Dear 7th grade math student‚ I am writing this letter to you to explain who Pythagoras was and how his mathematical findings influence your life. Pythagoras was born about 569 B.C. in Samos‚ Ionia to his parents Mnesarches and Phthais (“Pythagoras of Samos”). It is believed that Pythagoras had two brothers‚ however some accounts say he had three (“Pythagoras of Samos”). Pythagoras was a very well educated man. Through his childhood‚ he learned to play the lyre and was taught many things by the three
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He had four voyages between 1492 and 1504 were wondrous at first‚ but disappointing in the end. He won support of Ferdinand and Isabella‚ the Spanish monarchs‚ for the “enterprise of the Indies.” According to his letters‚ some people see him as a hero‚ and some don’t. In my opinion‚ I think he is a little bit of both. In his first letter to Luis de Santangel regarding his first voyage‚ he described his trip as a marvelous one with no obstacles stopping him whatsoever. He has mentioned that he
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How Does Integrity Play A Role In Your Life? Four dollars. Four dollars was what I counted over and over again. I was only supposed to get three dollars back. I believe in integrity. Everyday you show people who you are‚ what you value‚ and what you represent. If you see something happening that you know is wrong‚ will you say something‚ or will you keep quiet? As a child‚ I was kind of a goody two shoes and would speak up if I saw something wasn’t right. At recess‚ if somebody went up the slide
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Someone Who Has Made an Impact on Your Life A mother: a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth. Since the day I was brought into this world‚ confused and unknowing‚ my mother not only kept me alive but has given me the best life that she could offer me. As a child‚ I only knew that she was in charge of me and loved me‚ but now I know that there is so much more that my mother has sacrificed. As my role model‚ my best friend‚ and inspiration my mom has proven to be the
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The terrible car accident occurred to me ten years ago threatened my life‚ only a few flashback memories are what is left in my head. It was summer in June and a Saturday night; the rain was pouring like I have seen very few times before. I had just left my mother’s house after a delicious meal along with some of our homemade red wine. In getting ready to go to work I realized that it was late‚ my Jazz music band‚ was supposed to start to play music at 10pm in a nightclub twenty miles west from
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Arabia BRING THIS TICKET TO THE TEST CENTER! Test Date: January 26‚ 2013 Registration Number: 0033463535 Test Type: SAT MAKASSED SIDON‚ Lebanon 00000 You won’t be admitted without it. Test Center: 54356: HOUSSAM EDDINE HARIRI HS Report to your test center no later than 7:45 a.m. unless otherwise noted on this ticket. Safeguard this Admission Ticket as you would any other piece of identification. You must keep this Admission Ticket with you at all times in the test center. Important Messages
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Credit Assignment Overview: This assignment must be done in the presence of at least 1 family member or guest at your Thanksgiving celebration. If your family does not celebrate the holiday‚ it must be done in the presence of your parent or guardian during a dinner. Part I: Semantic Feature Analysis (to be completed before the feast) Directions: 1. List the main items served at your family’s celebration. Be sure to list side dishes and desserts 2. Then go to the infographic at: http://www
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end up turning the backyard into an outdoor snooker table. This idea of loyalty to mates is shown through the action of his mates coming round to help him out with a job that needed doing. It also demonstrates the idea of being loyal to your mates instead of your girlfriend‚ we can tell this because of the actions of his girlfriend when she arrives home. Another example is the Speight’s deer stalker ball ad. This ad demonstrates the characteristic “loyalty to mates” is shown through a man who is
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The life of Roger Casement was an interesting one to say the least. Some remember Casement as a hero while others think of him as a traitor. Casement was a man that devoted his life to investigating human’s rights in various areas of the world. When he was in his 20s‚ Casement was working for Henry Morton Stanley‚ a Welsh explorer‚ when he came across many issues in the Congolese State. It was the “Casement Report” that would lead to reform movements in the Congo. Later‚ Casement would report on
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best friend‚ my mom‚ was devastating. Plus‚ to look at her she looked so normal and healthy‚ it was hard to imagine that she could have a disease that would eventually take her life. My mom lived for almost seventeen years with the disease‚ through all her treatments she taught me how to find inner strength and that life was precious to enjoy it. As a junior in high school‚ my mom went in for some exploratory surgery because of a small knot on her leg when the doctors found cancer. I remember going
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