Essays on Clue

Abstract

Computers scientist have been grappling with the challenge of developing cognitive systems. Some of the challenges that have made the creation of such systems include natural language processing and machine learning. However, IBM has been able to produce a system known as Watson that has demonstrated human-like intelligence. The system was able to deal with the challenge of natural language processing by using a parsing process to derive the context of questions. This made IBM Watson have human-like understanding of natural language. The system is also built on active technologies that facilitate adaptation training through data and user changes. ...

Identification of the Article and Its Methodology

The article upon which this paper is based is the Responses to bullying and use of social support among pupils with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in mainstream schools: a qualitative study which is authored by Neil Humphrey and Wendy Symes. The article was published in the 10th Volume, number 2 of the Journal of Research in Special Education Needs in 2010. The article is based increased mainstreaming of children who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. While the authors laud the efforts towards mainstreaming, they still recognize the insurmountable challenges and barriers that may serve as impediments to children ...

At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA is a memoir written by George Tenet and Bill Harlow. The chronicle focuses on the CIA happenings before and after the September 11 2001 Islamic terrorist attacks. In this memoir, George Tenet gives a real life account of his works as the director of the CIA and a chronological order of how things happened during his term as the chief of the Criminal Intelligence Agency. Tenet was the Director of the Criminal Intelligence Agency of the year 1997 to 2004. He writes a book where he recounts the ...

I think it is very premature to speak about the end of the era of America’s supremacy in the world. Here is a list and analysis of reasons why I am convinced that the story goes exactly this way. Speaking about supremacy, even in the broadest definitions, without laying them down to specific examples we have to take into consideration all aspects of power, i.e. economic, political, military etcetera. Speaking about America, let’s analyze its economy first. According to numerous reputable ratings issued every year America is the first economy in the world, competed by China and ...

Learning to Know Your Answers before a Test

Knowing the answers to a test before you take it requires far more than cramming the night before. In fact, this is not learning at all, but memorizing and is one of the least effective ways to take a test (Ellis, 2013). Being ready to know the answers on a test involves having prepared for it from the beginning. Tests should never come as a surprise. When a student enrolls in a course of any kind, it is an easy leap of logic to presume some assessment of having mastered the material will occur at least once throughout the ...

In order to show how the possession of atomic weapons influences the strength of the United States in the world developments and the outcome of many processes in which the United States as a nuclear power state was taking part it is vital to dig a little bit deeper into the prehistory of the United States’ acquisition of the nuclear weapons. It is important in order to understand why it was significant for the state to acquire such weapon in the first place and what international developments led the state to the decision to. For the foreign policy of ...

The landlady is a short story written by Roald Dahl. The story tells about a young businessman, Billy Weaver, who pays a visit to Bath. The protagonist searches for a place to stay and finds the landlady’s house which hypnotizes him. At first, he is attracted by the lady’s hospitality and cheap price for the room. Billy feels himself lucky. But quite soon he realizes that there is something wrong with the house as well as with its owner. The more he learns about the lady the more he gets frightened and finally realizes that the house ...

Introduction

In the case of Manno however, the people are only surprised it has been sent to him. Had it been sent to another person, the townspeople would probably not have been so surprised. The society’s total submission or subscription to the Mafia ways is further exemplified when Manno is killed together with his hunting partner. Although the people are stunned about the murder, a fictional story is created by the people in regards to the reason for his killing (Sciascia and Foulke, 2000, p. 64). It is argued that he was secretly an adulterer and that his hunting partner ...

THE SECRET OR HIDDEN STORY WITHIN KATHERINE ANNE PORTER’S “THE JILTING OF GRANNY WEATHERALL”

According to Dictionary.com’s definition of the word ‘jilt’, it means “to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.” The website explained that the word ‘jilt’ originated from a word used in during the period of 1650-1660, which was another word for harlot. It adds that it is a “syncopated variant of jillet.” The Online Merriam-Webster Dictionary notes that the Scottish word ‘jillet’ means a “vexatiously flirtatious girl” or a wench. It is inferred from the meanings of the words ‘jillet’ and ‘jilt’ and the hidden narrative present within Porter’s ...

In my view, God actually exists. I concur with the cosmological argument. The universe must be contingent. Human being has been so much curious to understand his existence and that of the world in general. The fact is that the world came into existence, it is contingent, and certain events and beings are casually contingent. The undoubted cause of these facts is the unmoved mover. There must have been a force behind all these, and this force is none other than the creator. In this discussion, my guiding factor is the existence of a contingent being, with an explanation for his ...

Clinical presentation

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is the gradual loss of kidney function over time. It is also referred to as chronic kidney failure. It is a condition that develops when the kidney malfunctions and fails to perform its major functions of removing metabolic waste and excess water. Metabolic wastes filtered from the blood are excreted in the urine and include electrolytes and excess fluids (Inzucchi et al., 2012). When these metabolic wastes build up in the body they cause serious complications that makes one feel sick with complications such as nerve damage, high blood pressure and anemia. The major cause of ...

“Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead” is a highly acclaimed novel by one of talented American authors of new generation, Sara Gran. The novel was published in the year 2011 and Gran earned wide acclamations from readers as well as critics for her amazing literary work. This paper intends to discuss the novel, “Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead” along with discussing various other related aspects of the novel. Claire DeWitt is the protagonist of this novel. She is a detective from Brooklyn and is blessed with some extraordinary skills of solving complicated cases and searching ...

1 a). In the context, Frankfurt writes“Liars must believe they know the truth first, however, bullshitters don’t need to know the truth.” What then, do you believe to be a fundamental difference between lying and bullshitting? Answer: Liars must know the truth and they consciously fabricate a lie. Their intention is to oppose the truth. However, bullshitters don’t have a strong stand for or against the truth. Their intention is to get away simply with exaggeration and extrapolation. A person talking bullshit is unconcerned with the truth and is loose with her/his words. There are laxity and aloofness towards the ...

Experts in child development and related practice hold a common view that parents should learn parental sensitivity to child behavior. The responses that parents give to their children have a significant impact on the development of the child. Interestingly, studies on the parental sensitivity project limit focus on the adolescent mothers and fathers. Parental sensitivity focuses on the response pattern to the infant’s behavior. Mary Ann McGovern article “Sensitivity and Reciprocity in the Play of Adolescent Mothers and Youth Fathers with Their Infants” explore the adolescent mothers and father’s sensitivity and reciprocity to their four month old infants. ...

Introduction

The justice system is a very complex institution, which calls for a proper manner of getting information. In the system where judgments are made depending on the types of evidence given, it is essential that the counsels of both sides take proper measures and steps to ensure that they get the relevant information from the witnesses that will sway the verdicts to their way. Strong evidence through such interrogations is likely to see a party getting an upper hand in the verdict, while shambolic evidence will most likely see a case ruled against one’s expectations. Interrogations, to a large extent, should aim at ...

Customers make purchases daily with no clue about the pricing. Several studies show that when a customer picks an item and immediately is approached and asked for the price, almost half of them cannot give an accurate answer. Some of the customers underestimated the price and others had no clue of the price. The reality game shows the price is right on Columbia Broadcasting System depicts customers not being able to predict the accurate prices of an item presenting the consumers have vague information about the market. Consumers rely on the retailers for pricing and often do not check ...

The media has a great impact on some of the issues that face the society. Although there are different approaches that are used by the media to develop the issues, the development of the issues shows the reflection of what is taking place in society. This paper looks at the issues that can be identified in the media by analyzing the film Clueless directed by Amy Heckling. The movie was produced in the year 1995. The movie is an updated version of the novel Emma which was written by Jane Austen. The movie focuses on gender issues and stereotyping which ...

Introduction

The internet is viewed as the ultimate resource for what people desire, whether in terms of information or relationships (Fried 1). This fact has made parents blinded by the many benefits of the internet and they have failed to notice how much it may have a negative impact on their children. Children may be exposed to pornography, racism and many other vices. Many criminals have been noted to prey on innocent children through different platforms. Parents are not always sure what children have seen or whom they have talked to while online. Internet sex crimes involve adults who meet, create a ...

Philosophy

Like a large number of people I thought that serial killers were just Ramon people who lose their minds and start committing violent acts of random murder. The River man by Robert Keppel went a long way in enlightening me and changing my mind about the mindset of a serial killer and the reasons why serial killers do what they do. The book tells the story of the investigations that led to the capture of the serial killer that came to be known more famously as the green river killer.in order for Keppel to fully understand the things that motivate serial killers ...

Trifles

1. Setting The play Trifles takes place during a cold weather in the early 20th century .It takes place in a deserted farmhouse in the American Midwest. Glaspell in this play utilizes simple but effective setting elements to generate suspense in a bid to understand or resolve the mysterious murder that has happened on Minnie Wright farm. The choice of place, time and weather does a good job in attaining a mood characteristic to the mystery surrounding the murder. An important emotion evoked by the setting is disgust and disturbance. Moreover, the choice of characters plays an equally important role in evoking this ...

Games played at home

Generally, there are several types of games that are played at home and provide a wholesome activity for the entire family. To many people, time spent playing games together as a family adds to state of closeness among family members, thus giving them time to relax collectively and endorse familial relations. Over the years, there have been three games played at home that have not only remained popular but also gained prevalence. These are board games, backyard games and card games. Card games have continued to be common in many homes. With an ordinary batch of cards, hundreds of games ...

Introduction

Texting is the act of crafting instant messages and short messages on mobile phones using abbreviations and other techniques. The standard body of rules in the English language, i.e. English grammar, and the usual word spellings are not always followed in texting. Texting has spread so widely throughout the world that it is now even being regarded as an emergent language some believe deserves to be registered in its own right. This is largely because of the widespread of Internet-based instant messaging (IM) and mobile phones. For numerous years, parents have blamed texting for several ills, such as ...

Introduction

The Australian Aid (AusAID) has been helping Papua New Guina (PNG) for long years. In 2000, the AusAID has started an aid program in PNG in the coordination with the PNG government. The program has aimed at fighting against the HIV and AIDS cases in PNG. PNG is a less developed country and suffers from corruptions and weak institutions which cause weak supply of health, education, and social services. The AusAID, after defining these weaknesses in PNG, has decided to implement the programs through the institutions in PNG to develop their institutional capacities and improve their services they provide for ...

Community Health Nurse

QR is an acronym that represents "Quick Response". This makes a QR code a shortened form of "Quick Response Code". A QR code is a form of barcode, which can be referred to as a matrix barcode. The code can be read by specialized QR scanners. In addition, many mobile phones, which have in-built camera, can also read a QR code. Smart phones also have the capability of reading them (Qodemed, 2013). The code is made up of black dots that are arranged on a white background. Various types of information can be encoded in the QR code. The various types of information that it ...

Assignment Coversheet

Please complete all sections below and attach the completed coversheet to the front of your electronic assignment before submission:

Please complete before submitting your assignment: First Marker’s comments Please see comments below for further feedback. First Marker______________________ Date__________ Mark__________ Moderator_________________________ Date__________ Mark__________ Agreed Mark____________ Abstract The presence of colour in visual display either surface colour or perceptual plays an important role in assisting recognition. However, this assumption is widely debated because some edge-based theories are arguing that perceptual colour is not particularly helpful whilst other theoretical claims suggests that surface-based is ...

Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers” is a short story written in 1917 that revolves around the murder of a farmer, John Wright. Minnie Wright, John’s wife, is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband and awaits trial. Sheriff Peters and Lewis Hale, accompanied by their wives, and George Henderson, a country attorney, travel to the crime scene, the isolated house. The women join their husbands to collect some of Minnie’s personal items. Initially, Mrs. Hale feels sympathy for Minnie and she expresses her disapproval of how the men are “snoopin’ round and criticizin’” her kitchen (200). On ...

Ernest Hemingway’s short story, Hills Like White Elephants, appears simple enough upon the first read. It features an American man and his female lover, Jig, as they wait for a train to Madrid, Spain. They sit and drink beers as they wait for the train, and discuss some aspects of their lives. However, a second and closer reading of the story reveals that something much more important and life-changing is occurring in the relationship of the American and Jig. The first clue that things are not all right between the lovers is in their initial conversation, which has a bickering ...

Mental health

Introduction One of the main branches of psychology is mental assessment. This part of psychology calls for numerous observations and ability to relate a certain behavior or response to a set of responses to comprehensively understand the mental status of a person (http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/excerpts/hicks_50.pdf).

It usually involves careful observation of any possible or visible cue that might give a clue to the mental status a person, a lot of careful questioning and taking of notes as well as mental history of the person under observation. It also calls for human behavior understanding and causes of the various types of mental ailments (http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/excerpts/hicks_50.pdf).

Assessment procedure

This involves analysis ...

“Our parson has gone mad!” cried Goodman Gray (Hawthorne, 2001, 26). The young minister, Mr. Hooper, shocked his parishioners one Sunday morning by wearing a black veil while he gave the sermon. Then to make the shock even worse the minister did not remove the veil even for his daily activities. He wore it all the time even though his fiancé broke their engagement and others cringed to see him coming.

The minister’s new look made a visible impression on those around but he would not explain to anyone the reason he started wearing a black crape veil over his eyes. ...

Abstract

The book of Job is regarded as a literature of wisdom. It is one of the books of the Old Testament. Through the years this book has been praised extravagantly. Luther ounces said that the book of Job is sublime and magnificent and that there is no other book of the scriptures that can be compared to it. Carlyle also making his contribution about the book of Job said that it has no equal in and out of the bible. The book of Job comprises of three sections: the prologue, epilogue and the conclusion. Both the prologue and epilogue are ...

Introduction

Private clubs are essential components of the society since they provide a basis for creating social bonding amongst the society members. The Private Farming Wood Swim and Tennis Club is an example of such a club. The management of such clubs should be effective in meeting the expectations of the members. This gives the implication that the Human Resource departments in such clubs are some of the most important in the management of the clubs. Strategic management is hence crucial in managing these clubs to counter human errors that are quite common in the management of any club or organization. A ...