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- 9181: The Crucible 3
- ... commentary he describes the intent of the Puritans particularly accurately. In one specific statement, he says they [the Puritans] believed, in short, that they held in their steady hands the candle that would light the world. We have inherited this belief and it has helped and hurt us. This statement proves itself to be particularly profound, for it manages to both accurately describe the actions of the Puritans, and relate it to our world today. To understand the implications of Mr. Miller when he discusses the Salem witchcraft trials as having an impact on our society, one must first completely understand the metaphor, and all of its implications. Clearly ... know good and evil, and place a clear-cut reason for every occurrence. Part of this need is human nature. Everyone has their own story for the different occurrences in their life, and in the world. Ironically, even The Crucible is simply a rehash of these historical events, and virtually all dialogue and events were made up or simply based on limited knowledge of the events that occurred during that ...
- 9182: H.G. Wells
- ... a visionary and a dreamer, as shown throughout A Modern Utopia, and Men Like Gods. What Wells was most famous for was his ability to be a scientific romancer. His novels, The Time Machine, The War of The Worlds, and The Invisible Man, were what he became most widely known for. All his writings, in the different genere's they were written from, truly prove he was one of the most ... becomes frusturated and starts a life of crime and violence. He then gets into an ordeal with the police, and runs away from the town, and that is the end. Wells's next novel, The War Of The Worlds, which appeared in 1898, is probably his most famous work. It is about Martians, arriving from their planet in ten cylinders at twenty-four-hour intervals, and they devastate the whole country ... how the humans were powerless against the Martians, and how the Martians are able to take over whatever they want. In 1901 Wells wrote The First Men On The Moon. This was nothing like The War Of The Worlds, even though they both dealt with space. He used vivid descriptions of lunar scenery, and he was quite close to what it looked like, as people saw in 1960 when pictures ...
- 9183: The Red Badge Of Courage Liter
- The Red Badge of Courage begins with the Youth (Henry) preparing to leave to war. He has fabulous ideas concocted in his mind about victory and heroism. The Youth soon finds that victory and heroism are a small part in the splendor of war. The Youth's mind soon becomes burdened with thoughts of death and running away from battle. Sure enough, in the midst of battle, the Youth flees the battlefield. The Youth must learn to deal with ... the youth ran, I decided I would have stayed and fought for my dignity if nothing else. At the end of the book, Henry learns how important life truly is and why. He learned that war deals with death shame, and sorrow, not just victory and freedom. On page 266, Henry becomes a man. "He had been to touch the great death, and found, after all, it was but the ...
- 9184: Wuthering Heights-storm And Ca
- ... unchanged in spite of the Lintons influence over her. As Catherine confesses to Nelly that Heathcliff and her share the same soul, and also declares I am Heathcliff. (Bronte 84) Her pride, yearning for the world of the Lintons, has gotten the better of her natural inclination, and she knows she has made the wrong decision by marrying Edgar. Catherine, naturally a child of storm, is unable to develop at Thrushcross ... Heathcliff, unable to identify with him, she becomes ill at the Grange. Before her death, in chapter fifteen, Catherine says, I m tired of being enclosed here. I m wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there. (Bronte 157) Unlike Heathcliff, Edgar is unable to control the fury in Catherine s mind, therefore there is no chance for convalesce. He might as well plant an oak in ... plants have climbed over from the moor;... (Bronte 165) Catherine has chosen a place where she may be as close to the wild moors of her youth while never leaving the confines of her new world.
- 9185: The History and Future of Computers
- ... of Colmar in 1890, who produced a machine that could perform all of the four basic operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. With the added versatility this device was in operation up until the First World War. Thomas of Colmar made the common calculator, but the real start of computers as they are known today comes from Charles Babbage. Babbage designed a machine that he called a Difference Engine. It was designed ...
- 9186: 1984 Big Brother Is Watching Y
- ... bound your actions. The people of Oceania are divided into two classes, the members of the Party and the proletariat. The Party members are like machines that do the jobs of the government. In this world, never has anyone thought any different of his or her place in society. Due to this authority that attempts to control the human train of thought, paranoia among the people became common. Nobody would talk ... trying to see five! But the only way Winston can truly see five fingers is if he believes it. That means Winston would have to change his integration, or his explanation for the way the world operates. A change in integration can be devastating to one s soul. Remarks on the Psychological Appeal of Totalitarianism brings this idea to clarity, One feels like a traitor to one s most cherished ideas ... few that did not continue with the experiment, felt that the experiment made such a deep impression on him that he became convinced that social sciences and psychology, are much more important in today s world. One can only imagine the inner conflicts that were running through his head. After the experiment, he described the mood, I did want to stop at that time. I turned around and looked at [ ...
- 9187: Cognitive Artifacts & Windows 95
- ... internal therefore we need a way to transform it to surface representation so it is accessible to the user. According to Norman's article there are "three essential ingredients in representational systems. These being the world which is to be represented, the set of symbols representing the world, and an interpreter." This is done in Windows by icons on the desktop and on the start menu. The world we are trying to represent to the user is the application, which can be represented by a symbol which is the icon. These icons on the desktop and on the start menu are the ...
- 9188: CMIP vs. SNMP : Network Management
- ... want to tell him that? So now, picture yourself in the same situation, only this time, you were using a network monitoring program. Sitting in front of a large screen displaying a map of the world, leaning back gently in your chair. A gentle warning tone sounds, and looking at your display, you see that California is now glowing a soft red in color, in place of the green glow just ... resources. Also, the simple design makes it simple for the user to program system variables that they would like to monitor. Another major advantage to SNMP is that is in wide use today around the world. Because of it's development during a time when no other protocol of this type existed, it became very popular, and is a built in protocol supported by most major vendors of networking hardware, such ... CMIP's only major disadvantage, is enough in my opinion to render it useless. CMIP requires about ten times the system resources that are needed for SNMP. In other words, very few systems in the world would able to handle a full implementation on CMIP without undergoing massive network modifications. This disadvantage has no inexpensive fix to it. For that reason, many believe CMIP is doomed to fail. The other ...
- 9189: Battle of the Bytes: Macintosh vs. Windows 95
- ... PC's at home, people can bring their work to and from school. If everyone had the same kind of computer on a network, students could go into the computers at schools all over the world to use programs there. So since now that the quality of computers are equal it is very hard to make your decision. For those that are not computer literate, the best thing to do is ... subject and it helps you make a decision that is very important if you decide to buy a computer for work or home use. It is very helpful because it can educate people in the world that are not computer literate in a world that is being taken over by computers. Things such as the internet are used by many people, and it would certainly help if you needed to know what kind to buy so your would ...
- 9190: America Online: Is It For Me?
- ... the most foul and vulgar language takes place. If you are too young to be in the room, they will tell you to leave and go to a room where people your age belong. The world "online" also offers thousands of Reference sources like Groliers Multimedia Encyclopedia and over 100 magazines. These Magazines alone are of great value to anyone who enjoys reading magazines. These References will tell you almost anything ... Finally, with your America Online subscription you get unlimited E-Mail. What is E-Mail you ask? Well E-Mail stands for electronic mail. It is a way to send letters to anyone in the world that is hooked up to The Internet or other online services. This mail is received almost instantly, within a few seconds. This way you could send letters to a pen pal in Egypt. Instead of waiting up to a month or more, he will receive it the same day. Having America Online opens you up to a whole new world of information and people. America Online provides an inexpensive yet secure place for work, education, and recreation. A family has so much to gain and little to lose by signing on today.
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