CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS The idea of a glorious earthly paradise far from the known world had existed in the European imagination long before 1492. That idea of a distant paradise on earth shaped the way Europeans came to think of America after Columbus and his successors reported their discoveries. For example‚ the following mythic lands may have served as inspirations for the alluring idea of America as a place of joy‚ ease‚ riches‚ and regeneration: a. the Garden of the Hesperides of Greek myth
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In mathematics‚ the Pythagorean theorem — or Pythagoras’ theorem — is a relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle (right-angled triangle). In terms of areas‚ it states: In any right-angled triangle‚ the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares whose sides are the two legs (the two sides that meet at a right angle). The theorem can be written as an equation relating the lengths
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bernoulli’s theorem ABSTRACT / SUMMARY The main purpose of this experiment is to investigate the validity of the Bernoulli equation when applied to the steady flow of water in a tape red duct and to measure the flow rate and both static and total pressure heads in a rigid convergent/divergent tube of known geometry for a range of steady flow rates. The apparatus used is Bernoulli’s Theorem Demonstration Apparatus‚ F1-15. In this experiment‚ the pressure difference taken is from h1- h5. The
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Experiment No. 1: Bernoulli’s Theorem Object: To verify Bernoulli’s theorem for a viscous and incompressible fluid. Theory: In our daily lives we consume a lot of fluid for various reasons. This fluid is delivered through a network of pipes and fittings of different sizes from an overhead tank. The estimation of losses in these networks can be done with the help of this equation which is essentially principle of conservation of mechanical energy. Formal Statement: Bernoulli’s Principle is
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global peace in the international system calls for a change in mandatory procedure of international organizations (IO’s) or relevant regional organizations which would see their duties extended beyond peace keeping to peace enforcement in countries in crisis such as Syria. The international system is a collective term that refers to an aggregate of comparable or varied entities that are united by regular interactions that set them apart from other systems. It is therefore the unity of states into a society
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Point of View in "The Star" by Alasdair Gray By Sami Breem POBox 108 English Department Islamic University-Gaza Palestine sbreem@mail.iugaza.edu ملخص: يهدف هذا البحث لدراسة وجهة نظر الشخصية الرئيسية في قصة "النجم" للكاتب ألاسدير جراي، حيث تؤكد الدراسة على أهمية التحليل اللغوي للنص بالإضافة للتحليل الأدبي وذلك باستخدام نظريات في مجال أسلوبية الخطاب كما جاء في (كارتر وسمبسون 1989). ولغرض التحليل اللغوي يستخدم البحث نموذج الأفعال المتعدية كما جاء في (بيري 1975). لزيادة معرفة القارئ بعالم
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Taylors Theorem: Taylor’s theorem gives an approximation of a n times differentiable function around a given point by a n-th order Taylor-polynomial. For analytic functions the Taylor polynomials at a given point are fixed order truncations of its Taylor’s series‚ which completely determines the function in some locality of the point. There are numerous forms of it applicable in different situations‚ and some of them contain explicit estimates on the approximation error of the function by its Taylor-polynomial
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to discern and construct the world views of Socrates through the various readings‚ lectures and videos that we have seen in class. Some of these sources include: Socrates by G. Rudebusch; excerpts from The Last Days of Socrates by Plato; and The Allegory of a Cave. Of the nine world views covered in class‚ I will delve into my interpretation of four of them as seen through the various sources that we have been exposed to in class. These four world views will include Death‚ Condition‚ Solution and
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As stated the Neo-Malthusian population theory claims that poor nations are stuck in a cycle of poverty which they can’t get out of unless some sort of preventative measures of population checks are engaged. The Malthusian model was developed two centuries ago by a man named Thomas Malthus. Malthus’s model is based upon a relationship between both population growth as well as economic development. Empirical studies now-a-days show that the population theory model is quite flawed because of many factors
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Microeconomics H.W. Assignment World Food Crisis Professor: Student: 2011 Food is the foundation of human live and people cannot survive without it. Food security is a vital issue facing the governments around the world. However‚ food shortage is becoming increasingly severe in this day and age. There are several reasons which led to the universal food shortage and they are interconnected to each other. Increasing world population‚ extreme weather
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