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    The Internet of Things

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    The internet of things Dave Evans‚ “Chief Futurist” at Cisco‚ is confident that the internet of things will change everything. In a report published under Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group‚ Evans explains that as more sensors are added to the Internet‚ almost anything can be connected to the Internet‚ revolutionizing the state of the Internet. All that it is asking for is giving up privacy and information‚ in exchange for unlimited knowledge and a creation of a “global brain.” What is

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    The Things They Carried

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    Nicolina Mannino English 11 Period 2 May 29‚ 2014 The Things They Carried “War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.” O’Brien would say the Vietnam War was a negative experience for those involved because soldiers struggled with the loss of others‚ coping with those losses and witnessed graphic death scenes at the ages of 18-23. The Things They Carried is a book written by Tim O’Brien that contains semi-autobiographical stories about

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    Superfluous Things

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    After reading Wen Zhenghe’s “Superfluous Things” and Li Yu’s “ Notes Written in Moments of Idleness”‚ it is difficult to find out the fundamental differences in furniture and interior design between the Ming and Qing dynasties. This happens only because Wen and Li belong to a similar generation: Wen (1585-1645) was a great Ming dynasty scholar and painter‚ who was born is Suzhou; Li (1610-1680) lived in the late-Ming and early-Qing dynasties and born in Jiangsu‚ which is close to Suzhou. That’s why

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    Thing and Children

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    As we go along‚ time goes very quickly; yesterday was my 3 day at my work practice. Basically children have very similar structure. I will not be talking in details‚ because most of the thing will be pretty much the same as last my 2 times above. Yesterday we had really full group. Between 9.30 and 10a.m children had their free play time. All of them were playing with blocks but different styles. At 10a.m children had breakfast time. They finished around 10.30. After that we had circle time. Children

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    The text‚ ‘The Things They Carried’‚ is an excellent example which reveals how individuals are changed for the worse through their first hand experience of war. Following the lives of the men both during and after the war in a series of short stories‚ the impact of the war is accurately portrayed‚ and provides a rare insight into the guilt stricken minds of soldiers. ‘The Things They Carried’ shows the impact of the war in its many forms: the suicide of an ex-soldier upon his return home; the lessening

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    Thing and Wallet

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    A wallet‚ or purse for some‚ is a precious item in which most people carry things more essential than money towards everyday life. If some people were to lose that portable safe‚ they may be offset for the rest of that day. The person without that wallet could be cranky or depressed for a while. Maybe something of great sentimental value was in that wallet. This person could stay hold these feelings for a long time‚ until they find their belongings by which case they are filled with joy. I‚ personally

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    fight in defense of these values have them taken away because of their experiences at war. The negative effects are just as big as the positive effects of war. A nation can never really win in war because of this. Instead war just stays a neutral thing. There are many people who instead of staying in the middle‚ gravitate to either end of the spectrum. Some who fall on the far right believe that war is extremely necessary and disregard the negative aspects all together. Pacifists say that war understand

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    Robert LaMache Professor Story 3 December 2012 ENG112-R1 “The Things They Carried” Throughout author Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”‚ one sees how tangible items help the soldiers cope with the horrors of war. The short story is set during the Vietnam War and follows the lives of the Alpha Company‚ a group of U.S soldiers. Some soldiers in the story are given items to carry specific to their job and rank in the military. For example the main character‚ First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross

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    Tim O’Brien compiles a series of incredibly confronting stories‚ which explore the depths of just how horrific the Vietnam War was‚ as well as creating new viewpoints on already conventional ideas. “The things they carried” uses verisimilitude to more accurately tell the stories of what occurred in Vietnam. The ideas of war‚ death and gender are given a significant alteration to how they are perceived. War has many common associations such as there is a winner or a distinct purpose‚ however Vietnam

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    The Things They Carried

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    https://suite.io/jaclyna-perez/1mxf20f Theme of Tim O’Brien "The Things They Carried" Fear is an underlying theme in "The Things They Carried." Lavendar‚ Kiowa‚ Lt. Cross‚ and the soldiers illustrate different types of fear. Jaclyna PerezJaclyna Perez B.A. in English Soldiers All the men in Vietnam carried physical burdens‚ from the packs on their backs to their weapons and ammunition. However‚ they carried intangible burdens as well. In Tim O’Brien’s short story‚ there is an underlying theme

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