labor - hours. If framing time is normally distributed‚ what is the probability that the time to frame a house is a) more than 320 labor - hours? b) from 280 to 360 labor hours? c) more than 260 labor hours? d)from 260 to 300 labor hours? e) less than 250 labor hours? f) from 300 to 350 labor hours? 3 - (Refer problem 2) If the company promises to frame a house within an agreed upon number of labor hours and wishes to have at most 90 percent chance of fulfilling the promise‚ what should be the
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Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies 2012-2013 Degree Completion Plan Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2012 through summer 2013. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs‚ concentrations or cognates. Please refer to the list of approved general education requirements at www.luonline.com/generaleducation before enrolling in general education electives. GENERAL
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EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT 1970‚ 30‚ 607-610. DETERMINING SAMPLE SIZE FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ROBERT V. KREJCIE University of Minnesota‚ Duluth DARYLE W. MORGAN Texas A. & M. University The ever increasing demand for research has created a need for an efficient method of determining the sample size needed to be representative of a given population. In the article “Small Sample Techniques‚” the research division of the National Education Association has published a formula for determining
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globalized world‚ with increased interconnectedness and invasive embedded nature‚ communities have significantly changed from Herodotus’ time. Although there are many aspects of community found in today’s societies that resonate with the societies Herodotus describes‚ the differences are significant. In the English language we have multiple words to express the same idea‚ but Herodotus only uses one‚ ethnos. This linguistic change reflects the changes that have occurred to societies across the globe.
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Herodotus was born in 485 BC in the Greek City of Halicarnassus and is known as the pioneer of history. His series of books‚ The Histories was the first piece of literature that described historical events. No writer had ever attempted to analyze events in history before Herodotus‚ he catalyzed the study of history and allowed scholars to have a deeper understanding of events in the world. The Histories was an account of the Greco-Persian wars‚ which was a series of wars between the Persian Empire
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The accounts of Scythia in Herodotus’ The Histories are organized in concurrence with the timeline of the Persian invasion of Scythia‚ led by King Darius‚ where as the invasion progresses Herodotus repeatedly digresses about the history of Scythia until the Persians and Scythians meet‚ at which point the apparent essence of the accounts of Scythia in The Histories‚ the Persian invasion‚ is concluded. Although Herodotus’ description of Scythia seems to be a byproduct of the accounts of King Darius
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The action-packed‚ box office hit film the 300 is a fictionalized retelling of the accounts of the Battle of Thermopylae. Despite not having the blessings of Spartan Councilmen‚ King Leonidas gathers a group of 300. Set in ca.480 BCE Greece‚ the best worriers in all of Sparta try to defend Greece from Persian invaders. When the news reaches of the events taking place‚ Queen Gorgo tries to convince the Council to send the entire Spartan army to help her King and husband. In a moving speech Gorgo uses
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A Comparison of Herodotus and Thucydides The Persian and Peloponnesian wars were both significant conflicts that tested independence. Documenting these wars was obviously hard at this point of civilization‚ but two men did‚ and are now known as the great writers of their time. When analyzing the writings of Herodotus and Thucydides‚ the authors must be compared and contrasted. Though it is almost impossible to know the complete accuracy of their accounts‚ analyzing the writing style will give
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kings and famous personalities. It is instead the investigation of the past intended in ample sense; and it comprehends the study of culture‚ thoughts‚ habits‚ political institutions and many other aspects of society. This concept was very clear to Herodotus and Voltaire‚ two historians that‚ although lived a totally different period and contest‚ share some affinities in the way in which they write about the past. They both were interested in the cultural history‚ in the usefulness of history in the
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Throughout the Histories Herodotus chronicles many stories taking place over eighty years. The climaxes of the Histories are the great wars between the Greeks and the Persians. With that in mind it seems reasonable that Herodotus serves as a spectacular source for military matters of the ancients. Truly it is a great source‚ historians can learn about ancient armies building bridges to move their forces across bodies of water and Herodotus tells his readers that barbarians use short spears and wear
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