superficially different mathematical descriptions which can all be proved to define curves of exactly the same shape. One description of a parabola involves a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix). The focus does not lie on the directrix. The locus of points in that plane that are equidistant from both the directrix and the focus is the parabola. Another description of a parabola is as a conic section‚ created from the intersection of a right circular conical surface and a planewhich is parallel to
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Toyota’s Green Efforts | [Type the document subtitle] | | A short essay showing Toyota’s efforts to revolutionize the consumer auto market with cleaner vehicles. | | | 9/26/2012 | | Engines‚ gasoline‚ and emissions. All of these terms have to do with automobiles since their invention and introduction to the public. It has undoubtedly been one of the biggest contributors to the overall global economy. Sadly‚ it has also become one of the biggest burdens to our current society
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middle school to be focused on careers? I think middle school should focus on careers for three main reasons. It helps kids discover what they are good at or might want to try. It exposes kids to different careers and what is expected of them in that career. Lastly it helps kids to set realistic goals. These are just some of the reasons I think that middle schools should focus on careers. My first reason‚ is that is it helps kids discover what they are good at or might like to try. For example‚ if a
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EIGHT BASIC EFFORT ACTIONS: LABAN’S MOVEMENT THEORY Terms: 1. Kinesphere: space within our reach‚ or our personal space. It moves with you as you travel. 2. Dimensions: a. Up-down (high‚ middle‚ deep) b. Left-right c. Forward-backward d. Diagonal 3. Flow of Movement: a. Bound flow – can be stopped at any time (pause). b. Free Flow – difficult to stop suddenly. 4. Space: Movement can be linear (direct) or curved (flexible). 5. Time: Time can be very personal
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• What is more important: Effort or quality? I believe that effort and quality are both very important. If you do not putting forth effort and follow guidelines‚ it is very hard to obtain quality. In the end the most important thing is the quality of the assignment or project. Quality is what we are judged on in the workforce and life in general. • Should an instructor take into account the amount of effort that a student puts into an assignment? As a teacher on the middle school level
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government must be hiding something inside area 51. It already is a top secret place that no one but military or government personnel can enter. The Government only says that it is used for high quality development of new technology of weapons and aircraft. Could it be possible that is not the only variation of things that the government is possibly doing behind closed doors. Perhaps there are more advanced things Area 51 beholds on the inside and not just what the Government tells the public viewers
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Text focus Questions – Unit 1 His 101 1. Describe Ziggurats (Ch. 1) 2. Identify the “black lands” of Egypt (Ch. 1) 3. How is the modern era different from other previous eras according to the author (Are We Human) 4. Identify the new human species highlighted in this article and how it became extinct? (Are We Human) 5. Why does Babylonian society limit the freedom of women in the Code of Hammurabi (Ch.2) 6. Describe and define the Axial Age. (Ch. 2) 7. How does the author challenge current theory
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What Should A Billionaire Give and What Should You? Not everyone can write a big check to their favorite donation foundation‚ but everyone should give something to someone that is worst off than they are themselves. Billionaires like Bill Gates give millions to charity year after year; yet we still see and talk about the same things that are wrong with the world year after year as well. Those millions of dollars are sent to other countries to try to get them on their feet. But‚ millions of people
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of my own schooling‚ I have always accepted the notion that education is essentially for the well-being of the individual. However‚ Hand suggests that students are given direction on what vocational occupations they should be prepared for‚ bidding the question who is deciding what occupation a person should or should not pursue at the conclusion of their schooling (Hand‚ 2010)? In agreement with Hand‚ I propose that education in the modern era is for society to firmly guide students into their occupational
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CELTA WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 2: FOCUS ON THE LEARNER Learning background Student M of French nationality who speaks French‚ became interested in English at an early age and has a high aspiration for learning English. She enjoys traveling and considers English crucial and useful in everyday life. She has been studying English irregularly in school and after that by herself and at various English language schools. She told me at school a lot of the focus was the grammar as opposed to
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