R for Programmers Norman Matloff University of California‚ Davis c 2007-8‚ N. Matloff December 4‚ 2008 IMPORTANT NOTICE: This document is no longer being maintained. My book on R programming‚ The Art of R Programming‚ is due out in August 2011. You are welcome to use an early draft at http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/˜matloff/132/NSPpart.pdf; it was about 50% complete and contains bugs‚ but should be useful. Licensing: This work‚ dated December 4‚ 2008‚ is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No
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the fear present throughout the story‚ Anthem by Ayn Rand. Fear is a constant theme throughout the whole book and is shown in many different ways. Three of the ways fear is used in this story is through external fear‚ internal fear‚ and pushing past fear. First‚ the government pushes fear upon the citizens in Anthem. The story states‚ “...one among the men...escape alone…They perish from the claws of the wild beasts which roam the Forest” (Rand 48). The government tells stories to the citizens in
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ASHINGTON -- Sen. Rand Paul shifted his tone from apology to condemnation Wednesday as he continued to face fallout from alleged plagiarism in numerous speeches and articles. Last week‚ the Kentucky Republican chalked up accusations that he had improperly lifted passages from Wikipedia to a misunderstanding about attribution practices and the malicious intent of “haters.” But as more suspiciously similar passages emerged‚ including one in a September Washington Times column that prompted the paper
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J. R. R. Tolkien As a great revolutionary writer J. R. R. Tolkien created a new style of fiction and how books should be written. Throughout Tolkien’s life Having a rough childhood‚ Tolkien became an orphan by age fourteen but his love for words and language given by his mother did not stop. As Tolkien aged over the years his love for writing continued as he created writing clubs and learned many languages. These steps led him to write two great and well known literary works‚ The Hobbit‚ and The
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R&R Introduction of Case Study Bob Reiss in 1983 observed with interest the success in the Canadian market of new game board called “Trivial Pursuit”‚ The sale of the game in the US tended to be approximately ten times those of sales in Canada since “Trivial Pursuit” had sold 100‚000 copies .Now Reiss thought game make a boom in US market and this make a profitable opportunity for him. After Graduation from Harvard Business School in 1956 Bob Reiss started working for a company of stationary
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discovering individualistic qualities and causing conflict in the State. “This is a great sin‚ to be born with a head which is too quick. It is no good to be different from our brothers‚ but it is evil to be superior to them.” (Rand 21). “What is not done collectively cannot be good.” (Rand 73). It is implied in the novel that during the Unmentionable times‚ individualism was starting to develop and arise‚ and that is why the Council is so strict now about all men being the same and one. Likewise‚ every individual
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Due to previous knowledge of Rand’s novella Anthem‚ I was aware that Rand was going to be writing about collectivism. I also know that collectivism is where individuality does not exist and it tries to do the greater good for the whole group while making everyone as equal as possible. Therefore‚ I found it very ironic that the “evil” characters in the society were named Equality 7-2521. I found the names of the character’s to be ironic‚ because this society in a way is striving for complete equality
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the law‚ so he could learn more. Equality says‚ “And yet there is no shame in us and no regret. We say to ourselves that we are a wretch and a traitor. But we feel no burden upon our spirit and no burden upon our spirit and no fear in our heart.” (Rand 37) Equality was curious. He wanted to find out about the unknown. By showing his invention‚ he would spark a new revolution of light. He would inspire people to create and learn. True joy comes from what a man can do with inspiration‚ desire‚ will
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Understanding Dystopias Analysing The Giver by Lois lowry and Anthem by Ayn Rand “to what extent do the actions of utopian societies in their attempt to create a perfect world rather creates a dystopia” English Dublin Coffman High School School (3306) May 2014 Advisor: Timothy Flora Word count: 3977 Abstract This investigation outlines the fine line between utopias and dystopias. It assesses the topic of when and how the shift from a utopia to a dystopia can occur‚ analyzing
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1. Discuss why Donnelley had to coordinate HR activities with changes in job and work. The human resource department of an organization or business is entrusted with many responsibilities in the work environment; they must obtain‚ develop‚ motivate‚ and retain employees. The HR department administers all employee procedures and talent management. It also develops and determines the condition in which employees will work and cooperate in order to accomplish the goals of the organization. The success
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