1. Which of the following is NOT true regarding John Harrison? A) He was from a working class family. B) He solved the Longitude problem and won a prize for it. C) He made a clock that would help to solve the longitude problem but it was never tested. D) None of the above. 2. Ancient sailors A) used tacking to help stay close to the shore at night. B) avoided sailing near shores because of strong currents. C) rarely spent a night at sea. D) probably learned to navigate using the quadrant
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If we cannot provide grounds or justification for the identification of objective value‚ then we cannot also provide any coherent argument or justification or defense for the idea of the dignity of the person. Since in order to the idea of human dignity be accepted‚ we must first justify or provide grounds that there is a universal values and conduct across and within people‚ cultures‚ nations‚ and races. Considering this‚ the education for the value of life becomes important. Because if people are
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There are several ways that the philosophical movements of China shaped the civilization. Confucianism is just one of them which started in the Han Dynasty‚ another is legalism which started in the Qin Dynasty‚ and the last is taoism which was just a local superstition. Confucianism is just one philosophical movement that shaped China and is still shaping China today. Created by Confucius‚ who according to tradition was a thinker‚ political figure‚ and educator.Confucius talked about
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HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF PEDAGOGY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ((( Vietnamese and English Greetings: A contrastive analysis Instructor : Nguyen Ngoc Vu Student: Tran Thi Bich Hanh Class: 4A-07 Ho Chi Minh City 12/2010 Abstract We learn a second language or a foreign language for different purposes. It may ensure a better job‚ a better payment‚ or new opportunities as well as open ways to meet
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1. Are Taoism and Confucianism truly religions? Argue both sides. They are truly religions because they embody the concept of religion. Taoism cannot be classified as a religion with certain doctrines and practices but it has been converted to one with presence of gods‚ temples‚ priests‚ and sacrifices. Confucianism is more of a philosophy of the Chinese people and has no sacred writings priesthood etc. but it has affected Chinese character and created cultic development. 2. Chinese concept
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Introduction: The Common Chimpanzees are the non-human primates that were given scientific name Pan troglodytes. The chimpanzee’s geographic distribution can be found across equatorial Africa‚ from Senegal in the west to Tanzania in the east. They can be found in moist and dry forests and savannas. There are four subspecies: the eastern chimpanzee‚ the central African chimp‚ the western chimpanzee‚ and the Nigeria-Cameroon subspecies. Chimpanzees live in communities of about 20 to 120 individuals
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM Introduction Folktales are one of the forms of prose narrative which we regarded as fiction. They are not considered as dogma or history‚ they may or may not have happened‚ and they are not to be taken seriously.1 However‚ folktales like other stories provide various experiences that is why they are important. Folktales are not merely stories but there are morals in them‚ probably not obvious but underlying morals in it. In like manner‚ folktales may not be history
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Plats are born tender and pliant; dead‚ they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.” TAO TE CHING Moynihan measures the increased level of deviance through three major categories that he feels are responsible for the change in defining deviance. Altruistic (deinstitutionalization)‚ opportunistic (alternative family structures)‚ and
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preparation up to the performance night can be considered as a “sacrifice” na hindi malilimutan at maaalala even up to this very moment na tapos na ang performance night‚ dahil hindi lamang ito ginawa para sa aming mga sarili ngunit para na din sa ibang tao‚ a concert for a cause‚ which aimed to help some kids from Doña Remedios Trinidad‚ Bulacan. PREPARATION: We just had an almost 2 weeks to prepare for our performance night. Personally‚ I never imagine that the outcome of the concert would be that
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In the early sixth century Christianity was evolving at a rapid pace. The spread of Christianity was not only moving westward through Europe‚ but it was also moving eastward down the Silk Road. The eastward spread of Christianity was primarily a form of Christianity known as Nestorianism‚ after the teachings of Nestorius‚ a fifth century patriarch. By 635 Nestorian Christianity had reached the heart of China spreading through all of Persia and India. During the middle of the seventh century Nestorian
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