The Enormous Radio

Cyber-Security in Transportation Technology in transportation can result in productivity gains, however a higher dependency on information technology also leads to greater exposure and potential of being a target for cyber-crimes such as denial of service, stealing of passenger private information and cyber terrorisms. According to analysis for incidents from 2002-2004 transportation systems faced 16% of total cyber hackings and terrorisms on critical infrastructure (IEEE, 2007).…

Brief Overview: what is the composer’s purpose? Atwood’s purpose is to suggest major ideas about life and the world, through the conversation of a parent trying to teach their child basic ideas and eventually more advanced concepts of the world. The poem suggests to its responders that although there are people in the world who are teaching us, even they can never know everything. The main theme or message of the poem is to encourage future children to be able to make their own choices and…

First let start by saying what is the (LRAD) The Long Range Acoustic Device? Is a loud microphone or speaker to convey important message to loud noise making indidvuals and the environment. It is not a less lethal weapon. The LRAD get the attention of a crowd or a criminal is about to break the law by disturbing the peach, the LRAD will get the attention of the trouble maker, prevent injury, and save lives. What is it used for; LRAD is mostly used in crowded situation which will include a lot of…

extremely useful for police, firefighters, military personnel and large courier businesses. The location data can be stored within the tracking unit and transmitted to a central location data base or internet connected computer, using a GPRS or SMS, radio or satellite modem embedded in the unit. By this location to be displayed against a map backdrop either in real time or when analyzing the track later, using GPS tracking software. This device available for smartphones and other mobile devices.…

2nd Argument (Medics) From a medical perspective, microchip implants could save countless lives. In the news, we hear a number of stories everyday about death due to allergic reaction, mental illness and even wandering elderly freezing out in the cold. If one device, the microchip implant, could prevent or even simply diminish the number of these deaths from occurring, why not have them mandated? The ideal microchip implant would keep a record of each person’s medical history on their…

Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon use Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony to argue that the church has been called on by God to be what they call a “unique colony” within today’s world, and not a social group who makes their decision based on society’s opinions. The authors chose to use the metaphor of a colony to symbolize that although the church is part of the state its first priority is God and his will, rather than the governments. The second metaphor the authors chose to…

With the Great War of the world being over for quite a few years now, it is becoming clear what the war has done to society. Even with this clarity, so much remains a mystery, as the world after the war has been a very changed one. In the seven years since the war has ended, the world has undergone massive instability in so many ways. On top of that instability, the war killed many people and injured so many more which has had devastating effects on society as a whole. It is ridiculous that the…

As a slight cripple, she shies away from the world, hiding among glass unicorns and other figurines, and listening to her phonograph records. The real world unnerves her, deeming her unable to even handle typing class at Rubicam’s Business College. She couldn’t even type from nerves, her hands jittering across the keys. And when she tried to take her speed typing test, she vomited on the floor, and almost had to be carried to the washroom. While she was supposed to be in class, Laura simply…

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless technology that uses radio waves to read and capture information stored on a tag. A RFID reader can read the tag from upto several feet away. However unlike barcode, it does not need to be within direct line-of-sight of the reader to be scanned. There are two different type of tags: one is passive tag which collects energy from a nearby RFID reader 's radio waves; and another one is active tag that has a…

Lee A. Jacobus describes Plato’s allegory of the cave as “a story in which the characters and situations actually represent people and situations in another context (448).” Plato’s work is written as a conversation between himself and Socrates. The story describes prisoners in a cave, who have only seen what their captors let them. These captors, or “people with gear,” cast shadows on the walls, which the prisoners interpret as reality. Later, they set one of the prisoners free. After leaving,…