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  • Systems Development Life Cycle Explained

    Systems Development Life Cycle Explained

    Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Explained Defined simply at Dictionary.com, a Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is: Any logical process used by a systems analyst to develop an information system, including requirements, validation, training, and user ownership. An SDLC should result in a high quality system that meets or exceeds customer expectations, within time and cost estimates, works effectively and efficiently in the current and planned Information Technology infrastructure, and is cheap to maintain and

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Wendy
  • A Friend Who Changed My Life

    A Friend Who Changed My Life

    A Friend Who Changed My Life A year into my high school career, I met a person who to this day has had a large effect on me, my personality, and my outlook on life. It was only after her recent departure from South Africa that I realized exactly what a big part of my life she was, and now I understand how it feels to lose a wonderful person, and an amazing friend. Early

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Artur
  • Artificial Life

    Artificial Life

    Artificial Life and Intelligence Websites: http://www.humanoidrobots.org/humanoids2005/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25394-2005Mar10.html http://www.humanoid.waseda.ac.jp/Humanoids200 One of the most interesting topics of our time is that of artificial life and artificial intelligence. In other words, non-human man-made intelligence. I will examine in particular humanoid intelligence. Most scientists today agree that walking; talking humanoid robots with social intelligence will be commonplace in the future, raising new challenges for humankind. One of the the most well known scientist who are working on humanoids

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Philosophy

    Philosophy

    the mind and matter Can you prove there is a worldCan Can you prove there is a world existing apart from your mind. What are your arguments.you prove there is a world existing apart from your mind. What are your arguments. Can Can you prove there is a world existing apart from your mind. What are your arguments.you prove there is a world existingCanCan you prove there is a world existing apart from your mind.

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: July
  • English 11 - Life or Liberty?

    English 11 - Life or Liberty?

    Megann Heilman English 11 Period 2 Life or Liberty? The freedom of what we do with our lives effects us everyday. It effects the way we look, what we say, and how we pursue what we want to do. Life without this freedom would be a dull and glooming day for each of us. We wouldn’t have the power to say what we feel, do what we need to do, and be who we want

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Jessica
  • In This Life What Is Success to You?

    In This Life What Is Success to You?

    In this Life What is Success to You? Success is a very important thing to me. To me success is having the job that I want, earning the money I need, having a family that I can easily support, and having a good education for myself. If and when I achieve these goals I will be successful. There are many other things that people would say led to success, but they may not be the

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Max
  • Goals for Life at the University of Phoenix online

    Goals for Life at the University of Phoenix online

    "Goals for Life at the University Of Phoenix Online" “Eric, I am not sure this program is right for you. Perhaps you should take some time to do a little soul searching”. These were the last words I ever heard from my percussion instructor at East Carolina University in 1989. Shortly after that conversation, I left college for good. Leaving college for good, ended when I enrolled at the University of Phoenix. This paper will

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Jack
  • Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice

    Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice

    In the argument of abortion, there are many sides to be seen. There's the pro-life side, which is the side that is against abortion. The next is the pro-choice side, which is the side that supports abortion. The two rival sides of this topic have a strong fire burning between them, making this one of the biggest political and moral debates of my lifetime. Whichever side you stand on, there are good arguments on either

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Monika
  • Maureen Peal & Imitation of Life

    Maureen Peal & Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life & Maureen Peal Imitation of Life is about Peola Johnson, light skined black girl who tries to go through life as a white person. To achieve this she ostracises her family. She breaks all ties with her black mother and her culture and tries to fit into this community in which she really has no place. "It's because of you, you made me black! I won't be black!" The problems Maureen Peal

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Anna
  • Philosophy 133 - Abrtion

    Philosophy 133 - Abrtion

    Douglas E. Jones Philosophy 133 21 April 2005 Does a mother have the right to take the life of her unborn child, never giving it a chance to walk this earth and fulfill its God given purpose? Or is it God's will for that child to be taken at that time, to play an ever constant reminder to the mother of her past decisions, having God use that guilt or experience as a source to

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Mike
  • Life in Omelas

    Life in Omelas

    Life in Omelas Ursula K. Le Guin’s short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” describes a Utopian village. The beautiful city of Omelas is described as though it were in a fairy tale. The city has no crime, enemies, and most importantly the citizens have no sense of guilt. Unfortunately the beauty of the city is built upon the torture and abuse of a small child whose suffering serves as a scapegoat

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Vika
  • Greatest Accomplishment of My Life

    Greatest Accomplishment of My Life

    “Greatest Accomplishment in My Life” One Big Water Storage Hole Who would not want to wake up every morning at 7 AM for two weeks in a foreign country and dig a 7ft by 7ft hole during their summer vacation? I, fortunately, had the honor of undertaking this task last summer. Every summer for the last three years, I have traveled to Bogotб, Colombia, to volunteer for a non-profit organization, Children’s Vision International, which takes

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: regina
  • St. Augustine Political Philosophy

    St. Augustine Political Philosophy

    Saint Augustine was born is 354 in a North Africa province part of the Roman Empire. Growing up in the Roman Empire was a major influence on his work. He is well known for his theological teaching on Christianity and developed much of its doctrine. Augustine wrote on political philosophy as well and developed his own ideas on what the ideal state is. Augustine believes that government is an act of God and its function

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Victor
  • Cosmological Life Cycles in "the Horse-Dealer's Daughter"

    Cosmological Life Cycles in "the Horse-Dealer's Daughter"

    Cosmological Life Cycles In "The Horse-Dealer's Daughter" Cosmological myths serve the purpose of explaining existence, particularly to less scientifically advanced cultures. These myths, or stories, were created as a way of dealing with the questions regarding the universe which could not be answered concretely. Cosmic myths include creation myths, flood myths, apocalyptic myths, and afterlife myths. Examples of all of these aspects of the cosmological life cycle are present in D.H. Lawrence's "The Horse-Dealer's Daughter".

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Mike
  • A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains

    A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains

    “A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains” Isabella L. Bird, an English woman offers an invigorating story of tremendous courage in her book, “A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains.” She tells of her days and nights spent exploring as she traveled through various territories, in light of her illness and young age. The author accomplished a feat that few of us would dare to attempt as she ventured through extreme temperatures at the

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Yan
  • Life and Ecstasy

    Life and Ecstasy

    Ecstasy, betterknown in the scientific world as MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), has had many different effects on society not only in America but across the globe. This paper will explore the different ins and outs of the drug that in the 1960’s was dubbed the “love drug.” Even though ecstasy didn’t become popular until the 60’s and 70’s it was created sometime before 1912. German pharmaceutical giant Merck first stumbled across MDMA as an intermediate step

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Max
  • Definition of Philosophy

    Definition of Philosophy

    philosophy Phi*los"o*phy, n.; pl. Philosophies. [OE. philosophie, F. philosophie, L. philosophia, from Gr. ?. See Philosopher.] 1. Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws. Note: When applied to any particular department of knowledge, philosophy denotes the general laws or principles under which all the subordinate phenomena or facts relating to that subject are comprehended.

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Mike
  • Life Partner Plus Insurance Policy Illustration

    Life Partner Plus Insurance Policy Illustration

    Life Partner Plus Insurance Policy Illustration For Manish Shah About Your Illustration This illustration explains the important features of Max New York Life's Life Partner Plus Insurance Policy.It can help you understand how the Insurance Plan you are proposing to buy provides financial security to you and your loved ones.However, this is illustrative of the Insurance Plan being proposed and is not a contract of insurance or a representation of any guarantee or warranty. The

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Bred
  • New Life

    New Life

    It’s another crisp blue morning in the town of Flagstaff. Two Dogs bark protectively from across the street warning a passer by not to shit in our neighborhood. In my mind Flagstaff is not a solid place, it is continually changing. As I’ve been getting older, my perception of Flagstaff has been growing too. I’ve been coming up to Flag since I was ten years old. At that time, the town felt so old and

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Monika
  • Continental Philosophy

    Continental Philosophy

    The history of existentialism and phenomenology in Continental philosophy was in direct response to Hegel's philosophy of idealism. Roots of this history can be traced all the way back to Pre-Socratic philosophies. Hegelian idealism faced tremendous disagreement from the key contributors of existentialism and phenomenology, and this difference of opinion was made quite clear in the written work of the philosophers that followed. This movement away from Hegelian idealism in English-speaking countries became what is

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Characteristics of Life in Winesburg, Ohio

    Characteristics of Life in Winesburg, Ohio

    Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio deals with the understanding of human nature and its faults. In each short story the character is increasingly oppressed by his inability to express himself to those in his society. They are all desperately trying to make contact with someone outside themselves and in attempting to do so gain a greater understanding of themselves. The opening chapter “The Book of the Grotesque,” explains how each character in Winesburg lives by one

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Vika
  • Pro Life in Israel

    Pro Life in Israel

    I was very active in the pro-life movement in Israel for some years. People here often tend to use abortion as a form of birth control because it is free or very cheap. Girls in the army are allowed two free abortions The same with the Russians when they were in Russia, and there are over a million of them here now. I consider abortion is murder. To me, a foetus is a human being

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Philosophy

    Philosophy

    An Assessment of Rationalism and Empiricism Rationalism I. Positive Evaluation A. Rationalists point out that from a very few intuitively known mathematical theorems, reason can derive a body of theorems that amazingly hold true in our exploration of the physical world. How can one account for this correlation between what the mind rationally proves and what we observe in experience? B. The Rationalists claim that without reason, experience would be a kaleidoscope of sights, sounds,

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Victor
  • Product Life-Cycle Model

    Product Life-Cycle Model

    Overview The product can be defined as goods, services or both; in the other words it’s anything that satisfies customer need. Each product has its own limited life, however it shares the same aspect and we define the period that the product goes through as the “Product life cycle”. The Product life cycle consist of four stages starting from introduction stage, growth stage, maturity stage and decline stage. At the introduction stage, the product is

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Life

    Life

    When you are born in the United States with an Hispanic background, You are taught what your parents know. They teach you Spanish because that the language they know very well and they grew up with learning by their parents for a long time. But after you learn to speak your native language, then they want us to learn English very well and to use it more than the Spanish language. Being bilingual is

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Yan

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