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    Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron was one of the first computer programmers. August Ada Byron was born December 10, 1815 to poet, Lord Byron and Annabella Milbanke. Annabella Milbanke raised her daughter to be taught Mathematics, sciences, and logic. Ada studied mechanical engineering and wrote a book called “Flyology”. Flyology had her own Mary Sommerville, Ada’s mentor introduced her to Charles Babbage, designer of the Analytical Engine. In her notes for the Analytic

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    Ever wonder who was the first computer program? No? Me neither. But that’s because I was never into computers much. The first programer was a woman, her name was Ada Lovelace. Yep, it was a woman. But before I tell you all about the program, let’s learn about her first. Ada “Countess of Lovelace” was born in 1815 and died in 1852. Her father was George Gordon Byron, who was a poet. But he died in Greece when she was 8. Ada was young when she started to show an interest in science and mathematics

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    of war as well as some similarities are “the Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, “To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars” by Richard Lovelace and “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen, “The Song of the Mud” by Mary Borden. Both these poets use linguistic devices to convince the reader of their view of what the war is. Tennyson and Lovelace show how war is worthy

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    ideas of what a computer could be way before one was actually made, to the inventor of Wi-Fi signals. In this report I will be discussing 6 of them and evaluating which is the ‘top pioneer’. Firstly, Augusta Ada King-Noel, known as the Countess of Lovelace was an English Mathematician and writer during the 19th century. Born in London on the 10th December 1815, she was the only ‘true’ child of the poet Lord Byron and Anne Isabella Milbanke (his wife) as all of his other children were born to other

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    Compare-and-contrast essay Poetry is a reflection of society. To understand society, we need to understand poetry and, what it depends on. A poem's theme depends mostly on its diction and tone. Diction is the choice of words so, it is a way to express feelings and, emotions. Diction gives an insight of the main idea or some clues in the poem. Tone is the general character or attitude of a poem and, it helps identify what the poet was trying to reach or send, whether it was an idea or a thought

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    Ada Lovelace, a famous female mathematician, wrote the first published computer program. She was a computing visionary. She figured out that computers could do more than calculate. Her parents were very intelligent. Ada’s mother, Anne Isabella Milbanke, was wealthy and privately tutored. Ada’s father, was brilliant, but a notorious poet, known as Lord Byron. Ada got her smarts from her parents. Anne was not particularly excited when she found out she was pregnant. Ada was born on December 10

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    In 1842, Ada Lovelace learned that Charles Baggage had given a series of lectures on his Analytical Engine. Luigi Federico Menabrea had written up the lectures in the French work, Sketch of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine. Though Babbage would never build the Analytical Engine, its concept was groundbreaking for the time. It was essentially the first idea for a programmable computer. Ada was so fascinated with the topic that she decided to translate the work into English. Babbage was impressed

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    Initially, I felt that this paper should only be about her education and career but the more research I did on Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace, the more her personal life tied into her career. She her whole life was driven by the hatred that her mother had for her father, Lord Byron. Because of his mental instability, Lady Byron, pushed her in a direction far away from any of the likings of her father. Also, because Lady Byron pushed Ada so hard Ada never had a personal relationship with her mother

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    legally depend on her husband’s. Whether marrying an Indian man or non-Indian man, a woman may be separated from her heritage, as well as her own family and community. The Lovelace vs. Canada case regarding Bill C-31 was a defining moment in history, which brought fundamental rights to all indigenous women in Canada. Ms. Lovelace lived on a Reservation with her parents until she married a non-Indian man. The marriage ended in divorce, and when she returned to the reservation, the council told her that

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    Lord Byron Romantic Poet

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    “Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life.” - Lord Byron Lord Byron was exceptional poet whose work would stick around forever and awe inspire many. Though born in the late 1700’s, Lord Byron was one of the leading figures of the Romantic Movement in early 19th century England. The notoriety of his sexual escapades is surpassed only by the beauty and brilliance of his writings. After leading an unconventional lifestyle

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