Famous Canadian Entrepreneurs James Hillier and Albert Prebus (Electron Microscope) James Hillier‚ one of the entrepreneurs of the electron microscope‚ was born on August 22nd‚ 1915 in Brantford‚ Ontario. He attended the University of Toronto‚ where he received a PhD in 1941. After graduating‚ Hillier spent most of his career at the Radio Corporation of America (or RCA)‚ discovering the principle of stigmator‚ which is used to correct astigmatism in a microanalyser‚ while being the first person
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As a presiding judge in the case of the Speluncean Explorers‚ my verdict will strongly relate to judge Keen’s opinion. I find the defendants guilty for the murder of Roger Whetmore. The statute states that “whoever shall wilfully take the life of another shall be punished by death”. As a positivist‚ the law is unambiguous and direct. Firstly what is positivism? According to positivism‚ there is nothing intrinsically moral about the law. A law enacted by a legislature can be evil and immoral; there
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------------------------------------------------- Srinivasa Ramanujan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Ramanujan" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Ramanujan (disambiguation). Srinivasa Ramanujan | | Born | 22 December 1887 Erode‚ Madras Presidency (nowTamil Nadu) | Died | 26 April 1920 (aged 32) Chetput‚ Madras‚ Madras Presidency (now Tamil Nadu) | Residence | Kumbakonam‚ Tamil Nadu | Nationality | Indian | Fields | Mathematics | Alma mater | Government Arts College
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Five On a Treasure Island Review by Keith Robinson (June 15‚ 2005) Ah‚ the Famous Five! In this first book‚ we open with Julian‚ Dick and Anne at home with their parents‚ chatting around the breakfast table. Julian asks his mother if they’re going to Polseath as usual for the summer holidays—but to the childrens’ surprise their parents have decided they want to go away on their own to Scotland. The children must go to stay with their Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin‚ down by the sea at Kirrin Bay.
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tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing them". These lines are the opening to one of Hamlet’s soliloquies. In fact‚ these lines are possibly the most famous lines in English literature‚ but do people know what Hamlet meant by these lines. Hamlet is more than just contemplating suicide‚ he is also thinking about death and how to combat his pain. As he spoke those lines‚ he believes suicide is a way to
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Jeffri Fernandez Annotated Bibliography Ancient Greece was the birth place of many sciences‚ famous philosophers and the arts. A time where humans where constantly discovering many different things‚ forming new ideas and opinions about life each and every day. Various gods ruled these different city states. Mythology was very huge in Ancient Greece. There are so many different myths from Ancient Greece. Do you ever wonder if any of those ancient Myth’s were true? Ever believe that
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Famous Canadian Criminal James Hutchison & Richard Ambrose “Cop Killers” Canadian Criminals are a major part of Canadian society. In our country if you were not the direct victim of a crime you tend to forget the members of society that take pleasure in causing societies grief. As in the case of James Hutchinson and Richard Ambrose‚ whose crimes were committed in December of 1974.1 They were convicted of killing two Moncton City Police officers. Today‚ years
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Inaugural Address John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address was intended to inspire and to captivate his fellow citizens. According to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum‚ he came into the presidency at a time when the world felt unsafe due to the threat of a nuclear world war but luckily his fellow Americans were able not only to witness a great leader but were part of the history of a president who brought a sense of security back to the Americans. His inaugural address used three major rhetoric
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Importance of Euthanasia It allows people to be free of physical pain‚ followed by mental suffering. One of the most famous euthanasia debates revolves around Dax Cowart‚ who was almost burned to death in a propane explosion. His hands‚ eyes‚ ears‚ and lips were burned off‚ he spent years in physical pain‚ wishing to die. Does he have the right to die‚ be free of his physical pain and mental sadness? Or is it better that he now continues to live‚ blind‚ deaf‚ divorced‚ alone‚ and has attempted
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take a chainsaw and cut characters head off in the game and be rewarded with points. I chose this topic simply because it is interesting‚ and I my self play violent video games‚ and if they do produce more aggressive behavior or violence‚ then the world is in trouble because video games are main stream‚ and still growing. Violent video game research is not old at all‚ no more than thirty something years. When they were done in the past‚ some cases show that it had absolutely no affect on a people
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