Maria Ascher’s *Mathematics Elsewhere‚* identifies mathematical ideas that are present all over the world‚ and is "intended as another step toward a global and humanistic history of mathematics." (Ascher IV) This important volume clarifies how many universal mathematical concepts‚ both simple and complex‚ are used and understood by countless cultures worldwide‚ regardless of differences in geography‚ language‚ and era. By studying and widening the scope of the history and breadth of mathematical
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who someone is becoming. The articles‚ “The surprising benefits of stress” and “A bit of stress may help young people build resilience” by Esther Landhuis show examples of how stress contributes to someone growing up. The book “Out of Nowhere” by Maria Padian also helps show how experiences contribute to who someone becomes. Our experiences really influence who we become as we grow up. Stress can help people become stronger. An example of this is from the article‚ “A bit of stress may help young
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hard. A stool is a friend in that it supports a person in his hardest time‚ guiding him in the right direction while still letting him go his own way. What and why was there a need or use of a stool. It all began in 1749‚ when a Swiss woman named Maria Schitonstool got a great idea (dynasty business). At this time in her life she was struggling to make ends meet‚ due to her gambling addiction. She had reached a point where she could not afford to keep her home heated in the winter‚ and had to resort
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Waldorf method promoted imaginary play and disallowed any television or video (Bazelon). Maria Montessori‚ one of Italy’s first female physicians‚ began with a premise that kids can teach themselves if they are working within a strong framework (Bazelon). While educators sought ways to confine children in place while data was pumped into their minds‚ Maria Montessori’s revolution set the child free. Born in 1870‚ Maria Montessori assailed the male-dominated educational system‚ and became a physician (Povell)
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Maria Agnesi was born on May 16‚ 1718 in Milan‚ Italy. Agnesi was the oldest of 21 children; her father was a wealthy silk merchant who had been married three times. Agnesi was a smart girl even from a young age. Her father paid for Agnesi to be tutored. She was also a devout Catholic with a very kind heart. Agnesi was ahead of her time‚ because women were not necessarily treated equally as men during the 16th century; she was exposed to some great tutors and even worked at the University of Bologna
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Lydia Maria Child makes a strong point when she speaks of how men objectify women in literature and base women’s value on how much the women’s beauty appeals to men. The objectification of women that Child speaks out against is quite apparent within the selected paragraph from James Fenimore Cooper’s work The Pioneers. Within just the description of Elizabeth that Cooper narrates from the viewpoint of Remarkable Pettibone‚ a reader will note the issues that Child mentions. Cooper’s paragraph is
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Maria Sklodowska‚ also known as Marie Curie‚ was a Polish scientist who had a passion for success. Marie was raised in Poland and traveled to get the best education that was available to her.1 She soon became a very successful physicist and chemist. Marie Curie’s research and discoveries did not die along with her. It is all still here‚ helping many people. Marie Curie was born on November 7‚ 1867.1 She was raised in Poland by a family of prominent educators. Marie was the youngest of five children
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It was in February of 1903 that a young literary hopeful by the name of Franz Xaver Kappus reached out to not-yet-esteemed poet Rainer Maria Rilke in search of criticism and career advice. In what seems like an effort to cast him aside‚ Rilke refused to give Kappus criticism and advised him to instead search internally in order to truly reach poetic esteem. Whether or not Rilke initially wanted to take Kappus under his wing‚ he had acquired a new pen pal. That letter was the first of many to deliver
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transformation of Maria Teresa The novel‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ retells the story of 4 sisters who fought in a revolution against the dreaded regime of Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. The Mirabal sisters‚ Maria Teresa‚ Dedé‚ Minerva and Patria all have different insights and perspectives on what they think freedom actually is. The novel is written in first and third person and Maria Teresa’s contributions to the novel are written in the first person; entries taken from her diary. Maria Teresa’s
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distinctions and relations among individuals and groups based upon their cultural characteristics. Whereas race refers to peoples assumed‚ understood and‚ socially constructed significant grouping of people. I had the pleasure of reading Maria Campbell’s memoir‚ Half-Breed. Maria Campbell is a Metis woman who talks about the struggles and hardships she endured by society. This was an interesting read that helped me understand and grasp the lifestyle First Nations lived after being invaded and forced to restructure
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