Ada Leverson Essays

Morality and The Picture of Dorian Gray “The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.” C.G. Jung The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, was first published in 1890, right in the middle of the Victorian Era, an era that was characterized by its conservatism. Ever since, and due to the content of the book, it has been condemned as immoral. Furthermore, on 1891, Wilde published a preface protecting his book from public punishment in which he

Briefly describe the 1984 case of Denice Haraway. Describe the Ada police mistreatment of Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot with regard to the case. Make connections to the Ada police mistreatment of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz. Denice Haraway was at a local convenience store, where she was assumed to be kidnapped with no traceable evidence. Haraway’s body was never found nor was it proven she was kidnapped supporting her disappearance. Moreover, the only account to follow through was the statement

Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician born December 10, 1815, in London, England, and died November 27, 1852. Her father was a free-spirited poet while her mother was very rigid (Meriwether, 2014). Ada’s parents separated shortly after her birth, and Ada was left to the care of her mother (Meriwether, 2014). Her mother feared Ada would be weak and free-spirited like her father, so Ada’s mother hired tutors who were only allowed to teach her mathematics and science (Meriwether, 2014). Ada

Ada Lovelace grew from a financially well-off upbringing; her father was the famous poet, Lord Byron and her mother was a baroness. Even though her father separated from Lovelace’s mother, that did not stop her mother from attempting to provide Ada Lovelace with the most advanced education. The baroness encouraged science and mathematics, while she discouraged literature. Lovelace became extremely gifted in mathematics and would eventually lead a legacy in computer science and women in technology

Ada Lovelace was the only legitimate child of the romantic poet, George Gordon, Lord Byron. But Ada Lovelace was not interested in becoming a poet or even have anything to do with, romantic poetry. In the text it states, “Ada preferred more logical subjects like math and science, rather than literature or poetry.” Young Ada Lovelace showed a genius for math at an young age. Ada actually had a younger sister named Allegra who was 5. Sadly Allegra died at the age of 5 because Ada’s father, Lord

From the Dark Tower is a poem written by Countee Cullen. It can be interpreted to showcase the restrictions and struggles that African American people have to face when it comes to growing and being valued as an important members of society and life because of their skin color. This becomes much more clear as the poem goes on and by examining the figurative language, diction, structure, and other prominent literary elements. To begin, the very first line starts off the poem by beginning an extended

However, Ada Lovelace is the exception to this cliché. Ada Byron was born in London, England on December 10, 1815. Her surname Byron come from her father who was the famous poet Lord Byron. Ironically, she never met her father for her mother, Anne Isabelle Milbanke divorced from him when she was born. Therefore, Milbanke did not want Ada to have the same qualities like Lord Byron. In the 1800’s, the women in London were primarily schooled about literature and the arts. However, Ada, being born

Tangled up in Blue and The Road Goes on Forever The song, Tangled Up in Blue by Bob Dylan and The Road Goes on Forever by Robert Earl Keen, both show how the two men experienced the acrimony of love. Love appears to become the core fundamental goal in both of the songs. Frequently, people underestimate the power of love and the things people are willing to do for love. Love without risk, even worse, there is no love without cost or sorrow, misery, and pain. Love brings agony, yet, people pursue

London,U.K.  Her name was Augusta Ada Byron later known as Countess of Lovelace.   She was born in a time when the revolution was beginning in Portugal and Turkey invaded Syria.  Napoleon also escaped from exile on the Mediterranean of Elba around 1816. The 36 year old deceased mathematician spent her early childhood surrounded by tutors of her mother's choice.  Her mother, left widowed after an unhappy marriage and death of her late husband, raised her alone. Ada never had a chance to develop a relationship

If you have a computing device or a smart phone, then you should thank and give credit to Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace better known as Ada Lovelace. Ada is known for her outstanding and exceptional work on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, she developed the first algorithm to be processed by a machine, and she is the very first computer programmer. She is also the architect of the very first computer program. Ada’s father George Gordon Byron also known as Lord Byron was an English

Most Americans have a personal computer in their households. Ada Lovelace is the one that made that happen. Lovelace was born on December 10, 1815, in London, United Kingdom. She was raised without a father figure but had many adult figures such as her mother and her many tutors who helped develop her love of science and math. She wrote “Notes” on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, which has many of the traits as today’s modern computer. Her “Notes” described how Babbage’s Analytical Engine worked