For this week’s discussion question‚ my case study is Herman Hollerith- an individual whose contribution to computing in early years is still impactful till date. In my research‚ he was a teacher; an inventor‚ a manager‚ and business man… variously called the father of information processing‚ the father of modern automatic computation‚ and the world’s first statistical engineer. 1. Background Herman Hollerith was born on 29th February‚ 1860 in Buffalo‚ New York to German immigrants. Early on in
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Herman Melville Herman Melville was born August 1‚ 1819 and was the third child of eight. His parents were Allan and Maria Gansevoort Melville’s. The Gansevoort family was socially connected. As a young boy‚ Herman did not fit the bold of a good‚ God-fearing‚ nobl‚e and refined child. In 1826 Melville contracted scarlet fever‚ permanently weakening his eyesight. In 1826 Allan Melville wrote of his son as being “backward in speech and somewhat slow in comprehension…. Of a docile and amiable
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World War II‚ American theater was transformed by the work of playwright Arthur Miller. Profoundly influenced by the Depression and the war that immediately followed it‚ Miller tapped into a sense of dissatisfaction and unrest within the greater American psyche. His probing dramas proved to be both the conscience and redemption of the times‚ allowing people an honest view of the direction the country had taken. Arthur Miller was born in Manhattan in 1915 to Jewish immigrant parents. By 1928‚ the family
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effective element of the novella Daisy Miller is Henry James ironic use of the unruly behavior of what should have been an innocent girly-girl. This becomes amplified when the leading protagonist in the text‚ Daisy Miller‚ demises signifying the death of any unrestrained female. Henry James’ novella “Daisy Miller” portrays an unruly protagonist that rebels and violates the norms of femininity in nineteenth century society. However‚ the realist heroine‚ Daisy Miller‚ fails to rebel against society‚ becomes
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As governor‚ Miller campaigned to establish a state lottery. He succeeded in getting laws passed that restricted lottery proceeds to fund pre-kindergarten programs‚ capital and technology enhancements for Georgia schools‚ and most innovative of all‚ the HOPE Scholarship program. HOPE scholarships provide full tuition at any state college or university to any Georgia resident who graduates from high school with at least a B average. In 1992 voters passed the lottery‚ and the programs that the lottery
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Malcolm James McCormick (born January 19‚ 1992)‚[1] better known by his stage name Mac Miller‚ is an American rapper from Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. He is also a noted record producer under the pseudonym Larry Fisherman. He is signed to Pittsburgh based Rostrum Records‚ and released his debut album Blue Slide Park‚ on November 8‚ 2011‚ which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 despite being released completely independently. His second studio album Watching Movies with the Sound Off was released
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Friendly Cards‚ Inc. Statement of the problem: Amy McConville‚ a friend and financial consultant of Wendy Beaumont‚ the president of Friendly Cards Inc.‚ needs to come up with some suggestions concerning the financing of Friendly’s expansion. Amy has been doing research on the firm and money is tight right now. The cost of financing growth right now is high and Friendly Card’s is projecting 20% growth in sales next year and even more the following year. The company has never been without
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Frank Miller was born January 27‚ 1957. Miller was born in Olney‚ Maryland‚ and raised in Montpelier‚ Vermont. He was the fifth of seven children. His mother was a nurse and his father was a carpenter and electrician. His family was Irish Catholic. Miller was formerly married to colorist Lynn Varley‚ who colored many of his noted works from Ronin through 300 and the backgrounds to the movie 300. Miller and Varley divorced in 2005. He has since been romantically linked to New York-based Shakespearean
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Hello everyone Today I am going to tell you about one of my favorite writers‚ and he is not only a writer‚ he was an Artist with a capital letter. His name is Henry Miller. For me it is always extremely hard to talk about things i love‚ about people i love. Because it is extremely hard to describe and explain why you love one or another thing. That’s why i want to say sorry for probably not acceptable contents of my presentation. It was very hard for me to find a necessary structure for the
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