Why Shoe Sizes Are as They Are Seemingly arbitrary‚ there is a crazy logic (and a lot of muddy history giving rise to tradition) behind the numbers assigned to different shoe sizes. During the reign of England’s Edward II (1284-1327)‚ certain measurements became standardized. Most pertinent to the discussion at hand: "Three barley-corns‚ round and dry‚ make an inch‚ twelve inches a foot‚ three feet a yard (ulna)‚ five and a half yards a perch‚ and forty perches in length and four in breadth an
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Second Examination Review Sheet 1. What were the goals of the Great Powers at the Congress of Vienna? What were their aims and how did they redraw the map of Europe in the wake of Napoleon’s defeat? What did the chief architects of the Congress‚ such as Metternich‚ hope to achieve? Congress of Vienna was a conservative group that aimed to develop peaceful international relations system Goal: achieve postwar stability by establishing secure states with guaranteed borders. Restore regimes to
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1741 in Enfield‚ Connecticut‚ puritan minister Jonathan Edwards‚ gave a harsh sermon to a congregation to disclose how angry God is at those who sin and that only by His grace they can be saved. In Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God the minster uses an emotional appeal to convey what would happen to the people who were considered as God’s enemies because they have not been born again. For example‚ the author admonishes‚ “...the devil is waiting for them‚ hell is gaping for them‚ the flames gather
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Applebaum Essay Anne Applebaum‚ an American Jewish journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author‚ has written extensively about communism‚ the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe‚ and about foreign affairs for the Washington Post. In one article Applebaum wrote for the Washington Post‚ she discusses the need to find new energy sources and her views against the expansion of nuclear power. Although Applebaum is an acclaimed writer‚ her argument against nuclear energy
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domestic matters in New England society. Women were subordinate to their husbands and had few rights under law. Daughters typically had a lesser position than sons. A woman’s place was in the home‚ serving as a dutiful daughter to her father or as a helpmate to her husband. Women were expected to bear and raise families that averaged six to seven children. While gradual reductions in farm size after 1750 prompted many families to have fewer children‚ women were kept in check by cultural expectations
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geometry and algebra commonly in the design of many welded structures.” Adams then shows he has much credibility and knows what he wants. For every question that he had about the requirements of college algebra‚ he uses supportive evidence to back up his argument‚ where he used algebra. Adams uses a large amount of ethos during the whole petition to keep the committee from loosing he’s attention. As for logos‚ he points out his case and claims he doesn’t need algebraic skills for his future profession.
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Andres Ramos Dana Hatter December 1‚ 2012 Super Size Me is a movie about the documentary‚ producer and director Morgan Spurlock‚ the film is based on research that occurs from the question‚ does fast food really covers the nutritional needs and requirements to stay healthy. During the course of the film‚ Spurlock for 30 days consumes fast food products from McDonalds. Before beginning‚ the investigation Spurlock is curious to know what his consequences would be. Therefore‚ he visits several specialists
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SUPER-SIZE ME In the documentary Super-Size Me‚ Morgan Spurlock sets out to prove how harmful and dangerous fast food‚ in particularly McDonalds‚ can be to a person’s health and wellbeing. After hearing the McDonalds Corporations defence against the lawsuit filed by two obese teenagers‚ who claimed that their overweight conditions were the cause of eating at the fast food establishment‚ filmmaker and director Morgan Spurlock came up with the idea to start a similar experiment on himself‚ by eating
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Chiderah Onyeukwu Ms. Cynthia Ofori-Dwumfuo English 103 12 September 2011 Nike + Serena = Rhetoric Nike‚ second amongst sports business brands on the planet with an astonishing value of $5.6 billion‚ effectively uses different methods in their various advertisements (Forbes.com). These methods portray Nike items such as shoes‚ backpacks‚ or other gear as desirable to the masses. Nike uses catch slogans such as “Just Do It” and “True Divers Don’t Need Water” to instill the false need for Nike products
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10 May 2009]. Ciornai‚ S.‚ 1983. Art therapy with working class women. The arts in psychotherapy‚ 10 (2)‚ 63–76. Denscombe‚ M.‚ 2003. The good research guide. Maidenhead: OUP. Dokter‚ D.‚ 1998a. Being a migrant‚ working with migrants: issues of identity and embodiment. In: D. Dokter‚ ed. Arts therapists‚ refugees and migrants: reaching across borders Dokter‚ D.‚ 1998b. Introduction. In: D. Dokter‚ ed. Arts therapists‚ refugees and migrants: reaching across borders Hall‚ S.‚ 1992. New ethnicities
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