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The Use of Technical Devices in Literature, 2002.
This paper identifies and analyzes the technical devices used in "A Doll's House" by Henrick Isben and "The House of Bernarda Alba" by Federico Garcia Lorca in order to accentuate themes.
1,347 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper examines plays by Henrick Isben ("A Doll's House") and Garcia Lorca ("The House of Bernarda Alba") who both wrote very dramatic and risque works which challenged the social standards of the time. The paper shows that in order to dramatize and accentuate the themes of "A Doll?s House" and "The House of Bernarda Alba", Isben and Garcia Lorca employed several specialized on-stage technical devices (such as sound and lighting).
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"Throughout the history of theater, playwrights have used color to emphasize a point, theme, statement, etc. Isben and Garcia Lorca use the color black to introduce the presence of death and disobedience. In A Doll?s House, Nora Helmer begins to plan the events of a dreadful evening. She fantasizes that her husband, Torvald, will stand by her side when he is made aware her socially unacceptable actions and that she will then refuse to allow him to ruin his own reputation by publicly announcing herself to blame and committing suicide. While plotting the events Nora becomes uneasy of her planned suicide. Nora says to herself, ?Ah! the icy black water - the unfathomable depths - if only it were over!? (Isben 61). The unrealistic black color of the water Nora plans to drown herself in emphasizes the tragic restrictions placed on society and the consequences resulting in ignoring those restrictions. In The House of Bernarda Alba, Garcia Lorca also uses the color black to show the results of disobeying societal restrictions. Towards the conclusion of the play, shortly before Adela commits suicide, the stage directions call for Adela to wear ?a small black scarf? (Garcia Lorca 205). Adela is wearing the black scarf as she walks out to the barn to visit with her engaged lover. The small amount of black adds emphasis to the fact that Adela is driving herself to suicide through her unsuitable actions."
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Career and Technical Education, 2007.
This paper discusses career and technical education and looks at relevant literature on the subject.
1,616 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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In this article, the writer explains that career and technical education (CTE) is traditionally identified as an academic track for students who are not seeking to engage in post-secondary studies. The writer points out that CTE is delivered to students both within the secondary setting and within programs and institutions that are designed to bring CTE directly to the student. However, integration of CTE into the curriculum has the potential to improve the quality of education for students who are planning to go to college as well as those who are not. The writer maintains that this is increasingly important in scenarios in which academic accountability and high standards of educational performance are critical components for a student seeking to enter into advanced education. This paper provides a brief review of the literature on these topics.
Outline:
Career and Technical Education for All Students
Accountability and the Need for Increased Learning
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"This creates an educational environment in which the student is likely to avoid pleasurable coursework out of practicality; the arts and courses that have been identified as irrelevant to the student's core academic portfolio no longer have value. CTE coursework, however, can be integrated into the core portfolio as practical work experience, application of learned studies, or improved development in other areas that are not directly correlated to academic performance. This enables the student to develop a more well-rounded sense of self, a critical component that can set the college graduate apart in an era where admission transcripts from the college-bound student are remarkably similar."
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Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals, 2002.
This paper is a preliminary dissertation proposal to improve the interface of Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM).
5,285 words (approx. 21.1 pages), 9 sources, $ 131.95
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This paper discusses that the introduction of the Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) has greatly enhanced the phases involved in repair, diagnosis and maintenance of complex machinery; but there are still problems with the interface. The author feels that issues on the capability of human skills involved in the process of IETM are big factors that serve as barriers in the true purpose of IETM. This proposal contains information on the insufficiencies of IETM and presents ideas for enhancement of display-interface features. Graphs and illustrations.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background of the Study
Performance of IETMs
IETM Standards
Human Issues
Problem Statement and Goal
Relevance, Significance, and Brief Review of Literature
Relevance of the Study in IETM Interfaces
Relevance of the Study in IETM Software Products
Literature Review
Barriers and Issues
Approach
Alert Window
Alert Indicator
Hyperlink
External Link
Graphics
Tables
Hotspot
Updates
Decision Steps
Milestones
Annotated Bibliography
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"Technical manuals are one of aircraft mechanics? vital tools. An aircraft is a composition of thousands of assembly parts. Its maintenance depends on referencing to thousands of technical manuals that are critically kept for future checks and consultations in cases of aircraft repair or diagnosis. One study indicates that an F-18 Fighter, for instance, consists of 30,000 pages of documentations whose printed documents consume a storage space of 68 cubic feet. With the advent of IETM, such pages of documentation could only take a CD-ROM to store exactly all the information and a few seconds of time to retrieve them. Today, IETM has been the preferred scheme in technical assessment and repair of complex machineries. This is due to the fact that IETM offers more advantages than the traditional scheme of paper-based technical manuals."
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Technical Writing, 2006.
Examines several professional technical writing styles.
1,257 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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Technical writing is not limited in any way, shape or form to any specific field of inquiry, nor does it devote itself to any specific formats or specific styles. The paper shows that in today's highly specialized world of technology, one finds the term technical writing applied to every field of endeavor. At the same time some technical writers devote their entire careers to writing for a contemporaneous and very specific audience, while other devote their time to the far less specific audience of the general public. The paper shows that either avenue has many uses.
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"Another article researched in the general area of Computer Technology is the interesting article written by Gary Conroy, a technical content writer for About.com. In the article, and in layman's terms, Conroy compares a new software product, "Trellix 2.0" to its competitors in the field. "Trellix 2.0" is basically a word processing software package intended for use by IT business users desiring better control over HTML content rather than coding and site control. His analysis of the product is clear, concise and conclusive as he makes his points economically worded."
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Input Devices, 2004.
Provides an overview of the importance and variety of computer input devices.
861 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses how computers would be useless without input devices and how even small-scale computers, including calculators and GPS navigation systems, require some input from the human being in order to work properly and produce worthwhile output. It examines how some of the everyday input devices, like keyboards, mice, joysticks, and microphones, have reached increasingly more sophisticated levels of technology. It also shows how other input devices that are available to the general public, but are generally used in commercial settings, include touch-screens, keypads for ATMs and bank card purchases, credit card scanners, bar code readers, and more.
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"The portable navigation systems currently out on the market are very helpful for drivers, hikers, and campers. They usually require the user to input coordinates in a cumbersome manner, by scrolling down a list and manually inputting navigational points of reference. This tedious process has been recently made more streamlined by the introduction of the touch screen GPS system. However, this is really no different from the technology used for touch screen computers; the difference is in the output of the computer in this case."
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Technical Reading and Writing, 2002.
A discussion of the problems of technical writing programs, how they relate to foreign language learners, and teaching strategies employed by ESL teachers.
2,923 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper examines how current teaching methods in technical writing must change to meet business and industry demand for quality foreign writers and how the role of technical writing instructors rarely is thought of as second language instructors, but with more people coming to the United States, they cannot escape becoming a second language instructor as well. It looks at the different teaching materials and resources that need to be designed to meet these changing needs and different approaches to teaching.
Outline:
Introduction
Definition of Technical Reading and Writing
Significance and Relation to Foreign Language
Acculturation Model
Business Skills
Consequences of Poor Writing Skills
Teaching Strategies
Model Teaching
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"With technical writing, a thought does not begin or end with each paragraph as it does with other types of writing. This is what confuses international students, because they learn the rule of paragraph construction?each paragraph must begin and end a complete thought. This is not true of technical writing, which may take several paragraphs to convey a complete thought. An example of this may be when a particular idea is introduced and the explanations take more than just one paragraph."
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Technical Analysis in Finance, 2005.
An overview of the concept of market analysis, using technical analysis techniques.
1,683 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper looks at technical analysis, a method to forecast price movements and market trends, by analyzing charts of the past market action, which consider the account price of instruments, volume of trading and, should it be applicable, the open interest in the instruments.
Outline
Technical Analysis
Qualitative Analysis
Fundamental Analysis
Technical Analysis Versus Fundamental Analysis
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"Hence technical analysis concentrates on the study of the market prices themselves rather than an evaluation of those factors directly. This method requires a detailed study of, besides other things the actual daily, weekly and monthly price changes and is expected to give the most effective means to capitalize on the future direction of price movements. These strategies most often use a set of mathematical measurements and calculations to keep track of the market activity. Buy and sell decisions are then made on the basis of the output generated by the charts, manual calculations, computers or all of them put together."
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"Technical Preparation" and "School To Work", 2002.
This paper compares the "Technical Preparation" program and "School to Work Opportunities Act" (STWOA) - both designed to help high school student integrate better into the job market upon graduation.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper describes and defines these two acts and compares their various advantages. STWOA is defined on focusing helping students' transition from the school environment to the workplace, shifting toward a community-connected learning approach in which the members of the community have become teachers and mentors to the local students. Technical preparation is explained as a series of practical programs in the field of construction and other technical fields whereby the student joins an apprentice program after high-school.
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"There is a long series of pieces of legislation dealing with job training for individuals in economically depressed areas or with exceptional circumstances keeping them in poverty. This began with the Adams Act of 1906, followed by the Morrill Act of 1907 which created land-grant colleges. The Smith Hughes Act of 1917, or Vocational Act of 1917, dealt with the need for vocational training and the creation of national preparedness through education. Woodrow Wilson supported this specifically because he saw the approach of war and wished to create a citizenry that was prepared to deal with both the domestic and international ramifications of that (Major Legislation 1900-1982, 2000)."
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The Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, 2002.
An analysis of the traits of the Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper will discuss the Carl D. Perkins the III Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998. By analyzing all the traits of this Act, we will see in a better light all of the main qualities that make it a forum for vocational and technical education within the framework of the Constitution. The many properties that are defined here will create the perspective of what the Act does, how it works, and why it was made by law-makers in the United States congress. All of these points will be covered by a strict analysis of the laws within the Act and the formulas that went into creating it.
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Intel vs. AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), 2002.
A comparative evaluation of the two leading manufacturers of microprocessors--Intel and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices).
1,594 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper gives a brief overview of the history of both Intel and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) and their position in the world markets. Both companies compete extensively trying to sell their products, not only in the United States but also all around the world. They are currently spending an enormous amount of money in the research and development arena to provide computer users with newer and more sophisticated products. This paper compares their main products, the AMD Athlon and the Intel Pentium chip based on a few standard benchmark measurements common in the microchip industry.
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"Robert Noyce, Andrew S. Grove and Gordon Moore founded Intel in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products.(LaPedus, 2001) The company?s net revenues in 2001 were estimated at $26.5 billion. Intel is a publicly traded company with the stock symbol ?INTC.? (Market, 2002) It also consistently makes the Fortune500 list. Intel developed and introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies the computing and communications industries with chips, motherboards, and systems? and software building blocks that are the basic components of computers, servers, and network and communications products. Intel has 12 fabrication facilities, and 12 assembly and test facilities worldwide."
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Emergent Literacy - Review of Literature, 2002.
A review of literature and research from around the world in emergent literacy. The article shows that different studies in different places have arrived at similar conclusions with regard to the way in which the ability to read developes.
2,470 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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The article looks at a variety of sources, both theorety and research, and the current ideas in education with regard to emergent literacy. It examines the importance of pre-school exposure to literatue and of reading to the children regularly in their aquiring reading in general and technical reading in particular.
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"First, an understanding of how emergent literacy develops allows educators to design programs that complement the way children learn to read. For example, literacy activities like storytelling and journal-writing harness the interrelated way a child develops reading, writing and language skills. Second, by moving away from the more rigid ?reading readiness? approach, emergent literacy strategies highlight the importance of preschool literacy activities in the home."
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Ankle Monitoring Devices, 2008.
A discussion exploring the efficacy of using ankle monitoring devices versus house arrest for juvenile offenders.
3,015 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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The paper discusses the need for means of punishment other than incarceration and states there are several reasons for this, chief among them are economic. The paper continues and relates that other reasons concern whether the punishment (of incarceration) befits the nature of the crime. The paper then attempts to compare what the prognosis is for juveniles with ankle monitoring devices versus those who don't have to wear them.
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Problem/ Objective
Literature Review
History
Studies of Adult Electronic Monitoring as an extension of Juvenile Monitoring
Conclusion
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"The use of electronic monitoring is not a recent phenomenon, though it has grown and become more formalized, becoming accepted throughout the United States and the rest of the world. The first electronic monitoring device was first developed in 1964. Ralph Schwitzgebel at Harvard University first designed the electronic monitoring system. William Hurd first conceived of the idea that it could be used for monitoring juvenile offenders. Here the juvenile offenders were not placed in their home environment but within the proximity of a repeater station, which probably housed the monitoring system. When an offender broke this curfew and moved outside the range of the repeater station, the "current" short circuited. This set off an alarm, which was the signal for the appropriate authorities to find the absconding individual."
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The Role of the Technical Trainer, 2001.
This is a research study which examines presenting and evaluation methods of technical training.
4,700 words (approx. 18.8 pages), 16 sources, $ 121.95
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An examination of the needs and challenges of the technical trainer when designing and delivering instruction through the use of technology, specifically through critical incident questioning. This study determines the skills and competencies required by the trainer in order to effectively deliver information. Included are diagrams and graphs to explain the material analyzed.
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"The role of a technical trainer carries a heavy weight in today?s workplace. With the ever-changing pace of today?s technology, there must be a way to provide guidance and support to these trainers. Research suggests that technical training contains a range of positive and negative characteristics. ?Teaching via the Internet can be categorized as either institutional, instructional, technical, or personal, and the specific reservation about employing this technology may be closely related to the type and degree of technological use.? (Piotrowski & Vodanovich, 2000, p.48)."
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Advanced Micro Devices, 2007.
A comparison of the performance of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel.
906 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses the arrival of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on the microchip research and development scene. It particularly focuses on how AMD's performance and growth have affected Intel and its performance. The paper compares the focus of the two companies over the past few years and discusses what Intel needs to do in order to remain competitive in this rapidly growing market.
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Introduction
Conclusion
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"The battle is clearly on. Intel, the old warhorse can no longer rest at ease with its previously unchallenged market dominance. The Arrival of AMD in a big way on the microchip scene has clearly propelled research and development drastically, and transformed the microchip market from monopoly to a duopoly. Both companies are vying with each other to come up with new and interesting designs that have not only increased computing speed but also reduced the cost significantly. Intel, after having suffered a dismal performance in 2005, when its profit was nearly halved from the previous year, has struck back with its new product, the 64-bit core two-duo processor for the desktop, notebook and the server segment. With its wide success it is clear that this processor is currently dominating the market. However, it is plainly obvious that the microprocessor market has ceased to be a monopoly, thanks mainly to the unrelenting and consistent growth of AMD and its novel products. It augurs well for the PC market as we can expect innovations to emerge much faster and at a competitive price."
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Technical Education, 2002.
A discussion of the new advances in technical education.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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A paper concerning the technological advances that have been made in the last five years that have aided technical education.
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