Open Book

In his iconic book, “The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary” (Raymond , 1999), contrast Raymond between two different work (or software develop) methods: the Cathedral model and the Bazaar model. According to the Cathedral model, which is more common in the commercial software companies, the develop of software is done by an exclusive group of software developers and the end user is getting (or buying) a close package with readymade source…

Some people believe that books should be banned because of bad language or scenes.Banning books is bad because protecting children from difficult realites is uneed. Also, just because some people dislike these books others like them.Last of all, some of these books give us feelings,emotions and experiences that we need to have.Overall, no book should be banned for any reason. One reason banning books is bad because protecting children from difficult realities is unnecessary. Something to think…

The author Mortimer J.Adler in “How to mark a book” argues that marking a book is really important to understand the material better. Adler states “If reading is to accomplish anything more than passing time, it must be active”. He explains some techniques to mark a book for better understanding of the content. He said always underline the major points. You can also insert a star at the margin to emphasize the main points. You can also put the number in the margin to show the sequence of the…

some interesting books. Books are important for expanding our knowledge and help to develop our ability to make rational decisions. Reading different types of book can open our minds and prevent us from being frogs in the well, someone who cannot see a big picture since he or she is a close-minded. “American libraries should be open to all – except censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticism. Let us welcome controversial books and…

then apprenticed to become a copy writer and then soon after a writer. His first works were the Ranger’s Apprentice, which were also the same books that he became known for, which took the form of short stories. They later were turned into novels and then wrote a new series The Brotherband Chronicles while also continuing his Ranger’s Apprentice series. The books were originally written for his teenage son to see heroes that didn’t need a lot of strength and then continued the stories for other…

Crowdsourcing is the process of getting work or funding, usually online, from a crowd of people. With the web's appearance, crowdsourcing has increased considerably more force in the continuing business world. Some associations that are substantial even governments have encountered the force and pitfalls of utilizing the web for crowdsourcing. As per Wikipedia (n.d.), the expressed word crowdsourcing was instituted in 2005 and it is a words' compression "crowd" and "outsourcing". The term for…

When the printing press was invented in 1440, it did not have an effect on Europe’s societal literacy. Ten years later -around the 1450’s-1500’s -after the invention was created. It was a surprise to the civilization seeing how many printing shops there was in Europe. The map below shows that the printing press had spread through to 260 other towns throughout Europe in 1501. Since the printing press spread throughout 260 towns according to McLuhan “In 1500 there were fifteen to twenty million…

This book is a treasure, it pushes you to think about certain things that we would think of in our twenty-first century lives. I would encourage everyone that has a desire for answers to the over looked questions. It gives an answer that is less on the magic side and give you an insight to the great minds of the future and past. The characters of the book are unique and assemble almost a magical team. The plot of the story is simple, however, to truly under the characters yearns and reasoning…

starts off with his old laptop, “I have been thinking[...] We should acquire something more up to date[...] And perhaps you could use it to construct a website [...]The store should have one. It is past time.” (Sloan 81). It is evident that Penumbra is open to change, he also took the website idea into consideration since Clay mentioned that he should update the bookstore a bit (Sloan 66). Penumbra wants to get rid of his old laptop, and buy a much newer one. Although this is not a big step…

the book ‘’ that was then this is now’’ should be banned. One reason why it should be banned is it has some language in it that could be prevented. Another reason why the book should be banned is it has a lot of drug and alcohol use in it. Last reason why it should be banned is it sets a bad example for our generations after use. There are many reason why the book ‘’ that was then this is now’’ should be banned. One reason why is it uses some language that could be prevented. In the book it…