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    Ip Address

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    must have a unique IP address. An IP address is a logical address that is independent of a host’s hardware. IP addressing is perhaps the most mystifying part of IP for people who are new to the networking world; however‚ it really is very simple. To understand‚ you just need to use a little bit of binary (base 2) arithmetic and decimal (base 10) arithmetic. IP addresses are 32 bits long‚ and the normal way of writing them is called dotted-decimal notation. To write an address in dotted-decimal notation

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    as natural law; it cannot be explained upon any natural basis.” ( ). Miracles can happen and affect people in many different forms. Mitch Albom’s novel The First Phone Call From Heaven‚ suggests that miraculous events occur towards the protagonists and affects their lives greatly. The civilians in the city of Michigan begin to receive phone calls from their dead loved ones from heaven. In this novel‚ the protagonists experience the effects of miracles as it affects their state of mind: such as

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    Theories of Myths

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    Theories of Myth Heaven Sherrill Hum/105 January 29‚ 2010 Lisa Kealer-Carver Theories of myth and creation myths‚ how do they work together? That is what I will discuss in this paper. Unlike most papers‚ where you do a lot of research and have a few scholarly references‚ in this one I will base my information form the text book readings alone. In the beginning of studying myths‚ I asked myself‚ “What is a myth”? A myth is an ancient narrative; a word; a story; it is not static artifacts

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    Based on the novel that I have read entitled ‘Around The World In 80 Days’ written by Jules Vurne‚ the character that I disliked the most is Detective Fix. He was the detective that despatched from England in search of the bank robber. I disliked him the most because he was a greedy person. He made decision without thinking and investigating what the truth was about. Fix was driven by the prize money that was promised if he managed to capture the criminal. Unfortunately‚ Phileass Fogg’s gentleman

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    Do you smoke? This is one of the most popular questions today. It seems that with all of the health risks‚ cancers and breathing problems that it is hard to understand why one would smoke. There is no universal answer to this question. People smoke because of the way cigarettes are advertised and where they are shown. People also smoke because they believe smoking will make them act‚ look‚ relax‚ feel different or to fit in. There are many reasons why people start to smoke‚ but is it worth it to

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    Universal Healthcare Universal healthcare in my opinion is the most important discussion we’ve had in this class up to this point. I say this because it is a current affair that will reshape and redefine our country socially and economically. While the idea of universal healthcare looks phenomenal on paper there has been no data to prove that this proposed system will work efficiently anywhere but on paper. I am against the idea of universal or government run healthcare

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    Aboriginal is an Australian culture that includes various practices and ceremonies which are centered on dreamtime belief. The culture is characterized by the reverence for land and oral traditions. The views are considered to be based on both the ancient time of the creation and the present days of reality. Resultantly‚ there are many different groups each with their individual culture and language which have evolved over time. For instance‚ the rainbow serpent is the main ancestral being for

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    was dynamic” (Fish notes). Egypt was static because the desert that surrounded them so they did not have very many countries come there and introduce new things to the society. Mesopotamia on the other hand was constantly being flooded with different cultures and

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    The Myth of Sisyphus

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    Summary The central concern of The Myth of Sisyphus is what Camus calls "the absurd." Camus claims that there is a fundamental conflict between what we want from the universe (whether it be meaning‚ order‚ or reasons) and what we find in the universe (formless chaos). We will never find in life itself the meaning that we want to find. Either we will discover that meaning through a leap of faith‚ by placing our hopes in a God beyond this world‚ or we will conclude that life is meaningless. Camus

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    The Gettysburg Address

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    The Gettysburg Address: An Analysis On 19 November‚ we commemorate the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in 1863. In one of the first posts on this blog‚ I compared Lincoln’s two-minute address with the two-hour oration by Edward Everett on the same occasion. Today the former is universally regarded as one of the most famous speeches in American history; the latter is largely forgotten. Indeed‚ Everett himself recognized the genius of Lincoln’s speech in a note that he sent to

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