the idea that items displace their weight in water. ● One of Archimedes’s great achievements was the water screw (background) which is an ingenious way of getting water from a “low-lying body of water into irrigation systems”. ● During the siege of Syracuse by the Romans‚ Archimedes developed a type of large claw or beak that extended from a crane of sorts‚ grabbed onto enemy boat and either capsized it or threw it unexpectedly back down. ● Among the greatest of Archimedes’s famous war
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There is currently controversy between the state and federal governments regarding the legalization of medicinal marijuana. On the federal level all use or possession of marijuana is illegal‚ but in California‚ laws have recently been passed at the state level that allows the herb to be grown and distributed for medicinal purposes only. In order to avoid constant battles between the two I feel that the final decision on legalizing marijuana should be left up to the state level authorities. If the
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TABLE 4.1: Comparison of Birla Frontline equity fund with market indicators (BSE200.) with the calculation of portfolio return & market return‚ Average fund & Index return‚ Standard deviation of fund & index return and Beta. NAV BSE200 Year Opening Closing Rp Rp^2 Opening Closing Rm Rm^2 2004 20.01 23.94 19.64 385.73 769.67 886.55 15.18 230.60 2005 24.46 33.94 38.75 1502.11 890.48 1186.23 33.21 1103.06 2006 33.98 50.13 47.52 2258.90 1188.78 1655.74 39.28 1542.96 2007 50.86 81.34 59.92 3591.51
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world places like Germany and Japan required that everyone has insurance. In the videos‚ Sick Around the World and Sick Around America‚ Frontline examines the health care system in the United States and parts of the world such as‚ England‚ Japan‚ Germany‚ Taiwan‚ and Switzerland‚ for some responses about health care. In the video Sick Around the World‚ Frontline travel to Britain‚ Japan‚ Germany‚ Taiwan‚ and Switzerland to investigate their health care system. In Britain‚ there is no insurance
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The two battles that changed the civil war was the battle of Gettysburg and the siege of vicksburg. These two battles are very important in history and both for different reasons. Both battles had a union victory. On July 1st-3rd‚ The battle of Gettysburg took place in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. On July 1st‚ The union’s army of the Potomac faught with the confederates. The confederates met with General George G. Meade at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. General Robert E Lee ordered an attack
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English aided Portugal in 1147 of The Great Siege of Lisbon‚ during the Second Crusade creating a start of a newfound friendship between the two countries. The Aliança Luso-Britânica was ratified at the Treaty of Windsor in 1386 becoming the oldest alliance in the world still in working order agreeing that if‚ at any point one of the royal members need help‚ assistance in a most respected and lawful manner will be delivered if able to do so without any deceit or fraud by the other party. To secure
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The Siege of 1758 It was near midnight‚ June 1‚ 1758‚ when the lookouts on Cape Breton Island noticed something odd. The fog that had covered the island for weeks‚ now cleared enough to show lights off shore. Dawn revealed a large fleet laying outside Gabarous Bay‚ six miles west of Louisbourg. Worse yet‚ the ships flew a white banner with a red cross‚ the colors of Britian’s Royal Navy. The fortified towns of Louisbourg and Québec were the main French strongholds in North America. The British prime
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Based on the documentary “Frontline: Living Old”‚ some of the scenes from the documentary that influences the living arrangements I would consider for my parents is when Ms. Paunescu cares for her mother‚ Maria‚ at her apartment. I would prefer my parents to live with me as well despite the health circumstances‚ because I know the needs of my parents‚ and I will be responsible for administering the proper medication for them. If‚ however‚ I am too busy to take care of my parents when I am at work
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Bradley did not receive a frontline command until early 1943 after Operation Torch. He had been given VIII Corps but instead was sent to North Africa to serve under George S. Patton. He became head of II Corps in April and directed them in the final battles of April and May. He then led his corps onto Sicily in July. In the approach to Battle of Normandy Bradley was chosen to command the substantial First United States Army First Army. During Operation Overlord he commanded three
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Summary: Frontline PBS Documentary on the real CSI In this video Correspondent LOWELL BERGMAN questions the scientific validity of forensic science. He also expresses that it is not as simple as it appears on television shows. Detective. Joanna Grivetti who is a crime scene investigator in Richmond‚ California explains that the real life CSI is getting dirty‚ smelling things you don’t want to smell‚ seeing things you don’t want to see and dealing with blood in order to collect evidence that may
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