The letter K comes from the letter Κ (kappa)‚ which was taken from the Semitic kap‚ the symbol for an open hand.[2] This‚ in turn‚ was likely adapted by Semites who had lived in Egypt from the hieroglyph for "hand" representing D in the Egyptian word for hand‚ d-r-t. The Semites evidently assigned it the sound value /k/ instead‚ because their word for hand started with that sound.[3] In modern-day English slang‚ the word "k" is used as a substitute for the abbreviation "O.K."‚ or "Okay." In International
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Diet 1310 650 Brenda Speight‚ Instructor Vitamin K Vitamins are a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism‚ found in minute amounts in natural foods or sometimes produced synthetically. Vitamins help our bodies metabolize nutrients and grow cells. They come in two forms: those tat dissolve in water (vitamins B & C) and those that are absorbed and stored in fat (vitamins A‚ D‚ E‚ and K). Vitamin K named for the German word for clotting "koagulation"
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The implementation of the K- 12 education plan in the Philippine Basic Education Curriculum is the key to our nation’s development. Though the government will face many problems in the long run of the implementation of the program‚ there really is a need to implement it because the enhancement of the quality of our education is very urgent and criticThe implementation of the K- 12 education plan in the Philippine Basic Education Curriculum is the key to our nation’s development. Though the government
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Mental disorders are huge impacts in people lives. In the movie K – Pax‚ Robert who was also known as prot throughout the movie had a mental disorder due to traumatic events in his life. The events caused prot to have multiple different personalities and caused him to react to certain situations differently. One disorder prot can be diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder‚ (DID). DID is an effect of severe trauma during early childhood‚ usually extreme‚ repetitive physical‚ sexual‚ or emotional
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Adolph Rupp with also 4. Coach K’s legacy had made so many impressions on players‚ parents‚ and fans and they all know that he isn’t just a basketball coach. He is a mentor and teaches kids things that they can carry on for the rest of their lives. Coach K wants the best out of the kids that he coaches. He gets the most out of them‚ both physically and mentally. Also not only does he expect them to perform well on the basketball court‚ but also in the class room‚ as he has a 98% graduating rate of his
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Since 1976 Black History Month has been a remembrance of the events in the history of the African American movement. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in the month of February‚ and the United Kingdom in the month of October. In the U.S.‚ Black History Month is also referred to as African-American History Month. Black History Month actually started as Negro History Week in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. The goal of Black History Week was to educate the American people about
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Black History Month celebrates contributions made by African Americans and people of African descent around the world. It was started by an African American man named Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926. Back then‚ it was called Negro History Week and was celebrated the second week of February. Now it is celebrated for the whole month of February in the United States and Canada‚ and the month of October in the United Kingdom. How do people feel about Black History Month? Some people feel it’s unfair
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that the existing physical conditions were unable to meet the need of such a high number of students whose age was between 60 and 80 months. After the schooling age was rearranged as 60-72 months at the very beginning‚ the number of first graders were supposed to be twice as high as the previous years. This is because both the 60-72 months (new system) and 72-84 months (old system) participated in education altogether as first-graders in the 2012-2013 academic year. The number of the students was estimated
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“Finding Month of the Year effect in Indian Stock Market” The aim of practical study is mainly an implementation of knowledge achieved through the learning theories. As a part of curriculum of 2nd year‚ I have done grand project on Month of the Year effect in Indian Stock Market. The project culmination of my efforts and to dedicated work. In this project I have started from the monthly share price. Really this project enhanced my knowledge substantially‚ as I tried to cover almost each and
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2010 December; the best month of the year Perhaps...It certainly falls in the middle of the best six months of the year as far as I ’m concerned. By far‚ October through March is so much nicer than April through September. And on this December 1st in the deep south we are anticipating tempertures below freezing tonight. And with this type of cold weather comes wonderfully low humidity and air you can actually breathe without fear of drowning. December is a great month for obvious reasons but
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