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Striped Bass, 2007.
A review of the recovery efforts for the striped bass of the Hudson River.
1,553 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper will discuss the recovery of the striped bass in the Hudson River. It looks at the reasons for a reduction in the number of striped bass in the river, particularly the impact that pollution has had in spawning area and striped bass numbers. It then shows that while the striped bass recovery thus far is outstanding, additional efforts are required if the striped bass population is to continue to thrive.
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"However, based on studies of striped bass behaviors, nutritional needs, reproductive rates, and recruitment, such a step could be disastrous for the current recovery effort. Some scientists believe a proposed cleanup by GE of the sediment of the river could re-spread pollution, killing or harming thousands of the existing Hudson population. Further, with an increase in mortality due to commercial fishing, the population of striped bass could rapidly decline. More research, increased recruitment efforts, and continued efforts to keep pollution levels low in the Hudson are needed to maintain the current levels of striped bass. Without careful consideration, the efforts of the last decades that have adequately saved the striped bass in the Hudson River could be destroyed."
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Striped Bass, 2001.
This essay looks at the commercial market for striped bass.
640 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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This seafood research paper outlines some basic facts about striped bass, one of the most popular and succulent fish served in the United States. Basic information about striped bass, including market information, use in menus, potential parasites, commercial fishing information and seasonality is included.
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"Striped bass is also known as striped bass, striper, linesider, bass, rockfish, rock, sewer trout and Fr. bar raye. The scientific name for striped bass is Morone saxatilis, and the fish appears in some early scientific literature as Roccus lineatus. Striped bass is a member of the medium- to large-sized, perch-like fishes, and inhabits coastal marine, brackish, and fresh waters in both temperate and tropical regions. This fish species was successfully introduced in into both a large number of inland lakes and reservoirs, and the Pacific coast. Striped bass now are resident from Ensenada, Mexico to British Columbia."
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Striped Bass, 2001.
A look at issues surrounding the seafood striped bass.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This seafood research paper outlines some basic facts about striped bass, one of the most succulent fish served in the United States. Basic information about striped bass, including market information, use in menus, potential parasites, commercial fishing information and seasonality is included.
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"Striped bass is also known as striped bass, striper, linesider, bass, rockfish, rock, sewer trout and Fr. bar raye. The scientific name for striped bass is Morone saxatilis, and the fish appears in some early scientific literature as Roccus lineatus. Striped bass is a member of the medium- to large-sized, perch-like fishes, and inhabits coastal marine, brackish, and fresh waters in both temperate and tropical regions. This fish species was successfully introduced in into both a large number of inland lakes and reservoirs, and the Pacific coast. Striped bass now are resident from Ensenada, Mexico to British Columbia."
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Largemouth Bass, 2006.
This paper focuses on the largemouth bass fish which are primarily indigenous to slow moving bodies of water found in prairies, wetlands and woodland areas in the United States and Australia.
1,635 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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The writer of this paper examines the various studies done regarding the behavior of the largemouth bass which is currently one of the most popular sporting fish in the U.S. This paper delves into the specific areas that various types of sunfish including largemouth bass and sungill tend to gather, such as slow moving streams or rivers which collect a lot of heat. Studies show that these particular fish prefer the water temperature to be between 77 degrees to 86 degrees Fahrenheit whereas the fishermen prefer the temperature to be lower as it encourages the fish to bite more often than not. The writer presents a clear and concise description of the largemouth bass, detailing its various color patterns as well as its large jaw. This paper discusses the breeding habits of this particular fish which displays a prominent territorial stance during the spawning season. This paper also examines the hunting instincts of the largemouth bass which has been known to hide behind rocks and plants awaiting the opportunity to catch a frog or small fish.
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"In the northern parts of the continent, the fish weighs less and is rarely more than 10 pounds, but in the south, there have been sightings of fish weighing more than 20 pounds. The highest record for a catch all over the country is 22 pounds 4 ounces and that was caught in Georgia. Every state has its own record and for example, the record for Florida is a little over 17 pounds. Compared to this fish, there is also a liking for black bass among all freshwater fish. These fish live in a wide area and when they strike, they strike hard and also show great strength during the process of being caught. The fishes are very active and their food includes many things found in water and they will attack all types of bait or lure. The sexual maturity of these fish also comes quite early and at an age of a little over 2 years. The descriptions of the fish in terms of body colors have already been given."
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Art Director Saul Bass, 2002.
A discussion of the life and career of the graphic artist Bass.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 23.95
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Discusses the life and career of graphic artist Bass. His graphic designs. His film work including GOODFELLAS, CAPE FEAR, CARMEN JONES, WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM and other noteworthy movies. His many achievements & awards. His own productions of short films. Work on Corporate design programs. Sample of Bass' film & business designs.
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"Born in New York in 1920, after the end of World War I, Saul Bass grew up during a time in history when the world was going through massive changes. Women had just been granted the right to vote and Margaret Sanger was getting ready to launch the National Birth Control League (United States History, 1999). With the economic boom of the 1920s tumbling into the Great Depression of the 1930s, Bass was still fortunate enough to be able to study art under Howard Trafton at the Art Students League from 1936 to 1939. After World War II he continued his studies under Gyorgy Kepes at Brooklyn College, New York from 1944 - 1945 (Contemporary Designers, 1997).
In 1946, Bass moved to Los Angeles and started his company Saul Bass and Associates. Although he did mostly graphic design at the time, by 1954, about the time of the Civil Rights..."
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Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos, 2002.
A book review of Jim Hightower's "There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos."
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper reviews "There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos" which was published in 1997 and is filled with slightly amusing anecdotes. It explains how Hightower seeks to advance the populist, or progressive, movement with this book and is considered to nothing more that any of the other political talking heads he claims to be working against.
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"In the first chapter of this book, Hightower claims that the ?symbol of today?s America is no longer Old Glory, but the corporate Logo? (Hightower 5). He claims that nothing is scared from marketing and corporate America is gobbling away at America. He says that kids alone spend $15 billion a year of their own allowance money on such things as sneakers, perfume, and clothing. Parents add to the pile of money spent, according to Hightower, $120 billion. (5) This is interesting information; however, it sets a trend very early in the book, which is that Hightower rarely offers proof for his claims. Hightower accuses all politicians for being too ?corporatized? as well. (8) He claims that since corporations own them, they should be branded. This is an example of another type of trend Hightower sets early in the book, which is attempting to solve these very serious problems with less-than-funny humor. In this first chapter, Hightower clearly expresses beliefs that capitalism is wrong."
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"People Types and Tiger Stripes" ( Gordon Lawrence ), 1995.
A critical review of type theory as an approach to more effective teaching based on the student's individuality using 16 unique thought/behavior patterns.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"Gordon Lawrence, in People Types & Tiger Stripes, attempts to paint a portrait of what he calls "type theory" as a means of applying teaching more effectively to the individual student. He posits type theory as a more accurate and useful alternative to "trait theory." Trait theory "fits with the unitary view of mind" which holds that "all humans . . . have the same basic mental equipment; we just differ in the amounts we possess of different traits: I.Q., abstract reasoning, social sensitivity" (Lawrence, 1993, 185), etc. Human "hard wiring," in other words, is the same in all individuals, according to trait theory, while our "software" differs. Opposed to trait theory, type theory, which Lawrence extols, "suggests that even our hard wiring is different, probably in 16 different ways." Lawrence goes so far as to suggest that these 16 ways of hard wiring--which the author ..."
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The Stars & Stripes vs. the Rising Sun, 1999.
Examines how World War II in the Pacific was a war of two economies, where the United States' productivity was able to give the nation an overwhelming advantage over Japan.
4,177 words (approx. 16.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper explains how the course of World War II changed dramatically as the United States entered on the side of the Allies. An economic powerhouse, the United States' production capabilities and logistics outpaced most other nations combined during the course of the war. This paper discusses how the U.S.'s production prowess was the major reason behind the victory over Japan.
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"Around the year 1931, the island nation of Japan was at a height of national pride. Her status had risen from that of a backward agricultural society to an industrially advanced power in mere decades. The Japanese national policy of that period could be best summed in one phrase, ?hakko ichiu,? or ?bringing the eight corners of the world under one roof? (Morison, 5). Hakko ichiu was the declaration of the mythical Japanese ruler, Emperor Jimmu, who ruled a legendary kingdom circa 600 BC. In the year 1931, the phrase was resurrected by the militarists to summon support for the Japanese ambition over East Asia. History is a collection of all events that took place in the past. Seeing through the eyes of history, we watched the Allied forces, mainly American, defeat the Japanese and her once fearsome military war machine. Many historians and scholars had debated over the reasons that led to the Japanese unconditional surrender at the end of the Second World War. Many looked along the ideas of strategy and tactics, some pointed toward the direction of leadership, and a great many focused around the Manhattan Project that gave America nuclear capability. Being a student of the economics discipline, I, with this paper, would instead prove to the readers that the economic conditions played as an important role as the others, in which the American economy determined the outcome of the war in the Pacific. This paper would be helpful in proving so, leading to the conclusion which would state that the American economy was the real reason that led to the eventual defeat of the Rising Sun."
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Transformational Versus Servant Leadership, 2008.
An analysis of the difference between transformational versus servant styles of leadership based on the article by B. M. Bass, entitled "The Future of Leadership in Learning Organizations."
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper discusses the primary distinctions between transformational versus servant styles of leadership. It discusses the article by B. M. Bass, entitled "The Future of Leadership in Learning Organizations." The paper then briefly reviews a classical laboratory type experiment in which the workplace of the Western Electric Company was effectively converted into a working laboratory by several researchers intent on identifying various workplace related environmental factors.
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Article Summary: The Future of Leadership in Learning Organizations
The Hawthorne Experiments
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"The Hawthorne Effect (HE) has been used to justify countless workplace policies and initiatives over the years since it was first identified during the 1920s and 1930s. The conclusions drawn from the studies that spawned HE resulted in many factors such as social dynamics among group members in the work environment that implied that employees would improve their performance simply for the reason that they knew they were being observed (Hawthorne, 2004, paras.1-3). The experiments that led to this conclusion were undertaken by Roethlisberger and Dickson who first examined environmental factors in the workplace such as lighting, humidity, and other physically oriented factors but later shifted into psychological factors such as breaks, scheduling, leadership issues, and training issues (Miner, 2002, p.27). These researchers concluded, falsely it seems, that regardless of the type or form of experiment, that the employees involved in the experiment responded positively to any stimulant factor. The original study under these researchers was only intended to last for a period of one year but quickly extended into five years as the researchers could not seem to validate any other conclusion than the one they finally left with."
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The Wilderness in Literature, 2005.
This paper discusses the role of the wilderness in Rick Bass' "Days of Heaven" and Ernest Hemingway's "The Big Two Hearted River".
1,875 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper explains that, in the short story, "Days of Heaven", by Rick Bass, the main character comes to terms with his love of the land, although he knows that it will soon be gone and he must bear part of the responsibility for its disappearance; and that, in "The Big Two Hearted River", Ernest Hemingway, wrote of Nick Adams attempts to return to a land he had loved, after it had already been destroyed by development and construction, knowing that it would never be the same. The author points out that nature could be considered a main character in these stories: In one story, the land is about to be destroyed; in the other story the land is renewing itself. The paper relates that each author makes full use of the symbolism and human identity associated with the destruction and renewal.
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"Both of these stories display a strong relationship between the main characters and nature. The caretaker in "Days of Heaven" has a longstanding relationship with the land that he has been chosen to care for. To find himself in a position of seeing that land being taken away, land that he strived to keep natural is a great disappointment to him. To put it simply, it is like seeing something you treasure be taken away and destroyed. Imagine the greatest treasure that a person holds dear to their heart being ripped away and sold off into smaller pieces so someone else can use it. How heartbroken would that person be? This is the situation the caretaker finds himself in. He is also somewhat responsible for it, as he cannot or is not doing anything to stop it from happening. The opposite is true of Nick Adams, who has come from a place in his life where he was an element of destruction for nature. He is no longer a part of that life, and has transformed himself into someone who lives with the nature surrounding him. He has found that peace that the caretaker had."
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Jazz CD: "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis, 2005.
This paper reviews the jazz collection of five works by Miles Davis on the CD "Kind of Blue" in which he is joined by legendary players on piano, drums, bass, alto and tenor saxophone.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that the pieces in Miles Davis' jazz CD "Kind of Blue" are loosely composed, consisting of improvisation within a musical framework, which produces a feeling of freedom without the clutter of a larger ensemble. The author points out that, when the listener focuses on just hearing the music, he or she can discover the structure behind the melodies and appreciate each instrument and its player individually. The paper relates that the favorite piece on the CD is "Blue in Green", which is the most melodic piece in the collection; Bill Evans creates a lush and romantic mood and his playing invites the listener to put down whatever he is doing and just listen.
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"Bill Evans's piano solos gave a languid feeling with an unhurried, soft touch that was romantic and contemplative. Between the two saxophonists, I preferred the work of John Coltrane, who has a dusky sound that broadens as it gains volume. Cannonball Adderly's alto sax brought the energy level up and made me feel like getting up off the couch and moving around. I was struck by the contrast of these two players and, although alto and tenor saxes play in different registers, the difference in their sound is attributable to more than this. It is a matter of individual style and each musician's approach. This switch in mood makes the CD more interesting and eliminated any possibility of monotony or of boredom on the part of the listener."
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Advertising Persuasion, 2001.
A discussion of the history, influence and power of advertising.
1,948 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper examines how advertising has grown to become one of the most prominent markets as well as one of the most important resources in our economy and how marketers can sell everything from automobiles, to make-up kits, to zebra-striped bed sets with advertising to offer their specific goods and services to the public. It looks at how competition has since risen from the importance of advertising and persuasion has become an extremely important technique in this growing industry. The media has great influence over how the society thinks, acts, the clothes they wear, and so on?but only if the audiences are actually reached. Only then will persuasion take its course and sell the product, creating needs for other products, which create needs for other products. It?s a vicious cycle that continues to revolve in our society, and it always will as long as there is a product to sell.
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"In relation to the way men and women are pictured, advertising companies try to reach men and women in different ways. Men are encouraged to be seen as masculine and superior, and are offered the basic appeal that certain products can help them achieve this identity. Women are pushed to be the beautiful housewives every man wants who use the right styling and make-up products, along with the sweetest smelling cleaning fluids. Women are offered products to ?better themselves? in the way society begs to see them, rather than in the way they would like to be seen. These two worlds collide though, because the images we see in the media have so often become the image we want to have for ourselves."
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Visionary Leadership, 2004.
A practical and conceptual analysis of the contributions of charismatic and transformational approaches to leadership research in relation to their ability to inform practice within complex organisational settings.
7,130 words (approx. 28.5 pages), 48 sources, MLA, $ 159.95
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This paper summarises the main focuses of leadership research in the 1980?s and 1990?s, which given increasingly competitive, deregulated, technology led, globalised business environments required theories of leadership which emphasises the need for quantum change and cultural reinvention as a basis for economic success. Thus, the main focus of leadership research during this period led to the development of charismatic and transformational theories of leadership, which emphasised change, flexibility, creativity and reinvention at an individual, team and organisational level as key outcomes of the leadership process. However, these theories of leadership are not without criticism both in terms of their practical application and the soundness of the underlying research paradigms. The work of Bass (1985, 1990, 1998), Bass & Avolio (1985, 1990, 1994, 1995), House (1977), Conger & Kunungo (1987, 1999), Shamir et al, (1993), Hunt (1996), Yukl (1998, 1999) among others is critically appraised in order to identify the main tenets of transformational and charismatic leadership theory and to critically evaluate their contributions to leadership research and practice.
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Explanation of Transformational Leadership Behaviours
A Full Range Model of Transformational Leadership
Criticisms of Transformational Leadership Theory
Charismatic Leadership
Personal Identification
Social Identification
Internalisation
Self-Efficacy
Facilitating Conditions
Criticisms of Charismatic Leadership Theory
Summary
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"The concept of transformational leadership is described in a seminal work by the political sociologist James MacGregor Burns entitled Leadership (1978). In his work, Burns attempts to link the roles of leadership and followership. He describes leaders as those people who tap the motives of followers. Transactional leadership occurs when leaders set up relationships with followers that are based on an exchange for some resource valued by the followers. Interactions between the transactional leader and the followers appear to be episodic, short-lived and limited to that one particular transaction. A transactional leader balances the demands of the organisation and the requirements of the people within the organisation. Transformational leadership is much more complex and happens when people are engaged together in such a way that leaders and followers encourage one another to increase levels of motivation and morality. In such situations the aspirations of leaders and followers merge to become one, (Bass, 1998)."
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Aboriginal Australian Art, 2006.
This paper discusses the difficulty of understanding Aboriginal Australian art.
1,520 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper explains that the range of motifs used in Central Australian rock art depends upon the context of production; however, sacred and secret art is almost exclusively made up of geometric designs and tracks; while art in secular, domestic situations places more emphasis on figurative motifs. The author points out that Aboriginal Australian art, which spans all of pre-recorded history, is an expression of secrecy and the eternal. The paper explains that, as with other Aboriginal artistic systems, there was a range of secret geometric designs, such as the stripes and dots of white clay, red and yellow ochre and black charcoal that were painted on wooden objects, which could only be viewed by initiated men and were hidden away from domestic sites.
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"Many of the bark and cave paintings have no ceremonial or religious function, but are produced for pure pleasure of creative effort, a pleasure which stimulates the true artist in all cultures. There are paintings, both on bark and in caves, which have more important functions. In the initiation rituals, secret designs, painted on sheets of bark, instruct the novitiates in the esoteric myths of the tribe, and, in western Arnhem Land, where some of the cave paintings have magical qualities, the old men can, by chanting the correct incantation at the appropriate season, force the magical power of the painting to increase the supply of food."
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Imaging and Optics, 2005.
This paper discusses the way imaging and optics technologies are revolutionizing the way businesses communicate their products to the consumer.
6,020 words (approx. 24.1 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 142.95
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This paper explains that imaging and optics technologies have provided a wide range of industries with the ability to label, track and prevent bad documentation to their products in a more efficient and economically sound business. The author points out that "automatic identification", the means of identifying a product mechanically and entering the data obtained automatically into a computer, includes bar codes, optical character recognition (OCR), magnetic ink character recognition (MICR), magnetic stripes and voice systems. The paper relates that a problem with voice recognition applications is that it can be affected by environmental factors such as background noise; however, this technology has been the focus of considerable efforts on the part of the telecommunications industry and the U.S. government's intelligence community, which continue to work on improving reliability. illustrations
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Purpose
Thesis
Audience
Introduction
Overview and Background
Introduction to Topic
Why Imaging and Optics are Important
What Imaging and Optics has done for Different Industries
Imaging and Optics Technology
Automatic Identification and Data Capture
Character Recognition
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Optical Mark Recognition
Current Technology
Bar Codes
RFID
Card Technologies
Non-Mainstream of Imaging and Optics
Introduction
Overview
Why these Technologies are not yet Mainstream
Emerging Biometric Technologies: Three Common Ways of Identifying an Individual
Voice Recognition
Recognition Types and Modes
Problems with Voice Recognition
Fingerprint
Pattern Extraction/Pattern Matching
Iris Code
Advantages/Disadvantages
Conclusion
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"By the beginning of the 1980s, various optical character recognition (OCR) technologies became available that made it possible to convert text to electronic form without the need for manual keyboarding. The scanner's ability to translate typewriter characters into bit-mapped image into ASCII text depends on a number of factors, including the sensitivity of the device itself and the legibility and method of preparation of the original document; however, improvements are being made all of the time and even formerly graphic-based scanning systems such as Adobe's notoriously slow PDF applications have incorporated character recognition systems that allow for textual scanning. Some of these character recognition systems incorporate features that provide output options to convert the text into a format used by common word-processing programs such as RTF, Word and so forth. According to Dry and Lawler, the term "scanning" is frequently used today to describe the process of creating digitized images; in this approach, a graphic picture of the page, rather than an actual transcription of the text itself, is stored in the computer."
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