Sophie Germain Female of French Revolution Marie-Sophie Germain was born on April 1‚ 1776 and passed away on June 27‚ 1831. She was an important French mathematician‚ and a brilliant woman who lived during the French Revolution. Germain was born to a middle-class merchant family in Paris‚ France‚ and began studying mathematics at age thirteen‚ despite her parents’ strong attempts to dissuade her from engaging in a ’men’s profession’. Several years later‚ she managed to get some lecture notes
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Henri Poincare (1854-1912) “If nature were not beautiful‚ it would not be worth knowing‚ and if nature were not worth knowing‚ it would not be worth living.” –Henri Poincare Jules Henri Poincare was a famous French mathematician born in Nancy‚ France on April 29‚ 1854. He is known for contributing to works in pure and applied mathematics‚ mathematical physics‚ as well as celestial mathematics. He founded the mathematical theory of dynamical systems‚ or qualitative dynamics and formulated the
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with the Roman Catholic Church is taken as a major early example of the conflict of authority and freedom of thought‚ particularly with science‚ in Western society. Early career Galileo was born in Pisa‚ Italy‚ as the son of Vincenzo Galilei‚ a mathematician and musician. He attended the University of Pisa‚ but was forced to "drop out" for financial reasons. However‚ he was offered a position on its faculty in 1589 and taught mathematics. Soon after‚ he moved to the University of Padua‚ and served
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America‚ we often hear it called “the land of the free”‚ but is this a true statement? When Kimberly Chang‚ the main character of the book “Girl in Translation”‚ and her mother move here from Hong Kong this is the vision they have in their minds. A land of opportunity for them to better their lives since Kimberly’s father passed away. Sadly‚ when reaching their destination‚ they quickly learn that this is not the reality for many immigrants in the United States‚ including them. Even with the help
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Pythagoras Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher and mathematician. He was born in Samos‚ Ionia around 580 b.c. Thales‚ who was another philosopher was the main teacher of Pythagoras. Pythagoras went to study further in Egypt so Thales couldn’t teach him anymore. In Pythagoras’ teenage years‚ he began to become known for his philosophic ideas. He also succeeded in math‚ astronomy‚ wrestling‚ and music. In music‚ he figured out that when a string is vibrating‚ the longer or shorter it is makes a difference
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Children who have been a victim of abuse can sometimes become unstable. Many have health problems or need assistance throughout his or her life because they are notcapable of doing things. It is stated many times throughout Yen-Chang Feng’s article‚ that children who receive physical abuse as a disciplinary action are more prone to have unstable mental health problems. This is not the only result in which studies have reported back and proved that children who receive physical
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Through the ethnography‚ Factory Girls‚ Leslie Chang explained what it meant to be a person by documenting a migrant workers‚ emotions‚ hardships‚ achievements‚ traditions‚ family life‚ social life and contribution to society. Many people within Dongguan attempt to be perfect but‚ that concept is nonexistent because in order to be a person it is critical to have faults because it develops one’s character. Being a migrant meant that a person had to work hard‚ educate themselves‚ focus on the future
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Chang Rae Lee‚ an inspirational author to many‚ has created his masterpieces depicting the struggle of young immigrants and the lifestyle they live through. As a immigrant himself‚ Chang Rae Lee is able to pull those willing to listen into the world of struggle and self identification in an foreign environment. Lee moved from South Korea to America when he was of the age of 4. Though in the early stages of his life‚ he remembers the unforgettable culture shock he had experienced even all those years
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Math-140 Activity 3.2 – Discussion: Pierre de Fermat Great mathematician: Pierre de Fermat The French mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665) was possibly the most productive mathematician of his era‚ making many contributions‚ some of which were to calculus‚ number theory‚ and the law of refraction. While relatively little is known of Fermat ’s early education‚ it is known that he was of Basque origin and received his primary and secondary education at the monastery of
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ABOUT LAN SAMANTHA CHANG Lan Samantha Chang ’s fiction has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly‚ Story‚ and The Best American Short Stories. A graduate of Yale University and the University of Iowa‚ she divides her time between Northern California and Princeton‚ New Jersey. AN INTERVIEW WITH LAN SAMANTHA CHANG Many of the families in Hunger have attempted to sever themselves from the past in order to build a future. Was this how your parents coped with starting over in America? What parts of Chinese
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