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    A very famous genius once said “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change”, (Einstein). Now the need and want to become brighter must come with exchanges given up by people. This idea goes well with the story “Flowers for Algernon” written by Daniel Keyes. This story is about a mentally-impaired man named “Charlie” and he gets an operation to triple his IQ of 68, but eventually he starts losing all of his knowledge. Charlie was able to get picked for this artificial intelligence enhancement

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    Iphone Story

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    Doesn’t Take a Genius’ – which makes reference to Apple’s in-store Genius bars - features two employees moaning about the new devices, while promoting the features of the Galaxy Note 4. One video also mocks the fact Apple’s live stream crashed on Tuesday. Scroll down for videos  [pic] +6 In a bid to steal Apple’s thunder this week, Samsung has created a series of adverts mocking the new iPhone features, while promoting some of its own. The collection, titled ‘It Doesn’t Take a Genius’ – which makes

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    Empathy In Ender's Game

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    Ender is different from all others of his species in that he is pretty much the genius of the human race. The main trait that differentiates his genius from others is his innate ability for compassion. In contrast, the commanders of the human species in charge of protecting the human race from the alien buggers have a much shallower genius (Card 252-253). While they are brilliant in terms of military strategy they only view the buggers as a systemic threat to

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    remark: "His piety was baffled by his genius; and Bunyan the dreamer overcame the Bunyan of the conventicle." This remark points out the difficulty that Bunyan faces when he attempts to write a religious piece of work in the style of allegory. The Pilgrim's Progress is "pious" because it is a piece written in dedication to God. It contains important religious teachings -- what a good Christian should do and what he should not do. What Coleridge means by Bunyan's "genius" is basically the story itself.

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    Jean Michel Basquiat’s “Riddle Me This, Batman”, produced in 1987 is a Neo-Expressionist figurative painting (see fig. A.1). It was first shown in Paris’s Galerie Yvon Lambert. Two months after its debut, the piece exchanged hands several times, emerging briefly from private collections only to be snapped up at auction. Most recently, it was sold at a Sotheby’s auction for over six-million USD. Mark sagoff 119 Million dollar pieces were common in the 1980’s. During this time, the price of neo-expressionist

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    Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson were the leading Transcendentalists of their day. In their works, they communicate transcendental philosophy such as there is a human spirit that is able to intuit the fundamental truths of the universe, the reflection of the human spirit in nature, and spiritually uniting all forms of being. In “Civil Disobedience”, Thoreau stated his confidence in the unity of individual souls with nature and with God that gave nobility and vivacity to human action and

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    Logic is important and can be applied to anything real in this world using evidence and reasoning. Without evidence and reasoning, people are unable to have valid thoughts or to make authentic claims. Conspiracy theories seem to lack adequate evidence and logical reasoning, which makes conspiracy theories invalid. There are many examples of this poor logic in the real world; an example of a conspiracy is the theory of the Denver Airports’ affiliations with all of the evil conspiracy groups and aliens

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    end of the war of the third Coalition. The battle of Austerlitz was seen as a tactical masterpiece for Napoleon and Napoleon stated after the battle that it was as if both armies were marching under his command. Napoleon was a tactical genius and he used his genius to bate the Austrian forces before the battle of Austerlitz leaving the learning Russian and Austrian forces to fight the battle. The battle took place December 2, 1805 near the town of Austerlitz in the Austrian empire. The battle was

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    Mina Loy and Futurism

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    revolt against traditional views that embrace a new prospective on the importance of art during the movement. Loy depicts speed in her poems “Brancusi’s Golden Bird.” “Oh Hell” embraces violence, the future, and rejection of the past. “Apology of Genius” describes urban scenes and the coming of the future. Futuristic images come alive in

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    Londyn Zografakis English Period 8 7 November 2014 Throughout history, gender roles have been an important barrier in society. Women are forced to satisfy expectations established by men and society. “My Last Duchess,” by Robert Browning, focuses on the powerful Duke establishing certain expectations of the Duchess, and attempting to control her. Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, concentrates on Laertes establishing certain expectations of Ophelia, and seeking to control her. A Room of One’s Own

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