Over the last few years the world of free and open source geospatial software has experienced some major changes. For instance‚ the website FreeGIS.org currently lists 330 GIS related projects. Besides the advent of new software projects and the growth of established projects‚ a new organisation known as the OSGeo Foundation has been established to offer a point of contact. This paper will give an overview on existing free and open source desktop GIS projects. To further the understanding
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"Prince Hal is the politician‚ while Hotspur is the man of action." To what extent do you agree with this interpretation of the play? Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV Part I’‚ presents the young Prince Henry as an ambivalent and enigmatic character who is politically cunning in his ability to read situations and respond accordingly. He is a man of the world through his association with his friend Falstaff‚ but by the end of the play he has also supplanted Hotspur as a soldier and a man of honour who can
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife” satirises the ambition of many women of the gentry class to marry a man of a wealthy fortune. I have used a hyperbole and absurd generalisation to challenge the mercenary motives of women in my contemporary society. This is also seen in Lydia’s elopement which is seen as shocking and immoral “how little of permanent happiness could belong to a couple who were only brought together because
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Primary methodologies are ways we gather information when conducting social research. There are multiple types of useful methodologies in collecting qualitative data like interviews and a focus group as well as quantitative data like questionnaires‚ surveys and statistical research for examples. There are many advantages and disadvantages to all primary methodologies‚ including the information collected being more personally suited to the researcher while being more time consuming than some secondary
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Clearly‚ The Social Network is a negative representation of youth. Youth is a socially constructed period of time between the ages of 12 to 24 years. The stereotypes (a generalisation of an individual or group of people based on their race‚ religion‚ gender ect. ) interoperated in the film suggest a heavy drug and alcohol dependency and culture. The negative and immature image of character’s social skills and friendships are key themes in the film. A negative depiction is presented throughout The
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electricity-short developing countries like India‚ but as in any large-scale electricity generating option‚ there are trade-offs. Reservoirs inundate forests‚ farmland and wildlife habitats and uproot entire communities of indigenous people. Thus‚ hasty solutions to a given problem may create more complications rather than solving it. In the recent past‚ countries have been expanding their energy budget presumably thinking that energy expenditure was the only way to development‚ but today the perspective
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Relativism and Morality Instr. Marnie Caroll SOC 120: Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility Roderica A. Reyes March 18‚ 2013 Lenn Goodman presented a good argument about certain things that are simply wrong. In his article‚ he specified that the sole areas in the article are not inclusive of every consideration to which humans are rightful; he argues that these are some of the practices that should never be regarded as an alternative. Goodman addresses these areas as: Genocide
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the best action.Many aim to be logical but make common mistakes by: attacking the person‚begging‚ appealing to false authority‚ assuming that something is true because it hasn’t been proven false‚falling into the victim to false causes‚ and making hasty generalizations. Critical thinking is considered important in the academic fields such as liberal college because it enables one to analyze‚ evaluate‚ explain‚ and restructure their thinking‚ thereby decreasing the risk of adopting‚ acting on‚ or
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husband to be inseparable and outwardly loving to his wife. Obierka Obierka thinks that Okonkwo is too hard on his children and that Nwoye has too much of his grandfather in him. He is also worried about his own son Maduka ‚ who he thinks is too hasty and sharp. Obierka periodically questions tribal law and believes that some changes can improve society. He does not feel the need to prove his masculinity by killing someone who considered him a father. Obierka is friends with Okonkwo and tries to
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standardize pricing and purchasing policy within the organization. 1. How well did Albanese manage the pricing and purchasing changes at Sunflower? Agnes Albanese‚ the newly appointed Director of pricing and purchasing may have been a bit hasty in her management approach and failed to follow through with her planned change. Without a comprehensive understanding of company structure and culture‚ she suggested a solution after a mere three weeks. After a mere three weeks‚ she suggested a
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