Jalissa Jimenez November 13‚ 2012 Prof. Rada Cogito ergo sum‚ a phrase that is said to be the fundamental element of western philosophy and what was the centerpiece of Rene Descartes’ epistemology. It is a simple statement but one that sets the standard for a principle upon which all knowledge is based. Many sources assess René Descartes to be the father of modern philosophy. In his lifetime he had made many noteworthy contributions to mathematics and physics. And there are of course his
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For Annabelle’s transcendence into a ghost or superhuman being who has relations with the world at large‚ I think you should check out the short story‚ “A Sum of Our Parts” by Chris Adrian in the collection A Better Angel and originally published in Ploughshares. I think you’ll like it and it has some of the elements that you are using for this piece in the supernatural and its relationship with the real world going on. There were
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at large Pumas are large‚ cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London‚ they were not taken seriously. However‚ as the evidence began to accumulate‚ experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate‚ for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. /The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw ’a large cat’
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and credit balances should tally (agree). In case‚ there is a difference‚ one has to check the correctness of the balances brought forward from the respective accounts. Trial balance can be prepared in any date provided accounts are balanced. DEFINITION “Trial balance is a statement‚ prepared with the debit and credit balances of ledger accounts to test the arithmetical accuracy of the books” – J.R. Batliboi. SUMS RELATED TO TRIAL BALANCE 1. The following balances were extracted from the
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tons 38‚000 below capacity‚ as continuous for the remaining life of the plant. The five-‐year average in price growth is 17%‚ however the growth has been declining from 24% in Average Growing at 8% 77’ to 7% in 78’ and 5% in 79’‚ due to industry Price/Ton per annum overcapacity. However
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Is there an afterlife? How do we get there if it exists? Who gets to go? What will it be like? These are some of the points brought up in David Eagleman’s story “Sum”. The book contains forty different tales from the afterlives and presents information that is convincing and forces us to take a moment to think about what the world would be like if this or that were true. One of the stories is titled “Death Switch” and recounts a world where technically there is no afterlife‚ but a piece of us still
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LARGE CORPORATIONS MEAN BUSINESS! ANTHONY J. FRANKO ENG 122: ENLISH COMPOSITION II INSTRUCTOR SHANNON BILUNAS JANUARY 7‚ 2013 Large corporations such as Wal-Mart or Home Depot often come under criticism for putting mom-and-pop shops out of business. While this may be a valid criticism‚ the consumers neglect to realize that they play the biggest part in shutting these businesses down. Consumers across the country are always looking for the best deals or the lowest prices‚ and in most cases
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hypothesis testing. (b) Sketch the distributions involved. (c) Explain your answer to someone who has never taken a course in statistics. Solution: (a) Use the steps of hypothesis testing. Size of sample‚ n = 8 Degree of freedom = n-1 = 8-1 = 7 Sum of sample = i=1∑n=8xi = (25+27+25+23+24+25+26+25) = 200 | Time (in Hours) | Sum | Mean(xm) | (xi- xm)2 | Standard Deviation | 1 | 25 | 200 | Mean = Sum/n= 200/8= 25 | 0 | σ = √( i=1∑n=8(xi-xm)2/(n-1))= √(10/7)= √1.4285= 1.195 | 2 | 27 | | |
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Dim Sum - the first word comes to mind is small Cantonese dishes. Dim Sum is also known as the “heart’s delight.” Dim Sum in Chinese is written as 点心‚ which translates to “ordering heart” that follows in the line of “heart’s delight.” Legend states that it started during the Qin Dynasty where a concubine wanted to win the emperor’s heart; to do that‚ she fed him small dishes every morning. Another legend states that it was originally created as rest stops for ancient silk traders. Because of these
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Mencken(1880-1956) wrote‚ “ The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” This saying is in many ways true and shows in human behavior not only throughout history‚ but in modern day as well. In my opinion‚ humans display wanting either freedom or safety on several occasions‚ but in reality want aspects of both within their lives. In modern day‚ some people are against decisions involving change in society‚ which shows that humans want to remain safe within their own bubble‚ than
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