Archimedes is regarded as one of greatest mathematicians and inventors of his time. He was born in Syracuse‚ Sicily around the year 287BC. Archimedes acquired his education in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ but spent most of his life in Sicily. When in Sicily‚ he stayed in or near Syracuse and did nothing but experiment and research. Archimedes made many contributions to mathematics. One of the more important discoveries Archimedes made was he found a way to measure the areas and volumes of objects that are
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Mesopotamia and its Contributions to History Many Western historians refer Mesopotamia as the cradle of civilization. Mesopotamia was a region located in the eastern part of the Mediterranean where the rivers provided the means of survival. While other lives traveled to survive‚ Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations documented to be able to settle down‚ populate‚ and make the transition from being farmers and laborers to other jobs that have been the stepping stone for societies today
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Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing‚ a statistician‚ and a social reformer. She was mostly famous for caring for soldiers during the Crimean War. She is now still known as the most famous nurse in the world because of her hard work in establishing nursing education. Nightingale was born on the 12th of May 1820 in Florence‚ Italy. She grew up in a wealthy family with her father‚ William‚ her mother‚ Frances‚ and her older sister Frances Parthenope. William was a big influence in
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SUBJECT: TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEED FOR TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS 1. HRD skills or competence that an HRD manager needs and how these skills are acquired. The world is rapidly changing and to be a success‚ there must be maximum use of all resources (physical‚ financial‚ information‚ and human resources) whether for a nation‚ organization or individual. After huge investments in the physical‚ financial and information and knowledge resources‚ the human resources which comprises the workforce
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not help Galileo as it made him and easy target for the many complaints of the church. He was summoned and interrogated by the Roman Inquisition for his beliefs of Copernican doctrine. Many religious folk wrote letters to the church about Galileo and how his views were corrupt and wrong. Galileo quickly wrote back explaining his ideas and views defending
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Explain how actors manifest their training on the stage. In your answer refer to your study and exploration of the approaches to acting and performance of TWO of the practitioners and texts set for study. Approaches to acting explores not only the practitioners but also the world in which their audiences are living. Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal’s The Theatre of the Oppressed grew out of the chaos and oppression in Brazil in the 1950’s-70’s. The aesthetics of his approach to acting came
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“The New Deal failed to achieve its objectives” The ‘New Deal’ was introduced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933‚ in his first 100 days in office. The new deal was based upon a series of economic programmes implemented in the United States by the federal government. Importantly‚ part of the new deal was based on the ‘Alphabet Agencies’ which were numerous amount of authorities/acts which were set up to either provide relief (for the people who had been affected by the great depression)‚ reform (changing
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Nikola Tesla himself. The car today is known as the Tesla Roadster. It uses an AC motor that comes from the original one Nikola Tesla made in 1882. Which made this amazing electric sports car more efficient in its electricity usage and shows how Tesla still contributes to everyday lives. The Tesla coil as I mentioned earlier‚ was invented in 1891 by Nikola. Today we mostly use it in our radios‚ TV sets‚ and other electronics. And as for trivia‚ that year was also when he gained his U.S. citizenship. He’s
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Understanding Objective Correlatives A theme is a vital part of any story. However‚ to establish a developed theme it is best to use a series of objective correlatives. Objective correlatives are objects that repeat that are connected to the story of push the plot forward. These meaningful objects give much greater depth to your story than without their presence. They allow the author to show the reader details instead of outright telling the reader the details. Additionally‚ these objects give
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Objectives Assignment Objectives: Objective: The teacher will teach a lesson about the 5 food groups. Correction: Given an unlabeled picture of the USDA MyPlate diagram and colored pencils‚ each student will label the five food groups by appropriate color and portion‚ with no less than 90% accuracy. Explanation: The condition needed to be the specific tool(s) needed for students to perform the performance. The performance needed to be focused on what students would need to do‚ not what the teacher
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