Shannon's HIST 390 Blog

September, 2018 Archive

Sep 24

The cool thing about Thesus the mouse is that it was able to use Boolean algebra to find its way through a maze, then was able to memorize the path it went and could perform it over and over again until the maze was altered.  Even after the maze was changed, it was still able […]

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Sep 24

When the first compter was invented, it was extremely large and was only able to do the simplest tasks. The computer has changed drastically over the past few decades including its size, functions and complexity. After talking leanring about how hard it was to deal with computers when they first came out, it makes me […]

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Sep 13

I think that I would see myself as more of a idealist. Even though I do share qualities of both, I feel like I try to see either the best or the worst in a situation. For example, when I  am texting someone new and feel like we forming a connection, I begin to think […]

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Sep 10

I think that the way you portray the message you are giving is a huge part of how to get your point across in the best way. Using the right medium can show someone how much you care for them. For example, writing a letter to a friend who’s away at college or lives in […]

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Sep 10

For some people, it is hard for them to get distracted while completing a task while others are distracted quite easily. It is believed that miliennials are the most frequently distracted since they have grown up with technology. It is true that some of us are easily distracted by a buzzing phone or a useless […]

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Sep 01

It’s weird how easily you can notice the differences between the loudness of current music versus music from the 50s and 60s when someone points it out. Before taking this class, I would have never noticed any differences between the two besides one was half a centuries old. I think it’s cool that you can […]

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