Alex Garland’s critically acclaimed film‚ Ex Machina‚ has received national attention as a tech-based creation story. The film is abound with biblical references and imagery‚ along with strong parallels to Ovid’s tale of Pygmalion in his Metamorphoses. In the film‚ Nathan Bateman‚ the pseudo-genius founder and CEO of Blue Book‚ a massive tech company complete with a Google-esque search engine‚ has been working on advanced A.I. The film begins with Caleb Smith‚ an unassuming programmer employed by
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Is Drinking Among Athletes Socially Accepted? As an athlete‚ achieving optimal performance involves practicing hard‚ hitting the weight room and being on top of your game both mentally and physically. However many athletes tend to underestimate the way in which alcohol use‚ even a few drink‚ nullifies one’s hard work by erasing the effects of workouts‚ reducing endurance‚ and compromising the mental game. The goal of any athlete is to be at the peak of performance. Alcohol is socially accepted
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In this essay I have been asked to discuss three ethical choices that might arise when providing end of life care to children. End-of-life care is also known as palliative care and it is the care that is given to someone who is terminally ill and dying. Palliative care‚ as defined by the Department of Health (200b)‚ is the holistic‚ individualised care of someone who has been diagnosed with an incurable or life-limiting illness. (The Open University 2009). Here in the UK the NHS is responsible
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Product Category – Basketball Shoes Definition (Dictionary.com) Basketball - a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end‚ points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent’s basket. Shoe - an external covering for the human foot‚ usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above‚ at‚ or below the ankle. Basketball shoes are used when
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Basketball and baseball are among the most popular sports in the United States. Baseball has been around the longest‚ but it’s definitely not the best sport to watch or play. Basketball is a much more exciting sport to watch‚ be a fan of‚ and play than baseball because players are more athletic‚ it’s easier to play‚ and more fun to follow. Basketball players are some of the most athletic people in the world. The average basketball player can run faster and jump higher than the average baseball
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Although some individuals and fans believe that professional athletes are paid far too much‚ it is not a fair accusation made against these highly thought of individuals. Some complaints are about how much athletes are paid‚ yet they are still willing to pay outrageous prices to attend these major sporting events. Why is that? “And while so many are under the impression that this paycheck has one too many zeros in it‚ I believe that these individuals are dedicating themselves so fully to their occupation
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O’Haynes 6/30/13 Cause and Effects of Basketball Basketball‚ a sport of humble beginnings in 1891‚ is now one of the greatest and most watched sports in history today. It began because of a physical educational instructor asked for a new game for his students. By the early 1900s‚ basketball was played in roughly 90 colleges and has grown to be one of the best sports today. It has been played at by many who aspire to be the greatest sports athletes of their time. Many stars and legends like
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Baseball Player "Baseball is ninety percent mental‚ and the other half is physical"‚ this is how Yogi Berra(former New York Yankees catcher) sums up the game of baseball. One way you could interpret this quote‚ is that the intelligent and competitive players are the ones who keep their bodies healthy and injury free. The only players that make it to professional baseball are the ones who do not suffer serious injuries; which are easily prevented when taught how to avoid them at a young age. These
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Product (DVD PLAYER) DVD player are software programs that allow users to view DVD video on a computer or television with a DVD or DVD ROM drive. There also exist portable devices which have an attached LCD screen and stereo speakers. Portable DVD players are often used for long road trips and other travel. Types of DVD Player 1. Standard DVD Player (both single tray and changer) 2. Universal DVD Player 3. DVD Player/VHS VCR combination 4
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Notes for Essay James Weldon Johnson - The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored man 1912 Anon. 1927 with credit. Published during "Harlem Renaissance Johnson was a "Polymath" - multi-talented. Reconstruction period 1877. All free men were giving 40 acres of land but no supplies‚ money or other resources. US army was sent to the south to protect black before "Reconstruction." He came from a stable family‚ mother was educated and father was present and healthy growing up in Florida. Was the 1st black
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