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Stephen Mitchell suffered from allergies. A thirty-five-year-old professor at Syracuse University, he found sanctuary in the temperature-controlled environment of the school's computer center, where he surprised many people by showing how computers could be used to advance work in the humanities.
Each year, the Modern Language Association compiled a bibliography of every book, article, and review published during the year prior. Mitchell thought he could automate the process, and MLA agreed to let him try. He spent weeks translating the names of editors, translators, and authors into punch cards and writing the program to interpret the data. Then it was all over in twenty-three minutes. That's how long it took the computer to compile and print the index, which ran to 18,001 entries.
Which detail provides the most information about the topic?
(A)Stephen Mitchell used computers to advance work in the humanities.
(B)The Modern Language Association publishes a yearly bibliography.
(C)Sometimes simple health issues can contribute to professional goals
(D)Goals can be achieved through careful study and preparation.
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go reid back Two paragraphs here Steve mitchell suffered from
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allergies Thirty five year old presser is lebanon and they
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have found sanctuary in the temperature controlled environment of the
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school's computer center Reese pregnant people showing how computers could
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be used to advance in the communities each year The
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modern language associating compile a big black for every bugger
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coming sounds like google books here Really Mitchell body could
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automate the problem Let me know when he's found weeks
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translating named and authors punch cards on a data that
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it was all over in twenty three minutes That's how
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long it took computer violent print the index which ran
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two eighteen thousand one entries The question asked us to
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choose the sentence that best basically summarizes the passage The
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topic of the selection is steven mitchell's use of computers
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to speed up the bibliography process for the way you
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know modern language association which probably saved many people from
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brutal hand cramps So it's gotta be a steven mitchell
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used computers to advance work in the humanities Who Soto
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the fact that emily publishes a yearly bibliography is supporting
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details with the heart of this note the article notes
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that health issues led mentioned to spend a lot of
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on the computer centre that's not the focus Finally mitchell
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worked hard to create the bibliography The passage is more
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about why he did it rather than how and yet
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we all work hard at what we're doing Thanks a
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lot So it's not be seared It's a and we're 00:01:29.906 --> [endTime] gonna go find a card catalog somewhere
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