Harmony‚ pupil of Aristotle Arrian (Author) wrote Expedition of Alexander‚ The Campaigns of Alexander‚ historian‚ military commander‚ and philosopher Demosthenes (Author) First Philippic‚ makes a speech warning people about Phillip II of Macedon Euclid (Author) Geometry‚ the elements of Geometry Euripides (Author) wrote Medea native Athenian‚ criticized by comic writers‚ often uses deus ex machina‚ tragedy includes everyday emotions Isocrates (Author) wrote Panegyricus (speech written for the
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CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND The twentieth century has been filled with the most incredible shocks and surprises: the theory of relativity‚ Communist revolutions‚ psychoanalysis‚ nuclear war‚ television‚ moon walks‚ genetic engineering‚ and so on. As astounding as any of these is the advent of the computer and its development from a mere calculating device into what seems like a "thinking machine." The birth of the computer was not wholly independent of the other events of this century. The history of
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The Development of Knowledge in Islam Searching for knowledge is in line with the teaching of Islam and knowledgeable people are highly respected in Muslim community. As there are many encouragements for gaining knowledge in Islam from Quraan and Hadith that in itself illustrates the importance of it in the muslim’s current life and the hereafter. From The Quran: Allah will exalt in degree those of you who believe and those who have been granted knowledge
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Fibonacci sequence in arithmetic sequence The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the previous two. It starts with 0 and 1‚ which equals 1. Then 1 plus 2 equals 3‚ 2 plus 3 equals 5‚ and so on. n mathematical terms‚ the sequence Fn of Fibonacci numbers is defined by the recurrence relation With seed values[1] The Fibonacci numbers are represented practically everywhere. In the petals on a flower‚ or the arrangement of leaves along a stem‚ you
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Beyond Numeracy: Ruminations of a Numbers Man By John Allen Paulos Algebra – Some Basic Principles I always liked elementary algebra partly because my first teacher of it had been recruited (dragoonedV1 might be a better word) into teaching the subject even though she didn’t know a quadratic formula from an upper leg regimen. Being honest‚ however‚ she didn’t try to hide this fact‚ and being near retirement‚ she depended on her better students to help her out of any mathematical difficulties
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Open Ended Investigation aim To photograph six different organisms (not including humans)‚ classify them to the level of ‘family’‚ determine one characteristic that places them in each of their groups‚ and then use those organisms to construct a dichotomous key. Method Collecting Photographs of Organisms 1. Walk to a location with natural flora and fauna. (In this case I went to the Jim Ring Reserve) 2. Photograph at least two different species of ducks‚ and if possible‚ other birds which reside
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The name of Abbasid is derived from Abbas‚ who was Mohammad’s uncle. It was one of the greatest of the Muslim empires‚ which was known as the golden age of Islamic culture. They ruled from 750 to 1258 AD. Their capital city was Baghdad. There were many caliphates who ruled Abbasid dynasty. the last caliph was killed by the Mongol when they invaded the city and took over. The Abbasids were known for their achievements such as trading routes with countries‚ education system‚ building new styles that
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I. Introduction to Property Law (1-12) Restatement View of Property 1. The legal relations between persons with respect to a thing. a. Thing may be an object with a physical existence or an intangible object. 2. Bundle of Sticks – each stick represents a right a. Posses‚ use‚ manage‚ consume‚ destroy‚ modify‚ alienate‚ etc Classical Perspectives 1. Occupation - one of the natural modes of acquisition a. Taking possession of property of no man with the intention of keeping it (sometimes
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Anmol Mehrotra Pythagorean triples Math Bonus A Pythagorean triple consists of three positive integers a ‚ b ‚ and c ‚ such 2 2 2 that a + b = c . Such a triple is commonly written ( a ‚ b ‚ c )‚ and a wellknown example is (3‚ 4‚ 5). If ( a ‚ b ‚ c ) is a Pythagorean triple‚ then so is ( ka ‚ kb ‚ kc ) for any positive integer k . A primitive Pythagorean triple is one in which a ‚ b
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Thomas Jefferson: On Slavery .... It will probably be asked‚ Why not retain and incorporate the blacks into the state‚ and thus save the expense of supplying‚ by importation of white settlers‚ the vacancies they will leave? Deep rooted prejudices entertained by the whites; ten thousand recollections‚ by the blacks‚ of the injuries they have sustained; new provocations; the real distinctions which nature has made; and many other circumstances‚ will divide us into parties‚ and produce convulsions
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