A Brief History of Personal Computers The electronic computer is a relatively modern invention; the first fully operable computer was developed about 50 years ago‚ at the end of World War II‚ by a team at the University of Pennsylvania ’s Moore School of Engineering. This team was headed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert‚ who named the new machine ENIAC‚ for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator. ENIAC was hardly a personal computer‚ occupying a large room and weighing about 33 tons
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Study Questions for Mann‚ 1491 1. Until quite recently‚ most American history textbooks taught that before Europeans invaded the Americas Indians were savages who lived in isolated groups and had so little impact on their environment that it remained a pristine wilderness. We now know from scientific discoveries that this account was wrong. What is the effect of learning that most of what we have assumed about the past is "wrong in almost every aspect‚" as Mann puts it on page 4? - What
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were of interest to me so the decision to take an History of Art and Film class as one of my electives was certainly not surprising. The surprising part of that decision was it changed my life forever. While still pursuing theater‚ every semester I also signed up for the latest Art History class available. My favorite professor; who fueled my passion for art history; Dr Putney‚ asked me once why was I not majoring in the subject of Art History‚ since I had taken almost every class available and
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READTHEORY Name________________ Date________________ • Reading Comprehension 1 Level 12 Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. The word euthanasia is of Greek origin and literally means “a good death.” The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as “the act of killing a person painlessly for reasons of mercy.” Such killing can be done through active means‚ such as administering a lethal injection‚ or by passive means‚ such as withholding medical care or food and water.
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Indians are "apples" (red outside‚ white inside); blacks are "Oreo cookies" (black and white); and Chinese are "bananas." These metaphors assume‚ both rightly and wrongly‚ that the culture here has been primarily anglo-white. Cultural history made me a banana. History: My father and mother arrived separately to the B.C. coast in the early part of the century. They came as unwanted "aliens." Better to be an alien here than to be dead of starvation in China. But after the Chinese Exclusion laws were
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down and lesbian and gay employees are passed over for promotion or even fired by employers who view homosexuality as somehow detrimental to job performance or harmful to the company’s public profile. Such discrimination frequently results from the personal biases of individual decision makers. It is rarely written into company policy and thus is difficult to trace. However‚ in January 1991‚ Cracker Barrel Old Country Store‚ Inc.‚ a chain of family restaurants‚ became the first and only major American
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large number of countries with a wide variety of native languages. In the modern world‚ thanks to the Internet‚ English continues to spread as the major medium through which both small businesses and large corporations do business. Other People Are Reading The Advantages of Learning English The Importance of Communication in the Modern World English as a Common Business Language England began to develop overseas colonies as early as the 12th century in Ireland‚ and soon expanded to the New
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Reading and approaches to reading strategies. I am an ardent reader who reads for hours as a hobby. Most times while reading‚ I would subconsciously scan ‚skim‚ mind map and take notes ‚ just for the pleasure of it without really knowing that these are very important concepts in Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies. After listening to the presentation and reading through the article by Kouider Mokhtari and Carla Areichard‚I realized that metacognition provides personal insights into a person’s
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Reading is amusing‚ cheap‚ and convenient for people‚ yet many do not read whatsoever. In my perspective‚ I completely agree with this statement‚ but I am definitely incorrect. According to my data‚ four over five students said that reading is their ideal activity. Students declared that reading is healthy for them‚ entertaining‚ and an excellent form of learning. As some say‚ reading is extremely healthy for you and your brain. It exercises and stimulates the brain cells and may
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watching a movie or reading a book‚ most people grab the DVD remote control quicker than you would think. The truth is that watching movies takes much less concentration and effort. In a world where people are looking for the easiest route to take‚ it makes sense that they would rather watch a movie than stimulate their brain mentally. So‚ a great reason not to watch movies is to find something better to do with your time. Firstly reading is much better for everyone. Reading allows the mind to be
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