lthough the idea of a bridge spanning the Golden Gate was not new‚ the proposal that eventually took hold was made in a 1916 San Francisco Bulletin article by former engineering student James Wilkins.[15] San Francisco’s City Engineer estimated the cost at $100 million‚ impractical for the time‚ and fielded the question to bridge engineers of whether it could be built for less.[9] One who responded‚ Joseph Strauss‚ was an ambitious but dreamy engineer and poet who had‚ for his graduate thesis‚ designed
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calculate the rest of the terms the same way: F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | Segment 2: The Golden ratio In order to define the golden ratio we need to examine the following sketch: The line above is divided into two segments in such a way that ABAP=APPB The ratio described above is called the golden ratio. If we assume that AP=x units and PB=1 units we can derive the following expression: x+1x=x1 By solving the equation x2-x-1=0 we find
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Apuleius‚ Lucius. "From The Golden Ass." The Portable Roman Reader. Ed. Basil Davenport. Harmondsworth: Penguin‚ 1979. 619-641. Print. In "Cupid and Psyche‚" which constitutes a part of "The Golden Ass‚" Lucius Apuleius recounts a tale disconnected from the main protagonists about a young woman named Psyche and her relationship with Cupid‚ teaching of both the dangers of curiosity and false appearances. Apuleius relates that‚ "Psyche‚ meantime‚ aware of her loveliness‚ had no fruit thereof. All people
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Content 1. Background of Golden Village 2. SWOT of Golden Village 3. Analysis 4. Conclusion 5. Recommendation 1. Background of Company Golden Village (GV) was established on 28 May 1992‚ with the first cinema at Yishun 10 complex. It was a joined venture by two companies‚ Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Holding Limited of Hong Kong and Village Roadshow Limited of Australia. Currently‚ GV has a total of 11 cinemas at different shopping malls across Singapore. The current
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Name: Marina Thomas Date: 10/17/14 Research Paper Draft Topic:The Golden Ratio So why is it that Angelina Jolie is so gorgeous or why is the Mona Lisa a perfect work of art? Art and beauty is just one of the many pleasures of life. However‚ it is unlikely for someone to ponder on the detail of this beauty which in fact relates to mathematics. The Golden Ratio or Rectangle is believed to make the most pleasing shape. The golden ratio is approximately equal to 1.618. It is actually an irrational
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THE GOLDEN RATIO IN THE HUMAN BODY GABRIELLE NAHAS IBDP MATH STUDIES THURSDAY‚ FEBRUARY 23rd 2012 WORD COUNT: 2‚839 INTRODUCTION: The Golden Ratio‚ also known as The Divine Proportion‚ The Golden Mean‚ or Phi‚ is a constant that can be seen all throughout the mathematical world. This irrational number‚ Phi (Φ) is equal to 1.618 when rounded. It is described as "dividing a line in the extreme and mean ratio". This means that when you divide segments of a line that always
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Film Critique for “The Golden Compass” Andrea Sparks ENG 225 Instructor Moore May 28‚ 2012 Film Critique for “The Golden Compass” The Motion Picture of “The Golden Compass” is based on Philip Pullman’s novel “Northern Lights” (The first part in his novel trilogy “His Dark Materials”) and was rated pg-13 (indicating that the material within the film could be unsuitable for children under the age of thirteen (Murray‚ 2012))
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Literal Rule The literal rule is the primary rule which takes precedence over the others. Words and phrases should be construed by the courts in their ordinary sense‚ and the ordinary rules of grammar and punctuation should be applied. If‚ applying this rule‚ a clear meaning appears‚ then this must be applied‚ and the courts will not inquire whether what the statute says represents the intention of the legislature: ‘The intention of Parliament is not to be judged by what is in its mind‚ but
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Golden quadrilateral: The Government of India’s initiative for connecting the four major metropolitan cities namely Chennai‚ Kolkata‚ Delhi and Mumbai by expansion of existing national highways was taken in2001. The expansion project included linking of various major cities in India such as Vishakhapatnam‚ Pune‚ Kanpur‚ Vadodara and a few. The basic highlights of this project are as follows: • Funding is done through securitization of annuity payments which the GMR led consortium would obtain after
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Jason Jason‚ the son of Aeson‚ was the leader of the Argonauts and the husband of Medea. Because of a prophecy that Jason would someday do him harm‚ King Pelias of Iolcos sent Jason on a seemingly impossible quest to bring the Golden Fleece back from distant Colchis. For the quest‚ Jason assembled a crew of heroes from all over Greece; Argos built for the heroes the largest ship ever constructed‚ the Argo. On the voyage to Colchis‚ in addition to other adventures‚ Jason and his crew of Argonauts
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