Satire 10. [Translated by G. G. Ramsay] The Vanity of Human Wishes In all the lands that stretch from Gades to the Ganges and the Morn‚ there are but few who can distinguish true blessings from their opposites‚ putting aside the mists of error. For when does Reason direct our desires or our fears? What project do we form so auspiciously that we do not repent us of our effort and of the granted wish? Whole households have been destroyed by the compliant Gods in answer to the masters’ prayers;
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Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi Al-Razi was one of the greatest eastern scholars‚ he made a lot of contributions which have a great impact on eastern society and many sciences. He was born in Rayy‚ Iran in the year 865 AD (251 AH)‚ and died there in 925 AD. During his life Razi was physician‚ philosopher‚ and scholar who made fundamental and enduring contributions to the fields of medicine‚ alchemy‚ and philosophy‚ he wrote more than 184 books and articles in various fields of science‚
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One of the first theories came from Democritus of Abdera. He believed that all things were made of tiny‚ indivisible atoms. The smallest and smoothest atoms were in the psyche‚ which explained the speed of perception and thought (Dwyer). A simple explanation for simple times. Plato took it a
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1. a) Democritus reasoned that if matter could be infinitely divided‚ it was also subject to complete disintegration from which it can never be put back together. However‚ matter can be reintegrated. b) In Greek‚ the prefix "a" means "not" and the word "tomos" means cut. Our word atom therefore comes from atomos‚ a Greek word meaning uncuttable. All matter is composed of atoms‚ which are bits of matter too small to be seen. These atoms CANNOT be further split into smaller portions. 2. At
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The History of the Greeks: Hellenic and Hellenistic The Hellenic Age and the Hellenistic Age are the two main periods in Greek history. The Hellenic Age is significantly different from the Hellenistic Age. The Hellenic period saw the rising and falling of the polis while Hellenistic period was plagued by warfare among the remaining dynasties. Despite the differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods‚ the one thing that remained consistent in both periods was the Greeks’ ability to not
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Word Count: 1‚124 Random Chocolates When you open a box of assorted chocolates‚ what do you see? Some people look‚ and they know that there are some chocolates mixed in that are absolutely horrid‚ and they do their best to escape them. Others see the candies and know that one of them will be their demise‚ but they eat them all anyways. However‚ a few people gaze into the box and see an opportunity for surprise with each morsel. In the movie Forrest Gump‚ the concept of destiny is viewed by
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NATURALISM IN EDUCATION Dr V.K.MAHESHWARI ‚ Ph.D Principal D.I.M.S. Meerut‚INDIA Dr SAROJ AGGARWAL‚ Ph.D Sr Lecturer D.I.M.S. Meerut‚INDIA We are born weak‚ we need strength; helpless‚ we need aid; foolish‚ we need reason. All that we lack at birth‚ all that we need when we come to man ’s estate‚ is the gift of education. Jean Jacques Rousseau RUNNING through most of the educational literature today one finds a dominant thread. The importance of this fact is for life as well as for education
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are atoms? What is the Law of conservation of mass? What is the law of definite proportions? What is Dalton’s Atomic Theory? Atomic Structure (Experimental Evidence for Atomic Structure): CH.2 [Section 1] 1. Circa 400-5 BCE (Greek Philosopher Democritus) a. Proposed the idea of matter being comprised of small‚ indivisible‚ indistructible particles (atomos) 2. Lavoisier (18th century) a. proposed the law of conservation of mass i. matter cannot be created or destroyed ii. atoms cannot be created
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money economy‚ & rice of cities 8. Cynics- philosophical movement that advocated a natural and self sufficient life 9. Stoics- argued that all events are rigidly determined and that therefore no individual is in control of his or her destiny 10. Democritus- Greek thinker that founded materialistic atomism and epicureans basic beliefs 11. Epicureans- taught that the state is a mere convenience that absolute justice is a fiction‚ and no wise man would take an active part in politics. 12. Skepticism-believed
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“That which is accepted as knowledge today is sometimes discarded tomorrow.” Consider knowledge issues raised by this statement in two areas of knowledge. Nowadays‚ due to for example technological development‚ every day can bring us a new knowledge. Something that yesterday was unthinkable‚ today turned into reality. Does that work in the opposite way? Does knowledge from hundreds of years ago is still considered as truth? Does knowledge have a period of validity? I found it very interesting
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