Physics Paper Otto Von Guericke‚ born November 20‚ 1601 in Madgeburg‚ Germany. He is one of the most famous scientists of all time. In 1650 he invented a “vacuum pump” it consisted of a piston and an air gun cylinder. Attached to the cylinder were two- way flaps that were designed to pull air out of whatever it would have been connected to. He used it to investigate the properties of the vacuum in a lot of his experiments. He also demonstrated the force of air pressure with extreme and dramatic
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Famous Thinkers PHL458 August 12‚ 2013 Charles Crenshaw Famous Thinkers: Peter Singer and Bill Gates A thinker is an individual who reasons intellectually; this individual generally shares his views and theories with other thinkers and with society. The contributions made to humanity can be valuable and frequently encourage others to ponder the same issues. Other thinkers may become supporters or challengers to another. There have been many famous thinkers that
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George Soros is a famous American Philanthropist with a lot of experience in giving back to the community. He has been able to touch lives of citizens of over 100 countries and keeps on extending his services. He happens to have been the founder of the famous open Society Foundations. The foundation is known to have donated more than $32 billion since years 1970. He has been able to use the funds he gives out towards fighting for democracy and real change in the world. He has been able to fight for
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between a fetus and a rational‚ self-aware person‚ abortion is morally permissible practically whenever the mother chooses it‚ given it is done humanely. Most people would agree that in cases where the woman did not choose pregnancy‚ like rape‚ abortion should be morally permissible due to bodily autonomy and the immorality of asking someone to undergo psychological and physical trauma due to something beyond their control. This is supported by the Famous Violinist argument which explains that women
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The Mystique of Not Seeing Everything Don’t do anything in front of your husband that you wouldn’t do in front of a guest (pick your nose‚ pass gas‚ adjust your nylons‚ pick a wedgie‚ adjust your bra‚ use the restroom‚ etc.). Yes‚ he will see you get dressed in the morning‚ which a guest would not see‚ but be careful to never get so “comfortable” with him‚ that you show him your grosser actions. If you managed to behave well before you married him‚ you can keep it up. To violate this‚ diminishes
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celebrity culture. In fact‚ being famous is a target hunted by an enormously large portion of the population. If you think about it‚ who wouldn’t want to be insanely rich? Who wouldn’t want to be the center of attention? We have this idea that being famous is having an idyllic life in which you get whatever you want‚ you go wherever you want and see whoever you feel like seeing. Put in other words‚ for us “originals” or should I say “non-famous” people‚ being famous is like the seventh heaven‚ a joyful
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very influential composer of the late 19th century‚ known for Swan Lake‚ the Nutcracker‚ and Sleeping Beauty. He was born in Russia and was not encouraged by his parents to be a musician. Little did they know that their son would be one of the most famous composers of all time. Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born May 7‚ 1840 in Kamsko-Votkinsk‚ a city east of Moscow Russia. His mother‚ Alexandra was half French and his father‚ Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky‚ was “superintendent of government-owned
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People quoted the “500 Days of Summer” actress. “Because you just grew a human and then birthed that human — there’s a lot that needs to go back to where it was. All your organs move around‚ for Christ’s sake!” Today further added that the “Almost Famous” actress did not let the pressure affect her
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The Famous Artwork of Leonardo Da Vinci Lady with an Ermine (1489–1490) The subject of the portrait is identified as Cecilia Gallerani‚ and was probably painted at a time when she was the mistress of Lodovico Sforza‚ Duke of Milan and Leonardo was in the service of the Duke. Leonardo’s Lady with an Ermine is one of the most important woks in all of Western art. St. John the Baptist (1513-16) The pointing gesture of St. John toward the heavens suggests the importance of salvation through
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04 October 2000 Almost Famous: Essay on Entertainment Criticism A rolling stone gathers no moss. If Cameron Crowe is to be believed‚ a 15-year-old Rolling Stone writer will gather all kinds of things. Not the least of which are life experience‚ sexual exploits‚ and rock and roll insights. Almost Famous is Crowe ’s semi-autobiographical account of a young man taking the fast lane to adulthood on the tour bus with a rising rock and roll band. The critics are almost unanimous in their praise of this
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