The Five Platonic Solids The five platonic solids are the tetrahedron‚ cube‚ octahedron‚ dodecahedron‚ and a icosahedron. They are named for the greek philosopher Plato. Plato wrote about them in the Timaeus (c.360 B.C.) in which he paired each of the four classical elements earth‚ air‚ water‚ and fire with a regular solid. Earth was paired with the cube‚ air with the octahedron‚ water with the icosahedron‚ and fire with the tetrahedron. The fifth Platonic solid‚ the dodecahedron‚ Plato says that
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successful because of the religion. One of the Five Pillars of Islam‚ or the required religious duties for Muslims‚ is the Zakat‚ or a required tithe primarily used for the poor. This greatly helped the economy and promoted social cohesion‚ and it is also seen in many other religions as well. The religion also greatly encouraged tolerance to other cultures and religions‚ which helped the empire and trade expand like never before. The traded products included both man-made and natural resources‚ such as textiles
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Five Bases of Power Maria Mayorga BCom230 November 28‚ 2011 Jay Johnson Five Bases of Power Power is said to be ability of one person‚ group‚ or organization to control another person‚ group‚ or organization. Power is also refer to when one individual makes another do what the other wished through fear‚ force‚ persuasion‚ or reward. For example someone may be powerful because he or she could fire or assign a task someone does not like. Other could be powerful by having the ability to
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1. Porter have developed five forces‚ basically it is a framework to analyze the level of competition within an industry in order to develop a business strategy. The first force as what Porter defined is the threat of new entrants‚ which can eventually decrease the profitability for all firms in their particular industries. This happens whenever profitable markets yield high returns that can attract new firms. The second force is the threat of substitute products or services or products‚ this is
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Focusing on your senses After choosing the provided video Five Senses Mindfulness Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q07XlqX3RpI‚ I went ahead to practice the procedure explained in it. I spent the day being aware of how I perceived the world through my five senses. When I sat down for my meditation session‚ I observed all my sensory organs that are taste‚ sight‚ smell‚ hearing‚ and touch. This video helped me to not be fearful of what I noticed and to notice certain noises‚ smells‚ tastes
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Definition of Man Man- a being in search of meaning‚ is how man is defined in Plato’s words. When we hear the word man‚ we automatically draw a picture of a human in our head. But what really does the term man mean? The simple answer to that question would be: a male human or man is a rational animal. Man is someone who has feelings‚ is capable of thinking and can reason. According to an article from New Advent‚ man comes a German root (mann‚ mensch) which means to think. The general definition
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Slaughterhouse Five is a confusing book to read because of the strange occurrences and frequent time traveling. Over the course of the book‚ Billy experiences some very strange things that aren’t common or even real things that a reader would see in their life. First‚ Vonnegut discusses the Trafalmadorians at length. He describes them as "two‚ feet high‚ and green‚ and shaped like plumbers’ friends. Their suctions cups were on the ground‚ and their shafts‚ which were extremely flexible‚ usually
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JOHANNE BISSELL ASSIGNMENT 311 TASK C Everyone who works with children have a duty to keep them safe from harm and or abuse. This is known as ‘Child Protection’. There are regulations‚ laws and codes of practice in place that make this a legal requirement. These legal requirements must be followed in order to protect the child from harm at your place of work. The child needs to feel safe and protected whilst in your care. Within the setting policies and procedures are set in place
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Five forces analysis help to analyze the characteristics that affect competition within an industry. The analysis is also a framework best suited to determine how strong or weak an industry’s competitive forces are but it can also help companies establish a business strategy. The five forces affecting industry attractiveness are classified into the two following categories. Internal forces: Competitive pressures from buyer bargaining power‚ competitive pressures stemming from supplier bargaining
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On May 22‚ 1980 Pac-Man was released for the very first time in Japan. To this day‚ Pac-Man is still a household name‚ and we should be thanking him. Because he started a revolution in gaming. The introduction of Pac-Man to the world changed gaming from a silly past time into a mainstream activity. To this day‚ Pac-Man remains one of the most iconic and influential characters of the gaming era. While out for dinner at a pizza place‚ Toru Iwatani glanced down at his pizza after picking up a single
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