Friday, January 24, 2020

View on History :: essays research papers

  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  When studying a subject such as American history one can easily define the importance it has in schools. Not only is it an amazingly interesting subject, it also outlines our future. History easily aids in predicting the future, and most importantly, allows us to look at the past 100 or so years, as a whole and not year by year. This is an advantage in learning our mistakes and making sure history doesn't repreat itself. American history is very important in schools because it shows students what life was like where we live only a few generations ago. It helps me to understand what it was like for my grandpa growing up, and depending on the source can change my opinion on a certain subject entirely. On example of this is the J.F.K. assasination, before taking this class my opinion on the assasination was completely different. I believed strongly in Oswald's guilt, but after taking a bit of a history lesson, I have leaned my opinion more toward governmental involv ement.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Another great thing about history is how it can show a change in opinion by the United States public over time. One example of this is during the Vietnam War people in the United States due to ignorance, had no idea what our soldiers were going through, therefore the public opinion of an American soldier was bad. On the other hand now that time has passed, more people's eyes are opened to the hardships and innerchanges that a war such as Vietnam could cause. History shows this change in opinion very adequately.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  To me, things don't change, people do. History is a third person look at the way the people who were in charge at the time, ran our country. To me each president ran the country differently than the next. History allows me to look back at exactly the way things were when each president was in office.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  One disadventage history allows for, is the fact that history can be slanted by the reporter of the news. For example, four eyewitnesses to an occurance could have seen four different things. The reason this is such an amazing disadvantage is because this allows for bias in something that should be completely unbiased; a history book. So in all honesty I think this small factor could change any account of history, however as long as the main idea isn't lost, history is still one of the most imporatant tools to a human being.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Mathematics and Time

Calculation of Labour Utilization: No. of total employees = 22 No. of assistant supervisors = 4 Time used by assistant supervisors for production process = 100% -10% = 90% Therefore, the total available labour = 18 + 0. 9*4 = 21. 6 Maximum labour hours/ month = No. of days*labour hrs available/day*total available labour = 20*8*21. 6 = 3456 hrs Actual labour hours used = 1531. 7 hrs Capacity Utilization = Actual labour hours used/ Maximum labour hours available = (1531. 7/3456) * 100 = 44. 32% This figure does not include the time taken by labour to rework on the parts rejected or returned by the customer.Hence, the actual labour utilization would be more than the above calculated figure. However, we believe that the above time signifies the actual time spent by labour in producing or working on new parts. 2) Profile operation (Fabrication) – Break even analysis: Let the optimal order size be N boards a) Using Punch Press: Total Operating Time = Setup time + Cycle Time*N = 50 + 1*N = 50 + N b) Using CNC router: Operating Time = Setup time + Cycle time*N = 150 + 0. 5*N= 150 + 0. 5N We would use the CNC router when its operating time is less than that of the punch press. i. e. 150 + 0. *N ? 50 + N => 0. 5*N ? 100 => N ? 200 => N ? 200 boards Thus, for orders above 200 boards, the CNC router should be used as it will take less time and hence, would produce more number of boards.3) Drilling Operation (Image Tranfer) – Break Even Analysis Let the optimal order size be N boards a) Using Manual drill: Total Operation Time = Setup time + Run time = 15 + 0. 08*500*N = 15 + 40N b) Using CNC drill: Total Operation Time = Setup time + Run time = 240 + 0. 004*500*N = 240 + 2*N We would use the CNC drill when its operating time is less than that of the punch press. . e. 240 + 2*N ? 15 + 40*N => 38*N ? 225 => N ? 5. 92 => N ? 6 boards Therefore, for orders with size above 6 boards or more, CNC drill should be used as it will take less processing time and hence would increase the capacity. In addition to this we can also calculate capacity utilization using the available run time. As shown in Table 1, the bottle neck is the drilling operation. Thus the maximum number of boards that can be produced is limited by the capacity of drilling( which is 6359) inclusive of CNC as well as manual drilling.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

The Numbing Effects Of Technology On Self Made Outcasts

Christopher Walton SMC 1313 – Foundations of Reflection: Others Dr. Frechette October 30, 2015 The Numbing Effects of Technology on Society: Self-made Outcasts ABSTRACT Technology is becoming detrimental to our abilities to communicate, and empathize with each other. In these days Individuals rarely have a reason to communicate with one another face to face, because they usually communicate over texts or emails. This is a problem because the younger generations lack the empathy that you can only gain through conversation with others. A lack of empathy will eventually erode a person’s feelings of connection with society and they will become a self-made outcast, disconnected from society because people are too difficult to empathize with. This Paper will attempt to counteract the detrimental effects of technology on society. DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEM 1. In this world of growing technological dependence we are losing the ability to socialize without the interruptions of technology. Physiological changes, addiction, and saturation of information are just a few of the negative effects that technology can cause to anyone who has used it. Technology is, without a doubt, detrimental if it is not used in moderation. 2. Technology is changing our physiology regarding how we perceive the world. Technology is altering our brains to be increasingly active in seeking information through positive reinforcement; each time you find something interesting on the internet your brain notesShow MoreRelatedPeculiarities of Euphemisms in English and Difficulties in Their Translation19488 Words   |  78 Pagesnothing so decent as either reverence or decency: too often it is an indication of prudery or an exaggerated genteelism. It is quite clear that if there were no synonyms, there would be no euphemisms - and no obscenity ( Rees N.,2007,p.77). If it were made compulsory to use one word and one word only for to defecate, to urinate, to die, to kill, to copulate, and their nouns, as well as for certain bodily parts (especially the genitals), the squeamish would be reduced to using gestures and then