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    Rene Descartes lived from 1596 to 1650. He was born in France‚ and went to a Jesuit primary school. He earned a law degree‚ but later on he began focusing on math and logic in the world. During the early 17th century‚ his ideas deviated more and more from previous philosophers. Because of this‚ he became known as “The Father of Modern Philosophy.” While some of his ideas weren’t completely original‚ his way of getting to them was. He believed in totally ignoring everything previous philosophers

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    The study of robot kinematics‚ require a unified methodology to identify the variables of a robot’s or manipulator’s joints and links. Co-ordinate Frames Robotic kinematics depends on the use of right handed cartesian frames of reference. Manipulator Geometry A manipulator consists of two types of joints‚ connected by a link. Link A link is a solid mechanical structure which connects two joints. The main purpose of a link is to maintain a fixed relationship between the joints at

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    Jacque Cochrane Dr. Slifkin CAS/AP English 4 Sept. 2‚ 2013 Diagnostic Essay « Allegory of the Cave » Plato’s conception of the soul is that it is an open vessel. Each has the capacity and ability to learn and to receive knowledge but first the whole being must be open to new knowledge and to learning. However some people are very close minded and set on what is already in front of them and refuse to open their minds. In order for one to become enlightened they must want to learn and

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    Variables Candice Jacobs MAT 211 Instructor Sanchez July 28‚ 2013 We know that a classic maple rocker requires 15 board feet of maple and a modern rocker requires 12 board feet of maple. We have “m” which stands for the modern maple rocking chair which is now 12m board feet and the classic chair which is 15c board feet. m= The number of classic maple rocking chair that Ozark Furniture Company has to fill. Therefore‚ m= 12m (board feet) c= The number of classic maple

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    Science and Religion: Two Separate Entities As a result of many new astronomical discoveries throughout the seventeenth century‚ it was clear science and religion greatly contradicted each other. Followed by the questioned findings of Nicolaus Copernicus‚ Galileo Galilei believed the sun was situated motionless in the center of the universe while the earth rotated on its axis‚ all the while revolving around the sun. This idea‚ though scientifically proven to be correct‚ completely opposed the

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    In an airline industry‚ companies had been suffered with low returns‚ bankruptcies and ever-fluctuating demand. Air France has been preventing the situation by developed strategies such as a progressive operating lease‚ short- or medium term lease of substantial part of fleets to reduce capacity and cost. Since 2006‚ the traffic of air travel has been growing rapidly‚ which created a competitive landscape in the airline industry and also the emergence of e-commerce as a direct to consumer sales.

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    1. The perimeter of this rectangular field is 220 m. One side is x m as shown. Wm xm (a) Express the width (W) in terms of x. (b) Write an expression‚ in terms of x only‚ for the area of the field. (c) If the length (x) is 70 m‚ find the area. Working: Answers: (a) ………………………………………….. (b) ………………………………………….. (c) ………………………………………….. (Total 4 marks) 1 2. The diagram shows the graph of y = x2 – 2x – 8. The graph crosses the x-axis at the point A‚ and has a vertex at B. y A x O B (a)

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    Christian Thogolith Professor kasiano Paul EN 108 Intro to Philosophy 21 April 2015 John Locke “Rationalism is the thought that appeals to reason or intellect a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification.” “It is typically contrasted with empiricism‚ which appeals to sensory experience as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification.” John Locke argues that‚ “We come to this world knowing nothing whatsoever.” (Warburton 74). He believes that experience teaches

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    Android-Controlled Racecar via Bluetooth I. Objectives 1. To design and develop an android application in the form of a racecar remote control. 2. To develop a racecar using gizDuino (Arduino clone). 3. To control the racecar using the android application via Bluetooth technology. II. Intended Learning Outcomes At the end of the project‚ students shall be able to: 1. Incorporate the knowledge they have learned from the CPE532L1 Elective 2‚ Embedded Systems. 2. Develop critical thinking

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    Plato and Aristotle are two Greek philosophers that were concerned about the nature of soul and its relationship to the body. Their theories about soul and body have some points of similarity and some points of contrast.This essay discuss the fundamentally different views of Plato and Aristotle on the nature of soul. Both Plato and Aristotle viewed the soul and body as two things. Whereas Plato saw the body to be material and the soul to be spiritual‚ Aristotle saw body and soul as equally important

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