this century was the hundred years’ war and black death which killed more than 1/3 of Europe’s population. However‚ mathematics during this period did not entirely die out. The greatest mathematician of this period was Nicole Oresme (1323-1282) of Normandy. He wrote five mathematical works. In one of this appears the process of locating points by coordinates‚ which foreshadowed modern coordinate geometry. 1.3 Function Math FYI The conventionalization of the functional notation f(x) was
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WHEN: October 8 1944 WHO: 18th INF REG 1st ID -C Co w/ CMDR CPT Bobbie Brown WHAT/WHERE: Battle of Crucifix Hill next to Haaren Germany (NE Germany) WHY: Crucifix Hill was controlled by the Germans‚ and stood in the way of the Allied objective of encircling Aachen. The hill contained numerous pillboxes and bunkers occupied by German Forces of the 246 Volksgrenadierdivision. 18th IR‚ 1st ID CMDR ordered its 1st BN to use special pillbox assualt teams that had flamethrowers‚ Bangalore
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How hard do you think it would be to go from being dirt poor to very rich in life? Gatsby grew up a poor man and his parents died giving him lots of money. He then set goals to make more money. Doing so made him lots more money which made him a goal oriented person. Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby does deserve his title. The main reason Gatsby deserves his title is because he is very goal oriented. For over a year he had been beating his way along the south shore of Lake Superior as a calm-digger
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The U.S Army rangers of WWII Prelude: The U.S Army Rangers played a key roll in WWII. From the allied campaign in Africa to the beaches of Normandy to the war in the Pacific the 1st‚2nd ‚3rd‚4th‚5th ‚6th and 29th Ranger battalions(a battalion usually consists of 300-1000 soldiers 300 being small 1000 being extremely large most battalion average 650 soldiers) spearheaded operations throughout the course of WWII. The United States Army Rangers helped change the course of WWII and turn the tide
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Scavenger Hunt 36. What was the estimated death toll in the bombing of Hiroshima? Nagasaki? The estimated death toll in the bombing of Hiroshima was over 100‚000. http://www.cfo.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/hiroshima.htm The estimated death toll in the bombing of Nagasaki reached around 70‚000. http://www.cfo.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/nagasaki.htm 37. What was the largest problem faced by US troops and dependents in heavy military-based areas? The largest problem faced by US troops and dependents
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president of the United States of America (Bio Reference Bank)‚ delivered his “On the 40th Anniversary of D-Day speech” on June 6th 1984 (Academic Search Premier). This day was the 40th anniversary of D-day‚ when 150‚000 men charged the beaches of Normandy to retake Europe from the Nazis (American History Online). The speech was also delivered during the Cold war‚ an arms race between the USA and USSR (American History Online). President Reagan uses logos‚ pathos‚ and anaphora to explain to the heads
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Henry’s quarrel with Beckett Beckett was unusual. He was a commoner promoted to high office. He had been attached to Theobald archbishop of Canterbury as a clerk in his household. Very well educated and bright he quickly became a favourite of the archbishop. In the archbishop’s household he underwent religious instruction; but had not become a priest before being appointed Chancellor by Henry II (1154) Not only does his position give almost daily access to the king and therefore a lot of
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Blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg‚ meaning Lightning War‚ was a military tactic used by Nazi Germany during WWII. It was used with the intentions of a swift and forceful victory. It was designed in by the germans to create disorganization among their enemies. They would force through them with mobile forces and logically concentrated weapon fire.This was successful for many reasons but one of them is because it was unexpected. Many countries were expecting trench war are similar to how WWI was fought.The blitzkrieg
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German Monarchies. 835 - Vikings from the Scandinavian lands (Denmark‚ Norway‚ and Sweden) begin to invade northern Europe. They would continue until 1042. 896 - Alfred the Great‚ King of England‚ turns back the Viking invaders. 1066 - William of Normandy‚ a French Duke‚ conquers England in the Battle of Hastings. He became King of England and changed the country forever. 1096 - Start of the First Crusade. 1189 - Richard I‚ Richard the Lionheart‚ becomes King of England. 1206 - The Mongol Empire
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For the first speech I decided to analyze the “Space Shuttle Challenger Tragedy Address from president Ronald Reagan. This speech was pretty easy to identify if it was an informative or persuasive speech. The president was addressing the nation to inform them about a tragedy that had taken place the very same day. From reading through this week’s lesson‚ I would say that concept President Reagan used was speaking to entertain. The lesson stated this type of informative was used for speeches at occasions
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