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    How is geometry used in everyday life? When you’re studying a subject‚ the science of lines and angles can seem like nothing more than a dull exercise in formulas and predictability. In reality‚ geometry is at work everywhere you go. Whether you’re aware of it or not‚ geometry quite literally shapes our lives. An Ancient Science‚ how long has geometry been around? To answer that question‚ let’s take a look at where geometry gets its name. Geometry is derived from the Greek words for Earth (Geo)

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    ‘Religious experience can be used as evidence for the existence of God’ A religious experience is an encounter with God when you experience transcendent reality and it you cannot will it to happen. A direct religious experience refers to events where God reveals him/herself directly to the person having the experience. The experience is not chose or willed by the person; the person experiences or observes God in some way. An indirect religious experience refers to experiences‚ thoughts or feelings

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    The Renaissance inspired many artist’s interest in the individual’s experience of the world‚ specifically Giotto and Piero della Francesca. Some key events that shaped the interest of the individual include the positive changes in the political‚ religious and social outlook in Italy‚ more freedom with how people thought and viewed the world and the desire for more realistic artworks. The turmoil in the Catholic Church‚ specifically the reformation in Germany‚ Rise of Franciscans and the Dominican

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    their engagement in forms of language such as‚ reading‚ writing and even restricts how they speak. Which‚ naturally made language a desire by women‚ because it’s degrading to not have freedom of speech. Atwood utilizes literary elements point of view‚ dialogue and diction‚ to convey how powerful language is in this world. The protagonist of this story‚ Offred is a prime example of how powerful language is. She states how uses language daily by making mental notes throughout the day forming a story. Offred

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    Distinguish between MYOPIA and HYPEROPIA and outline how technologies can be used to correct these conditions. Hyperopia and Myopia are both vision problems and refractive errors but Hyperopia‚ more commonly known as farsightedness‚ is when a person has trouble seeing things far away but has no trouble seeing them close up‚ Myopia is known as near-sightedness‚ it is when the person can see things far away with no problems but when things are closer to them they have trouble focusing on them and

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    American Renaissance INTRODUCTION Also known as the New England Renaissance‚ the American Renaissance refers to a period of American literature from the 1830s to the end of the Civil War. The movement developed out of efforts by various American writers to formulate a distinctly American literature influenced by great works of European literature. Yet these novels‚ poems‚ and short stories utilized native dialect‚ history‚ landscape‚ and characters in order to explore uniquely American issues

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    Summary This article is giving experience suggestion that certain definite strategies can be used by businessman to protect their firms’ market. Corporation today compete on an international basis‚ so must have an appropriate international business strategy which can give comparative advantage. Yet the managers rarely have a systematic approach to their international business operation. The insular company with unattractive options is losing market share and margin. To deal with this dilemma requires

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    Renaissance Content The Renaissance was knows as the “rebirth”‚ the revival of the culture of classical Greece and Rome. People started taking interest in learning classical Greece and Roman texts‚ therefore there was a rebirth of learning (also because the Medieval times lacked education). It transformed economics and trade‚ knowledge and learning‚ and the arts. It begins in Italy in the 1350s after the Crusades and later spread to Northern Europe. Italy became the birthplace because

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    other variations of the DDM can one use and Why?” asked Dwayne. What should Jonathan’s response be? Jonathan’s response should be like this‚ “The other variation of the DDM can one use is by calls for recognizing that the dividend payments may grow as a small but constant rate. With this approach‚ the equity of the company is considered to be a perpetuity. Understanding which scenario is applicable to the stock under consideration is very important‚ as it will impact how the dividend payment relates

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    rude‚ it also affects people’s lives and how people live. Racism is atrocious and it agonizes many people. First‚ Scout and Jem were walking around outside. Then‚ suddenly Mrs. Dubose stopped them from walking. Both Jem and Scout are not fond of Mrs. Dubose since‚ she is a rude person. Mrs. Dubose started to say rude comments about Atticus due to him helping a black man. ""But Mrs. Dubose held us; "not only

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