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    Employee Writing History

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    In the early 1940's, the decrease of the writing skill was beginning to make an appearance along with some of the first models of computers. Technology rapidly advanced and computers became a necessity in everyday life. In today's society living without a computer would be difficult; most employers will give a web address instead of a paper application, any information one could possibly need is available with a few clicks of the mouse, and many teachers create their lesson plans with educational

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    Before 1981 computers were often considered only a business luxury, because of their expensive nature, and huge size. If we were in the time period we wouldn’t have the electronic we have today and what we do have would be way too expensive had it actually been back them. Old computers have played key roles in interaction to new technology. Computers , such as the enigma engine, have helped people get an edge on other countries,

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    During the 1950’s rooms were filled with huge computer devices, they were able to read punch cards or magnetic tapes and at this stage no network coverage between computers was available. Somehow they had to connect these computers because they ran on different systems at the same time. 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, it was the first ever man-made satellite, this all happened during the peak time of the Cold War. President D. D. Eisenhower invented the ARPANET ( Advanced Research

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    In 1983 Sally Ride was the first female astronaut in American history, Sally Ride in space. Setting the base for all young girls and woman to have confidence in believing they could do anything men could even though labeled as “just girls”. Ride was one of the primary sources of woman empowerment in that time period. Sally ride was a extremely important woman in the 1980’s to the U.S, her becoming an astronaut has lead to gobs of realizations of what women can do now. Ride was the first woman to

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    been locked out of an email account? How about locked out of facebook? Email sent to people that you didn’t send? If the answer is yes to any of the questions you were a victim of cybercrime. Cybercrime Definition Cybercrime (Computer Crime) is defined as the use of a computer to commit crimes such as fraud, trafficking in child pornography, intellectual property, stealing Identities, or violating the privacy of others (Britannica). Cybercrime and Homeland Security Cybercrime is important

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    reasons why I don’t need to turn in essays. My first reason would be this is a history class not a writing class. Another reason is, a lot of people don’t have access all the time to type up and essay or print. My last reason would be I don’t think I should write an essay on a person from ancient anything if it doesn’t help me in the “real world” when I graduate High school. Essays are not meant for a history class. They belong in English, reading and writing classes. An essay is to be turned

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    A Career in Computer Aided Drafting Essay

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    According to Lucy Friend, “Computer Aided Drafters make $79,000 a year on average.”(n.d.). Computer Aided Drafting unlocks the door to numerous opportunities for employment; I selected Computer Aided Drafting because it’s so extraordinary with AutoCAD, because of the uses of Computer Aided Drafting, History of CAD, education requirements, and immeasurable career opportunities that are obtainable. First off, CAD is computer technology that has contributed in design and drafting of a portion or an

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    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, two important people who were expelled from a college, founded Apple Company in 1976, when the first Apple computer was released. (Nostoptechnology, 2009) Unlikely to Apple, Samsung was founded in 1938 by

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    still is- an important figure in the space and mathematics world. Known as the girl who loved to count, a NASA mathematician, and a human computer, she helped in many U.S accomplishments while working for NASA. Although many African-Americans plus many women were limited to what they could do as a job without being discriminated, the women of the human computer project changed a lot of stereotypes. Katherine Johnson has inputted a positive influence for African-Americans and for her work at NASA and

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    Sally Ride Research Paper

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    In 1983 Sally Ride was the first woman astronaut is the American history. She set the base for all young girls and women to think about all they could do even though they were “just girls” She was one of the primary sources of women empowerment in that time. Sally Ride was a very important person in the 1980s and was important to the US, her becoming an astronaut has led to many realizations of what women can do now. Sally Ride was the first woman to join NASA in the United States. Ride worked

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