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    Grace Murray Hopper

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    Grace Murray Hopper Grace Brewster Murray was born on December 9‚ 1906 in New York City. In 1928 she graduated from Vassar College with a BA in mathematics and physics and joined the Vassar faculty. While an instructor at Vassar‚ she continued her studies in mathematics at Yale University‚ where she earned an MA in 1930 and a PhD in 1934. She was one of four women in a doctoral program of ten students‚ and her doctorate in mathematics was a rare accomplishment in its day. (cs.yale.edu/-tap/files/hopper

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    Born Grace Brewster Murray in New York City on December 9‚ 1906‚ Grace Hopper studied math and physics at Vassar College. After graduating from Vassar in 1928‚ she proceeded to Yale University‚ where‚ in 1930‚ she received a master’s degree in mathematics. That same year‚ she married Vincent Foster Hopper‚ becoming Grace Hopper (a name that she kept even after the couple’s 1945 divorce). Starting in 1931‚ Hopper began teaching at Vassar while also continuing to study at Yale‚ where she earned a Ph

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    Eduardo Sotomayor Computers Literacy Prof De Zottis 1/30/13 Grace Hopper As a child‚ Grace Hopper had great technical skills. She would disassemble an alarm clock and put it back together just for fun. Grace was born on December 9‚ 1906 in New york city. She grew and became a remarkable woman where she attended Vassar College and graduated in 1928 with a Bachlor in mathematics and physics. After her graduation she became one of the faculty as a associate professor at Vassar College and continued

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    Edward Hopper

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    Edward Hopper (1882-1967) Edward Hopper grew up and lived in the inter-war period. He grew up in a well-off middle class family and decided he was going to be an artist as early as 16 years old (Smith‚ 1986). His parents supported him however pushed him towards commercial art because it had more promise and structure. He first attended the New York School of Illustrating but later transferred to the New York School of Art in 1900. At this school he worked under artists who influenced him to

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    Isolation in Hopper

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    shadow The painting “New York Movie” is an incredible painting with significant use of light and shadow and the contrast of warm and cool colors. It’s not just a painting of a nicely dressed lady in a theater. It’s very intense and strong. Edward Hopper defines the isolation of urbanites by the design of this painting. The arrangements of figures and settings capture the moment of “not belonging”. By the composition‚ contrast of colors and the use of light and shadow‚ it perfectly defines the loneliness

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    Edward Hoppers Nighthawks

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    When I first glanced at Nighthawks by Edward Hopper‚ I was thirteen years old and I was on a trip to The Institute of Art Chicago with my family. I was so intrigued by the painting that I took all the money I was given for the weekend and bought a reprint from the museum’s gift shop. The painting hangs on my wall in my house and has been on every wall in every home I’ve lived since I was thirteen. The meaning of the painting has changed for me over the years as I have matured and learned more about

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    chief scientist for the Fusion Company since 2008. Column B Grace Hopper (computer scientist (University of Phoenix‚ 2012) Grace Hopper was born in New York City in 1908. She studied math and physics at Vassar College. She received a master’s degree in math from Yale in 1930. After marriage she continued her education at Yale receiving a PHD in math in 1934. She is the first women to achieve this degree from Yale. In 1943 Hopper joined the Navy Reserve. Due to her mathematical degree she was

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    Edward Hopper’s‚ Nighthawks Edward Hopper’s painting‚ Nighthawks‚ is perhaps one of the most famous pieces of art in which he completed in his eighty-four year lifetime. Nighthawks was painted in the early 1940’s and portrays three people sitting at the bar of a well lit corner diner‚ in the city‚ late at night or even early into the morning. There is a single male worker behind what appears to be triangular shaped wooden bar. There is no exit door. The lighting in the diner appears very bright

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    Survey #5 “Moveable Feast” 1. Give an example someone employing empathic listening. Explain When Karen is talking about Stan wanting her to sleep with other men‚ Grace Jack and Will‚ listen empathetically. They listen to be sensitive to her. They understand that even though she acts tough‚ she loves her husband and is upset by this. They let her know that they understand how she is feeling and that they are there for her. 2. Which step to critical listening is most vulnerable in

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    Famous Thinkers

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    Famous Thinkers: Steven Spielberg & Grace Hopper Famous thinkers can come from all walks of life and can be from our generation and others. Reaching goals can be done in many ways. The similarity famous thinkers is that they are all share creative minds and are all creative thinkers. Creative ideas are the foundation of creative process (Goodman & Fritchie‚ 2011). Famous thinkers base their ideas on searching for solutions to problem‚ need‚ or the way others think or view specific issues.

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