Department of Florida Institute of Technology gave us a seminar named How Predictable are We? A Survey on Human Mobility Modeling. He introduced this topic with five human mobility modeling: Gravity Model, Random Walks, Continuous-Time Random Walk, Levy Flight and Individual Mobility Model. At the beginning, he made an introduction that research on human mobility is important for traffic forecasting, urban planning and epidemics modeling and human mobility analysis can be divided into two levels: population
In Female Chauvinist Pigs, Ariel Levy argues that objectification of women is not only exploited by men, but also by women. Today, most women are willing to exploit their own bodies and degrade their sexuality. There has been a huge change in the way women present themselves today in comparison to the 1970s. Levy stated that she would turn on the television and see strippers explaining how to lap dance a man to orgasm or channels with babies in tight, tiny uniforms bouncing up and down on trampolines
Journal One: A Confederacy of Dunces Chapter One: Plot: Ignatius waited for Mrs. Reilly outside the department store. A policeman attempted to apprehend Ignatius; a mob ensued with the result of an old man being arrested for calling the policeman a communist. Mrs. Reilly and Ignatius escape to a local bar in which the bartender treats them with a lack of respect as well as eavesdrops on their conversation about Ignatius’ trip to Baton Rouge. The old man, Claude Robichaux, was brought before the
Maurice Levy, played by Michael Kostroff, is a defense attorney in The Wire who shares similar traits with Saul Goodman. Levy's main clientele are the Barksdale Organization, a drug dealing gang led by Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell, located in Baltimore, Maryland. The Barksdale Organization pays a retainer to Levy for his services whenever they find themselves in trouble. Levy remains silent and secretive about his ties with the Barksdale
This creates bias. To illustrate my point, let us take a look at how these 2 news stations covered the very same story in completely different ways. Fox News, with their conservative bias, continuously eluded, during the coverage of the Chandra Levy case, that Gary Condit played some role in Chandra’s disappearance. In many numerous televised announcements and news articles released since the day that Chandra was declared missing, Fox News repeatedly kept referring to Condit for more information
social and cultural acceptance of increased sexual liberties, values, and identities. Young girls are strongly affected by this culture due to the position of women in Disney films. Manufacturers take advantage of this to advertise their products. Ariel Levy, author of Female ...
In Female Chauvinist Pigs, Ariel Levy attempts to reconcile her personal views of feminism with its portrayal in popular culture. In order to challenge what she sees as a co-opted version of feminism, Levy raises the question of authenticity of “sex-positive feminism” (Levy, 63) on two levels: by “selling out” in terms of the body and in terms of our patriarchal culture. In order to restore a binary relationship between feminism and non-feminism, Levy recasts this sex positive feminism as a new form
2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. . Vansant, Emilie. "Ke$ha…A Feminist?" The College Voice. The College Voice, 4 Dec. 2012. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. . Crasnow, Sharon L., and Joanne Waugh. Philosophical Feminism and Popular Culture. N.p.: Lexington, 2012. Print. Levy, Ariel. Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. New York: Free, 2005. Print. Zurbriggen, Eileen L., and Tomi-Ann Roberts. The Sexualization of Girls and Girlhood: Causes, Consequences, and Resistance. New York: Oxford UP, 2013
criticize how the company pressures women to expose themselves on camera. Levy reveals that the cameramen of Girls Gone Wild receive bonuses for capturing a hot girl flashing her breasts on camera as opposed to a normal girl (12-13). Levy intentionally includes this information in order to expose how the company treats women as objects instead of people; the women are literally rated on a scale from one to ten on the show (Levy 12). The fact that the cameramen receive bonuses based on the attractiveness
Use of Symbolism in Steinbeck's Flight In his classic short story, "Flight," John Steinbeck uses many examples of symbolism to foreshadow the conclusion. Symbolism can be anything, a person, place or thing, used to portray something beyond itself. It is used to represent or foreshadow the ending of the story. Steinbeck uses colors, direction, and nature symbolism to help presage Pepé's tragic death. Let us now more closely examine the ways that Steinbeck uses colors to foreshadow the ending
The Importance of Flight in Song of Solomon Flight is a major theme in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon. “Flight echoes throughout the story as a reward, as a hoped-for skill, as an escape, and as proof of intrinsic worth; however, by the end this is not so clear a proposition”(Lubiano 96). Song of Solomon ends with ‘flight’ but in such a way that the act allows for multiple interpretations: suicide; "real" flight and then a wheeling attack on his "brother"; or "real" flight and then some kind
Flight in Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses In an enticingly realistic novel, contemporary western writer Cormac McCarthy tells the coming-of-age story of a young John Grady Cole whose life begins and, in a sense, ends in rustic San Angelo. Page by page, McCarthy sends his protagonist character creation on a Mexican adventure, complete with barriers, brawls, and beauties. The events which bring about John Grady’s adventure and the reasons behind his decision to flight familiarity are the
Journey to Destruction in Steinbeck's Flight and London's To Build a Fire Not many people have to face death in the cold wasteland of the Arctic or rugged mountains of California, but Pepe and "the man" do. Although the ironic destruction of Pepe and the man were caused by relentless forces of nature, their attitudes and reasons for going on their journeys differed. The setting in both stories consisted of extreme climate and conditions. In Flight the climate was desert hot during the
Subject of Family in Lessing’s Flight, Hughes’ Mother to Son, Kincaid's Girl and Adrienne Rich's Poem, Merced Family as defined by Webster’s College Dictionary can be one of many different people. Family can be your parents, spouse, children, brother, sister, grandmother, uncle, any blood relative, or even people who are not blood related that share that common bond (Webster 475). My definition of family is similar to Webster’s, but I feel that there is more to it than just being a blood relative
PROBLEM Does a paper airplane designed with more surface area allow the plane to stay aloft a longer amount of time? BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Several forces combine to affect an airplane’s ability to fly. Thrust – A push that provides the plane with its initial acceleration Lift - Air moving under the wings of the plane providing an upwards force Drag – Air pushing against the plane, causing it to slow down Weight – The weight of the paper airplane that brings it to a landing Gravity – The weight
myself being in that airplane not only as a passenger but, as the pilot. As I grew older my passion for flying strengthened, I looked for ways to turn this passion into something more. I took multiple exploratory flights, I also stayed at EAA Academy Lodge for a week, and logged many flight hours throughout the course of two years. Not only did I have a blast doing these activities, I also learned so much from them. I am ready to take my education to a further level and progress towards becoming a
Boom,Boom! Sabena flight 548 just when down by Brussels. People were taken by this and it made it’s mark on history. In 1961 the world’s figure skating community suffered a truly morbid tragic event when the US figure skating team’s plane crashed down in flames and loud booms were heard in the distance. Sabena flight 548 crashed down in Brussels on their way to compete in the World Championship event. This resulted in the death of all 72 passengers on board. An innocent farmer in the fields was
Staring out the window of the airplane, part of me hoped that somehow things would all work out. The other part of me knew that recovering from something like this would be very unlikely. This was not the first time I had visited the busy historical city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, but this trip will stay in my heart forever. I learnt that nobody lives forever and we have to appreciate the people we love while we have them. Early October of 2011, at the inexperienced age of 13, I faced the cruel
Research Question: How does the side lengths of a square parachute canopy affect the drop time of the parachute from a 460 cm drop height? The side lengths of the square parachute canopy will be 30 cm, 35 cm, 40 cm, 45 cm, 50 cm. The dependent variable would be the drop time of the parachute released from 460 cm(the drop time is determined by the time it takes for the parachute to touch the ground safely and softly from the release point). The dependent variable will be measured in seconds. Note:
On March 8, 2014, 227 passengers gleefully walked onto Malaysia Flight 370, not knowing what would come of this adventure. It was an ordinary plane, a Boeing 777 with six seats across each row. When the pilot was ready to take off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and head to Beijing, China, the passengers had no idea what they were in for. While the plane was orderly and on a similar routine to any other plane, the first class was extravagantly different. The seats had velvety, comfortable chairs with