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    During the course of FCS 212 we were required to read three books regarding the growth and development of adolescence; Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, Ph.D., Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D., and The Teenage Brain by Frances E. Jensen, M.D. with Amy Ellis Nutt. Each book was for a different audience because they’re all discussing different topics but they all discuss the growth and development of adolescences in our society. Reviving Ophelia discusses the different types of scenarios Dr

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    iconic anthropological filmmakers in the mid-twentieth century in their individual distinctive endeavors to contribute to and accomplish this goal of developing ethnographic film. From Robert Flaherty 's objective to showcase culture as art, to Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson’s intent to produce a purely unbiased and scientific cinematic record, to John Marshall’s desire to present works which would engage audiences politically, one can trace the evolving narrative of ethnographic film itself, climaxing

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    efficiency of neuromorphic architectures led to the the advent of more applications that demanded even more work in this field.Advancement at architecture level and state of the art in silicon neural processing began in the early 1980’s when Carver Mead, widely regarded as the father of neuromorphic computing, wrote the book “Analog VLSI and Neural Systems.”. The following sections of the paper provide a comprehensive survey of the prior art discussing the current trends in neuromorphic chips. A

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    “Twinkle, twinkle little star, how you wonder what we are…” The ghostly figures sing, standing in the hall. Everything goes dark, but Daniel can hear voices talking. He is unable to make out what they are saying though. It sounds like a different language of some kind. There is one word he is able to recognize, ‘Virgo’. “Hello, what is going on?” Daniel says, hoping for some kind of answer. The chatter of voices continues, as if Daniel said nothing. “When the blazing Sun is gone…” Repeats as it did

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    “Did you plan for them to escort us?” “People are clumsy,” she replied, not even trying to hide her smile. “The defenses here aren’t very good,” Ralan noted as he and Maela looked through the door of the prison dining hall. Prisoners were actually fed in their cells, so the hall itself was more of a room for the jailors and a large prep area for taking food to the prisoners. Maela turned and glared at Ralan. “Nothing is ever easy. Don’t forget that. Without a plan you would have been captured in

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    School Halls Malcolm was sprinting up the hallway the fastest he ever had before. He was followed by Shay and Rolfe who was freaking out as usual. “Come in here” Shay yelled The three ten went into a dark room at the end of the hall. They were all panting and used all their strength left to block the door to stop the fierce beast form comin in, BANG! 24 hours earlier 3:15 Friday afternoon Malcolm, Shay and Rolfe are sitting in detention waiting for their teacher to come in. “Where is she

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    near the doors leading into the classrooms lining the hall… nothing. It was empty. But it didn't feel that way. My wrists itched. I didn't know what had me on edge, but not long after we’d hit a bust on the first few room’s Blasto and I had gone through something had just felt… off. I’d been somewhat expecting to encounter more of the big mutants, or maybe other people scavenging for something, but— I snapped my rifle up and to the end of the hall as something interrupted the light coming in through

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    Hurricane Ima Reflection

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    Millions of Floridians evacuated up north during Hurricane Irma but I was one of the few that stayed behind. Since I work for Residential Life I stayed behind as an essential personnel, helping over 600 students take shelter in Parkview Hall and keep calm during the hurricane. Overall, the week of the hurricane was one of the most challenging weeks I think I have ever experienced. It’s so unfortunate how Hurricane Irma affected so many homes, businesses and lives. I am extremely grateful to be safe

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    Diversity Audit

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    Diversity in the Workplace Professor Matthew Quinn December 8, 2013 Diversity Audit Company to Audit: Johnson And Johnson This diversity audit begins with a background about the company, as well as some important information about key Diversity executives. What will be addressed in the audit are what efforts Johnson & Johnson made to foster diversity competence and understand, what efforts were made in furthering the knowledge or awareness about diversity, what strategies were used to

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    American Beauty Things Aren’t Always, As They Seem American beauty (1999, Sam Mendes) is a very unique film with many different themes. The main characters in the film, Lester (Kevin Spacey) and Carolyn Burnham (Annette Bening) prove that there is a big difference in appearance versus reality. With the help of Colonel Frank Fitts, (Wes Bentley) we learn that people cannot just be judged by their outer appearance, but rather by what’s inside, because people are not always what they seem. Lester

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