Spanish Civil War‚ it was regarded as the northern bastion of the Republican resistance movement and the epicenter of Basque culture‚ adding to its significance as a target. In 26 April 1937‚ warplanes of the German Condor Legion‚ commanded by Colonel Wolfram von Richthofen‚ bombed Guernica for about two hours. After the bombing‚ Picasso was made aware of what had gone on in his country of origin. At the time‚ he was working on a mural for the Paris Exhibition to be held in the summer of 1937‚ commissioned
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Cartesian coordinates‚ also called rectangular coordinates‚ provide a method of rendering graphs and indicating the positions of points on a two-dimensional surface or in three-dimensional space. The scheme gets its name from one of the first people known to have used it‚ the French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes. The Cartesian coordinates in the plane are specified in terms of the x -coordinates axis and the y -coordinate axis‚ as illustrated in the below figure. The origin is the
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Battle of Britain At the end of June 1940 The Second World War defense of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force began against an onslaught by the German Air Force Luftwaffe. Also known as “The Battle of Britain”‚ The Battle of Britain has been described as the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. The Battle of Britain also has an unusual distinction in that it gained its name prior to being fought. The name is derived from a famous speech delivered by Prime Minister Winston
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The company is in need of revitalization. In October of 2017‚ Kroger made several executive changes to senior management. Katie Wolfram‚ president of the Central Division at Kroger‚ retired in early November. Fred Morganthall‚ vice president of the retail operations division‚ also retired in November. Mike Donnelly‚ executive vice president of merchandising‚ has now acquired the additional
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Abstract In 1918‚ the world experienced its most deadly modern pandemic‚ the H1N1 influenza virus named the Spanish Flu. Killing between 20 and 40 million people worldwide‚ the pandemic has not since been repeated on such a large scale. This paper provides a background of the 1918 virus and its effects followed by an examination of the danger represented by the H5N1 Avian Flu virus of 1997. Finally‚ it discusses the potential international economic impact of a modern pandemic like the Spanish Flu
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Molly Irvin Kouba Math 16A Exam ID #16 Do Plants Understand Math?: Fibonacci Numbers‚ The Golden Ratio‚ and Their Effect on Phyllotaxis in Nature The Fibonacci sequence‚ Lucas Numbers‚ and the Golden Ratio are commonly found in nature as patterns that many plants and animals follow for optimal growth and development. They explain many phenomena such as whorled phyllotaxis in plants or human proportions as well as many weather patterns and possibly other occurrences. As a plant sciences major‚
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Bibliography: eisstein‚ Eric W. "Conic Section." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. .
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Romany and Frisian. The immigrant languages include Turkish‚ Kurdish‚ Polish‚ Balkan languages and Russian. Literature German literature dates back to the Middle Ages. The most celebrated authors of the period are Walter von der Vogelweide and Wolfram von Eschenbach. The world renowned Grimm Brothers - Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their fairy tales collection in the 19th century. Among the most respected German poets and authors are Lessing‚ Goethe‚ Schiller‚ Kleist‚ Hoffmann‚ Brecht‚ Heine
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Biography." LiveScience.com. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. "Isaac Newton ’s Life." Isaac Newton ’s Life. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. "The Life and Work of Sir Isaac Newton." - Library. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. Weisstein‚ Eric W. "Newton‚Isaac." Wolfram Reaserch. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
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1963. ---Mysterium Conjunctionis. Trans. R.F.C. Hull. New Jersey: Princeton UP‚ 1977. ---Practice of Psychotherapy. Trans. R.F.C. Hull. New Jersey: Princeton UP‚ 1985. ---Psychology and Alchemy. Trans. R.F.C. Hull. New Jersey: Princeton UP‚ 1968. Wolfram von Eschenbach. Parzival. Trans. A.T. Hatto. London: Penguin ‚ 1980.
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