Measuring Earth with a Stick Have you ever heard of the Greek mathematician and astronomer Eratosthenes? His name is probably best known among astronomers. Why do they think so highly of him? Eratosthenes was born about 276 B.C.E. and received some of his education in Athens‚ Greece. He spent a good part of his life‚ however‚ in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ which at that time was under Greek rule. In about 200 B.C.E.‚ Eratosthenes set out to determine the dimensions of the earth by using a simple stick
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Ancient Greek Scientific Inventions The smell of freshly smelted metal lingers in the air as the latest contraption of the great Archimedes is pulled up and set in its place. Checking his designs and equations one last time‚ Archimedes gives the ready for his latest invention‚ preparing to make history once again. Inventors‚ scientists and early mathematicians were prevalent and powerful in ancient Greek times‚ and their contributions were so important and groundbreaking‚ that some of the things
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Portfolio in Calculus Submitted by: Chloe Regina C. Paderanga Submitted to: Sir Ferdinand Corpuz Journal for the Month of June WHAT I LEARNED? I learned many things this month. It was good that our teacher repeated the topics in basic math to strengthen our foundation. Even if we had a hard time‚ I don’t see any reason why we should complain because I understand that our wanted to master these topics to be able to move to a higher math. The topics tackled this month are namely:
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Arabic versus English writing systems Arabic writing is from right to left‚ whereas the English writing system follows the rule of writing from left to right. Another feature is that Arabic can be written only in cursive form‚ whereas English can be written in both cursive and unconnected print forms. As discussed above‚ the diacritics play an important role in Arabic and this differentiates it from English‚ where such marks are a minor feature in reading (Sampson‚ 1985). Similarly‚ the variation
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Social fraternities and sororities frequently appear in popular culture‚ but they are not always fairly depicted. Television shows and movies portray Greek letter organizations (GLOs) as a place of constant drinking‚ partying‚ and bad decisions. Beyond the standard‚ party-heavy culture representations of GLOs are news reports of deaths that have occurred at colleges‚ most often due to a hazing ritual gone-too-far with the consumption of extreme amounts of alcohol. According to Texas State University
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TEUTONIC MAGIC The Magical & Spiritual Practices of the Germanic Peoples By Kveldulf Gundarsson © 1990 by Kveldulf Gundarsson.All rights reserved. Originally published by Llewellyn Publications Inc. This PDF format electronic edition © 2002 by Kveldulf Gundarsson‚ published by Freya Aswynn. All rights reserved. This document may not be re-sold‚ reproduced‚ copied‚ freely exchanged‚ or distributed to others via the Internet or by any other means‚ without permission in writing from Freya Aswynn
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Compassion at Play Are people born with a complete quandary when it comes to compassion or is it something that has always been there? Barbara Lazear Ascher‚ born in 1946‚ writes‚ “On Compassion.” Having lived in New York City‚ Ascher is able to take first hand examples from the city to show the affection people have towards each other. Ascher is able to illustrate that compassion is something that has to be taught because of the adversity at people’s heels by including tone‚ persuasive appeals
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By Definition‚ an aphorism is a terse saying embodying a general truth or astute observation. It is derived from the Greek word aphorismos‚ meaning to delimit or define‚ and was first made popular in Aphorisms by Hippocrates. Throughout The Odyssey‚ Homer sprinkles in these axioms with the intent of encapsulating his themes. One example being‚ “It’s bad either way‚ spurring the stranger home who wants to linger‚ holding the one who longs to leave-you know‚ ‘Welcome the Coming‚ speed the parting
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English essay on my friend My friend’s name is snigdha sen. she lives in lucknow. She loves to eat mango. Her favorite pass time is to chat with her friends. She has completed her honors in philosophy. She loves to get up late in the morning. We are friends since class eight. We love to go shopping together. We are friends forever. Spanish translation Nombre de mi amigo es snigdha sen. Ella vive en Lucknow. Le encanta comer mango. Su pasatiempo favorito es para charlar con sus amigos. Ella ha
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import java.io.*; /** * Translates a sentence into pig latin. */ public class PigLatinTranslator { /** To use for input. */ private static BufferedReader buf = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader(System.in)); /** Main method */ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { // Get a string System.out.print("Enter sentence: "); String english = getString(); // Translate and print back out String latin = pigLatin(english);
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