This week I am to find the equation of a line that is parallel or perpendicular to given lines that pass through specific point. The given equation y=12 x+3 The parallel line must pass through point (-2‚ 1) Parallel lines share the same slope so the slope of the new line will be12. Because I have an ordered pair and the slope‚ I can use point-slope to find the new equation Y-y1=m(x-x1)
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ultimate sacrifice in the attack on democracy against these zealots. Fighting for democracy has been the cause of wars since the days of Pericles. Pericles states that "Our constitution does not seek to copy the laws of our neighbors; we are an example to others‚ not imitators of them". During his time there was usually one ruler that had the power over life and death‚ the mass of people did not matter. In Athens this was far from the case. Athens created its own government‚ one that was for the
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Declaration of Independence I believe the Declaration of Independence is completely relevant in today’s world. Of course America is not the same as it was in 1776. Many things have changed in our country‚ but the love and pride for it has only grown. The Declaration is not only relevant in today’s world‚ but it is the document in which we American’s live by. Thomas Jefferson said "We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their creator with
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After formalizing the Declaration of Independence in 1776‚ the thirteen American colonies had to figure out who they were as a nation. Although they had claimed independence‚ now the Framers had to figure out the foundation of the government. However‚ the ruling body at this point was the Continental Congress and in 1777 this Congress took an important leap to unite the former colonies by blueprinting‚ The Articles of Confederation. The Founding Fathers decided there needed to be a centralized governing
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On July 4‚ 1776 the Declaration of Independence was officially appears in the Journals of the Continental Congress. The founding fathers wrote it with the end to declare independence from England and prove that they wanted liberty‚ showing they were willing to fight for it. The Declaration of Independence had the end to show they were unified in their beliefs‚ the drafting of the Declaration made it official the revolution. This investigation will focus on how the Declaration
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drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Serving in the Virginia House of Burgesses and Continental Congress‚ the Founding Fathers found Jefferson to be qualified for the position. On July 4th‚ 1776‚ the draft was sent to King George III to officially declare independence from the English Crown. Thomas Jefferson wrote this clear and persuasive argument for the United States to break away from England using persuasive appeals and stylistic devices. Throughout the Declaration‚ methods of persuasion
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Two early American documents‚ the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence have‚ over the past 200 years‚ influenced a great number of democratic ideas and institutions. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights share many obvious similarities to both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was written by the Marquis de Lafayette‚ approved by the National Assembly of
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//list of header files #include <windows.h> #include<stdio.h> //contains printf‚scanf etc #include<conio.h> //contains delay()‚getch()‚gotoxy()‚etc. #include <stdlib.h> #include<string.h> //contains strcmp()‚strcpy()‚strlen()‚etc #include<ctype.h> //contains toupper()‚ tolower()‚etc #include<dos.h> //contains _dos_getdate #include<time.h> //#include<bios
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Pumping Systems: Parallel and Series Configurations For some piping system designs‚ it may be desirable to consider a multiple pump system to meet the design requirements. Two typical options include parallel and series configurations of pumps. Specific performance criteria must be met when considering these options. Given a piping system which has a known design flow rate and head requirements‚ Qdes‚ hdes‚ the following pump selection criteria apply. Pumps in Parallel: Assuming that the pumps are
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Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions America‚ as we know it today‚ has formed to be such a strong and free country because of its past. Decades ago‚ America wasn’t as “free” as it is today. People‚ especially men‚ acted unfair towards women. Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ along with a few other women‚ wrote one of America’s most important documents‚ Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions‚ advocating women’s rights. It was introduced in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ in July of 1848 at America’s first
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