Aryabhata I and How He Influenced Math College Algebra March 15‚ 2014 Aryabhata I was born in Kerala‚ India‚ but moved to Kusumapura early in life. His contribution to mathematics and science is vast‚ from approximating Pi better than anyone in his time period to deducing the Earth is round. He had many scientific and mathematic discoveries‚ which he wrote about in his book‚ the Aryabhatiya. He declared that the Earth rotates on its own axis and used logic to determine that
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“He who knows to be poor knows everything”- Jules Michelet A persona can only taste the success of life if he also tastes the failures. This statement is solidified by the Governator‚ Arnold Schwarzenegger in his six secrets to success video he quotes “Don’t be afraid to fail‚ anything I have ever attempted I was willing to fail”. Majority of successful people have had letdowns along their journey. Being poor is knowing the value of everything‚ thus being able to appreciate them more. When one is
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Did NUS student get what he deserved for online rant? Debate rages over whether punishment for Sun Xu was adequate Published on Mar 30‚ 2012 FIRST‚ they wanted him punished. But now that the National University of Singapore (NUS) has meted out the punishment to the foreign student who made derogatory comments about Singaporeans‚ the debate has turned to whether justice has been done. Earlier this week‚ Mr Sun Xu was given an official reprimand‚ a $3‚000 fine‚ and an order to do three months
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Cutting Corners Leads to Repercussions There is no such thing as a shortcut in life‚ everything must be balanced‚ either put the demanding work in now and do it the right way or take a shorter path and suffer the consequences. In both the short stories “He-y‚ Come on Out!” by Shinichi Hoshi and “The Elephant” by Slawomir Mrozek‚ the characters are put into situations in which two possible routes can be taken. The stories particularly focus on the consequences the characters ended up facing by choosing
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within the lower class. In this time period‚ people were defined within society by how much money they acquired. The prince’s social standing of being in the ruling class is also dependent on economic wealth. In order for his family to stay in power he
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techniques that bring forth a common phrase we are what we hate‚ kill and love‚ which ultimately contributes to a universal relevance‚ the main idea I will be focusing on‚ ‘each man kills the thing he loves’. Oscar Wilde is considered a gifted author‚ playwright and poet of the nineteenth century. He was intimately involved in the up rise of aestheticism‚ a philosophy of nature and expression of beauty; Wilde expanded the narrow-mindedness of the Victorian Era‚ ultimately bringing a new light to
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earn 1000 dollar. Nonetheless‚ the boy is too old to be adopted and he will even be killed. At last‚ Dora decides to save the boy’s life to take him back. Another one is talking about a dilemma between saving a life or saving property. The example talks about a man who called Bob cost most his savings to buy a Bugatti. One day he put himself in a dramatic situation which he could only save his car or save the life of a boy who he never meet before. However‚ Bob choose to save his valuable car then
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He that goes a-borrowing goes a -sorrowing Do not make borrowing a habit as you will suffer for it in the end. ’He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.’ (Benjamin Franklin) To borrow means ’to take and use something that belongs to somebody else‚ and returns it to them at a later time.’ But is this as clear as it’s presented in the dictionary? Does this action lead to unpleasurable consequences? Borrowing is a doomed cause. It ends with its beginning‚ like a closed circle and never lets
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claimed that she would not die‚ but become aware of good and evil. By deciding not to kill Adam and Eve‚ he affirms the serpent’s assertion. However‚ the expulsion signifies the establishment of man’s free will‚ and sets the course for the whole bible as the battle of man against himself. The obvious question after reading Genesis one and two is why‚ if God created everything on earth‚ did he create the cunning serpent? This question leads you to believe that
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