)”. Of the two mentioned audio output devices‚ Bluetooth technology has integrated
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As the reader sees in the world depicted by Bradbury‚ the human race was completely wiped out‚ leaving nothing but a single standing home on a hill. The home which once belonged to a family of four was now surrounded by nothing but the ruins of what used to be. We can only assume that Bradbury was insinuating that this was the end of the world as we knew it. The year was 2026 and this house was very special in many ways. This house is what we would consider to be a smart home; it cooked‚ cleaned
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November 7‚ 2011 Johnny and Ray One wouldn’t think that the lives of Johnny Cash and Ray Charles have anything in common. However‚ after viewing the movies Walk the Line‚ starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter‚ and Ray‚ starring Jamie Foxx portraying Ray Charles‚ their similarities are as striking as their differences. Both of these films are biopics chronicling the rags to riches lives of two of the most influential musicians whose careers began in the
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Ray Kroc PROBLEM STATEMENT : In order for McDonald’s to reach its goal of "par excellence"‚ it must use the full meaning and definition of marketing. Marketing is giving the target market what they want‚ when and where they want it‚ at a price they are willing to pay for it. REFLECTION / OPINION For McDonald’s to achieve its "par excellence"‚ they must focus on the fact that there is an ever changing market and that the wants and needs of consumers are constantly changing. Since McDonald’s
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established the basic specifications for a next generation large capacity optical disc video recording format called "Blu-ray Disc". The Blu-ray Disc enables the recording‚ rewriting and play back of up to 27 gigabytes (GB) of data on a single sided single layer 12cm CD/DVD size disc using a 405nm blue-violet laser. By employing a short wavelength blue violet laser‚ the Blu-ray Disc successfully minimizes its beam spot size by making the numerical aperture (NA) on a field lens that converges the
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Satyajit Ray [2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian filmmaker‚ regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of world cinema. Ray was born in the city of Calcutta into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist‚ Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica’s Italian neorealist 1948 film Bicycle Thieves during a visit to London. Ray directed 36 films‚ including feature
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Meteorology 11 October 2013 Harmful UV Rays and Their Differences As we all know being over exposed to the sun and its harmful rays can be very dangerous for your skin‚ and may lead to skin cancer‚ but there are some UV rays that are more dangerous than others. Coming from the skin cancer stand point the most dangerous rays are UVB rays‚ they are the main cause of most skin cancers. Although UVB rays are the most harmful to our skin it has the second shortest wavelength coming in at 290-320
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Ultraviolet rays can be separated into three different wavelengths. UVA‚UVB and UVC. this way they can be differentiated due to their wavelengths and the amount of energy they contain. UVA contains the least amount of energy and a smaller wavelength. UV-A radiation passes the earth’s atmosphere almost unfiltered. As both UVB and UVA rays can be detrimental to our health‚ it is important that we protect ourselves. UVC contains the highest amount of energy and a bigger wavelength. When the uv rays enters
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Ray Parslow is a famous graphic designer and he loves his work. Ray enjoys working with a talented team who create designs for many different clients from large organisations‚ corporations and government departments‚ through to small businesses and charities. His work includes anything from designing business cards‚ logos‚ signage‚ posters‚ brochures or annual reports through to large-scale environmental graphics such as the Fox Studios’ site. A wide mix of interesting projects keeps his job exciting
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In the story “The Women” by Ray Bradbury‚ the central theme is that ‘Death is inevitable’ even if you are warned. The story consists of a man and his wife enjoying a vacation on the beach‚ but the man does not realize that this vacation will lead to his death. Bradbury intentionally mentions that the man is on the beach with “…a woman in a black bathing suit…” (Bradbury 104). Furthermore‚ since Bradbury utilizes the color black to describe the woman’s bathing suit‚ this foreshadows the death of her
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