consortium of 34 hardware‚ software and telecom companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices. When released in 2008‚ most of the Android platform will be made available under the Apache free-software and open-source license. 1. THE BIRTH OF ANDROID 1 Google Acquires Android Inc. In July 2005‚ Google acquired Android Inc.‚ a small startup company based in Palo Alto‚ CA. Android’s co-founders who went to work at Google included Andy Rubin (co-founder of Danger)‚ Rich Miner (co-founder
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The Birth of EPA The EPA is an organization whose purpose is to preserve and protect the environment that we live in. EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency and it is one of the main reasons that our planet has survived thus far. EPA was primarily created due to many Americans concerns about the deterioration conditions of the water‚ air‚ and land. EPA has done a lot for this planet‚ but one of the main concerns that it still has to deal with is our air pollution. For many years‚ raw
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Abstinence Pledges – Are They Effective or Ineffective? Studies are proving both sides of this argument. They show that the pledges are both effective as well as ineffective‚ but mostly they are‚ ineffective. Although many teens take the Abstinence Pledge‚ most do not stick to it. Clearly‚ the pledges are ineffective because teens are still having sex & are not waiting until after marriage. My viewpoint on this subject is that Abstinence Pledges are ineffective and many who take the pledge fail
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Wednesday‚ October 16‚ 2002 Elements of Semiology by Roland Barthes Page: 1 Roland Barthes (1964) Elements of Semiology Source: Elements of Semiology ‚ 1964‚ publ. Hill and Wang‚ 1968. The first half of the book is reproduced here. INTRODUCTION In his Course in General Linguistics‚ first published in 1916‚ Saussure postulated the existence of a general science of signs‚ or Semiology‚ of which linguistics would form only one part. Semiology therefore aims to take in any system of
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Elements of Poetry When you read a poem‚ pay attention to some basic ideas: Voice (Who is speaking? How are they speaking?) Stanzas (how lines are grouped) Sound (includes rhyme‚ but also many other patterns) Rhythm (what kind of "beat" or meter does the poem have?) Figures of speech (many poems are full of metaphors and other figurative language) Form (there are standard types of poem) Voice Voice is a word people use to talk about the way poems "talk" to the reader. Lyric poems and
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ELEMENTS OF RELIGION James Fieser CONTENTS 1. Methodology. 2. Indigenous Beliefs and Practices. 3. The Great Religions. 4. Religious Rituals. 5. Religious Myth. 6. Religious Experiences. 7. Religion and Social Conflict. 8. Religious Pluralism. CHAPTER 1 METHODOLOGY: LOOKING AT OTHER PEOPLE’S BELIEFS Consider the following exchange from an advice column‚ and pay special notice to its account of "the most religious people on earth": Dear Mr. Angst: I watched
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Akasha also occasionally known as Eather is an ornate word for “Element of the Spirit”. Although some may get confused between Personal and Human spirit‚ there is a definitive line between the types. There are five elements used in Magick and they are all shown on the Pentagram or the Pentacle. They are Commonly only known as the four elements. Earth‚ Air‚ Fire and Water. As in the song "Earth‚Air‚Fire‚Water" By Lindie Lila. There is however some people who believe that three represent the Goddess
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The birth of the Khalsa‚ (Summary from p. 56/57 (750 words) of a book entitled “Essence of Sikhism‚ Meditate-Earn honestly-Share” by Kartar Singh Bhalla.) For the annual harvest festival of Baisakhi in 1699‚ Guru Gobind Singh had asked thousands of Sikhs to attend. On the morning of the day‚ The Guru stepped out of his tent holding a sword and asked the audience whether anyone was willing to offer his head. He had to repeat his call three times before someone came forward. A first man came offered
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Venus and Serena Williams Venus and Serena Williams are nationally known tennis players‚ who have made their mark in history by being the first African American sisters to play against each other. Venus and Serena started at an early age working towards Olympic medals‚ coveted awards‚ and national championships. By the time Serena reached aged seventeen‚ she had fifteen career titles‚ and Venus had twenty-five career titles by the time she reached age nineteen. Venus and Serena are professional
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ELEMENTS OF GRAMMAR · Subjects and predicates Large doses of alcohol act as a depressant. doses - A simple subject is the single noun or pronoun which identifies what the sentence is about or produces the action of the sentence act - The simple predicate is the main sentence verb · Types of nouns A noun identifies a person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea. Nouns are introduced with definite or indefinite articles‚ or with a limiting word (like a number‚ a demonstrative pronoun‚ or a relative pronoun)
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