False alarm

Facial recognition has become one of the most widely used technologies utilized both in the civilian and government/military worlds. Facebook, airports, banks, and many other businesses incorporate this technology for added security, added features, and convenience measures. Even though Bledsoe, Chan, and Bisson began work on this in the 1960’s, many of the advancements began in the 1990s. Most algorithms are grouped into one of two categories, template-based or geometric-based. (Marques)…

What exactly was the Cold War? The Cold War was basically a war between the United States and the Soviet Union which never became “hot”. It was based upon ideological differences, the United States’ capitalism versus the Soviet Union’s communism. It was a competition to see who was better. After World War II the Cold War began. George Kennan, known as the “Father of Containment”, said that the Soviet Union was impervious to logic of reason, but only sensitive to logic of force. He said…

In Winesburg, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson emphasizes the idea that past events define the lives of many characters by the means in which they allow the events to influence their present attitudes and values. The characters Wing Biddlebaum, Wash Williams, and Louise Bentley dwell on thoughts of their past, which allow the effects the incidents had on them seep into their everyday lives and relationships with other characters throughout the story. In the short story “Hands”, society’s…

The art of balancing multiple tasks at the same time, especially in college, has increasingly become a requirement in order to finish work on time. We have come to understand this ability as “multitasking”. However, researchers have discovered the evidence of multitasking to indicate that it is a rather inefficient and impairing bond to cognitive functioning. In a 2009 study, Stanford researcher Clifford Nass and his colleagues put the question to the test- does multitasking benefit or hinder…

was nothing more than a money-grab and really provides no reliable protection for the citizens. The system is known as BioWatch and was first implemented by George W. Bush in 2003. Biowatch has, “Exasperated public health officials with numerous false alarms, stemming from its inability to distinguish between harmless germs and the lethal pathogens that terrorists would be likely to unleash in an attack” (William 1). With over $1 Billion invested in the system, it should by no means be sensing…

Non-ST Segment Elevation Heart Attack A heart attack occurs when a blood vessel on the surface of the heart (coronary artery) is blocked and interrupts blood supply to the heart muscle. This causes that area of the heart muscle to permanently scar. This blockage may be caused by cholesterol buildup (atherosclerotic plaque) within a coronary artery. The plaque cracks which creates a rough surface where blood cells attach, forming a clot. Chest discomfort that happens with exertion and goes away…

Science Going too far? Mary Shelley’s visionary classic Frankenstein brings about many different questions about life, morality, and love and right vs wrong. These questions overlap in your mind as you read a science fiction story in a world where science itself was still discovering what can or should be done. Frankenstein is arguably the first science fiction novel of its kind. Frankenstein is a formidable “ghost story” written in a time dominated by men and revolutions. Mary Shelley brings to…

Carl Rogers was “born in Chicago, IL Jan 8, 1902” (deCarvalho, 2010) into a “fundamentalist religious home” (Rogers, 1980, p. 27). Growing up, Rogers did not have any close friends in elementary school or high school, which he attributed to his home environment (Rogers, 1980, p. 28-29). His first real experience of comradery came when he went to the College of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin where he “almost immediately joined a group of fellows that met in a YMCA class” (Rogers,…

thing people can become isolated. This form of isolation can be blamed on addiction, which can portray computers as an electronic drug. Especially considering that some people will expect more from virtual relationships that obtainable. Leading into false relations, if one is so addicted to the online world excessively, they are likely to substitute virtual relations into their life. This is due to the ease of online communication, and the fear of face to face…

diary Martha mentions, “I have been at home.” Martha also took on many jobs outside of the house and received money for her actions. It was mentioned that, “Between August 3 and 24, 1787, she performed four deliveries, answered one obstetrical false alarm, made sixteen medical calls, prepared three bodies for burial, dispensed pills to one neighbor, harvested and prepared herbs for another, and doctored her own husband’s sore throat.” According to history, this was very unusual for…