Geometry (Ancient Greek: γεωμετρία; geo- "earth"‚ -metron "measurement") is a branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape‚ size‚ relative position of figures‚ and the properties of space. A mathematician who works in the field of geometry is called a geometer. Geometry arose independently in a number of early cultures as a body of practical knowledge concerning lengths‚ areas‚ and volumes‚ with elements of a formal mathematical science emerging in the West as early as Thales (6th Century
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Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896)‚ Swedish inventor and philanthropist‚ was a man of many contrasts. He was a son of a bankrupt‚ but became a millionaire; a scientist with a love of literature. He made a large fortune but lived a simple life. He was cheerful in company‚ and often sad in private. A lover of mankind‚ he never had a wife or family to love him‚ a patriotic son of his native land‚ he died alone on foreign soil. He discovered a new explosive‚ dynamite‚ to improve the
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"But for a few phrases from his letters and an odd line or two of his verse‚ the poet walks gagged through his own biography." John Updike‚ for one of the most famous and creative poets in the world‚ has had a very normal life. His biography and life story as a person is not all too interesting besides the fact that it expresses his utter genius and complete intelligence in almost everything he has ever done and his determination to succeed in the tasks he sets before himself. For the man who
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Genes are constructed of genetic material that are handed down to generations‚ and hence are one of the most fundamental building blocks of an individual; making us ‘us’. Since genes are handed down from the mother and father to the offspring‚ genes allow the individual to inherit and receive certain traits from parents. More accurately‚ genes can be thought of as learning devices that predispose us to acquire certain information in the environment‚ and ignore other aspects of our world. Viewed in
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Chicago Manual of Style Documentation Approaches (Endnotes OR author-date) The Chicago Manual of Style provides guidelines for two different citation systems.¹ Consult your lecturer to find out if a Chicago Manual style is used in your subject area‚ and if it is‚ check which system is preferred. The CMS 15th ed. has specific guidelines on citing Internet sources.² More information about electronic sources can be found on the Chicago Manual’s Q & A Web page.³ Examples are based on: 1. The Chicago
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of Family Practice‚ August 2010. Reder‚ Anthony T.‚ MD‚ August (2010) ‚The University of Chicago Medical Center‚ M x A: a biomarker for predicting multiple sclerosis disease activity Ehrlich‚ P‚ His Magic Bullets Revisited Bernhard Witkop Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 143‚ No. 4 (Dec.‚ 1999)‚ pp. 540-557 (article consists of 18 pages) Published by: American Philosophical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3181987 Retrieved
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The UK economy has recently experienced a recession. Discuss the ways in which retailers may change their marketing activities in a recession. Business and Management Foundation of Business Word Count: 895 ’It is not the strong‚ nor the intelligent who survive‚ but those who are quickest to adapt ’. Charles Darwin In recent years the UK economy has experienced a recession. In this period the UK has changed from prosperous‚ overheated economy to an economy in crisis. In a fast-developing
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Why Did the American Government Decide to Take Part In World War I? World War I was a global war originating in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.More than 70 million military personnel‚ including 60 million Europeans‚ were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. Over 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war‚ a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents’ technological and industrial sophistication‚ and the tactical stalemate
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In other developed countries‚ guns aren’t as big a part of the culture as they are in the US. We have become so gun dependent‚ misusing and overusing the power‚ that some people don’t know when it is proper to use a gun. Bernhard Goetz was sitting on the subway‚ when four African-American boys came up to him asking for five dollars. Goetz felt he was being pressured‚ so he pulled out his gun and shot the lads (Sommers 117). Also‚ in 2001‚ ten percent of teens thought it was
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Act 1‚ Scene 1 Miller begins his play with a bedtime dialogue between Willy and his wife‚ Linda. Willy‚ an aging salesman‚ has just returned late from a business trip. Linda is very concerned‚ asking her husband if he had a car accident. Willy tiredly explains that indeed he did have a close call with his car‚ veering off the road on two occasionswhile enjoying the scenery. Though at first Linda thinks that it’s a problem with the vehicle‚ eventually she attributes Willy’s driving problems to
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