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Being a hero can’t be passed down to just anyone. In Becoming Steve Jobs, they explore achievements in Steve Jobs’ life to display that he is a hero. Steve Jobs was the brains in the first mass-produced microcomputer, Apple II. The computer wouldn’t have been designed without his significant contribution which kickstarted the Microcomputer industry. Steve Jobs was never doing his work primarily for money, it was about his love for his job and the people who worked there. He was concerned about…

Having gone to two different high schools I got to experience, firsthand, just how different two schools in the same county can be. Marvin ridge and Weddington High School are completely different in their appearance, their students and their academics. Marvin was the first high school that I attended. Its nickname was " Marvin Rich". The Ridge had a certain feeling to it when you stepped foot in its doors, almost as if the air was filled with exhaust from pricey cars and cologne from name…

“There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.” “It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better.” Because we sailed too close to the shore”(Francis Drake). The words of Sir Francis Drake linger in the minds of young adventures and great minds alike to distill a spark of adventure in all who see it. Sir Francis Drake is a great sailor among all the ranks of all of England. During his…

believe high school could be a waste of time and want to leave to pursue their dream of becoming an actor, or even go to trade school. For Botstein, high school is not a good representation for the real world because of the clique, like jocks and geeks. In adulthood, there are no cliques and the people that are successful are the smart people and not the jocks that were good at football in high school. Botstein’s ideas of skipping high school unless the school system was changed, goes against…

Tellon Smith Professor McKinnon ENGL 1001 v1.2 (Section 1) 18 November 2017 Literacy Analysis While the primary definition of literacy is centered around our ability to read, write and perhaps spell, when I think of the words literacy, I think of basic knowledge or skills as it relates to a particular subject. Take for example computer literacy or driving literacy. Growing up, literacy was something that was never defined to me in school or at home. I’ve heard the word used in so many different…

The history of writing has been developing for over thousands of years, and this still has not changed to this day. One of the earliest types of writings that has been discovered is the Egyptian’s writing in hieroglyphics as early as 3200 B.C. Since then, writing all over the world has evolved from the small images in Africa to many different styles that individuals witness today. From the basic letterings in America, Canada, Australia, and Europe to the advanced symbols in Asia, the Middle…

In today’s society the idea of everlasting beauty is very prominent. This is seem through the many creams that can be used to help conceal wrinkles and make the skin smoother, however, those do not stop aging forever. In “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” by Oscar Wilde, everlasting beauty is an important aspect that leads to ultimate demise. During the Victorian era, beauty was extremely imperative. When an individual shows beauty they were considered to be very wealthy and influential people.…

Marvel and DC Comics have had a friendly rivalry since the 1930s starting from the comic books and now going into the movies. DC characters are heroes and demigods among humans. Their stories tell how they use their powers to fight crime and that they are heroes because their superpowers. Marvel characters are the opposite they were created not as heroes but as relatable normal human beings with problems and normal stories. Their character development is about how they deal with their…

choice of which cable to use depends on the distance, the intended speed of transmission and the frequency intended. Choosing the wrong cable for a given connection could slow down network traffic and compromise the efficiency of the network (How-To Geek, LLC, 2006-2016 ). In my opinion, all the connections apart from the connections from the hubs to the individual computers and printers should be high efficiency Cat6 cables or higher. This would provide for less interference with the signal,…

brothers built my sisters room in the basement, now she has her own small apartment to live with her fiancé. My siblings and I finally have our own separated rooms; it was odd at first since we had spent all our lives sharing the same rooms. We have our geek dream fulfilled, which is having a game room that contains all old and new video game consoles. My parents have their dream backyard with in ground pool, huge space for barbecues’ and gardening. My new home has a guest room for my…