Topic maps are a new ISO standard for describing knowledge structures and associating them with information resources. As such they constitute an enabling technology for knowledge management. Dubbed "the GPS of the information universe"‚ topic maps are also destined to provide powerful new ways of navigating large and interconnected corpora. While it is possible to represent immensely complex structures using topic maps‚ the basic concepts of the model Topics‚ Associations‚ and Occurrences
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The article “Solve That Problem with Humor” by William D. Ellis discusses the importance of humor. He begins by pointing out that being funny is a better way to win arguments. Ellis further argues that humor can be used to solve many other everyday complicated situations that we face in relationships‚ for example‚ giving constructive feedback. Later in the article‚ Ellis talks about how a funny joke is the greatest way to reduce conflict and help to let the people guard down. By the end of the
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little remained of their lands‚ Tracks is a tale of passion and deep unrest. Over the course of ten crucial years‚ as tribal land and trust between people erode ceaselessly‚ men and women are pushed to the brink of their endurance—yet their pride and humor prohibit surrender. The reader will experience shock and pleasure in encountering characters that are compelling and rich in their vigor Set in North Dakota at a time in the past century when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained
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Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology. Volume 5 Number 1. January 2008. Rapid Urban Growth and Poverty in Dhaka City Shahadat Hossain• Abstract The paper aims to explore the nature of urban growth and poverty in Dhaka City‚ Bangladesh. It has highlighted the city of Dhaka as the urbanisation of the whole country is interlinked with the intense development of the city. The paper is based on data collected through surveys of population censuses and relevant studies. It reveals that the historical
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Book Report: Non-Fiction Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust by Jacob Boas Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust by Milton Meltzer Hiding to Survive: Stories of Jewish Children Rescued from the Holocaust by Maxine B. Rosenberg Parts of the Book Report: Title Page Actual Book Report Contents of Book Report: 1. Discuss the setting of the book.
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Federalism creates both advantages and disadvantages for business. Discuss providing examples to illustrate your answer. Since over 100 years‚ Australian federation has made outstanding changes for the interaction between inter-government relations and business community. It contributes to make Australia a truly national economy with significant mobility of capital‚ labour‚ goods and services (Wiltshire and Kenneth 2008‚ pp. 613). Nevertheless‚ it is argued that federalism creates both advantages
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“Extracts from the Diaries of Adam and Eve” by Marc twain is a short story written in the style of diaries. Here‚ Marc Twain explores what it could have been like for two very different people to discover the odd world around them. He gave Adam and Eve personalities and showed a new version of Biblical events. The story starts with Adam’s diaries but the main part is about Eve’s diary from her creation up to her burial including meeting and getting to know Adam and exploring the world around them
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Akile Dixson Professor Vazquez ENC 1101 28 September 2014 Why Create Dangerously Edwidge Danticat‚ Haitian writer and immigrant‚ writes about art forms in Haiti‚ hope‚ and change. She tells the audience of the tragic yet inspirational deaths of Numa and Drouin in 1964. This is a collection of essays that new college students should read for its strong messages. Danticat’s main points are do not give up‚ the importance of art‚ and always speak up. Initially‚ Danticat’s words scream that to cause
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lifetime was to create an identity of their own‚ an identity which they could be proud of and grow alongside their country. Early American writers were constantly grouped with Europeans in their style and ideas‚ meanwhile Americans they had already fought for their independence from British rule. Americans sought to escape their European ancestry and create a culture that could be identified as their own. The goal of Transcendentalist writers during Henry David Thoreau’s lifetime was to create an identity
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This essay is about what tools Poe uses to create suspense. One method is first person narration which allows to see inside the narrator’s mind. Another method is story pace which is how the author drags out the events of the story. The final method is how Poe sets the scene which is basically where‚ and when. First person narration creates suspense by showing inside the narrator’s mind. It shows their thoughts and reasoning for their actions. In some of his work‚ Poe uses First person narration
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