The word zero came via French zéro from Venetian zero‚ which (together with cypher) came via Italian zefiro from Arabic صفر‚ ṣafira = "it was empty"‚ ṣifr = "zero"‚ "nothing". This was a translation of the Sanskrit word shoonya (śūnya)‚ meaning "empty". The first known English use was in 1598.[4][5][6][7] ------------------------------------------------- History Mesopotamia By the middle of the 2nd millennium BC‚ the Babylonian mathematics had a sophisticated sexagesimal positional numeral system
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Peter Pan was a story about a young boy that never wanted to grow up. Personally‚ I didn’t really like the play. I think there were things that could have been done better. Things they needed to work on are the backgrounds‚ making the characters more believable‚ and I found it very unrealistic. With these three problems corrected‚ I think the play would have been better. First‚ the backgrounds of the play could have better. This little problem is one reason I really disliked it. Just something
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Starting a new business‚ management of every company has to decide what competitive strategy will be; whether focus will be on low price‚ speed‚ high quality or other. Depends on that decision‚ organization can develop its supply chain strategy‚ work on performance objectives and make trade-offs needed to achieve strategic fit. Drucker (1995‚ cited in Elgazzar et al.‚ 2011) posts words of William Durant‚ founder of General Motors‚ that profit is the result of a ‘cost stream that spread throughout
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Thunder Alley. Thunder Alley was tons of fans standing outside of the Chesapeake Arena to watch the big screens. After awhile my brother and sister got to walk off and go find their friends. I continued to walk around with my mother because I was the youngest and couldn’t leave her side. That night there were several disagreements with different people going on so my mom and I left. Once we got home and turned on the TV unexpectedly my brother was on the news as the shooter of Thunder Alley. I knew
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The Tootsie Roll Expansion Project; Growth to Solidify the Future ACC/561 September 26‚ 2011 Jared Jones The Tootsie Roll Expansion Project; Growth to Solidify the Future “Everyone loves the flavor of a tootsie pop” has been a popular phrase for years‚ a commercial jingle that reminds everyone of the wonderful taste‚ a memory from childhood that brings people from miles around to local candy stores seeking Tootsie rolls‚ whether it is a lollipop or a tootsie roll chocolate‚ everyone
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Pans Labyrinth is set in 1944 fascist Spain. Ofelia‚ a young girl‚ who is fascinated with fairy-tales‚ is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather‚ a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night‚ she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the centre of the labyrinth. He tells her she’s a princess‚ but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails‚ she will never prove herself to be the true princess and will never see her real father
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The History of Punk Rock What comes to your mind when you hear the word “punk?” Do you think of a violent‚ attention-seeking young person‚ or do you think of a rebellious teenager who is trying to go against the mainstream society? “Punk is about being 16 and saying no.” According to Encarta Dictionary: English‚ punk is a youth movement of the late 1970s‚ characterized by loud aggressive rock music‚ confrontational attitudes‚ body piercing‚ and unconventional hairstyles‚ makeup‚ and clothing
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their expression in theater” Tenessee Williams The play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof truly reflects its time but more then that it reflects the play write. The play takes place on one of the largest cotton plantations in the Mississippi Delta during the 1950s. It is summer‚ and man is it hot. The play is centered in Brick and Maggie’s bedroom‚ Scruitinizes the family concept‚ the ideal American family . he year of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’s debut‚ 1955‚ was an interesting time for male and female relationships
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Rolls Royce Prepared by: I. Outline: * 1st paragraph: Introduction to the world of Rolls Royce * 2nd paragraph: Popular Rolls Royce Models – Phantom * 3rd paragraph: Approach to the Phantom * 4th paragraph: About the Rolls Royce Ghost. * 5th paragraph: Future of Rolls Royce II. Introduction Driving at speeds of 250 km/h in a top of its kind car is indescribable. Or you could cruise by the country side in the back seat with a chauffeur on
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better to shoot for your dreams and fail than not try at all? After all‚ it is possible to spend a lot of time and money pursuing your passion only to end up very stressed‚ very tired and very broke. If you have managed to pursue your dreams‚ even if it doesn’t work out‚ at least you have the knowledge that you gave it your best shot and if you died tomorrow you would have no regrets. On the other hand by doing nothing you will always wonder what might have been. A feeling of regret can build up
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