Conjecture-unproven statement that is based on observations Counterexample-an example showing a conjecture is false collinear points-points that lie on the same line coplanar points-points that lie on the same plane point-has no dimension line-extends in 1 direction plane-extends in 2 dimensions postulate/axioms-rules accepted w/o proof . POSTULATE 2 – SEGMENT ADDITION POSTULATE. IF B IS BETWEEN A AND C THEN AB+BC=AC. IF AB+BC=AC THEN B IS BETWEEN A AND C DISTANCE FORMULA (X2-X1)2+(Y2-Y1)2
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U.S. Imperialism WebQuest 1. Who was Alfred Thayer Mahan (http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/letter.html) ? What did he recommend with regard to the U.S. military? He was a leading expansionist who believed that America’s survival depended on a strong Navy. He wrote that it was time for America to “turn their eyes outward‚ instead of inward only‚ to seek the welfare of the country.” 2. What is a shogunate? What is a daimyo? a daimyo is a samurai‚ and a shogunate is
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Russian culture has a long history. “In fact early Russia was not exactly ‘Russia‚’ but a collection of cities that gradually coalesced into an empire. In the early part of the ninth century‚ a Scandanavian people known as the Varangians and their leader Rurik invested in one of these first cities‚ Novgorod. Rurik’s successor‚ Oleg extended the power of the city southward and established Kievan Rus‚ which is now Ukraine” (Ancient). Russians are known to be very proud of their country and traditions
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Similarity and congruence Two triangles are said to be similar if every angle of one triangle has the same measure as the corresponding angle in the other triangle. The corresponding sides of similar triangles have lengths that are in the same proportion‚ and this property is also sufficient to establish similarity. A few basic theorems about similar triangles: * If two corresponding internal angles of two triangles have the same measure‚ the triangles are similar. * If two corresponding
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handling relationships and complaint management. Types of Services Core Services: A service that is the primary purpose of the transaction. Eg: a haircut or the services of lawyer or teacher. Supplementary Services: Services that are rendered as a corollary to the sale of a tangible product. Eg: Home delivery options offered by restaurants above a minimum bill value. Characteristics of a service are: Intangibility: Services are intangible and do not have a physical existence. Hence services cannot
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Ads R Us is a novel by Claire Carmichael‚ targeted at a young adolescent audience. It is a dystopian fiction and gives the reader an insight into a world of advertising and how the protagonist of Barrett is affected by it. Obliged to leaving an eco-cult civilisation called Simplicity once his uncle had perished‚ Barrett finds himself with his rich Aunt Kara and Uncle Adrian and spoiled cousin‚ Taylor‚ in The Chattering World; to which he is entirely unfamiliar. In the duration of time that he resides
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Imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Pre Imperialism: Alaska purchase and sig Reason: remove Russian threat from N America‚ get raw materials Purchase: Sec of State Will Seward finalized with $7.2mil “Seward’s folly/ice box” Sig: Russian threat removed from N America Imperialistic Concepts (large/strong takes small/weak) Reasons for Imperialism: $ (economy)‚ naval bases‚ colonies b/c of overpopulation‚ humanitarian reasons “Influence of Sea Power upon History 1660-1783”
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Human frailty is often a centre or the focus of Shakespearean dramas. King Lear by William Shakespeare is a dramatic tragedy encompassing characters who are good-natured‚ evil and mad. It highlights the nature of human beings in regard to what makes them who they are and within this‚ we see in each character a human frailty. However‚ the play gives us hope in its display of the propensity of humans to change as is seen in Lear himself and Gloucester. The play presents to us several variations of
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3. Project Rubric Pp. 6-7 4. Student Research Packet Pp. 8-40 a. Spanish-American War Pp. 9-12 b. Panama Canal Pp. 13-16 c. Portsmouth Treaty Pp. 17-19 d. Roosevelt Corollary Pp. 20-21 e. Treaty of Versailles Pp. 22-29 f. League of Nations Pg. 31-36 g. Quota Act of 1924 Pp. 37-39 5. Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans Pp
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The other week was only the latest takedown of what has become a fashionable segment of the population to bash: the American teenager. A phone (land line!) survey of 1‚200 17-year-olds‚ conducted by the research organization Common Core and released Feb. 26‚ found our young people to be living in "stunning ignorance" of history and literature. This furthered the report that the National Endowment for the Arts came out with at the end of 2007‚ lamenting "the diminished role of voluntary reading
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