Some golden rules to follow during the GD/PI • In the time provided (if any) to think and organise‚ think critically‚ analyse thoroughly and then try to arrive on the conclusions. Irrelevant points and facts should be avoided instead stick to the point with objectivity. • It is really a good way to summarise the given subject and then raise the questions based upon the same. Sometimes it is also a good idea to generate the consensus how the discussion will happen and form rules. Like opener may
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God.[10] The Islamic Golden Age‚ which is traditionally dated as being the 8th–13th centuries‚ was marked by the ascension of the Abbasid Caliphate. The Abbasids were influenced by the Quran’s injunction that “the ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the martyr.” During this time‚ the Arab world became an intellectual center for science‚ astronomy‚ chemistry‚ physics‚ mathematics‚ philosophy‚ medicine‚ and education.[2] Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world today There
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of the Fibonacci sequence: phi and the golden ratio. The following is an example of what I will later discuss: the golden spiral. Figure 2: The arrangement of the whorls on a pine cone follows a sequence of Fibonacci numbers. The following example is just one of the numerous examples of the fascination applications found within the Fibonacci sequence in nature. Now‚ we turn to one of the most fundamental concepts of the Fibonacci sequence: the golden ratio. Consider the ratio of the Fibonacci
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THE GOLDEN BIRD THAT TARNISHED In the 19th century‚ the paramount moral challenge was slavery. In the 20th century‚ it was totalitarianism. In this century‚ it is the brutality inflicted on so many women and girls around the globe: sex trafficking‚ acid attacks‚ bride burnings and mass rape. Yet if the injustices that women in poor countries suffer are of paramount importance‚ in an economic and geopolitical sense the opportunity they represent is even greater. “Women hold up half the sky‚” in
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The Discovery of the Fibonacci Sequence A man named Leonardo Pisano‚ who was known by his nickname‚ "Fibonacci"‚ and named the series after himself‚ first discovered the Fibonacci sequence around 1200 A.D. The Fibonacci sequence is a sequence in which each term is the sum of the 2 numbers preceding it. The first 10 Fibonacci numbers are: (1‚ 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 5‚ 8‚ 13‚ 21‚ 34‚ 55‚ 89). These numbers are obviously recursive. Fibonacci was born around 1170 in Italy‚ and he died around 1240 in Italy
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In The Golden Age‚ Wang Xiaobo explicitly depicts the forbidden and punishable sex acts of Wang Er and Chen Qingyang. However‚ as “doing something is very different from liking it” the compulsive and obligatory nature of their trysts protects them from punishment from the state (117). This immunity is compromised when Chen confesses that being spanked by Wang awoke her masochistic desire‚ causing her to have sex for pleasure. While this confession was punishable in the highest degree (warranting
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scary with a skull and a black background.(3)As many think‚ pirates were the cause of war between the Persians and the Greeks.(5)Between the 17th and 18th century‚Port Royal in Jamaica was one of the most popular pirate ports was also known as “The Golden Age of Piracy”.(6) St. Mary’s island was one of the most common places where pirates meet which is in the Northeast coast of Madagascar.(6) Pirates’ beliefs and Religion
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Genetic engineering is a method of plant breeding that allows the transfer of genes from one plant into another‚ unrelated‚ plant species. The chief goal of producing genetically modified plants is to create species that do not naturally occur in the environment. Pros of plant genetic engineering include: Creating crops that are resistant to herbicides. Creating crops that possess resistance to insects. Producing plants that have richer nutritional value. Creating plants that could serve as vaccines
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Mathematics and art have a long historical relationship. The ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks knew about the golden ratio‚ regarded as an aesthetically pleasing ratio‚ and incorporated it into the design of monuments including the Great Pyramid‚[1] theParthenon‚ the Colosseum. There are many examples of artists who have been inspired by mathematics and studied mathematics as a means of complementing their works. The Greek sculptor Polykleitos prescribed a series of mathematical proportions for
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The world does not progress-it merely changes Or The Golden Age Is Not Behind Us But Before Us There is no nation‚ race‚ creed or religion‚ where the idea of the Golden Age has not existed. The English people ascribe the characteristics of a golden age to the Age of Queen Elizabeth‚ the French to the Age of Loius XIV‚ Greeks to the Age of Pericles‚ Romans to the Age of Augustus‚ Israelites to the Age of King Solomon‚ Indians to the Age
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