Vasco da Gama was born around 1460 in Sines‚ Portugal. Vasco’s father was a knight and an explorer. When he was old enough he decided to join the navy‚ where he was taught how to navigate. Vasco later followed in his father’s footsteps and began to command ships in the king’s name. Little is known about his early life but‚ in 1492‚ Vasco solidified his reputation as a sailor when King John II of Portugal sent him to Lisbon and the Algarve to seize French ships as a sign of vengeance against the French
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samvittigheden‚ moralen‚ skyld og skam‚ og fortæller os‚ hvad der er rigtigt og forkert‚ og sidst mellem disse yderligheder er Jegʼet‚ som skal forsøge at skabe balance mellem Idʼet og Overjegʼet. Hans Kirk er kendt for at hente næsten al sin inspiration fra sine egne barndomsminder. Ud over at skrive romaner skrev Hans Kirk også mange noveller. Samlet blev det til ca. 450 af slagsen. Et gennemgående tema‚ i alle Hans Kirks noveller‚ er sammenstød – enten mellem forskellige trosopfattelser og
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this took place in the 5th century. This next piece was known as Menelaus’s theorem which formed the foundation of trigonometric studies for the next 300 years. Aroud that same time‚ an Indian mathematician took the chords out and replaced them with sine functions instead. This was a ratio‚ but rather the opposite of the angle in a right angle of fixed hypotenuse. A Muslim astronomer now compiled all of these ideas of both the Indians and the Greeks. Now‚ in the 13th century‚ Germans made modern
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Aryabhatta Biography Wikipedia.ame While there is a tendency to misspell his name as "Aryabhatta" by analogy with other names having the "bhatta" suffix‚ his name is properly spelled Aryabhata: every astronomical text spells his name thus‚ including Brahmagupta’s references to him "in more than a hundred places by name". Furthermore‚ in most instances "Aryabhatta" does not fit the metre either. Time and place of birth Aryabhata mentions in the Aryabhatiya that it was composed 3‚630 years into
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As t-1/f the complete distance of the pendulum and its mass is finished ‚ the cycle is described as the amplitude of oscillation (tmass). When the arc is measured the equilibrium position is at sin theta ‚ where the approximate measurement will use sine theta where f=mg ‚ where the angle is theta equalled to x/l‚ where the arc size
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this inevitability well in her quote “As my skin shows its dry pitting‚ she opens like a small pale flower on the tip of a cactus (9-10).” She knows that she is ageing‚ but she notices it more in her daughter. Sharon indicates that these physical sines of ages are difficult for her to deal with as she classifies herself as “the silver haired servant behind her (the daughter) (line 4).” The sole reality that holds Sharon’s sanity is the recognition that with every new physical deterioration of her
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Intro “We were dancing-” Dove recounts her past in a simple statement; however‚ this interrupted thought is more than it seems to be. It introduces the audience to the action and setting of the poem.. The first aspect that makes the statement important is the use of the plural noun “we”. “We” indicates that Dove wasn’t alone; she was with some type of partner‚ probably a dancing partner. It also bring the audience into question. Is the audience her dance partner? Or are we merely peering into the
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In the course of the Vietnam War‚ there have been many different factors why the USA became increasingly involved. One reason included how they believed it would be a ‘simple’ war to fight and for that reason‚ they would have the ability to easily win plus the war would not continue on for too long. Additionally they desired to contain communism as they believed they might be capable to stop the growth of communism within Asia. In order to help retain communism‚ they believed in the ‘domino theory’
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Differences between Monarchy and Democracy 1. Democracy is a type of government that emanates from the constituted powers that are elected‚ depending on the system (presidentialist‚ parliamentary‚ constitutional monarchy‚ semi presidentialist‚ semi parliamentary‚ etc...) directly or indirectly by the people. Whereas in an absolute monarchy‚ an absolutist regime exists and is in power because of family lineage. 2. In democracy three state powers(in most cases) exist as a checks and balances
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rebellion against unfair laws and a conservative culture. The hippies were protesting against political problems and the war. To show people‚mainly the government‚ how ridiculous these laws were the hippies would peaceful protest‚ sometimes with sines but manly with their clothing. One of these laws hippies did not agree with was the voting laws. For men the voting age was twenty one years old but men were constantly being drafted to vietnam at the age of eighteen. Hippies thought this was completely
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