...It all began on March 18th,1995 at the San Francisco Super Bowl. Hundreds of millions of people were watching. There was so much pressure to perform. Jerry McCain, American born with Irish descent, was hands down the best wide receiver in the world. He was playing in his second super bowl with the San Francisco 49ers. Last time was an embarrassment for McCain. The final score was 68-14, a devastating loss for the 49ers. But this time, there’s hope. It’s the last chance for San Francisco to score. They were losing 44-40 just barely behind. A touchdown was all they needed to win them the game. McCain gets a great pass. There were just two defenders to beat. Jerry makes it past the first one, but then he loses his balance. As he finally gets his head up, he notices the next defender, fiercely sprinting towards him. But then, the collision. The defender’s shoulder into McCain's head. There was a gasp from the crowd, his head jolted backwards as the rest of his limp body hurled forward. He landed right on his neck, but by then he was already out cold by the time he hit the ground. The other players desperately waved for the medical staff to get on the field. They immediately brought him to the hospital, this would definitely be his last ever football game, and possible his last day ever. While his frightened family sat outside the operating room, doctors did everything in their ability to save Jerry’s life. After an agonizing three hour wait, Maggie and Betty, Jerry's daughter and...
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...The year is 3069. Our president, Perez Hilton the fourth, is spending trillions of dollars a day researching the elusive “Gay Gene.” His top scientist, Walt Disney, (who was brought out of his frozen chamber just two years back to spearhead the research on the gay gene) comes rushing into the spherical office with fantastic news, “Mr. President! It is done, I have successfully located the gay gene! Yippieee!” “Excellent, we will begin insertion immediately, this is going to be even bigger then the new Justin Spears CD!” Perez replies gleefully. The insertion is a process that all new born babies must go through where they will be given the gay gene so that they grow up to be gay. A large island just east of Jamaica, Efronia (named after the gay god Zac Efron), has been built as the fabulous Eden for the gays to flock during the eradication. Once everyone is safely corn-holed inside Efronia the rest of the world will be destroyed by nuclear warfare, effectively eliminating the parasite that has been ravaging the planet, the straight man. Our story leaps ahead years after the Eradication… the insertion is working perfectly and Perez, who is now known as His Fabulousness, looks at his land of Efronia, and it is good. The sky has been changed so it is constantly changing colors like a rainbow, the roads are painted yellow and made of brick, in honor of Judy Garland, who is studied in school as a hero of the old world. All intersections in Efronia have a statue of Zac Efron...
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...Solving Personal Problems: Apply the Five-Steps Model Health Issue-Boop Lisa G. Ross HUM115 June 20, 2016 Wei Xiong Solving Personal Problems: Apply the Five-Step Model Critical thinking is necessary for our daily lives. Applying the five-step model is required for solving problems. One day, Tre’ and I were going to the mall, and all of a sudden I saw my son the floor. At that moment, I thought he was dead. I fell to my knees to see if he was breathing, however, within two minutes the ambulance was there. The distressing part of this was that I had no idea something was severely wrong with my son. That very moment I adopted the five- step model to solve my problem. Defining the problem is the first step to finding out what needs to be resolved. Tre' had a tough time with breathing, coughing, and his fever was very high. It was hard to get his fever down. Factors that could have contributed to the cause is a development of bacteria in the chest. The doctor that was caring for Tre' kept me informed of the details of Tre's case. Dr. Jones came up with possible solutions for this bacteria that caused this infection or virus in his lungs which was prednisone and antibiotics. The doctors thought this solution would help Tre’ get better. This solution was effective to treat the infection. However, it did not treat the disease. There were other steps that Tre had to take to try to help treat the disease. Exercising his lungs with breathing...
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...and threatened him that if he ever talked to him again that he would get pay back. Merico went to the planet Bootacist to see his old friends. Then about 5 hours of catching up with his friends he decides that is was time to go home. While Merico was walking home, he saw Turendo walking towards him. So Merico panicked and ran behind a tree and the tree talked to him saying “why are you standing on my leaves”? Merico was scared of talking trees or any trees. Turendo herd Merico scream and then realized that he was scared of talking trees Turendo laughing “evilly”. Turendo had a plan he hired three aliens and had the aliens work for him their names are Beep, Boop, and Bop Halleywig. Beep, Boop, and Bop made a plan to help Turendo get back at Merico for shaming him in front of the whole school. The plan that Beep, Boop, and Bop came up with is to lure Merico into the land of talking trees and walk him into so deep into the land of talking trees then there going to distract Merico and then ditch him. The day has come, Turendo and his minions are going to force Merico into the land of talking trees. Turendo busted into Merico’s Motel, grabbed him and ducked tapped his mouth and then shoved him into his rocket ship. Turendos minions were waiting for him and Merico by the entrance to the land of talking trees. The aliens forced Merico out of the trunk and threw him into the land of talking trees. Merico got knocked out in the process of Turendo attacking him and putting him in...
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...Decisions in Paradise, Part III Nik, who has imagined the Kava Island like a paradise prior to his actual visit of the place could not help but to develop an impression to forget about the business proposal in the island right after hearing the myriads of disasters threats in the island. Despite the initial frustration in the condition of the island, he was forced to go on with his mission and assignment which is to carry out the research on the island to analyze the possibility of the plans of the Teva Pharmaceuticals to increase its presence in the island. Determining Factors Affecting the Decision Implementation The disaster threats relative to the geographic location of Kava pose considerable risks to any business operating in the island. Teva Pharmaceuticals will not be exempted from that. The threats also pose real danger to the health of the people of Kava. The risks from the disaster threats could significantly affect the health of the population particularly if accessibility to affordable health and medical supplies is difficult. The threats from AIDS/HIV alone could be devastating but the threat could be eased with available protective device such as affordable and easy accessible condom sheaths. The situation in Kava could be a great opportunity for the Teva Pharmaceuticals to expand its mission which is “to play a leading role in the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system through its pre-eminence in the development, manufacture and marketing of generic pharmaceuticals...
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...incorporates contrasting musical elements and disparate styles, including reggae, hip hop, hard rock, worldbeat, and downtown music. Arranged in two side-long gapless suites, the album's songs are characterized by electronic grooves, striking beats, improvisational rhythms, string synthesizers, and cross-rhythms produced by turntable scratches, African and Latin-influenced percussion, and percussive raps. The album has been noted by music writers for its electronic rhythms, treatment of African-American music elements, and Laswell's densely layered production. The album charted in four countries, including the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 35 on the British Albums Chart. It was promoted with two singles, including the UK hit "Boops (Here to Go)". Upon its release, Rhythm Killers received positive reviews from music critics, who found its music interesting and praised the duo's take on funk and dance styles. It was ranked in year-end albums lists by critics such as NME and Robert Christgau, who named it the seventh best album of 1987. Encouraged by its success, Sly and Robbie continued their digital direction on subsequent albums. The album has since been out...
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...In 1952 MGM released "Singin' in the Rain", a satirical look at the harsh transition from silent film to one with sound in the late 1920's. This film was codirected and stars Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood, one of the biggest stars in Hollywood but things aren't peaches and gravy for him. Jean Haggen plays Lina Lamont a gorgeous silent movie star with a voice that would make Betty Boop blush. Feeling down on his luck Don gets the idea to make his current film into a musical with the help of Kathy Selden patriated by the phenomenal Debbie Reynolds. Don isn't surprised that Lina can't sing either that’s when Cosmo Brown (Donald O'Connor) has the brilliant idea to have her lip-sync with Kathy's voice. Lina soon finds out and strong arms the studio...
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...For this discussion, I selected the debating issues on gender stereotypes as my opinion on this matter is unprejudiced. To come upon Disney Princesses as the topic of these debating articles somewhat made me ponder. Is this topic really worth debating? To start with, both articles seems to indicate the strong emotions imbued on them by their respective authors. Monika Bartyzel claim and argues that Disney has set standard in typecasting children into stereotyped gender roles by means of their toy franchise. What drew the final straw for Bartyzel was the reshaping of the physiques of Merida—main character of the movie Brave—into a customary figure that Disney Princess usually characterize. As an evidence of the problem of gender stereotyping...
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...various careers and during the late 1950's the character Bluto changed from muscular to quite fat with a name change to Brutus. Brutus stopped trying to woo Olive (vice versa) and went straight to the abuse and kidnap. Was this a reflection of change of society at the time? The way Olive is gangly and said to be unattractive with a certain confidence could be interpreted as not feminine. The semiotics that project this feeling would be the way she flails, lanky and wobbly, and the way she confidently flirts but also rejects men making advances. She is a character many girls wouldn't want to relate to, not idolised like the character crated around Popeye. Girls would want to relate to characters like Betty Boop, who started Popeye's career as the 'All American sailor". Though Betty Boop and Olive had the same voice actress. In saying that, Olives strength comes from her confidence which would have been needed during a time of warfare. In the Second World War, many men died making a hopeless atmosphere. Without a brass attitude and war time propaganda some people wouldn't have been able to be so strong. Having a structure which has the damsel invite abuse is something that changed in the later years. Historian Bill Janocha says "Popeye 'didn't want to take no gruff from no dames'" Now though, "he never hits a woman, not even an old see hag. Respect has a lot to do with their [Olive and Popeye's] relationship." GEOLOGY 101 REPORT !2 In the episode 'I Don't Scare', Olive spends first half...
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...Carol DeMeo November 27, 2010 HU300-16 Unit 3 Assignment Arts & Humanities Part I: Take a field trip around your neighborhood, city, or region. Find one example of architecture that catches your attention. Explain what you see in detail. Discuss the elements of form and function. Which concepts from the chapter reading are applied in this work? I live in Boca Raton, Florida and down here we have so many different buildings of sorts to look at from the high rising condos to businesses, schools, etc. Though the one place that captures my eyes and thoughts is the Mizner Park Administration Building that was built in the early 1900’s and was used as the administration and sales office for Addison Mizner. He built this building to serve as a visual example for his prospective clients of Boca Raton. The function was used well; he had offices for the engineers, an apartment for himself, restaurants to eat in. He used the form of Spain as in El Greco’s house in Toledo Spain giving it the Mediterranean design which is very appealing to many, a different place to look at from other areas in Florida. I believe with this Addison Mizner used Secular Architecture for he was able to combine function and form and the structure was used just for what he had built. Now today the administration building in Boca is occupied by a restaurant, bar and grill, Oppenheimer & Co. Office and also used for special events and gathering which is still the form an function...
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...Java Unit 4 Assignment This is the class needed for questions 1-11. import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D; public class MyRectangleContainer { private Rectangle2D.Double containedRectangle; private String nameOfRectangle; public MyRectangleContainer() { containedRectangle = null; } public MyRectangleContainer(Rectangle2D.Double rectanglein, String namein) { containedRectangle = rectanglein; nameOfRectangle = namein; } public void setName(String namein) { nameOfRectangle = namein; } public void setRectangle(Rectangle2D.Double rectanglein) { containedRectangle = rectanglein; } public String getName() { return nameOfRectangle; } public Rectangle2D.Double getRectangle() { return containedRectangle; } } This is the beginning of the program needed for questions 1-11. import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D; public class Assignment4RectangleProg { public static void main(String[] args) { MyTerminalIO myterminal = new MyTerminalIO(); int x, y, w, h; myterminal.print("Enter an x value: "); x = myterminal.getInt(); myterminal.print("Enter a y value: "); y = myterminal.getInt(); myterminal.print("Enter a w value: "); w = myterminal.getInt(); myterminal.print("Enter an h value: "); h = myterminal.getInt(); /* Your code would go here. */ } } The first 11 questions refer to the code for the MyRectangleContainer class, which is...
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...Sample Request for Proposal The following sample Request for Proposal (RFP) was provided by NPower Seattle. Please note that the project described here is for example only and should not be reused verbatim. For more information on how to build an effect RFP, please see TechSoup's RFP Library at: http://www.techsoup.org/emcf/rfp Copyright 2003 NPower Seattle. All rights reserved. Agency XYZ REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WEB SITE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT & HOSTING MAY 2, 2003 Table of Contents 1. Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 2 2. Proposal Guidelines and Requirements ........................................................................................ 2 3. Contract Terms................................................................................................................................. 2 4. Purpose, Description and Objectives............................................................................................ 3 5. Timeline ............................................................................................................................................. 4 6. Budget ................................................................................................................................................ 5 7. Background of Organization ..........................................................................................................
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...Chapter 1 1. Identify which of the following variable names are valid SAS names: Height (valid) HeightInCentimeters(valid) Height_in_centimeters(valid) Wt-Kg(invalid) x123y456(valid) 76Trombones(invalid) MiXeDCasE(valid) 2. In the following list, classify each data set name as valid or invalid: Clinic (valid) Clinic (valid) Work (valid) hyphens-in-the-name(invalid) 123GO(invalid) Demographics_2006(valid) 3. You have a data set consisting of Student ID, English, History, Math, and Science test scores on 10 students. a. The number of variables is ___5_______ b. The number of observations is _10_________ 4. True or false: a. You can place more than one SAS statement on a single line. (true) b. You can use several lines for a single SAS statement.(true) c. SAS has three data types: character, numeric, and integer.(false) d. OPTIONS and TITLE statements are considered global statements.(true) 5. What is the default storage length for SAS numeric variables (in bytes)? 8 bytes Chapter 2 1. You have a text file called stocks.txt containing a stock symbol, a price, and the number of shares. Here are some sample lines of data: File stocks.txt AMGN 67.66 100 DELL 24.60 200 GE 34.50 100 HPQ 32.32 120 IBM 82.25 50 MOT 30.24 100 a. Using this raw data file, create a temporary SAS data set (Portfolio). Choose your own variable names for the stock symbol, price, and number of shares. In addition, create a new variable (call it Value) equal to the stock price...
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...1980s Evolution of Hip Hop When hip hop first started it was a performative, but informal, dance culture. B-boys and b-girls (terms introduced by DJ Herc) would be invited to show off their moves by other people on the street, on the basketball court, or wherever the group happened to be. As the moves became more institutionalized (for example, breaking, popping, and locking), and more and more dancers got caught up in the rhythms of the music, more formal dance venues arose. While these performances were more formal, the competitive nature of hip hop remained, as well as the circular nature of the audience surrounding the dancers. In the 1980s and 90s more clubs featured hip hop DJs, especially in the larger cities, and dancers of all skill levels would hit the dance floor. Both informal and formal competitions often arose. Informal competitions started when a few truly exceptional dancers were noticed on the dance floor; the rest of the people would back off and allow the leaders to duke it out. As these informal competitions became increasingly common and popular, announced competitions became part of a night out at hip hop clubs. Whether they arose organically or they were advertised in advance, this competitive nature helped hip hop retain the "battle" culture that has existed since the beginning. This type of competition can also be seen in other dance forms, perhaps most notably in tap dancing of the early 20th century. *The Hammer Dance (Mc Hammer) MC Hammer brought rap...
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...The History of Animation Animation /anɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ 1the technique of using successive drawings or objects to create an illusion of movement when the film is shown as a sequence 2the manipulation of electronic images by means of a computer to create moving images Animation has been around since the beginning of time. Evidence of this can be found from discoveries of cave paintings from the Paleolithic period (approx. 2.6 million years ago). To the right is an example of a Paleolithic cave painting . It features a foal growing up into an adult horse. This could be interpreted as a very basic animation but it shows very interesting observations. Another example of early animation could be the Ancient Egyptian mural found in the tomb of Khnumhotep , which is predicted to be around 4000 years old. The mural depicts the story of a wrestling match as there are a series of drawings which follow on from each other. Although this is another example of basic animation, it could be argued that these early animations provided the future animators with inspiration. However, it wasn’t until the 19th Century where animation devices were being invented. The first real invention was the...
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