The first trigonometric table was apparently compiled by Hipparchus‚ who is now consequently known as "the father of trigonometry."[3] Sumerian astronomers introduced angle measure‚ using a division of circles into 360 degrees.[4]They and their successors the Babylonians studied the ratios of the sides of similar triangles and discovered some properties of these ratios‚ but did not turn that into a systematic method for finding sides and angles of triangles. The ancient Nubians used a similar methodology
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An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde Themes The Rococo Tapestry Act I takes place against the backdrop of a Rococo tapestry‚ a representation of François Boucher’s "Triumph of Love" (1754). The "Triumph" allegorizes the victory of love over power: Venus points to Vulcan’s conquered heart‚ and the god gazes up at her like a love-sick boy. Though the most obvious reading might consider the tapestry as prefiguring the defeat of Mrs. Cheveley and reconciliation of the play’s
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I leaned over my dog’s grave it was right next to my grandmothers and my own mother’s beyond that‚ I had never knew my mother‚ she had died not long after I was born. Because of that my father hates me. When I say it like that it sounds bad‚ let me explain as best I can. He doesn’t actively hate me in fact there are times he is almost kind. But there are also times when his hate reveals itself like a snake lashing out to strike at its victim‚ who had never seen it coming. It is times like these when
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My dad is not only a hero‚ but a father figure as well. He is my hero for many reasons‚ some of which no one will understand but me. My dad has taught me not only kindness and devotion‚ but loyalty as well. My dad did one thing that changed my life for a year‚ something I did not wish for him to do‚ but something he felt compelled to do. He withdrew from his life in West Point to take on the role of being a soldier for the National Guard. He knew that it would trouble us‚ but he always said “do
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My husband (TJ) should have been a stand-up comedian. For the past 28 years‚ my man has made me belly laugh every single day with the most shocking and funniest comments one could imagine. I come from an extra-large family that always has 30 plus people at every gathering. My hubby has a large‚ captive audience that always ends up in tears‚ crying‚ from the outlandish subject matter that he tackles. Six of us were flying back to Seattle from Texas. It was a full flight and we were sitting in the
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Select Friends by Device Documentation › Select Friends by Device The Facebook SDK for iOS includes an FBFriendPickerViewController control object that makes it simple to add a friend selector to your app. The friend selector can filter the friends you display. You may want to restrict the friends that display to show only those with specific devices. As an example‚ you may want to target friends that use platforms you support for a subsequent invite to use your app. This article guides you
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Diplomacy of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) A model for peace building in 21st century By Muhammad Amir Submitted to Dr Ejaz Hussain 1 Table of Content Table of Content ………………………………………………………………2 Introduction…………………………………………………………………….3 Core Question…………………………………...…………………………….3 Hypothesis……………………………..………………………………………3 Methodology……………………………………..…………………………….3 Literature Review……………………..……………………………………….4 Theoretical Consideration ……………………………………………………5 Diplomacy of Prophet Muhammad ………….………………………………6 References
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Cheryl Stolz Composition 1 10 September 2013 Female vs Male Friends There are many things in our life that we can compare and contrast to one another‚ but one subject that stands out to me would be the differences between male and female friends. We all have friends that are male and female in our life. Although‚ we do not really notice it sometimes but there are many similarities and differences between having male and female friends. Therefore‚ in this paper I will be explaining the similarities
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Loyal friends are something that we all wish we had more of. You know the friends I’m talking about they are the ones who show you complete devotion and will always back you up without question. Loyal friends are something we all need. Everyone needs someone they can trust. Loyalty is a very good trait to look for in your friends. If one of your friends is loyal to you then you know they will never betray your trust. This is very important in my eyes because nothing is more annoying then when you
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The word friend is a very familiar word among people. Some people take friends as being an advantage or others may take it as being a disadvantage. Most friendships start off on the right path‚ but some can end up for the worst. This leads to a friendship heading down a path of destruction. Three main reasons why two people cease being friends are losing interests in common‚ jealousy‚ and having negative influences. The first reason why two people may cease being friends is losing interests in
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