Marie Curie: A Pioneering Physicist Aspirations come from hopes and dreams only a dedicated person can conjure up. They can range from passing the third grade to making the local high school football team. Marie Curie’s aspirations‚ however‚ were much greater. Life in late 19th century Poland was rough. Being a female in those days wasn’t a walk in the park either. Marie Curie is recognized in history by the name she took in her adopted country‚ France. Born in Poland in 1867
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continue her studies at the Sorbonne where she obtained Licentiateships in Physics and the Mathematical Sciences. She met Pierre Curie‚ Professor in the School of Physics in 1894 and in the following year they were married. She succeeded her husband as Head of the Physics Laboratory at the Sorbonne‚ gained her Doctor of Science degree in 1903‚ and following the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906‚ she took his place as Professor of General Physics in the Faculty of Sciences‚ the first time a woman had
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hundred and fifty times larger than that of the Sun‚ would not‚ in consequence of its attraction‚ allow any of its rays to arrive at us; it is therefore possible that the largest luminous bodies in the universe may‚ through this cause‚ be invisible." -- Pierre Laplace‚ The System of the World‚ Book 5‚ Chapter VI (1798). Evolution of Stars 1. Clouds of Hydrogen begin condensing into more dense clusters due to gravitation. 2. Eventually the density gets high enough that the Hydrogen begins fusing
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thought and she was amazingly smart. She gave all the money to her older sister‚ Bronya‚ so she could pay the tuition for the University of Paris. Bronya did the same for Marie in 1891. Marie studied math and physics. Marie Curie and her husband‚ Pierre Curie‚ were scientists. They discovered two elements‚ polonium and radium‚ in a little shed where their laboratory was. Their work was important because radium helps destroy cancer cells. Radiation was also used to take away suffering. Marie Curie
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Vernon God Little. In the novel‚ ‘Vernon God Little’ by DCB Pierre we see the presentation of teenage life and also homosexuality through the characters of Vernon Little and Jesus Navarro. As the book was published eight years prior to us reading it‚ the views Pierre presents could be different to our own. Also‚ Pierre’s age and up bringing add to the way he portrays different aspects of life. I believe that in ‘Vernon God Little’ Pierre presents teenagers as rude‚ bad mannered and impatient and
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Maria Sklodowska‚ also known as Marie Curie‚ was a Polish scientist who had a passion for success. Marie was raised in Poland and traveled to get the best education that was available to her.1 She soon became a very successful physicist and chemist. Marie Curie’s research and discoveries did not die along with her. It is all still here‚ helping many people. Marie Curie was born on November 7‚ 1867.1 She was raised in Poland by a family of prominent educators. Marie was the youngest of five children
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Warsaw‚ Poland. (Schley) She earned her doctoral degree in Paris‚ France at Sorbonne University‚ being the first woman in Europe to earn a doctorate. During her career‚ Marie earned two Nobel Prizes‚ her first was awarded to her in 1903 along with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel for physics. Marie’s second Nobel Prize was awarded to her in 1911 for her work in chemistry. (Aronson) She received honorary doctorates from Yale University and Columbia University. (Cullen) Marie paved the way for women
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Excerpt from Weblog and extract from Vernon God Little by DCB Pierre Text B is in the form of a blog‚ which is an online diary updated regularly by its author. Text C is an extract from the novel Vernon God Little by DCB Pierre. Both authors target a young adult audience through use of a casual tone to engage the reader and gain empathetic response. The weblog writer uses colloquialisms such as ‘gutted’‚ and elision; ‘Whatcha’ DCB Pierre engages a young audience through use of a teenage protagonist
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music Laptop‚ speaker‚ Recorded sample music of Chance music‚ electronic music and minimalist music. 97% of the students are able to comprehend. Research on the lives of the following composers: La monte young Steve Reich Philip Glass Pierre Schaeffer Dr. Jose Maceda 4-3 – 9:30-10:30 4-2 – 1:00 -2:00 June 18‚ 2013 4-5 – 8:30-9:30 Music of 20th Century Impressionism Whole tone scale Expressionism Sample chart of whole tone scale‚ sample music of
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Brief Description of Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Air Canada is the largest airline in Canada‚ with its headquarters located in Montreal‚ Quebec. Formally named Trans-Canada Airlines‚ the airline was established in 1936 by Canadian federal government. However‚ in 1988‚ Air Canada was privatized due to the deregulation of the Canadian airline market. Air Canada serves over 38 million passengers annually and provides direct passenger service to more than 190 destinations on five continents. WestJet
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