Euclid Euclid‚ an ancient Greek mathematician‚ once said to a king‚ "There’s no royal road to geometry." By that he meant that there’s no shortcuts to geometry. You have to work hard and learn it the long way. In this research paper I will tell you what made him famous and what he did. Very little is known about Euclid’s life. One of the reasons is because he gets mixed up with Euclid of Megara‚ a Socratic philosopher. Another reason is because some of his work was destroyed in a fire. It is not
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Almost everything Saddam Hussein did for the world wasn’t good‚ when the Gulf War ended in 1991‚ the United Nations resolved that the economic embargo on Iraq would be lifted if Iraq destroyed its chemical‚ biological and nuclear weapons programs within six months. Iraq refused to do so. So it made oil soar high in price. He made oil and gas prices soar throughout the whole world and made everyone suffer from high gas prices and us Americans and Canadians were and are now seeing it at the pumps.
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Catherine Freeman was born in Mackay in Queensland. She won her first gold medal at a school athletics championship when she was eight years old. Catherine Freeman’s stepfather‚ Bruce Barber‚ coached her until 1989. Catherine Freeman’s family did not have a lot of money and‚ like many Australian Aboriginals‚ suffered discrimination from white people. Catherine remembers winning one race at a primary school competition‚ when she had to watch on as the white girls she had beaten received trophies
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Born on November 2‚ 1795‚ in Mecklenburg‚ North Carolina (A+E)‚ James K. Polk moved to Columbia‚ Tennessee‚ at age 11 (Britannica). He graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina in 1818 (White House). He passed the bar exam in 1920 and opened a law practice in Columbia. Polk entered politics in 1823‚ when he served in the Tennessee State Legislature. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1825 (A+E). He was part of the House of Representatives for 14 years and was speaker
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China China’s physical geography influenced the location of its early civilizations. Physical Barriers: Himalaya Mountains Gobi Desert Pacific Ocean Only about 10% of China is suitable for farming‚ First civilization settled on the Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers. Huang He River (Yellow River): 2‚900 miles long‚ flowing west to east. Chang Jiang River (Yangtze River): 3‚400 miles long‚ flows across central China and empties into the Yellow Sea. Ancient China had four dynasties: Shang
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externally. She does this with the children’s actions. For instance‚ when the boy first was in the internment camp‚ when he walked past the guards‚ sometimes he would say the Emperor’s name aloud. This demonstrated the boy’s loyalty towards his Emperor. I admired the boy for feeling so passionately about his heritage and knowing that it was not wrong even when people told him it was. When he got back home‚ his whole attitude was changed. He followed the instructions he had been taught in the
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The First Emperor of China and Rome’s Augustus Caesar both helped shape their kingdoms into great empires‚ but their tactics in doing so are every different. The First emperor of China took a more direct approach to his leadership. He concurred all the land around him and changed many laws to restrict his citizens from freedoms. Augustus Caesar was considered a peoples person and often attended live shows and plays. He believed that thru peace and harmony his country would be able to thrive. These
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Assessment Volume 3‚ Number 2 · January 2005 Learning With Technology: The Impact of Laptop Use on Student Achievement James Cengiz Gulek & Hakan Demirtas www.jtla.org A publication of the Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative Caroline A. & Peter S. Lynch School of Education‚ Boston College Volume 3‚ Number 2 Learning With Technology: The Impact of Laptop Use on Student Achievement James Cengiz Gulek and Hakan Demirtas Editor: Michael Russell russelmh@bc.edu Technology and Assessment
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Character Education Program on Elementary Student Achievement Abstract Educators at the elementary school level are aware of the importance put on the state mandated assessments. As student behavior continues to increase‚ student achievement is affective. Educators search for answers to problems that surround elementary students in the school setting. The incorporation of a character education program may help to improve student achievement. The purpose of this study was to examine
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people think about what was the main achievement of many generations was. What about the Mayan tribes greatest achievement. There are many things that the Maya had achieved such as architecture‚ calendars‚ mathematics‚ and trade routes. While living in what is now known as modern day Mexico. People have many different opinions on what the Mayans greatest achievement was‚ but I think the greatest achievement is architecture. I think the Mayans greatest achievement was architecture because of the scale
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