Extenuating Circumstances Commentary - Antjie Krog

Extenuating Circumstances - Antjie Krog Commentary In the poem 'Extenuating Circumstances' by Antjie Krog the speaker describes a situation in which she is trying to write a poem. Krog incorporates the reoccurring theme of her family towards the end of the poem. The poet's purpose in this poem is to express the difficulty of writing a poem. The poet conveys a message of the power of writing as is common in most of her other works but also communicates the difficulty in achieving this power. The speakers tone in this poem is quite undulating because of the use of one line stanzas and punctuation such as exclamation marks and colons which are very rare in her poems. The tone starts off almost anxiously and gradually progresses until the third stanza where the use of the exclamation marks produce a climax and lead to a turning point. The predominant mood of the poem seems to be one of needing relief as it is suggested that once she writes down her poem it brings 'mildness afterwards' (11). After the climatic point, atmosphere changes from intense to more composed than in the beginning of the poem. The feeling the poet seeks to evoke is a sense of mild shock in the 5th stanza with the portrayal of her family being beheaded, although initially, it seems to evoke an anxious atmosphere. This paper will now discuss the specific techniques used by the poet to convey these themes and

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Preventing Computer Risk

Preventing computer risk * Set the macro security in programs so you can enable or disable macros * Install an antivirus program on all of your computers. * Never open an e-mail attachment unless you are expecting it and it is from a trusted source. * If the antivirus program flags an e-mail attachment as infected, delete the attachment immediacy. * Check all downloaded programs for viruses, worms, or Trojan horses. * Install a personal firewall program. * Use an efficient and trusted anti-virus software. What is an antivirus Program? * Identifies and removes computer viruses, and also, protects the computer against worms and Trojan horses' What is a virus signature * A virus signature is an algorithm or hash that uniquely identifies a specific virus. How does an antivirus program vaccinate a program file? * Recorded information about program such as file size and creation date. * Attempts to remove any detected virus. * Quarantines infected files that it cannot remove. * Uses information to detect if virus is trying to reach a certain file or system. Recovery disk * Removable disk that contains uninfected copy of key operation system commands that enables computer to restart. Also called rescue disk. What is unauthorized access and how is it achieved? * Use of a computer or network without permission. * Hackers/Crackers usually break into computer by

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ITGS Extended Essay

Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction of biometrics 3 Research methodology 7 Primary data analysis 8 At Flamingo Pharma Ltd. 8 At R.B.K. international academy: - 9 Secondary data analysis 10 Future of biometrics: - 10 False negatives: - 11 Some of the countries having/ introducing biometric passports:- 17 Conclusion 18 Bibliography 20 Abstract Technology is increasing day by day. Biometrics is becoming famous and there are users increasing. Though it has its advantages and disadvantages and there are several ethical and social issues that need to deal with. The scope of the research includes all aspect of biometrics. An overview on what biometrics is and will it be a method of authentication in the future. It focuses on the impact of the issue related to biometrics. The research section includes primary data and secondary data. In the primary data, the interviews were taken in a company and in school. In Flamingo Pharma and R.B.K International Academy, biometric devices are used for attendance. For further investigation secondary data was collected from books and Internet and were compiled. In secondary data the pros and cons are discussed the laws and the religious objections are discussed. The laws of every company is related to it is looked into and both data are analyzed. In the conclusion the research is summarized and discussed whether biometrics has

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Drugs should not be legal

Drugs Should NOT be Legal ???Everyone agrees that something must be done about the tremendous physical ?and emotional health problems that drug abuse causes. Concern about the abuse ?of drugs is so widespread that recent polls indicate it to be one of the most ?serious problems in today's world, threatening the security and freedom of whole ?nations. Politicians, health experts and much of the general public feel that no ?issue is more important than drug abuse. America's other pressing social ?problems- disease, poverty, child abuse and neglect, and corruption- often have ?a common element; that is drug abuse. The use of illegal drugs such as cocaine, ?crack, heroin and marijuana cause extensive harm to the body and brain. Yet, ?even after knowing this many people want illegal drugs to be legalized in every ?aspect. The last thing we need is a policy that makes widely available ?substances that impair memory, concentration and attention span; why in God's ?name foster the uses of drugs that make you stupid? The campaign for drug ?legalization is morally disgusting.The number of people who are addicted to ?illegal drugs or are users of these drugs is quite shocking. Drug abuse is ?clearly an injurious and sometimes fatal problem. The leaders of the ?international economic summit in Paris in July 1989 concluded that the ?devastating proportions of the drug problem calls for

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Censorship of Video Games

2/13/2007 An Essay Against The Censorship of Video Games | Ryan Tenorio Junior Seminar Video games have become about as main-stream as television and movies, and because of the immense market it has, video games are in a state where they can begin to influence, just like other forms of entertainment media. People from both sides of the coin argue on how much influence video games, more specifically violent ones, are having on the people that play them. Around the United States, bills are beginning to sprout from these debates on banning games based on if they may be harmful for children. However, it is argued that these bills aren't justified because they work off of declaring if a video game is morally suitable or not, and have no scientific basis. I believe that the completely censorship of games is a bad idea because video games are valid expressions of ideas, the arguments against them are based off of questionable research, and the matter simply cannot be legislated upon because the whole argument is based off of moral values. Since the 1990's, video games have become a target for relating bad behavior in children. Early games that featured violent or suggestive scenes such as Mortal Kombat and Night Trap were some of the first titles to be used as a basis for argument. Before then, no rating system existed, until in 1994 the Entertainment Software Review Board (ESRB)

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ITGS: Tutorials, Training & Wizards

Tutorials, training and wizards (assistants) Key Terms: Tutorial Software - Tutorial software's are types of programs which assist or guide a user to learn something. Tutorial software's in this case mainly play the role of a tutor or a teacher. Tutorial software's are generally designed to be user-friendly such that the user can be guided easily. One common example of a tutorial software is a Kanji learning program called the "LexiKAN 2.0". This main objective of this program is to provide the user lessons from which the user will be able to learn Kanji's. Training Software - Training software's are types of programs which help a user get training. This type of software is usually designed to let a trainee experience the actual circumstances as it would during a real situation. Training software's generally are used because they are efficient. It is cheaper to give training to trainee than actually building a real situation. The advantage this has is that companies can hire several trainees and train them with this software for minimal costs and risks. For example when the government wants to hire train drivers, they usually train them with the help of these training software's. Hence by this they can easily train the drivers without taking into account the costs of actual training which would be driving the actual train and risks such as train accidents. Consequently

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English A1 HL - Detailed Plan & Commentary on Planting a Sequoia

First Impression: * The first impression of the poem which I gathered from the title made me think that the poem was about appreciating nature however this was significantly different from the actual theme of the poem. * Upsetting, yet towards the end the tree is a symbol of hope and how 'good things' can still happen after 'bad things'. * One of the most noticeable things is the personification of the tree. [poem is directed to the tree; it's referred to as "you".] * Speaker is a Father talking about planting a tree to represent the death of his first born infant. [refers to Sicilian tradition of planting an olive or a fig tree at the birth of the first born son]. Olive and fig trees are "a sign that the earth has one more life to bear" and they bear fruit which symbolizes how the sons will have more children whereas the sequoia planted to present this infant's death bears no fruit and so represents the end of both the infant's life and legacy. * The poem literally and figuratively refers to the tree as a symbol of the infant's death. Notes: * Although the poem never states that the narrator is the father and not the mother, I can conclude that it's the father as the Sicilian tradition is that the father plants a tree. * In my opinion, the lack of a rhyme scheme represents how unpredictable life is. * Tone: mournful, "rain blackened the horizon"; leading into

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From the play Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, anaylsis the relationship between Antonio and Bassanio during the scene that Bassanio requests Antonio for a loan.

IOC Merchant of Venice Bassanio`s request of Antonio This extract is from the opening scene of the play "Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare. It is from Act one scene one of the play. This is the stage at which Bassanio is asking Antonio for money in order to be able to go and attempt to win Portia over. He first begins with the mention of how he owes Antonio money, stating that if Antonio lends him money in order for him to go to see Portia, his is sure that he will be able to win her and pay off all debts to him, as she is extremely wealthy. This extract of the play is very informative as it shows us the relationship that Antonio and Bassanio have with one another as well as many traits of Bassanio's character. Just by reading this extract of the play, Shakespeare foreshadows one of the plots of the play; the debt that Antonio holds with Shylock. This plot concerning money and the debt is first mentioned when Bassanio mentions the debt that he already owes Antonio when he says to him "I owe you much..." This shows us the fact that financially, Antonio has helped Bassanio in the past a great deal and preludes to Bassanio needing more money as well as causing more problems for Antonio. I say this because earlier on in the scene, we read about how Antonio (who is a merchant) has had ill luck with regard to his ships, which makes us feel that he is not in the best

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Practical Investigation. How does biodiversity favour survival through natural selection?

Ishaan Khanna Candidate Number: 0026011 ESS Practical Planning Research Question: How does biodiversity favour survival through natural selection? Natural Selection: The process in nature by which, according to Darwin's theory of evolution, only the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing numbers to succeeding generations while those less adapted tend to be eliminated.[1] Biodiversity: The variety of life on Earth, its biological diversity is commonly referred to as biodiversity. The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes in these species, the different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts, rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse Earth.[2] Hypothesis: The rate of survival should be higher when there is more diversity. Method: I took 5 light colour crayons and 5 dark colour crayons and broke each of them into 2 pieces each. I then stripped off their covers. First I put 10 pieces of the light coloured crayons on the grass and selected as many crayons as I could in 5 seconds. Then I put 10 pieces of light coloured crayons and 10 pieces of dark coloured crayons on the grass and tried to select as many as I could in 5

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Langston Hughes

English Oral Presentation Good morning, today i am going to explore the techniques in which Langston Hughes combats the appalling treatment and discrimination of the African-American race. He uses these techniques within the poems "Democracy," "The Negro Mother" and "Merry-go-round." The poems harness the principles of freedom and democracy to contest for equality and fair treatment for his people. Hughes uses literary devices in his poems to further increase the intensity of his meanings and to engage the reader. Hughes demonstrates how the concepts of freedom and democracy assist his race's fight for rights and proves that they should be as important as the next person "I have as much right as the other fellow has to stand..." (Line 5). Hughes also demands that the African-American people no longer wait for their rights, as he tires of people saying "Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day." (Line 10). "Freedom is a strong seed planted in a great need." (Line 15) This metaphor portrays Hughes opinion on how important and powerful freedom is and how desperately his people need and deserve it. It is used to emphasize the potent longing of the African-American people for their liberty. Langston Hughes also promotes a peaceful and fair solution saying that Democracy will not be awarded "Through compromise and fear" (Line 4). This may be a reflection on how the

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