The Time Machine

Max GladeCS228 Written ReportFor my final project I decided to expand my KNN-Learner to be able to recognizemovement and gestures that occur over time. I started off working with the ASLalphabet but came to the conclusion that not many signs are dynamic, so I trained myKNN classifier to recognize RSTC (Recreational Scuba Training Council) hand signalswhich mostly require hand movement. On top of requiring the ability to track movementthe KNN classifier and my code needed to be able to handle…

style of semi-automatic/automatic rifle that is used in civilian and military applications. The first design was actually named the AR-10 and was submitted to replace the M1 Garand but, lack of time and testing before military trials didn’t allow it to be adopted as the new military rifle. In 1956 the time was right for a new smaller caliber rifle and the AR-15 was designed and built by Armalite. Three years later the designs were sold to Colt and the modern AR-15 was born.(1) The AR-15 also…

America should not ban guns in this country because guns don’t kill people, they are used for much more than killing things and they are our right, and there is no logical way to confiscate all the guns in the country. Although there are many valuable, and viable reasons guns should be banned in America, there are many more reasons guns should not be banned in America. Many people say guns kill people, when in all reality, there are many components that go into firing a firearm. Other people…

The enrichment activity that I would choose would be Assault Rifle shooting. I really enjoy shooting guns and I it is good to know how. If you know how to shoot a gun then you will be able to, defend yourself, take enjoyment out of shooting, and be able to feed yourself. There are also many ways that it could academically contribute, like the mechanics of the firing mechanism. You could also talk about the environmental effects a shot. Being able to shoot will help you defend yourself because…

Visible light is beautiful most of the time. But visible light can also be dangerous, if used in irresponsible ways. A tool most people don’t think of as being dangerous is a laser pointer. Laser pointer’s lights are not found in nature, they are artificial. The light is made by a battery which powers a small diode. The diode is a small machine in laser pointers with When it is dark outside, your eyes become wider, as to let in more light. Your eyes act like a lense, letting in how much light…

well-being into a person’s life mainly emotional, financial, occupational, physical, social, spiritual, intellectual and environmental. Sedentary lifestyle is a silent killer. There are studies that show that sitting or lying down for a long period of time is bad for health. Common examples would be watching television, using a computer, sitting down to read, talk and listen to music. People over 65 years of age spend approximately 10 hours a day sitting or lying down which makes the most…

their reach. Their worldview is limited to a box that dictates them on an ambiguous sense of right and wrong while they should be able to see the world through macro lenses taking everything into their account. In short, television is a hypnotizing machine imprinting its way of thinking on the viewers whether they realize it or not. Dahl also proposes an alternative to keep the children entertained which is reading. He puts emphasis on reading saying that books should be everywhere and in…

unprecedented consumerism and technical advances in America. In the 1950’s many new innovations were made for the home such as the Tv was now affordable to most people and so tv programs grew as the audience grew as well. The washing machine was in more homes and thus women had more time for other pursuits. Miller was a man of the past and old fashion, we would say and he expressed his ambivalence towards modern technology and the modern thinking. In a way Willy Loman is Arthur Miller…

Self-Awareness Time exists as a spiral through which people cycle through in their lifetime. Naturally, as people age, they experience repeating events in a larger, albeit inevitable discovery of their true identity. In Black Swan Green, David Mitchell uses Jason Taylor as a tool to reveal to readers that everyone must endure a cyclical pattern of external and internal revelations to ultimately find, accept, and embrace one true identity. Early on, Mitchell establishes the cyclical nature of…

Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of 2006, The Road. Tells the post-apocalyptic story of a father and son traversing the ruins of the southeastern United States, after a disaster of unknown origins. The plot, follows the characters heading towards the southern coast, once their previous environment became too cold for them to survive. Only being accompanied by each other, love keeps them alive. An unbreakable bond, that is continually functional throughout the entire book, despite…