The Descent

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE My motivation to study machine perception is a long-term passion for mathematics, programming, and the human brain. Before knowing much about machine intelligence, my primary motivation was to take part and securing the first place in Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad for three times. Following this achievement, I graduated in Electrical Engineering taking major classes on theoretical signal processing at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Additionally, I…

What does it mean to be of hispanic descent? Being hispanic descent means that your ancestors are from countries once colonized by Spain for example Mexico. “I will say to you that americans of hispanic descent want desperately to give their children the chances they never had” said by Marco Rubio. This quotation shows that most hispanic parents want the best for their children. They wanted them to have the life they didn’t get a chance to have. Loads of Mexican/ hispanic parent’s move to the…

A Christian’s Accent to Heaven “You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” A Christian’s whole life is centered around the incomprehensible, around the Divine creator and around that which he must strive for but, ultimately, can never attain on his own. This is a central theme for Augustine “For what is like to your Word, our Lord, who abides in Himself forever, yet grows not old and makes all things new!” This theme of striving for that which is out of our reach is…

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a story of greed, guilt, and mystery. Throughout the play, we see these concepts take shape in many different ways, from the protagonist Macbeth killing of the former king, Duncan, then killing his friend, to apparitions of ghosts and witches. But all of these driving factors revolve around one key element, insanity and decent into madness. Shakespeare heavily relies on hallucinations and insanity to not only set the tone of the play, but to drive the actions of…

amputated will not pass on the lack of a limb to their offspring because their genetics still have the “blueprints” for a limb. Because of these reasons, this theory is not taught as truth. Around the same century, Charles Darwin announced his Theory of Descent with Modification. According to Darwin’s reasoning,…

Once a noble warrior that has "Bought golden opinions" to decorate himself with, Macbeth's path of destruction has trapped him in robes marked by blood, madness and cowardice which ultimately lead him to his irredeemable end. Early on, Macbeth is introduced by a captain's account of his performance in battle. He is addressed as "Valiant cousin" and "Worthy Gentleman”, reflective of his brutality as well as courage in battle. Furthermore, it describes his honorable and praiseworthy character…

After we prepared the house for the dinner party, I went for a walk in the woods, and my aunt stayed behind to survey her sister’s belongings. As I walked, I enjoyed the freshness of the woods and the odor of fresh water that the afternoon wind carried across the land. I found an old stump. The heart of the three had rotted away, and some pine needles had fallen into the bottom of the hole. It looked as if some animal had spread them evenly as if preparing a nest. Across the opening, a spider…

"The Black Cat" is a short horror story, written by Edgar Allan Poe. In this story, a narrator is in prison waiting for his punisment, as like hanging. The narrator, who is the main character ,tells us about the story of his own’s life that has gone bad… As a little child, he is decribed as a mild and kind boy who loves all kinds of animals. His favorite thing to do is taking care of his pets and spendig lots of time with them . His favorite animal is a dog. He gets married in his early…

Many people relate the color black to sin, sadness, or lacking luck. They think that just because the color is black, that the cat is evil, although the cat can’t pick its own color. It is just a mixture of genetics from the cat’s parents and grandparents. Black cats are also portrayed as evil or mysterious creatures in scary or Halloween themed movies, because of the witch myth. Many people think that witches own black cats. Why only cats though? This is because in ancient Pilgrim times,…

Mr. Dussel Do you know what happened on April 30 in 1889 Fritz pfeffer was born. He had a son and put him on a boat. Mr. Dussel, he stayed in his room and was always patient and was selfless. He always stayed in his room because he had to wait on Anne to get ready for petter so they can go on there dates. Anne was talking to Peter about how they feel and Mr. Dussel always wanted in. Mr. Dussel was always patient when he needed a hiding place he had to wait a while so they can make room. When…