Nomination of Creative Hero: Alan Turing Team B: Teresa Pike‚ Gabriel Berumen‚ Kara Kahler‚ Gary Hopson‚ Tammy Jager PHL/458 April 13‚ 2015 Courtney Moore Alan Turing Alan Turing‚ founder of computer science‚ mathematician‚ philosopher‚ codebreaker‚ and visionary before his time (Hodges‚ 1995). Turing is known for developing the proof which states that automatic computation cannot solve all mathematical problems‚ concept also known as the Turing machine (BBC History)‚ he played a vital role in
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The Great Gatsby & Citizen Kane " You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. "- James Allen The Great Gatsby and Citizen Kane are both classic American stories about the so called “American Dream”. The main characters in both stories are Mr. Gatsby and Mr. Kane. They each come from similar backgrounds. They also both hold much power as adults. A difference between the two is one chose their way of living the other did not. He was
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The Few by Alex Kershaw In the summer of 1940‚ World War II had been in progress for nearly a year. Adolf Hitler was victorious and planning an invasion of England to seal Europe’s fate. Everyone in the United States of America knew it. The Germans were too powerful. Hitler’s Luftwaffe had too many planes‚ too many pilots and too many bombs and since Hitler was Europe’s problem‚ the United States claimed to be a neutral country (Neutrality Act of 1939). Seven Americans‚ however‚ did not remain
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premiered in 2013 and there are 5 seasons‚ with 18-20 episodes in each season‚ which still continues today. Marcus Lemonis is the main character‚ who is a Lebanese-born American businessman and investor. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Camping World‚ Good Sam Enterprises‚ Gander Outdoors and The House Boardshop (CNBC‚ 2018). Lemonis also has a net worth of over $900 million. In the show‚ Marcus Lemonis offers a large amount to invest in the company for a percentage of the ownership in that company
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white. America is a nation of culturally diverse people in all colors‚ and people of color should not try to make themselves white to better fit in. Alex Tizon in his essay‚ “Land of the Giants‚”
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Alex Jewanram Assignment 2 Question 2 MEMORANDUM DATE: October 7‚ 20X4 TO: John Jones‚ CEO FROM: Alex Jewanram‚ Chief Audit Executive RE: Risks faced by CWTI As requested‚ I have identified the following risks and methods required by the company to reduce or mitigate these risks to an acceptable level. Please review this so that we can discuss the issues prior to circulating to the audit committee. a. Competition Risk: The risk of losing customers to competitors. (This risk can be mitigated
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The British political book that most moved me this year is not a political book at all. Former home secretary‚ Alan Johnson’s This Boy(Bantam) is an often harrowing memoir of his impoverished 1950s childhood at the northern fringe of Notting Hill‚ which‚ though not as grand as it is today‚ still represented two utterly different worlds divided by a few streets. Alan’s dad was a charming wastrel‚ Steve "Ginger" Johnson‚ a womanising pub pianist who blew his chance of a musical career and left the
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Possemato October 7‚ 2016 Citizen Kane: A Marriage Like Any Other Citizen Kane is a film directed by Orson Welles‚ released in 1941. The film follows and analyzes the life of Charles Foster Kane. Consequently‚ it is discovered that throughout Kane’s life‚ he was searching for love and appreciation. However‚ Kane had none to give‚ causing his efforts to be doomed from the start. This becomes very apparent in a scene involving Kane and Emily Monroe Norton Kane‚ Kane’s first wife. This scene centers
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Marcus Tullius Cicero was born in 106 BC and died in 43 BC when‚ according to Plutarch‚ two men came to execute him. His last words to them were “There is nothing proper about what you are doing‚ soldier‚ but do try to kill me properly.” He was born to a wealthy family with connections in Rome‚ but no one in his family had previously been a senator‚ making him novus homo. However‚ through his brilliance as an orator and advocate in court cases he ran for consul at the minimum age for the office‚
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Prisoner B-3087 written by Alan Gratz and inspired by Jack and Ruth Gruener is arguably one of the greatest WWII Novel ever written on a true story. Yanek is a ten-year-old Jewish boy who grew up in Kraków‚ Poland. He had a passion for entertainment and one day wanted to go to America to pursue his acting career. When Hitler took over Germany‚ he conspired for the death and slavery of Jew’s because they were blamed for all that was wrong in the world such as the Depression‚ and Germany’s loss of
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