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    There are several improvement methods are available to improve decision tree performance in terms of accuracy, and modelling time. Since experimenting with every available method is impossible, some of the methods are selected that are proven to increase decision tree performances. Selected improvement methods and their experimental setups are presented in this chapter. 4.1 Correlation-Based Feature Selection Feature selection is a method used for reducing number of dimensions of a dataset

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    Everyone has a biological family but, sometimes people give up their children or when children grow up they sometimes decide to leave this biological family. But, this does not mean that these children have given up a family forever. According to dictionary.com, a family is considered to be “a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household”. This definition generates the idea that family does not have to be biological. In The Bean Trees, Kingsolver uses the intimacy between

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    The Father Mentor Will the hurt of this betrayal last the rest of my life, My parents just don’t show dignity to one another, they are like a cat and dog fighting all the time, I knew this was the foot path to a divorced mother and father, my life was slowly turning into a game of tug-a-war, Im now at the age of twelve with no mother and living with a drug addicted dad who could do nothing better than get wasted every day and night. My father would just have to be the most ruthless human bean

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    Pre-Test Persuasive Essay Friends is a hit television (TV) show, and has been since 1994 when it first came out. The television show follows the lives of six friends throughout the course of 10 years. Friends is a superb TV show despite some people’s opinions. The show was at the top of the charts for the years that it ran, and even more after that. The theme song itself was number 1 for 8 weeks, and after that was still within the top numbers (Billboard Staff, 2015). Even though the show is aimed

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    Friends Stereotypes

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    First off, you have Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), a businessman with a sarcastic attitude. Then, you have the siblings, Ross (David Schwimmer) and Monica Geller (Courtney Cox), who have a love-hate relationship. Ross is a Paleontologist, with an introverted personality and Monica is a chef, with a very competitive attitude towards everything, and is also a neat-freak. Then, there’s the open and brutally honest character

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    Playing with the diamond ring on her left hand while driving with the right one, Louise’s mind was on the upcoming luncheon and not on her driving. While driving by the park, she didn't see the ball bouncing across the grass nor the boy and dog chasing it until they were in the street. Looking up Louise slammed her brakes as she hit the dog. Stopping the car, she saw the boy kneeling in the middle of the street sobbing and hugging the dog. “You’re a dumb ass. Don't you have sense enough to put it

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    Company called “Open Happiness.” Also in 2008, he was featured in several music videos for Fall Out Boy as well, such as the video for their song, “Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet.” Directly after the tour for Pretty. Odd. in 2009, Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker decided to depart from the band, citing creative differences. Although Brendon and drummer Spencer Smith were devastated, Brendon encouraged Spencer to stay in the band with him, and Panic! At the Disco as a duo released an album

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    In the beginning of Pleasantville Bud and Mary sue are confused, then they start to get comfortable, Mary sue didn't know anything about Pleasantville weren't convinced they were in the show. Learnt that breaking free of conventions will result in an individual's change in identity. Topic sentence Bud realises his identity changes the more conventions he breaks. Idea #1 (Character before) At the beginning of Pleasantville Bud was very shy towards Girls, he didn't want to change Pleasantville when

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    Adriana kicks out last minute. Nikki acts surprise. She looks at Brie. "What? Ref that was three?" Nikki is fighting with the referee. Adriana slowly gets up. She acts in pain. As Nikki turns around. Nikki is trying to go for the rack attack. Adriana stops she kicks Nikki right in the face. Nikki hits the mat. Adriana picks up Nikki by the hair. She decides to go for the Rack attack. Nikki hits the mat. Adriana goes for the pin. Everyone think Nikki has to kick out. The referee counts 1 2 Adriana

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    “Blurred Lines” and Marvin Gaye In 2013, the song “Blurred Lines” was released by Robin Thicke. The song was a huge number one hit in America. However, many individuals felt that “Blurred Lines” eerily resembled the song “Got to Give it Up” by Marvin Gaye. The similarities between the two songs eventually brought about a lawsuit amongst Robin Thicke, along with Pharrell Williams, and Marvin Gaye’s family. When the case was taken to court, the jury determined that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams

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