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    Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace was a mathematician and writer from England who is commonly known as the first computer programmer. Ada worked with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine, a proposed mechanical, general-purpose computer and the beginnings of computer programming. Her notes included the first of what is now known as an algorithm. She is the only legitimate child of the Romantic poet, Lord Byron. ==Young Life and Education== Ada Lovelace was born Augusta Ada Byron King on December…

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    parties and drinking. If you ca not control yourself with your intake of alcohol then do not go to the party or moderate and have a friend go with you to make sure you are okay and not being assaulted. If you go to a big campus such as Purdue West Lafayette or IU Bloomington you have a ton of fraternities and sororities that have parties on top of parties. Not only is there drinking but you will also have drugs. The article states that alcohol is being the primary way of women being assaulted.…

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    Political, economical, and social problems in France during the 18th century led to an uneasy state. With the nation in debt due to the Seven Years’ War, unnecessary spending of the government, and the American Revolution, chaos for stability erupted the country. Enlightenment ideology and the success of the American Revolution encouraged a revolt in France. Voltaire, Montesquieu, Smith, Locke, Rousseau, and eventually the principle of Deism affected one of the stages of the revolution. Their…

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    Nursing Informatics Daniel O’Brien University of Louisiana Lafayette Introduction Informatics, and more specifically, nursing informatics, is continuously playing a larger role in patient care. Informatics is the use of technology and science and making it available to continued and wide spread use (McGonigle, Hunter, Sipes,, & Hebda 2014). McGonigle et al. continues to discuss nursing informatics as using this science of technology to enhance patient care, outcomes, and…

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    How To Judge The Book

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    old Scout Finch is no exception. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout makes assumptions about many of the characters in Maycomb, but through her experiences she realizes that the majority of these perceptions are incorrect. Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose is introduced to this novel described by Scout…

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    One of the most prevalent topics in To Kill A Mockingbird is the town of Maycomb 's underlying racism and prejudice. The book shows that racism is very existent in the world around us, and can be seen in many different ways. In Martin Luther King Jr 's Letter from Birmingham Jail, Mr. King speaks of the inequalities and repercussions of being African American. Maya Angelou 's Graduation tells a similar story of Ms. Angelou being faced with inequalities at her high school graduation. All of these…

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    Snow Green Pea Plants

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    Question: Do Snow Green pea plants grow faster in a mixture of 25% potting soil and 75% compost, in 50% potting soil and 50% compost, or in 75% potting soil and 25% compost? Hypothesis: If Snow Green pea plants are grown, starting from seeds in three different ratios of soil to compost (25% potting soil and 75% compost, in 50% potting soil and 50% compost, and in 75% potting soil and 25% compost) then the peas that were in the 75% potting soil and 25% compost soil will grow the fastest.…

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    Killing Lincoln

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    Bill O’Reilly’s book Killing Lincoln goes into depth of the assassination of one of America’s greatest Presidents: Abraham Lincoln. He analyzes events leading up to and after the assassination as well as the roles played by different individuals surrounding Lincoln’s untimely death. In his writings, O’Reilly addresses the following key points: 1. The Civil War 2. Post War and Peace 3. Lincoln’s Assassination 4. The Hunt for Booth Killing Lincoln is separated into four different parts, which…

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    want into a college. Sometimes, two colleges focus around the same types of degrees and are very similar in nature. One such instance is with Purdue University and Rose Hulman Institute of Technology. Purdue University is a large college in West Lafayette, Indiana. Rose Hulman is a small college in Terre Haute, Indiana. Although both of these colleges focus around engineering and technology degrees, the colleges have some key differences that can influence a person’s decision when he or she…

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    The novel As I Lay Dying is known all around the world to be a Nobel prize book due tothe novelist William Faulkner. Not only is As I lay dying considered a Noble prize bookwhereas, the novel became known in the banned books awareness for the overuse of God’sname, profanity, and abortion which seemed offensive and obscene to people. As ironic as it is,none of the board members had read the book.The Author of As I lay Dying William Faulkner, was born in New Albany, Mississippion September 25th in…

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