[the square root of minus one] An imaginary tale is the story of the square root of minus one‚ a number we find described as "impossible" or "imaginary". Nahin’s historical and mathematical explanation of complex numbers and functions stretches across two millennia. The square root of minus one was such an unlikely concept for early mathematicians that they ignored it. For centuries mathematicians viewed negative numbers as problematic and were steered clear of difficult expressions such as the
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The discussion of education in America is one of the most important topics that our nation faces today. America’s economic future and ability to compete with the rest of the world depends on having a highly educated populace and well trained workforce. Our education system has had its problems but I feel that over time with the right elected officials‚ we can turn around and rank in the top ten to compete globally. Growing up and going to high school in Alaska‚ I never really thought much about
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In “Democracy in America‚” Alexis de Tocqueville argues that the biggest danger of democracy is the feeling of‚ what he coins‚ “Individualism.” Tocqueville states when introducing the concept of individualism that it is “of democratic origin” and may spread with the “same ratio as the equality of conditions” (Volume 2; Part 2; Ch 2.). His primary reason for this is that in an equal society men are no longer attached to other men. He compares it to an aristocracy‚ where every man is a link in a
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In Colonial Latin America‚ the conversion of indigenous people to Catholicism took off in 1493. Catholicism was the religion of choice because the Europeans conquering Latin America were from the parts of Europe that practiced Catholicism such as Spain‚ Belgium and Portugal. The rise of Catholicism would enter England as well with Queen Mary’s reign from 1553-1558. However‚ Spain had a larger role in sending missionaries to Colonial Latin America than England. England is referenced to provide prospective
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The majority of these few chapters took place in Central-North High school. When Connor‚ Risa‚ and Lev arrive at the school‚ they make a plan to go hide in the girl’s washroom until the lunch break bell rings. After a few hours‚ the bell finally rings and the three of them are about to leave when Connor and Risa realize Lev has left his stall. Yet‚ Connor and Risa don’t know that Lev had an escape plan to leave when the bell rings since he doesn’t trust them. When Lev escaped the washroom‚ he went
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Final Seminar Chapter 2: The Fire‚ closely follows the story of the 6 survivors or hibakusha‚ immediately after the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Each individual struggles to find a place of refuge amongst the chaos as spot fires cover the entire city. There is an emphasis on the wounded and suffering as many of the survivors themselves suffer cuts‚ burns or radiation sickness along with those around them. There is speculation over what may have caused such destruction to the city
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and explains the mysteries of the periodic table‚ its history‚ its changes‚ its breakthroughs‚ and its contributions on mankind. Chapter 6 or Completing the Table… with a Bang deals with the revolutionary findings of the Manhattan Project‚ how the holes of the periodic table were filled and last but certainly not least‚ how the apocalypse may occur. In the sixth chapter of The Disappearing Spoon Kean explains the basics of the works of Henry Moseley. Moseley was a student at the University of Manchester
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1. This book takes place in New York around the year 1855 to about 1889 when many immigrants from all over the world came to North America. In Jacob Riis’s book he breaks down the immigrants in to different race groups. This book is also about the overcrowding and the unhealthy living conditions of the tenement and how there community changes to become a healthy place to live and work. 2. The author Jacob Riis proved that the saying ‘’one half of the world does not know how the other half lives
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Chapter one and two summary : 7-16 On September 2‚ 1993‚ in Pakistan’s Karakoram Range. While the protagonist Mortenson was making his way through rough terrain. He failed in an attempt to climb K2‚where the world’s second highest mountain. he was following Scott Darsney‚ but Mortenson cannot see him any more . The two couldn’t reach the summit of K2 ‚they rescue of fellow climber Etienne Mortenson spent three days. They had already used a great deal of energy carrying the supplies. As he
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Long Walk to Water is a creative non-fiction story about the life of one of the Lost Boys from South Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War; whose name is Salva. His journey wasn’t the easiest in fact he was at risk for dying at any given second. There were multiple factors contributing to his survival‚ his uncle‚ determination‚ and physical resources. Salva’s uncle was one of the main factors. He gave Salva the will to go on so he doesn’t lose sight of what’s important. Traveling across the hot
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