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    Astronomy: The discovery of Uranus What was the motivation that led to the discovery? The motivation that led to this discovery was simply that the Universe was so big. Herschel knew that there had to be more out there than what has already been discovered. He made the effort to study the universe and came across what he thought was a comet‚ but ended up being planet Uranus. What questions were asked? There weren’t as many questions asked as a normal scientific discovery since it is claimed that

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    knowledge‚ many families usually gave birth to a lot of children that they could not afford to raise‚ which is why abortion was abused in early times as an extreme measure of birth control to avoid further poverty to families. Today‚ many abortions are given to women under the age of 22. There are not many teenage girls who have sex use protection the first time. Impulsive‚ ignorant‚ and irresponsible behavior often lead to unwanted pregnancy. Forcing a woman to raise an unwanted child is the ultimate

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    phenomena at the atomic or microscopic level of nature -The principle of universality states that the basic principles and laws governing the behavior of the physical world do not change with time or one’s location in the universe. -also universality principle states experiments can be reproduced at any time or location -Theory must be expanded on‚ amended‚ or changed‚ but only in accordance with a rule of the scientific method called the correspondence principle -Correspondence principle pt 2:

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    Gender Roles From Ancient to Present Times There is a natural relationship between men and women. They have their individual roles and position in the society. These roles and positions of men and women are not written in verbatim in any book of law. Instead they are manifested in the culture of the society with various external factors that can be influenced by society’s religion‚ political‚ geographical and others. These societal roles are passed on from generation to generation and reflected

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    The Ancient Greeks and Their Impact on Ancient Rome Through epic poems‚ plays‚ literature‚ religion‚ philosophy and politics there is clear evidence of the ancient Grecian’s influence on the ancient Roman culture. Though there are differences to be noted in their way of life ancient Rome adopted many of its key ways of life from their Greek predecessors. It is safe to say that the ancient Greek culture had a profound impact on the development of the ancient Roman’s culture more than any other previous

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    The Behistun Inscription (also Bistun or Bisutun‚ Modern Persian: بیستون < Old Persian: Bagastana‚ meaning "the place of god") is a multi-lingual inscription located on Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran‚ near the city of Kermanshah in western Iran. Authored by Darius the Great sometime between his coronation as king of the Persian Empire in the summer of 522 BC and his death in autumn of 486 BC‚ the inscription begins with a brief autobiography of Darius‚ including his ancestry and

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    | Ancient India saw the relationship between knowledge of science and technology‚ with religion and social relations. The archaeological remains of the Indus Valley reveal knowledge of applied sciences. Scientific techniques were used in irrigation‚ Metallurgy‚ making of fired bricks and pottery‚ and simple reckoning and measurement of areas and volumes. Aryan achievements in the field of astronomy‚ mathematics and medicine are well known. Chinese records indicate knowledge of a dozen books of Indian

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    Original Kayak Adventures advertises in regional magazines and maintains a Web site‚ which Edie designed. Customers say that the site is attractive and informative‚ but the Caputos are not sure of its effectiveness in attracting new business. At this time‚ no other kayak rentals firms operate within 20 miles of OKA’s location. So far‚ the Caputos’ plan is working out well. OKA rents space at a nearby marina‚ where Edie runs the office and operates her Web design business. She also handles rentals

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    Ancient Egypt and Ancient China are two of the oldest continuous civilizations. Both Ancient China and Ancient Egypt made great contributions to future civilizations. Several similarities and differences exist between these two Ancient civilizations. Areas where similarities and differences exist are Religion‚ Afterlife‚ and Society. Ancient China has been around for about 1.7million years. Starting with the Xia Dynasty‚ in the 21st century B.C. China has been one of the oldest lost civilizations

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    Throughout history women have not had a large impact in astronomy‚ a field always predominantly made up of men. However‚ in the last decade or so‚ the amount of women involved in astronomy has doubled‚ growing large enough that one in three potential astronomers is female. Membership surveys of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) show that a drastic increase has occurred in the involvement of women in astronomy. The AAS survey showed that between 1980 and 1990 the amount of women in the society

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