...How I Met Your Mother (often abbreviated to HIMYM) is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014. The series follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in the year 2030, recounts to his son and daughter the events that led him to meeting their mother. The show was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, who also served as the show's executive producers and were frequent writers. The series was loosely inspired by their friendship when they both lived in New York City.[1] Among the 208 episodes, there were only four directors: Pamela Fryman (196 episodes), Rob Greenberg (7 episodes), Michael Shea (4 episodes), and Neil Patrick Harris (1 episode). Known for its unique structure and eccentric humor, How I Met Your Mother has gained a cult following over the years. The show initially received positive reviews, with the later seasons receiving more mixed reviews.[2][3][4][5] The show was nominated for 28 Emmy Awards, winning nine. In 2010, Alyson Hannigan won the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress. In 2012, seven years after its premiere, the series won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Network TV Comedy, and Neil Patrick Harris won the award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor. The ninth and final season began airing on September 23, 2013, and concluded on March 31, 2014 with a double-length finale episode, with an ending that received mixed reviews by...
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...David Williamson Ms. J. Aguilar English 1301 September 9,2014 The Day I Met Him A month ago I was put in a situation I never thought would come my way, I met my father. He had flown to Dallas to see me before my football season would start. That day was one I will never forget and never intend to forget. It was full of new experiences and an assurance that my father had acknowledged my existence, though I knew I had many doubts. “Klunk” The trunk closes as I take my father’s luggage out of the car. The summer morning was dreary with clouds and the air was damp, like a day will be in the heat of Texas. I had been looking forward to this day for 16 years. But as the day started, the realization that a man who hasn’t made an effort to see me since the day I was born is going to meet me finally, sunk in. I realized that we were both just children on the first day of school to each other, quiet and shy. We had finally left the airport and my mind had a million things running through it, but all I could mutter to my father was “Nice day today”. The awkwardness was oozing through the both of us, like soap from a sponge. After about 10 minutes of driving through downtown Dallas, my father finally muttered out “I guess you are wondering where I have been all this time”. “Well kind of” I replied, lying through my teeth. I did not want to admit the constant wonder I had of him, the overbearing curiosity of why he left, why he didn’t keep in touch, and why he avoided contact...
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...Analyzing of How I Met My Husband ENG 125 May 24, 2014 The features of a short story give structure to the storyline providing a fictional narrative of real life situations. How features are utilized in storytelling can contribute to how the reader is affected by the story and the overall understanding behind the story. Point of view and symbols are features that contribute significantly to the overall theme in How I Met My Husband by Alice Munro. An event in Edie’s life as a young teenage girls helps to shape her understanding of finding love in an unexpected manner. Edie first begins to experience life away from her family structure and norms when she is sent to live with and work for the Peebles. This is her first experience with things she is unfamiliar with, but yet curious enough to explore when she explains “the only thing I did not like about working there, in fact was feeling half hungry a lot of the time (Clugston, 2010 para 25). Edie solved this problem by hiding food under her bed. The story is told in first person point of view which contributes to Edie telling the intimate details of how her experience led to how she met her husband. While the story does not give you much insight into how the other characters in the story felt about Edie’s experience, it does invite you into how Edie was affected by her interactions with the characters as she matures throughout the story. The story opens up with a description of the first symbol, a shiny plane arriving...
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...short conclusion and the remainder of the write-up should support the conclusion. * Summary of the relevant accounting guidance with reference to the codification (you can use ASC##-##-##). * Short phrases only should be quoted (i.e. a quote from the ASC should not take up half a page. * Accounting guidance should be linked to the facts of the case to support the conclusion. * The accounting guidance and the facts of the case should be linked together in one discussion not listed separately. * For example: The machine was sold on December 15 with a 60 day right of return. The final sales price is based on market prices for similar machines as of January 12. ASC605-15-25-1 lists six conditions that must be met in order to recognize the sale of a product with a right of return on the date of sale. Condition 1a. states that “the seller’s price to the buyer is substantially fixed or determinable at the date of sale.” Because the sales price is not determinable until January 12, the sale should not be recognized on December 15. * Alternative answers should be considered if applicable. If alternative conclusions were considered and discarded, the reasons that you did not support the alternative conclusion should be...
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...Questionnaire E-Bike 1- What is your day-to-day transport? a) Car b) Moto c) Bike d) Others 2- What distance do you do everyday? a) 0-5 km b) 5-10 km c) >10km 3- Which is your monthly cost in transport? a) 0-50 b) 50-100 c) >100 4- Are you interested in a motorbike (e-Bike) ? a) Yes b) No 5- Would you buy an e-Bike to take care about the environment? a)Yes b)No 6- Do you think it is useful? a) Yes b) No 7- What situation do you prefer? a) A motorbike with a license with its advantages and extra cost. b) An e-Bike without license and without extra cost. 8- Do you think 1000-1600 euros is a reasonable price? a) Yes b) No 9- If not, how much would you pay for it? a) <500 b) 500-1000 10- Would you change something of the e-Bike? a) Accessories b) Motor c) Design d) Others 11- Would be a good idea to design your own e-Bike? a) Yes b) No Learning aspects By writing the questionnaire we discovered that is quite difficult to do the right questions, because the questions have to be done thinking in the answer we want and the information we want to gather from the potential customer. Also, we figured out that questions have to be direct to the point and specific to have a straightforward answer. When doing the questionnaire we noticed that is hard to have people willing to answer you questionnaire, therefore we arrived to the conclusions...
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...Having been utterly surprised by the hidden sexual nature of some of the content we have covered in class this semester when I first saw the title I really had no idea what I was about to be reading. The word “vag” within the era of the writing, the 1930’s, was short for vagrant. A vagrant according to my Mac is one who wanders from place to place. According to the text it’s a derogatory term for a homeless person. The short introduction on page 946 of our text explains the story correlates to a publication surrounding men returning from World War 1. It seems however that this passage can relate to any period in our nations history. In this instance we are left to ponder how this young man got to be in a place where he has to thumb for a ride, perhaps he was born into the lift of what may seem like hopeless dreams or perhaps he fell into an inescapable nightmare after serving for his country. In the short story the vagrant faces officers sworn to protect turning him away seeming to offer no compassion for who he may be or why he may be living such a life. In today’s modern world we are faced with similar struggles. We see not only men struggling but families. As of November 2012 there were almost 4,000 families in some kind of shelter in the Commonwealth. The story compares those with money flying from place to place in the time of amazing new transcontinental flights to those only method of travel is a thumb and helpful Samaritan. Within the story you can see...
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...Agent Bork: Chief, you know that guy whose camper they were whacking off in? Agent Fleming: Bork, you're a Federal Agent. You represent the United States government. Never end a sentence with a preposition. Agent Bork: Oh, uh... You know that guy in whose camper they... I mean, that guy off in whose camper they were whacking? Share this President Clinton: Beavis and Butt-head, on behalf of your fellow Americans I extend my deepest thanks. You exemplify a fine new crop of young Americans who will grow into the leaders of this great country. Butt-head: Huh huh huh huh. He said, "extend." Beavis: Oh, yeah. Share this Butt-head's Dad: Hey, one of you bastards got a match? Butt-head: Uh, yeah. My butt and your, uh, butt. Uh huh huh. Share this [after apprehending Butt-head] Agent Fleming: Agent Hurly, I want you to give this scumbag a cavity search. I'm talking Roto-Rooter. Don't stop until you reach the back of his teeth. Share this Hoover Dam Guide: Now, can anybody tell me how much energy it takes to power Las Vegas? Beavis: Yeah, I just have a question. Um, is this a God dam? Share this [walking down hallway of the White House, stops at picture of Nixon and stares at it] Beavis: Are you threatening ME? Share this Concierge: [leading Beavis and Butt-head into their room] I'm sorry about that little misunderstanding, gentlemen. We didn't realize you were registered guests. If there's anything we can do to... Beavis: [sees TV and remote attached to table, tries...
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...Outline Introduction -Morris lurie /short story/Running nicely -The protagonist is moses he is the main character that the author focus on during the story ,the antagonist is the neighbours looking at them with judgment ,the story take place in australia and the conflict is the lack of self esteem brought by his inability to keep up the the race with his brother. -The author suggests that rivalry may occur between siblings, but that does not mean that they do not love and support each other . * the author effectively conveys this theme through his use of characterization and internal conflict body: topic sentence : the author shows us the rivalry between the brothers by emphasizing on Moses’ internal conflict. -“the thing is ,he hasn’t got my flat fleet. thanks god” -“where’d he learn get the style”? topic sentence : the author also show to us that there is love between the two brothers by the characterization of moses . -“fools ,thinks moses, and feels a certain pride at how he has weaned his brother …off that awful habit” -“ the best evenings are when ben finished his homework and they turn of the hi-fi and listen to early Coleman Hawkins ,Django and bird” conclusion In fact , the author suggests that siblings may be competitive among themselves to prove themselves against pairs but that does not mean that they are not solider to each other. life is full of obstacles it does not matter how you fell but what matter is who was there to pick you up that is why family is important...
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...The CTWM is the climate of the UK. As the UK sits beneath the boundary of the Ferrel and polar cells, the presence of the Polar Front Jet Stream and Rossby waves across the northern hemisphere direct the path of high pressure weather systems (anti-cyclones) and low pressure systems (depressions). Storm events in the UK are attributed to the presence of depressions. Depressions are areas of low pressure and are formed by warm tropical air coming into contact with colder air. As the warm air is of a lower density, it rises due to this collision. Thus, an area of low pressure is created as there is less air at the Earth’s surface. These air masses meet due to the influence of the Polar Front Jet Stream which as it travels in its meandering pattern across the UK (as opposed to being north/south of the UK), the cold air masses north of the PFJS and the warm air masses south meet. As the pressure becomes lower in accordance with more warm air rising, it causes the pressure gradient to steepen, consequently causing the winds to increase in strength and speed (they come from a south-westerly direction due to Coriolis). The rising air cools and eventually condenses, forming clouds which thicken and precipitate. As the depression advances, the cold front will eventually catch up with the warm front and form an occluded front. This is known as the decay of a depression and as the vast majority of the warm air has already been forced upwards, cool air begins to fill in the depression....
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...Extra credit I decide to do my extra credit on the television show “How I Met Your Mother”. The show demonstrates how women and men are different and how they are treated differently. The show “How I Met Your Mother” shows many examples of inequality and reinforces the beliefs that are in place at the moment. Some examples that I saw were how the men would talk about their sexual conquests that they have had. This reinforced the idea that men in the world should think that women are only objects and that men should have as many sexual conquests as possible and to brag to other males . “How i met your mother” also shows examples of women and work. In the television series, it shows a woman working as a kindergarten teacher while the husband...
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...3. Type/name of the program: How I Met Your Mother, CBS channel 4. Title: How I Met Your Mother, season 2 episode 7 – The Crazy Eyes (Swarley) DESCRIBE THE 20 MINUTE ACTION: Ted, Marshall and Barney are sitting in a coffee shop where they figured out is not as fun as sitting in a bar. While drinking their coffee, Ted notices a heart on Marshall’s cup. He and Barney assume that coffee shop girl has a crush on Marshall. They are encouraging him to invite her on a drink. Marshall brags about how she likes his pumpkin jokes. That in Ted’s opinion can mean only two things – either girl has never heard a joke before, or has a crush on Marshall. Marshall is, however, not convinced. Ted and Barney try to prove him that heart next to his name is meaning something. When doing that, Barney discovers that his name is not written correctly. Instead of Barney is Swarley. He realizes this name will stick to him. Second scene takes place at Robin’s apartment. Robin is girlfriend of Ted. She is on the phone with her mother, but she is willing to talk to Ted even though her mother is still speaking. Ted tells her about Marshall and his date and that he helped him get the girl. Robin discovers that look, that made her sleep with Ted was fake. She can’t believe she fell for it until Ted reminds her that she has a familiar look for seducing. Lily, Marshall’s ex-girlfriend appears with plans for next evening. She is considering inviting Marshall too, but Ted tells her that he is busy. Lily...
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...further south due the air masses cool as it travels over the Atlantic, but depressions are likely to occur. Depressions form when a mix of hot light air and cold dense air come together. Instability over the Polar Front allows hot air to force its way into the colder air and a boundary forms called the warm front. Because the cold air is more dense it under cuts it and the cold front forms. This is faster and will eventually catch up with the warm front and lift away. The great storm of 1987 was a major storm event in the British Isles which caused international chaos and death. The depression formed over the Bay of Biscay on October the 15th 1987 and quickly began to impact the BI. As soon as the storm moved in, predicted wrongly by the Met Office, the impacts began to roll in as people were not expecting the massive power the depression generated. This can be related to an incident which...
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...Discuss the impacts of storm events in the British Isles and evaluate the response to them (40) The British Isles have variable weather, which may differ from day to day and many storms can pass unnoticed. They regularly experience stormy weather from depressions mainly originating in the Atlantic and move East to the UK due to its location at about 50 degrees north where the Polar Jet Stream will often cross over bringing these unpredictable weather systems. Depressions are areas of low atmospheric pressure which produce cloudy, windy and stormy weather. This essay will be using the largest storms in the last 30 years including The Great Storm, 1987 and the Burns Day Storm, 1990 to relate the impacts which these storms create in social, economic and environmental terms and how the British Isles have responded to such events. The Great Strom in 1987 was famously known for being undetected until it hit during the night and caused huge devastation to the British Isles, France, Spain, Belgium and Norway. It hit the South West & South East of England with a maximum gust of 122 mph in Norfolk. In addition the highest hourly mean wind speed was 85 mph at Shoreham-by-Sea and was sustained for 20 minutes. The social damage was huge; 19 people were killed, mainly from collapsing buildings and structures or falling debris. However had this storm been during the day time the death toll would have been much higher as we saw in the Burns Day Storm in 1990 where 97 were killed, due...
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...Barnabus “Barney” Stinson: A Legen….Wait for It…Dary but Brief Character Analysis Ivy Tech Community College PSYC 101 Barnabus “Barney” Stinson: A Legen….Wait for It…Dary but Brief Character Analysis Barnabus “Barney” Stinson is one of the main characters of the show “How I Met Your Mother”, portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris. “How I Met Your Mother” is a comedy sitcom on CBS about five friends living in New York, which centers on Ted Mosby and his quest to find true love. The series is narrated by the future Ted Mosby telling his children an extremely long and elaborate story about how he met their mother. Barney Stinson is one of Ted’s best friends, and a great source of comedy for the show. Barney is a serial womanizer with father issues and questionable actions. He has a unique personality and uses crazy and elaborate tactics to seduce women. His single mother raised Barney and his older brother James. Barney and James both asked about their fathers but their mother would either lie to them or change the subject. Throughout his childhood, Barney was constantly lied to by his mother to protect his feelings. For example, Barneys mother told him he could not play on the basketball team because he was to good and it would be unfair to the other players, when in reality the coach did not want him on the team. Barney was an unpopular child and was picked on and bullied by other kids his age. One major thing that happened in Barneys adulthood that helped shape his character...
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...How I Met Your Mother Opening January 13, 2015 The regular meeting of the How I Met Your Mother was called to order at 6:30 on January 13,2015 in CBS by Erin Schwartz. Present Ted Mosby, Lily Aldrin, Marshal Erikson, Barney Stinson and Robin Scherbatsky Scene One Lily Aldrin is having contractions in her apartment while Ted and Robin are freaking out. Ted had this crazy idea that he should make an email to send to their family and friends to let people know she’s going into labor but Lily doesn’t want that. The only thing Lily wants right now is for Ted and Robin to tell her stories about their friendship to keep her mind occupied from the pain. While Ted and Robin are telling Lily these stories, Barney is in a casino with Marshal (Lily husband) who drank a little too much Barney promised Marshal he would get him there in time for the baby. If he does he asked if he could choose the middle name of the baby which is ‘Wait for it.’ The only way Barney could get Marshal back in New York is to try to win a motorcycle. They lost so Barney decided it was time to steal it, but he got caught. Eventually, They caught a bus and Barney convinced the bus driver to drop them off at the hospital just in time for the baby arrival. Agenda for Next Meeting A jump to the future finds the gang celebrating Barney's wedding and reminiscing about how they emboldened Ted to seek true love and do whatever it takes to get back with the one that got away. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned...
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