about personal experiences she had and about her family. Although Tan admits that she never thought about becoming an author‚ “I was Chinese. I was a girl. It was as preposterous as a Chinese girl dreaming of becoming president of the United States.” (Kramer‚ 6) Amy Tan was born in Oakland‚ California on February 19th‚ 1952. Her parents‚ John and Daisy Tan were both Chinese immigrants. Tan’s mother had an arranged marriage by her parent and married an abusive husband with whom she had three daughters
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In 1919‚ in the preface to the second edition of The Neurotic Character‚ Adler outlined for the first time his concept of Gemeinschaftsgefühl‚ which has become one of the basic principles of individual psychology. In this edition‚ Adler voiced his belief that a better understanding of human nature would reduce the striving for power and guide man’s energies toward constructive Gemeinschaftsgefühl. This German word is somewhat difficult to translate to English adequately‚ though social interest
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contribute to the fast dissemination of WNV in North and South America. Nevertheless‚ WNV amplified and extended its distribution across the lower 48 continental states and has been declared endemic within 10 years of its introduction (Bernard‚ Kramer‚ 2001). West Nile Virus is a concern because in the most rare and extreme cases it can cause a condition called encephalitis‚ which is irritation and swelling of the brain.
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Comparison of Optimized Backpropagation Algorithms W. Schiffmann‚ M. Joost‚ R. Werner University of Koblenz Institute of Physics Rheinau 3–4 W-5400 Koblenz e-mail: evol@infko.uni-koblenz.de Presented at ESANN 93‚ Br¨ ssel u Abstract Backpropagation is one of the most famous training algorithms for multilayer perceptrons. Unfortunately it can be very slow for practical applications. Over the last years many improvement strategies have been developed to speed up backpropagation. It’s
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Midterm Study Questions: The following are the types of questions you can expect on the Midterm. The questions on the midterm‚ however are NOT limited to these questions. The following questions do not include the material in the California Supplement‚ or matters we may have discussed in class. Anything in chapters 1-3 and 5 in the California Supplement and anything we have discussed in class is covered in the midterm. CIVIL LITIGATION CHAPTER 1 True/False 1. Most aspects of civil
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experiences. Moreover‚ it reaches forward‚ asking ultimate questions about the meaning and destination of the created order‚ and seeking to create right responses to the critical problems experienced by living beings and the questions put before the entire cosmos. It should be a paradigm experienced in the dimensions of time and space. It enshrouds the whole of history and challenges
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material resources together in working condition‚ the leading step inspires people to best utilize these resources‚ and the controlling step checks that the right things happen‚ in the right way‚ and at the right time” (Lombardi‚ Schermerhorn‚ & Kramer‚ 2007‚). Controlling is the process of the financial management to ensure that each department of the organization are going by the procedures that was decided. The financial manager should have the reports available to study the most recent financial
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Analysis coursework on ‘Little Wing’ From the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 1967 album “Axis: Bold as Love”‚ Little Wing has arguably become one of their most celebrated songs‚ and can perhaps be said to be Hendrix’s most endearing ‘ballad’. This essay will attempt to analyse how aspects of the music have given it such an admirably distinct character. The sound is somewhat determined by the ‘rock trio’ instrumentation‚ and the most defining aspect is arguably Hendrix’s guitar playing. Hendrix’s guitar
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sheet? (Points : 6) | The company repurchases common stock. The company pays a dividend. The company issues new common stock. The company purchases a new piece of equipment. The company gives customers more time to pay their bills. | 5. Kramer Corporation recently announced that its net income was lower than last year. However‚ analysts estimate that the company’s net cash flow increased. What factors could explain this discrepancy? (Points : 6) | A. The company’s depreciation expense
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without all the tech people have grown to know and love. Technology has changed society by revolutionising medical care and treatments‚ enhancing the way society learns‚ and have assisted in exploration to venture into immense new areas such as the vast cosmos or the depths of the ocean that have been left untouched till recently. Technological
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