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    Tan Le

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    computers in the interaction between people. In this way‚ the computers can understand not only what you direct it to do. The best way to do this‚ Center of our brain do these process. It sounds like a good idea but It is not easy to do this for two reasons: First‚ the detection algorithm. We have thousands neurons. Nerve cells is the total 170.000 km. When these neurons interact‚ electrical emphasizes the chemical reaction occurs. Large part of our brain functions‚ distributed from outer layer

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    Mother Tongue

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    privately and publicly. In Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”‚ she talks about her family’s language. Her family was from china. So Amy talks about her understanding of her mother’s English. She says “I again find myself conscious of the English I was using and the English I do use with her” (240). She wants to speak in the way that her mother can understand her‚ and feel comfortable. It is not that her mother does not understand‚ but that Amy just wants to use the language her mother knows. When I am around

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    Only Daughter

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    2012 WA 1: Narrative Essay‚ Only Daughter‚ prompt 2 I trace the development of my upbringing and think to myself that I can’t believe I have become the woman my father would want me to be. He was Hispanic with strong morals. He would be fifty years old and still pressuring me to respect another and myself‚ work hard and work to succeed. I was the youngest of three girls and we three needed to grow with those thoughts in our heads. Cisneros says‚ “Being only a daughter for my father meant

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    How can we fix Afghanistan? Imagine a world with no war‚ no conflict between nations and only prosperity throughout. Today our country is occupying many areas of the Middle East. In the book The Favored Daughter by Fawzia Koofi talks about the life of a young afghan girl growing up in a society full of terror. Koofi describes life growing up with a powerful political figure for a father‚ she goes on to describe many crazy situations in her life such as almost being killed multiple times‚ the violence

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    Page 83 THE LITTLE BEE THAT COULD: JOLLIBEE OF THE PHILIPPINES V. MCDONALD’S Charles Rarick‚ Purdue University Calumet Gideon Falk‚ Purdue University Calumet Casimir Barczyk‚ Purdue University Calumet CASE DESCRIPTION The primary subject matter of this case concerns the growth of a Filipino fast food chain. It started from a single ice cream store‚ which later moved into hamburgers‚ Filipino style. Over the years Jollibee‚ a multi-national corporation in the restaurant industry‚ expanded its

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    Amy And Andrea Analysis

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    Amy and Andrea are similar in two major ways. One of these similarities are their immigrant parents. Amy’s Parents immigrated from China to the United States. As Amy states in “Two Kinds” her mother came to San Francisco in 1949 after losing her mother‚ father‚ home‚ and twin daughters. Andrea’s parents had immigrated to the United States from Bolivia in the 1980’s. The other major similarity is their strict mothers. For example‚ Amy’s mother wanted her to be a prodigy. At first her mother wanted

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    The Hummingbird’s Daughter‚ accounts the life of Teresita‚ a bastard child whose independence guides her throughout her life. In the beginning of the novel‚ Teresa is unaware of her relation to Tomas Urrea. Tomas is depicted as a powerful patron‚ who was able to utilize women at his pleasure; meaning that he had children spread out in a small village in Mexico‚ where the novel takes place. Throughout this analysis the character of Teresita will be explained. Since Teresa’s mother abandons her at a

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    amy hermanson's case

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    protect their seven-years-old daughterAmy. They let their daughter to die because of their believes. Amy was diagnosed as having diabetes and she had to take medical treatment; but the Hermansons were christian scientists‚ and unfortunately‚ they decided to try to heal the child with prayer rather than seek a doctor’s aid‚ this situation ending with the Amy’s dead. They had better make another choose‚ but did not. They believed that by just praying‚ they could cure Amy. The freedom of religion is

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    Rappaccini's Daughter

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    Rappaccini’s Daughter is a story with a great deal of meaning behind it. Throughout the story‚ Hawthorn coveys the theme about loss of innocence and purity and uses symbolism‚ characters and diction convey his theme along with strong reference to religious entities. In the literal sense‚ Nathaniel Hawthorn’s Rappaccini’s Daughter is the story about the rivalry between two scientists that ultimately causes the destruction of an innocent young woman. However‚ when the story is seen on a symbolic level

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    Grendel's Mother Essay

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    Grendel’s Mother never a problem‚ to the people till they killed her son. Grendel’s death caused his mom to act out in anger and sadness. Although‚ the people in the poem killed her son‚ she is seen as an evil monster for defending her son. In the poem‚ Beowulf‚ the strong female role‚ Grendel’s Mother‚ is looked down upon for standing up for her son. When Grendel dies people view Grendel’s mom as a horrible monster for defending her son. This is seen in the quote "His mothers sad heart‚ and her

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