Contributions of the Six Giants Thales of Miletus * He founded the geometry of lines‚ so is given credit for introducing abstract geometry. * Developed the first general theorems in geometry. * He was the first to demonstrate the truth of geometric relationship by showing that it flowed in a logical and orderly fashion from a set of universally accepted axioms called postulates Pythagoras
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Having just talked about Joan Tower and her contribution to music‚ to the let us now turn our attention to another woman who had a significant impact on the shaping of music as we know it today. Margaret Sutherland had a very stable childhood. Her mother was a singer‚ her father was a writer for a newspaper as well as a pianist. By the age of five Sutherland was improvising at the piano and she began writing her own pieces a year later. Music wasn’t really mainstream in Australia. Sutherland grew
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the life systems that exist in the river‚ while the Social Studies teacher might help students research the local history and peoples who used the river for food and transport. Team teaching What is the Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching and Learning? This approach to teaching requires planning that looks at the foundational objectives of a number of curriculum areas. Connecting curriculum in the interdisciplinary approach is an efficient way to help teachers deal with knowledge that grows at
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show how this reflects the British character and UK society. You can also introduce a brief comparison with your own country. For many years Britain have its own unique and old history‚ for example‚ art. But in the beginning‚ British art was not as wide-ranging and popular as the present. It develops as time goes on‚ and there was big difference between each period‚ such as The Ambassadors from 1533‚ showing the lifestyle of upper class‚ Rain‚ Steam and Speed from 1844‚ it reflects that industrialists
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prejudice‚ the eugenicists are basically trying to create an “ideal person‚” and are determining a person’s future based on information about their genes and how that affects them. Many people in our society claim that everyone is equal‚ yet by supporting eugenics‚ shows that certain people won’t be able to help with reproduction because apparently their genes are not good enough to help the future of the human race. Eugenics is
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Sheque Philbert Contribution of Egypt Civilization GEHS 4020 The Ancient Egyptian civilization is the oldest and most influential world civilization. Egypt contribution to human knowledge‚ invention‚ and scientific discoveries surpasses any other country including Mesopotamia‚ India and China. Ancient Egyptians were the first to invent and use glass‚ linen‚ paper and ink. They invented the calendar‚ clock‚ Geometry and the alphabet. They were
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the internet. However‚ in recent years‚ there has been much controversy between the ethics of Turnitin and student’s rights. According to Merriam-Webster‚ plagiarizing is defined as‚ “to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own‚ without crediting the source” (1). Whenever a thought comes to mind‚ it is highly unlikely the first time the person has encountered this “newfound” idea. Books‚ classes‚ and conversations with others integrate and become an essential part of the thought
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Ancient Chinese Contributions Rich Laird Strayer University Humanities: Culture‚ Continuity and Change 111 Dr. Ronald Gavin May 28‚ 2012 Ancient Chinese Contributions The world owes a lot to the Chinese for all the major contributions and innovations they introduced. For example‚ during the Era of Disunity (approx. 220-581 AD) the ancient Chinese invented kites‚ matches‚ umbrellas and much more ("Inventions‚" “n.d.”). The Yuan dynasty brought us paper money‚ blue and white porcelain
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Wynter 1 Early writers of America made many contributions to the development of a distinct American identity. Some of these contributors included John Smith‚ William Bradford‚ John Winthrop‚ Anne Bradstreet‚ Mary Rowlandson‚ and Cotton Mather. These writers all expressed their unique views through their writing. These contributions will be further explained throughout this paper. John Smith‚ an English soldier and author‚ was born in January of 1850. He is known for founding the first English
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Barack Obama was an influential person because of his contributions to not only America‚ but the world; despite the harsh racism and criticism. One of the first accomplishments of Barack Obama was becoming a Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party and eventually becoming America’s first black president. This proves that Barack Obama succeeded with becoming the first black U.S. president‚ even though he struggled against bigotry and the doubt of other people. This is still affecting the world
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