an American navigator‚ invented the gyrocompass‚ a widely used tool. This device worked anywhere on Earth‚ day or night. When it points northward‚ it hold that positioning because it uses a spinning wheel set in gimbals called a gyroscope. William Gilbert‚ an Englishman‚ experimented with magnets to learn and understand their behaviors. Gowin Knight‚ on the other hand‚ rubbed magnets on iron bars to create super magnets. This magnetized compass needles for much longer periods of time. Lord Kelvin
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Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 2.) 1) Oblong (Page 12)- Deviating from a circular or spherical form (elliptical‚ oval) 2) Lampascione (Page 56)- Italian wild onion bulbs (no synonyms) 3) Incoherent (Page 86)- Lacking orderly arrangement (disjointed‚ unconnected) 4) Melancholy (Page 101)- A depression of spirits (gloomy‚ sorrowful‚ oppression) 5) Anguished (Page 105)- Suffering from extreme pain (aching‚ agonized) 6) Shamanistic (Page 145)- Belief in an unseen world
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Mary Wollstonecraft and Oprah Winfrey Whether it be through proclamations‚ beliefs‚ or actions‚ strong female figures are all connected. Mary Wollstonecraft and Oprah Winfrey are among those strong women. Throughout their lives‚ Wollstonecraft and Winfrey have worked hard for what they believed in by using their voice and actions‚ and by staying determined. Mary Wollstonecraft and Oprah Winfrey are similar because they both supported women’s rights‚ suffered hardships‚ and believed in the importance
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In 1996‚ a 23-year-old named Kevin Plank‚ the former special teams captain for the University of Maryland football team invented a new product that would change the way athletes dress. Plank did not like having to work out and practice in sweaty cotton t-shirts‚ so after extensive research on athletic benefits of synthetic fabrics‚ he created the first Under Armour T-shirt‚ named the #0037. “Engineered with moisture-wicking performance fibers‚ the shirt helps keep athletes cool‚ dry‚ and light in
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This exact question was answered by none other than the 2013-14 MVP‚ Kevin Durant. Kevin isn’t however the first to be in such a situation that could be described as a fast break that would’ve won the game but burnt out. Kevin’s choice to leave to a team that has previously won the finals and also set the NBA all time season record for most wins‚ the very next season amassing a whopping 73 wins and 9 losses. In such a way‚ Kevin is just letting history repeat itself‚ in the case of the arguably the
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Jack Gilbert‚ Born in 1925‚ grew up and educated in Pittsburgh‚ San Francisco. He spent various periods of his life outside the United States‚ mostly in France‚ Italy‚ and Greece‚ but rarely publishing. His first book of poetry‚ Views of Jeopardy‚ (1962) won the Yale Younger Poets Prize and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. (Wikipedia) He was married to the American poet Linda Gregg and later to the Japanese poet Michiko Nogami‚ to whom he dedicated a limited edition of poems. He presently
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1. Enclosure-enclosure‚ also spelled Inclosure‚ the division or consolidation of communal fields‚ meadows‚ pastures‚ and other arable lands in western Europe into the carefully delineated and individually owned and managed farm plots of modern times. Before enclosure‚ much farmland existed in the form of numerous‚ dispersed strips under the control of individual cultivators only during the growing season and until harvesting was completed for a given year. Thereafter‚ and until the next growing
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essay‚ Daniel Gilbert resides to using many techniques to create a well directed argument on the human emotions and the relationship between our minds and the future. Through the use of persuasion in rhetoric and his knowledge on making an argument‚ Gilbert developes a feasible conclusion. Developed early on in the book is the tone in which Gilbert employs to make the essay readable to everyone‚ even those who have no background knowledge in the psychological field. Even so‚ Gilbert never loses
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tried too hard. For example‚ there are moments where the action becomes so enticing and Mezrich manages to ruin it by trying to convince the reader how exciting all of this really is. Specifically‚ in describing one particular hand‚ Mezrich writes‚ "Kevin drew a nine for a solid nineteen. Martinez drew another queen‚ a strong twenty. The dealer had a six showing. Heaven on felt.(pg. 82)" The last portion of that description is a bit cliché and tacky‚ and it is made clear that Mezrich was trying too
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Puppeteer Sued over Sexual Allegations November 28‚ 2012 Relevant Facts in the case of Kevin Clash 1 According to New York Daily News‚ November 2012 the voice behind the little red furry friend Elmo from “Sesame Street” is being sued by three different accusers for inappropriate sexual conduct towards under aged kids. The first accuser came fourth stating that he had sexual relations with Kevin Clash seven years ago when he was only 16 years of age‚ shortly after that another male
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