Abigail Thompson Gabrielle Roseberry September 7‚ 2010 4th period Professor Abigail Thompson is one of the many female mathematicians around. With a B.A. received from Wellesley College in 1979 and a PhD received from Rutgers University in 1986‚ she now studies combinational methods in 3-dimensional manifolds or topology. Topology is the study of how geometric objects are basically connected to themselves. Her contributions to the world of mathematics obtain a number of new classifications
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“Well‚ knowledge is a fine thing‚ and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers‚ that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since” -Abigail Adams letter to Elizabeth Shaw (20 march 1791) Abigail Smith was born into a prestigious family of Congregationalists in rural New England. Growing up Abigail Smith was taught a basic education by her grandmother. However‚ she hungered for knowledge and spent most of her time reading books on subjects such as; philosophy‚ theology
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During the initial article‚ I both agreed and disagreed with Ewert as he provided both the position and the rebuttal of what he was talking about. The first aspect of his article included selfishness. An example that I agreed with was the fact that Ewert mentioned that selfishness is concentrating on one’s own self and not taking other’s considerations. I also agreed with Ewert when he stated that “it is clear that not all self-directed action is necessarily selfish action” (Ewert‚ 1989). He
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abigail: she is referred to by parris as a child. she is 17 and she is an adolescent girl. she is a young woman‚ having passions and desires. but she is thought of as a child‚ which causes tension. reputation in here is very important. NAME has connotations of reputation/honuor. ironic‚ because at least one person in the town knows that she aint entirely clear. "There be no blush about my name." parris is only concerned about his enemies. ’something soiled’=describing someone losing
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was a dominant force in David’s life and was loved and respected by Solomon. In Nabal’s household the workers knew who to go to when trouble was brewing. The shepherd went to Abigail to fix Nabal’s dreadful mistake. Abigail took immediate
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The movie Stardust displays multiple themes throughout itself; one of the themes would be selfishness. Throughout the entire movie of Stardust‚ several characters displayed selfishness. An example of a selfish character would be Lamia‚ one of the three witch sisters. Lamia is on a journey to find the fallen star‚ so she can kill the star and take the star’s heart. Completing the task of killing the star and taking its heart grants Lamia everlasting beauty and youth. Lamia’s yearn to kill the star
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Introduction to Mike Leigh Mike Leigh was born on February 20‚ 1943 in‚ Salford‚ Lancashire‚ England. His first play‚ The Box Play‚ began his use of improvisation and collaboration with actors. -His devising process; 1. Mike Leigh has separate conversations with each of his actors. He proceeds to ask questions on the people they know‚ even if it was just for a short period of time. 2. One of these moments are selected as a stimulus for the character‚ for example; going to a party. 3. The actor
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In The Piano Lesson a major issue is brought up and that is the issue of family vs. selfishness/ material items. Should we let material items and selfishness stand in the way of our family the people that we claim to love? Would your family allow a material item get in the way of a loved one‚ or would they drop it all together? What would happen if the material item had sentimental value? Well maybe the Charles family can set the example and help answer these questions. Family is a word that can
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Not selfless enough Selfishness‚ putting ourselves in front of others‚ seems to be the norm nowadays. The simple things matter. Offering your seat to an elderly person‚ answering door-to-door salesman‚ saying please and thank-you. The list goes on. A new TV Show called “What Would You Do” is a programme about social experiments that they conduct public with hidden cameras. It usually involves their actors playing the victim in distress to see how people react. The number of people that ignore the
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delayed‚ and possibly never fulfilled. What are the character differences between Claudius and Hamlet? The characters Claudius and Hamlet differ in a variety of aspects. One key characteristic that separates the two is the idea of selflessness and selfishness. Claudius’ behaviour throughout the play is utterly self-serving; every act carried out by the current ruler is done entirely for his own personal gain at the expense of others. By murdering the late Hamlet and marrying his widow‚ Claudius throws
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