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Stenograph Machines, 2004.
A discussion of the history and future of stenograph machines.
932 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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The business world will always strive to make processes more and more efficient. With efficiency comes greater productivity and profit. This desire to increase efficiency has translated to the process of the transcription of speech. The stenograph machine, sometimes referred to as a stenotype machine or machine shorthand, is one result of this pursuit of efficiency. This paper presents an overview of the history of the stenograph machine and stenography. In the light of technological advancements, the paper discusses the future of the stenograph machine.
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"A stenograph machine is a specialized keyboard that is used by stenographers as a method of writing shorthand. The average trained stenographer can type at speeds of approximately 225 words per minute, at a very high rate of accuracy. Truly skilled stenographers can even reach speeds of 300 words per minute, while maintaining accuracy ("Stenotype", 2004). The tools of the stenographer have progressed over the centuries. Originally, reporting included using the use of quill and parchment writing verbatim what was said. As mentioned, in an effort to increase productivity, as this process was tedious and inefficient, shorthand was developed. And, as technology progressed and the Industrial Era hit full stride, it was only a matter of time before machine shorthand became a possibility."
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Man as Machine, 2002.
A discussion of the concept of man as a machine as seen in the book ?Man a Machine? by Julien Offray de la Mettrie.
630 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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This paper addresses the categorization of man as a machine as described in the book, "Man a Machine" and compares it to the modern day view. A discussion of the industrial revolution and the development of machinery and technology is included.
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""There are as many different minds, different characters, and different customs, as there are different temperaments" (La Mettrie et al. 90). This alone is enough to show that La Mettrie does not believe man is entirely a machine, even though he calls him one throughout this book. Man is more complicated than a machine, because he can reason, and he can make decisions, which a simple machine cannot do.
In the early Industrial revolution, during the 19th century, machines took over many jobs from men, including milling, weaving, spinning, and many other manufacturing jobs. Man saw these machines as marvels that created more products quickly and more effectively. They put many people out of work, but they also created new, low-paying jobs in factories. These machines literally changed the way people lived. While society had been mostly agricultural before the Industrial Revolution, now more people moved to the cities, where jobs were plentiful. Society changed, and had continued to change as man makes improved machine."
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"The Social History of the Machine Gun", 2002.
Reviews John Ellis' book about the history of the machine gun and the impact they have had on society.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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In "The Social History of the Machine Gun", John Ellis shows the awesome impact that machine guns have had on civilisation and society. The creators and initial users, of the machine gun believed that their creation would end all wars, since it instituted a form of mutually assured destruction. They also believed it would bring about a certain amount of order to society, since unruly people would be put under control by elites that had exclusionary access to machine guns. But this reality did not materialise. Greater weapons were ultimately made, and these also failed to end war, just as they came up short in bringing about social control.
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"The Time Machine", 2006.
This paper compares the film version of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" with the original book.
1,185 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that both H.G. Wells' classic 1895 novel "The Time Machine" and the 1960 film version, directed by George Pal, focuses on what could happen if the war between the classes was allowed to develop and intensify with the consequences being the growth of human cruelty and the development of the human race into something inhuman, unsympathetic and overwhelmingly powerful. The author points out that George Pal's adaptation of "The Time Machine" centers on a plot line that is easily recognizable in the novel; the unnamed "Time Traveller" in the novel (portrayed in the film by Rod Taylor, presumably as H.G. Wells himself) is a Victorian scientist who constructs a contraption with the capability of sending him into the far distant future, specifically to the year 802,701 A.D.. The paper suggests that the film version of "The Time Machine", despite its visual effects and superb acting, cannot be an improvement on the original novel, due to Wells' extraordinary ability to take the reader into the unknown without the advantage of pure visual imagery as provided by the cinema.
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"As a character, Weena represents the opposite of the horrible Morlocks, yet she also symbolizes the world of the future as a young girl without any knowledge of the past or any inclination to know what lies ahead in the future. In the novel and in the film, this device tells the reader and the viewer that the world of the far distant future will be made up of white and black, presumably good and evil, yet is also symbolizes the disparity between the social classes which was very evident in Great Britain when "The Time Machine" was first published in 1895."
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Microeconomic Analysis of Machine Tool Industry, 2004.
This paper serves as an analysis of the American machine tool manufacturing industry.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, $ 55.95
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In this article the writer discusses the American machine tool manufacturing industry from a microeconomic perspective. The writer explains the machine tool and looks at what it does and how it operates. The writer also mentions the future of the machine tool manufacturing industry in the United States.
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"This paper develops a microeconomic analysis of the machine tool manufacturing industry in the United States. A machine tool is power-operated device used in the processes of finishing or shaping metal parts especially parts of other machines. The machine tool manufacturing industry is comprised of enterprises whose principal business is the manufacture of cutting tools machinists' precision measuring tools and attachments and accessories for machine tools and for other metal working machinery. The industry classification in ... "
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Cipher Technology and the Enigma Machine, 2002.
A paper about the history of cipher technology focusing on the development, use and detailed description of the Enigma machine during WWII.
4,600 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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A study of Crytography, the science of mesage encryption. It discusses the history of cryptography and its development during World War II. It discusses the Enigma machine and carefully details its instructions for use. It also discusses cracking the Enigma and includes examples of this in history. This paper analyzes the Enigma and concludes that all codes will eventually be cracked by dedicated and bright Cryptanalysts no matter how complex the algorithm. Also, security is more than just having a brilliant machine. It was not the Enigma that failed in World War II, it was human error.
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Introduction
Background and Early Cipher Technology
The Enigma Machine
Receiving Instructions
Cracking the Enigma
Conclusion
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"Cryptography can thought of as the science of message encryption. The battle between Cryptographers (code makers) and Cryptanalysts (code breakers) has been waged since 3000 BC as each tries to outwit the other. Cryptography is essential in performing secure transactions, governing countries and commanding armies. The threat of messages being decrypted has been the motivation for cryptographers to develop new, more complex algorithms in hopes of temporarily staying one step ahead of the Cryptanalysts. Likewise, the motivation for breaking codes can be the difference between winning a war and losing it. As a result, the coder breakers and their computers rose to prominence during their battle in World War II versus the Enigma cipher machine."
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"Rage Against the Machine", 2002.
A look at pop group, "Rage Against the Machine", and how it uses political beliefs in its music.
1,497 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses how "Rage Against the Machine" has been a very influential political musical group and how, in this day and age, there are not many musical groups that can put forth such important political issues in their music. It examines a few of the issues that "Rage Against the Machine" writes music about and some of the political injustices that they are trying to fight, which include the struggles of Mexican immigrants and the fight for the freedom of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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"Rage Against The Machine was formed in Los Angeles back in 1991. The band consisted of Zach De La Rocha on vocals, Brad Wilk on drums, Tom Morello on guitar and Tim Commerford on bass. Zach was in a previous band called Inside Out, and the title of Inside Out?s second album was ?Rage Against The Machine?, that is how the band got its name. They sold 5,000 copies of their demo tape and played two shows at Lollapalooza in California. After playing that they were signed by Epic Records. In November of 1992 the album ?Rage Against The Machine? was released. The album sold over a million copies and was on Billboard?s top 200 chart for 89 weeks. Rage went on to play benefits like the Anti-Nazi League Benefit and the Rock for Choice Benefit. In 1993 Rage went on to play Lollapalooza again, only this time they never played any music."
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"The Machine that Changed the World", 2004.
A review of the book, "The Machine that Changed the World," written by James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos.
1,286 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses the book, "The Machine that Changed the World," written by James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The paper describes the five-year-long study that took them to 14 countries and cost the Institute around $5 million. The paper explains that this expensive, but extremely useful, study was conducted to closely analyze the production and marketing strategies of automobile companies in other parts of the world and compare them with those in the United States and Europe.
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"'The Machine that changed the world' revolves around the idea that it is lean production that helped Japan rise to the very top in automobile sector because this system uses less time, less labor, less resources and produces few if any errors. Compared to the mass production system used in the US and Europe, lean production is considered less time consuming and more efficient way of manufacturing automobile. What makes the book more interesting to every kind of reader is the fact that the authors have applied the lean production technology to global market claiming that it is 'a superior way for humans to make things . . . It follows that the whole world should adopt lean production, and as quickly as possible'. (225)"
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"The Time Machine" and Socialism, 2008.
A reflection on H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" and its ideas about socialism.
1,040 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 36.95
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The paper discusses how H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" is more interesting for its social and intellectual commentary than the idea of time travel in science fiction. The paper describes the Eloi, the peaceful, degenerate people of the future England and shows how Wells conveys his objections to the main ideas of socialism and Utopianism. The paper also explains Wells' belief that instead of creating that perfect society without class conflicts, it is better to work to correct the injustices of capitalism and the large gaps between classes.
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Introduction
The Block Theory and Time
Wells's Rejection of Utopian Ideas
Concluding Remarks
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"Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) remains famous for his great novella, The Time Machine, often mentioned as an important work of science fiction for how it inspired other efforts of science fiction. People may remember this novella for its idea of time travel that Wells was the first to employ in fiction, a story appearing in serial form in New Review in 1894 and 1895, then published in book form by Heinemann in London in 1895. However, The Time Machine seems more important for its indication of what Wells saw in several ideas of his day, beyond matters of science fiction and the Block theory of the universe on which the idea of traveling forwards in time implies. If studying a little of the late 19th century in Britain and the ideals debated by the educated classes, one reads The Time Machine with an appreciation of much that the author believed was incorrect about then important ideas of socialism."
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"The Medieval Machine: The Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages", 2006.
A review of the 1976 book "The Medieval Machine: The Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages" by Jean Gimpel.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper reviews the Jean Gimpel book about the industrial revolution of the Middle Ages, entitled "The Medieval Machine". The author of this paper maintains that Gimpel's work is especially timely, since Gimpel argued that America is going through the same things that Europe went through in the Middle Ages. The paper begins with a discussion of the themes of each of Gimpel's chapters. Then, the paper assesses Gimpel's writing style, calling it effective and engaging. Finally, the paper discusses Gimpel's thesis, concluding that it is compelling and convincing.
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"Gimpel's thesis is that America is going through, today, the same things that Europe went through in the Middle Ages and that by studying parallel histories we can learn more about the problems faced today. Strangely and sadly, though, Gimpel does not believe that the United States' problems can be solved. In the preface she states that "the depression we have moved into will have no end. We can anticipate centuries of decline and exhaustion. There will be no further industrial revolution in the cycles of our Western civilization" [xi].This leads me to ask why this book is important and what was the purpose of it being written, if not for suggestions on making changes to better the situation? Perhaps the point is to merely understand the entirely of the problem for a societal perspective."
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"The Republican Noise Machine", 2005.
A review of the issue of media bias in America, as discussed by David Brock in his novel "The Republican Noise Machine".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This short paper analyzes David Brock's recent novel, "The Republican Noise Machine". The paper discusses the influences which the Right has gained over the media in the United States, which allows them to give misinformation or biased news media to the mainstream American society.
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"Success for the Republican Noise Machine David Brock, a once conservative media journalist, changed his political views in 1998 to become a liberal. Now dedicated to exposing the media practices he once practiced, he has written two books concerning this topic, Blinded by the Right and The Republican Noise Machine, as well as an organization founded to research and correct current media misinformation called Media Matters for America. His The Republican Noise Machine details clearly the methods conservatives raised their opinions and political views through the media, via bias, false accusations, partisan news angles, and other misinformation. The origins of the Republican Noise Machine begin with the American conception of journalism and the media, that the media is factual and accurate, and that those reporting news do not allow their personal political agendas to seep out through their reporting."
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New York State Lotto: The EZ-Tix Machine, 2002.
This paper is a marketing analysis and plan for the proposed EZ-Tix machine, a device to purchase New York State Lotto tickets from the consumer's home.
9,185 words (approx. 36.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 190.95
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This paper explains that, although the New York State Lotto is a state monopoly, its revenues are decreasing because of competition from Internet gambling websites and multi-state lotteries such as Power-Ball. The author proposes to build and market through the New York State Lotto a device to permit the purchase of lottery tickets at home, called EZ-Tix, which will capitalize on the behavior of their busy consumers and yet give them the security of participating in a well-known and respected lottery. The paper relates that the developers of EZ-Tix plan to use a mass-market strategy utilizing advertising, point-of-sale and promotional programs.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Situational Analysis
Situational Environment
Neutral Environment
Competitor Environment
Company Environment
Competitive Advantages
Target Market
Problems, Threats and Opportunities
Problems and Threats
Opportunities
Marketing Objectives and Goals
Marketing Strategy
Marketing Tactics
Product
Place
Price
Promotion
Organization, Evaluation, Control and Implementation
Time Line
Summary
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"There are two market program components related to a mass-market penetration strategy. The first is to increase the customers' awareness and willingness to buy the product. This will be accomplished by our heavy advertising in mass media. We will also have point-of-purchase displays and other signage where customers currently purchase their lottery tickets. We will also have displays of the terminal in selective high frequency locations so the customers can actually view and have a more hands on feel to the product. Being that this product will result in the loss of sales for the storeowners who have the existing machines, they will be reluctant to participate in the promotions. To deal with this problem we plan on having a two-part solution. The first part is that any dealer who is reluctant to participate in the promotions with proper signage and other materials will have the right to sell the lottery striped and not be able to sell it anymore. The second part of the solution is the owners will receive a commission for each of the terminals that they are able to distribute to customers. We have also decided to add an additional commission for the vendor's that sells additional debit cards to customers. By making this incentive The New York Lotto, not really having any salespeople for the public, create an artificial sales force that can create awareness and push the product on the customer."
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The Litigation Machine, 2002.
A brief analysis of the article "The Litigation Machine" by Mike France about tort reform.
924 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper shows how by exposing some of the lesser known facts regarding tort reform, the article points out how the American legal system continues to sink into the quagmire of tort law and how reform is necessary before the situation gets completely out of hand. It explains that France begins the article with perhaps the most popular litigation cases and reveals tactics used in that case and many others that claim that tort law is completely driven by money and is in need of reform to save the economy.
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"For starters, the article points out that a litigation packet is available for purchase in regards to any cases regarding Firestone and their infamous tread separation; that fact is enough to prove that the world of litigation has moved in a new direction. But it doesn?t stop there?the article revealed that such litigation packets are available for other companies such as Warner-Lambert Co. and Rezulin, which indicates the world of tort lawyers is a growing industry, one that may be spinning out of control at a t rapid pace."
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"Left Hand of Darkness" and "The Time Machine", 2001.
This paper examines two works ? H.G. Wells? "Time Machine" and Ursula K. LeGuin?s "The Left Hand of Darkness" ? as exemplars of works in which human nature is changed nearly beyond our ability to recognize it.
1,363 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The following paper explores the way in which these authors manipulate the role of gender in human life, thus undercutting one of the most important markers we each have for self-identification. This essay examines these two works and the way gender is constructed and reconstructed within them by providing a very brief summary of each to provide the groundwork for analysis.
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?Both of these works fall within the mainstream of science fiction, which is not to say that they are not deeply original works but rather that they engage themselves with the core questions of the genre. Science fiction is simply the fictional treatment in a variety of media (including books, magazines, movies, television, CDs and the Internet) of the effects of science or future events on human beings. Science fiction deals with events that did not happen, may have happened, or have not yet happened, mixing speculation with rational consideration of events and is primarily concerned with the impact of change on people (Wayne 19).?
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Machine Translation and the Future, 2002.
An in-depth study into the use of computers for the purpose of translation and how this could affect the translating profession.
7,258 words (approx. 29.0 pages), 28 sources, MLA, $ 161.95
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This paper begins by explaining that as the world moves toward a global economy, machine translation is the growing wave of the future; with these machines translating passages into another language almost instantaneously. The paper addresses the fears of the translation profession, that it will become obsolete in the near future. However, this paper argues that though machine translators will undoubtedly prove to be a useful tool and time-saving device, they will still need human intervention in order to maintain the quality of translation needed in businesses today.
Introduction
Rationale
Thesis
Literature Review
Machine translation: History and Current Issues
Future Research Trends and Projects
Discussion and Conclusions
Works Cited
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"Since the earliest beginnings of human civilization, one of the key problems facing human beings has been how to communicate. We are a small planet of millions of people, all speaking hundreds of different languages. In the age of technology, it is not surprising that someone would conceive of the idea that a machine could fulfill this basic need for us. Science fiction writers introduced the idea years ago, with multi-language translators on Star Trek. These were amazing devices, they could translate hundreds of intergalactic languages from one to another with ease. This may sound like the far-fetched dreams of a mad person, but this idea is not as far away as one might think."
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