b0rsuk
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Hey

I need a topic for english classes. I can write the essay on my own, but choosing a topic has always been something of a problem for me. Especially if I'm given too broad choice.

It should be "about computers" or "related to computers". She didn't accept my badger essay. I study IT, but my english teacher doesn't.
For 5-10 minutes of talking.

Talking about DROD would make me nerdy, so that's probably out of question. Besides, it's too niche. Honestly, how many people play puzzle games ?
Another thing to keep in mind is I don't want to pretend being a smartass. We've got people who've been sysadmins or assembly coders for years...
I don't mind if it's a bit vague.

Any ideas ?

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stigant
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How about picking an interesting algorithm and talking about it and its applications. Example: the shortest path algorithm, or various sorting algorithms (bubble, insertion, quicksort).

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Mattcrampy
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I'd play to my strengths if I were you. What are they?

If you're good at writing the sort of over-analysing you normally see when you're studying literature, I'd do something on, perhaps, the ethics of computer implants, or perhaps something on what role the Internet plays in human interaction and whether it's gotten richer or poorer as a result. You can pad ferociously while still sounding good.

If not, stick more to the facts. Start with a bullet point list, preferably something where there's some pros and cons, and expand them out into a paragraph where you explain what they are and why they're on the list. The possibilities for robotics, maybe - it's much more difficult than we thought to make a human-like robot, but in return we can make robots that do things not possible for human-like robots. Perhaps something on open-source development, and how it's commoditising the software market for good or bad.

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mrimer
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How about something related to the links in your sig?

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b0rsuk
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I think I'll prepare a rant about censorship of the internet/growing commerce/how the internet is changing.

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If you wrote about the technology of Flash, you could end on 'badger badger badger'

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You should write an essay discussing the topics of how the human subconscience and the internet are strangely similar in some category's.

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Stuwy wrote:
You should write an essay discussing the topics of how the human subconscience and the internet are strangely similar in some category's.

Emergence might be of interest to you (I think both the internet and the human brain are both examples of emergent systems).

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