and observing results. He is now known as the “Father of Modern Science”. One of his most famous inventions is the hydrostatic balance. Using this device‚ he could accurately weigh objects both in water and the air. Galileo got the idea from the "Eureka" story about Archimedes and the King of Syracuse’s crown in which Archimedes had to prove if the king’s crown was made of real gold or not. By submerging an item in the water of the device‚ he was able to precisely measure its volume by determining
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Debra uses diction by choosing big‚ meaningful words in her writing. “Eureka- form the Greek word heureka‚ meaning “I have found it”- is reported to have been the word that Archimedes cried when he found a way to test the purity of Hiero’s crown.” This is just one example of diction. Personification is giving something human
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would happen if his streetcar raced away from the clock tower at the speed of light. He quickly realized that the clock would appear stopped‚ since light could not catch up to the streetcar‚ but his own clock in the streetcar would beat normally. This eureka moment is what eventually led to his formation of his famous equation E=mc. In Murders in the Rue Morgue the reader embarks on a detective journey with an unnamed narrator
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has ever seen. The remarkable leader‚ Ronald Reagan was born to parents John and Nelle Reagan on February 6th 1911 in Tampico Illinois. He was elected the 40th president of the United States of America on November 4th‚ 1980. He graduated from Eureka college‚ and also had an acting career with Warner bros. At the age of 69‚ he was the oldest man and the first movie star ever elected as the president. (Connerly‚ 2000). During his presidency‚ the economic condition of the United States of America
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Jazmin C. Urioste Mindy Hudson Comp 1 September 13‚ 2013 Cross Country‚ Then and Now For the past six years of my life‚ I ran for the Eureka Springs High School cross country team. After graduation‚ I was given the opportunity to run for the Golden Suns cross country team at Arkansas Tech University. In a matter of six months‚ my cross country experiences and habits were changed. Often times‚ there are similarities between two subjects such as these‚ but in this case‚ only the differences are
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the border of the earthquakes reach. Recently‚ geologists have discovered that an earthquake with a magnitude as high as 7 occurred at the Seattle fault line over a thousand years ago. Houston lies on multiple faults known together as the Long Point Eureka Heights fault system. Houston however has no recorded history of earthquakes appearing within its borders‚ so it’s safe to predict that no high magnitude earthquakes will occur in this city. San Francisco lies on the San Andreas Fault‚ where high
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Sample Research Paper Paragraph At this point in your research‚ you should already have in mind the questions that you want to answer in your research paper. For example‚ if I were writing a research paper on cloning‚ I might want to answer these questions: 1) Why are people so afraid of genetic research and cloning? And 2) Why should genetic research and cloning research be allowed to progress? (You must take a clear stance on whatever issue you choose to write about.) In answering those questions
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Mary Shelley‚ born in 1797‚ grew up mostly in Scotland‚ with a favorite past time of “making stories.” In Scotland‚ Shelley had lived next to a Lord who also had a love for writing‚ which is how the idea of Frankenstein came to life. Shelley had little formal education‚ but her father had tutored her on most broader subjects‚ which overall increased her understanding of literature significantly. During a stay in Scotland‚ Mary met her future husband Percy Shelley‚ who had offered to pay most
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Julian Nepola A.P. United States History Mr. Tarangelo 11/30/14 “Reagan’s Presidential Accomplishments” Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. He was born on February 6‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ Illinois. He went to Eureka College on an athletic scholarship for swim‚ track and football. He was also involved in student council and the school productions. Reagan studied sociology and economics. After college he became a radio show host then movie actor. He was married twice. He was first
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ALLEN GINSBERG (1926-1997) HAD GREAT AND WIDESPREAD influence in the nineteen fifties to seventies as a leader of "The Beats." He was their eloquent bard‚ especially through Howl & Other Poems (1956) and Kaddish and Other Poems (1961). In 1984‚ when the popularity of the unorthodox "movement" was waning‚ the publication of his Collected Poems 1947-1980‚ a densely printed‚ mammoth volume‚ containing notes and indices (with over a dozen ignored references to Poe) gave a renewed vigor to his reputation
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