#6:Treasure Chest Problem: Someone offers to give you a million dollars($1‚000‚000) in one-dollar ($1) bills. To receive the money‚ you must lie down; the million one-dollar bills will be placed on your stomach. If you keep them on your stomach for 10 minutes‚ the money is yours! Do you accept the offer? Solution: Each dollar bill weighs 1 gram‚ if we multiply 1gram by 1‚000‚000 dollars we get a weight of 1‚000‚000 grams. If there are 454 grams in a pound then $1‚000‚000 will equal 2202 pounds
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and pretended to be a queen? It is not as easy as the media or TV make it seem like it is. It takes hard work‚ dedication‚ and perseverance to become a good queen like Queen Victoria was. Take it from Queen Victoria for example‚ Victoria lead a life full of purpose. If it was not for her‚ there would have been no Victorian Era that was full of truce‚ wealth‚ success‚ and self assurance. (Victorian Era) Queen Victoria’s life is an interesting one indeed because‚ she was the queen and why we have the
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In this passage‚ Queen Margaret addresses Queen Elizabeth and recalls back to when Queen Elizabeth was recently made queen‚ and Margaret prophesied that she would end up just like Queen Margaret. Throughout the passage we see a few literary devices such as parallel structure and allusion‚ and both of these writing tools add to the complexity of the relationship between the two former queens. We observe Margaret use diction that reminds us of the stage and plays and we see parallelism used to show
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Queen Victoria is associated with Britain’s great age of industrial expansion‚ economic progress‚ and especially‚ empire. At her death it was said‚ “Britain had a worldwide empire on which the sun never set” (Axelrod-Contrada 23). Queen Victoria set the tone of the British Empire for later monarchs by ruling through a series of powerful prime ministers who took political control of Britain. In the early part of her reign‚ two men influenced her greatly: her Prime Minister‚ Lord Melbourne‚ as well
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The Life of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21‚ 1926 in London (“Queen Elizabeth II”). Her father was Prince Albert‚ Duke of York‚ and her mother was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Elizabeth was never meant to become queen (Smith 6). From the very start‚ her life never developed the way it should have. The leadership she shows her‚ faithfulness‚ and her compassion tells her people she cares. The life of Queen Elizabeth II isa true journey of an
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First Last Ewing English IV Honors 29 April 2013 A Feminine Ruler Queen Elizabeth I is argued to be one of the best rulers of England. She was different from many of the rulers before her in many ways. Elizabeth was able to show the world that a woman was more than capable of ruling over a country; she was capable of changing one. Queen Elizabeth was intellectual‚ witty‚ and used her feminine beauty to get her way. Using her developed talents‚ Elizabeth was able to overcome many obstacles
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their reputation. One monarch in particular‚ Mary Stuart‚ followed her predecessors’ tradition of causing gossip and disgrace. In a family extending from the British Tudor line of Henry VIII and the French House of Guise‚ this queen contained a fire ready to be ignited. Mary‚ Queen of Scots‚ was an incredible figure of the monarchy in the 1500’s‚ whose story is one of power and political gain shown through her early years‚ reign and claim to English throne‚ scandal‚ and her captivity and downfall. The
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Queen is a British rock band that became one of the most popular groups of the 1970s through its fusion of heavy metal‚ glam rock‚ and camp theatrics. Formed in 1971‚ Queen consisted of 4 members‚ Freddie mercury as the front man and principal songwriter‚ guitarist Brian May‚ bassist John Deacon‚ and drummer Roger Taylor; they signed with EMI around 1973. The band became known for their extravagant lead singers whose vocal style and onstage tactics shaped the band’s personality. The self-titled
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*Queen Kong: The poem presents the reader with a power shift from male to female but could also highlight that the story is not simply restricted to a male perspective. In this light‚ Duffy is‚ like in ‘Mrs Midas’‚ highlighting how certain members of society are exploited and how‚ despite popular belief‚ women often have control over men. This is reinforced when Queen Kong states how he is “my (her) little man”. This reveals her affection towards the man but also significantly displays his physical
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Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) was the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837‚ and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from 1 May 1876‚ until her death. Her reign as the Queen lasted 63 years and 7 months‚ longer than that of any other British monarch before or since‚ and her reign is the longest of any female monarch in history. The time of her reign is known as the Victorian era‚ a period of industrial‚
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