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    from that ancient development. We know that previous communities kept primitive records by way of drawings on rocks or caves or cutting into trees. Later on these records were put onto stone and paper which were a lot easier to use and had a longer life. One of the first editions of complete documentation about how to keep books of accounting was written by a professor of mathematics in Rome. This documentation described the double-entry system of accounting which was used by the Venetian merchants

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    A Brief History of Hci

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    A Brief History of Human Computer Interaction Technology Brad A. Myers Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science Technical Report CMU-CS-96-163 and Human Computer Interaction Institute Technical Report CMU-HCII-96-103 December‚ 1996 Please cite this work as: Brad A. Myers. "A Brief History of Human Computer Interaction Technology." ACM interactions. Vol. 5‚ no. 2‚ March‚ 1998. pp. 44-54. Human Computer Interaction Institute School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University

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    aroused by Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray which was considered immoral and homosexual by the public. During this time‚ the scandal around Wilde was only at its beginning and it took five years to reach the peak. In 1895‚ Wilde was convicted of “gross indecency” for two years in prison‚ and the case was thoroughly covered in the media and public discussion. The sodomic acts of the aristocrats were already forgotten when the public found the first homosexual “species‚” Oscar

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    Kalanithi explains in his short excerpt how people respond to illnesses in different ways‚ given different circumstances. Kalanithi realizes that people change their outlook on life depending on the prognosis they receive from a terminal condition. He points out that there is a difference in living for one more week and living for one more year‚ as people will choose to do different activities based on the time they have leftover. For example ‚ if I had a week‚ I too would choose to spend time with

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    Hinduism- Brief Summary

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    population in India is Hindu. The word Hindu comes from an ancient Sanskrit term meaning ’dwellers by the Indus River.’ There is not much organization and hierarchy is nonexistent. The religion suggests commitment to or respect for an ideal way of life known as Dharma. Throughout the ages‚ harmony amid diversity‚ and tolerance toward other faiths have characterized Hinduism. India is known as the sacred center of cosmos and the conduit if transforming power. Located in India is the Ganges River

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    Abortion issue brief

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    limited by governmental or religious authority‚ and which outweighs any right claimed for an embryo or fetus. They argue that pregnant women will resort to unsafe illegal abortions if there is no legal option. Opponents‚ identifying themselves as pro-life‚ assert that personhood begins at conception‚ and therefore abortion is the immoral killing of an innocent human being. They say abortion inflicts suffering on the unborn child‚ and that it is unfair to allow abortion when couples who cannot biologically

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    Ameba live in most types of fresh water sources such as ponds‚ lakes‚ and streams. Plus sometimes they can live in moist soil. They can also live in dry condition by with drawing into a thick walled crystal‚ which it forms around its self.<br><br><b>Life cycle</b> - Amebas reproduce when they are full grown. They do this by having their nucleus and protoplasm divide in to two daughter cells. The ameba can also live as long a two hours without a nucleus. <br><br><b>Importance</b> - The ameba is on top

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    A Brief Summary Of Dustan

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    Dunstan continues his study of saints and has established himself to be a scholar and author. He has doubts about his life and decides to visit the Jesuit Bollandists on his next trip to Europe‚ a group of people who specialize in the study of saints. He then meets a priest named Padre Ignacio Blazon and opens up about his theory of Mary Dempster becoming a saint. The priest rejects the idea‚ but mentions that meeting Mary Dempster has a lesson in itself that Dustan needs to discover or he may go

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    Brief History of Bmw

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    BMW began making its mark on history almost 90 years ago. Aircraft engines were the first thing to be produced followed by bikes and then cars – these vehicles also have been setting milestones in the area of motorsport from the very start. We can establish BMW roots back well over 100 years‚ to December 3‚ 1896. That date marked the formation of Wartburg works in Eisenach‚ the BMW manufacturing center for all cars made from 1928 to 1940. From that site and Wartburg’s numerous alliance before being

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    Roommates.com case brief

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    immune under section 230 of the CDA? If the website is not immune‚ is there conflict with RHA and state real estate discrimination laws for requiring disclosure potential discrimination by requiring disclosure sexual orientation‚ sex‚ and about family life? III. Law used The court uses section 230 of the CDA to see if Roommates.com‚ LLC has immunity. The court uses this law to see if this case applies to RHA and state real estate discrimination law. IV. Reasoning Roommate.com‚ LLC is classified

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