Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist‚ considered one of the greatest scientists in history. He made important contributions to many fields of science. His discoveries and theories laid the foundation for much of the progress in science. Newton was one of the inventors of a mathematics called calculus. He also solved the mysteries of light and optics‚ formulated the three laws of motion‚ and derived from them the law of universal gravitation. Newton
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In 1829‚ Sir Robert Peel created the Metropolitan Police when he served as Home Secretary of England. He created the first modern police force‚ the Metropolitan Police in London. According to Peel‚ the real key for policing is "the police are the people and the people are the police (Wikipedia 2010).” It was his belief that prevention of crime could be accomplished without intruding into the lives of citizens. He set about nine principles that still seem to be true and useful in the present day
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Natalie Walters Mr. Leib English 9 period 3 October 30‚ 2012 The Lady or the Tiger “He turned‚ and with a firm and rapid step he walked across the empty space. Every heart stopped beating‚ every breath was held‚ and every eye was fixed immovably upon that man. Without the slightest hesitation‚ he went to the door on the right‚ and opened it.” As the door gradually opened‚ a fierce and vicious tiger burst through and pounced on the man. The tangerine and ebony streaked beast tore at his body
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The Lady or the Tiger He turned‚ and with a firm and rapid step he walked across the empty space. Every heart stopped beating‚ every breath was held‚ every eye was fixed immovably upon that man. Without the slightest hesitation‚ he went to the door on the right‚ and opened it. The boy was scared but he didn’t show any fear as he walked in the arena. He really didn’t want to die at that point in time. He knew it was his fault he had gotten into this mess. If he had just not fallen in love with the
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Sir Arthur Evans Essay How has the work of Sir Arthur Evans contributed to our understanding of the past? The work of Arthur Evans in exploring Ancient Minoan civilisation on the island of Crete has significantly contributed to our understanding of the past. In examining his work‚ three observations may be made about Evans archaeological examinations. The interpretation and reconstruction of a site should not be influenced by archaeologist’s preconceived ideas‚ in investigating the past it is important
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover‚ written by DH. Lawrence was first published in 1928. The novel follows around the protagonist of the story‚ Lady Constance Chatterley. The story is about how this woman‚ who is trapped in a loveless and almost sterile marriage‚ finds emotional and physical love with the gameskeeper of her husband’s estate. As a story about the relationships between men and women‚ I find this book a very nice read‚ but with Lawrence also using this novel as a way to show his readers the
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SIR SYED AHMED KHAN: HIS LIFE AND CONTRIBUTION Sir Syed’s vision and his laborious efforts to meet the demands of challenging times are highly commendable. The dark post 1857 era was indeed hopeless and only Sir Syed could penetrate through its thick veil to visualize the Nation’s destinies. He rightly believed that the past had its merits and its legacies were valuable but it was the future that a society was called upon to cope with. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) was a great visionary‚
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Notes The “Lady of Shalott" is a Victorian ballad by the English poet Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson (1809– 1892). Like his other early poems – "Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere" and "Galahad" – the poem recasts Arthurian subject matter loosely based on medieval sources. Tennyson wrote two versions of the poem‚ one published in 1833‚ of twenty stanzas‚ the other in 1842 of nineteen stanzas. Modern critics consider The Lady of Shalott to be representative of the dilemma that faces artists‚ writers‚ and musicians:
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The Analysis of the Colonel’s Lady Summary: The passage represents us Colonel’s feelings and thoughts about his wife‚ Evie. She was a good wife and a good hostess. Colonel thought that he was in love when he married her‚ but then he realized that they had different interests . They had no quarrels‚ but Evie wasn’t able to give the birth to a child‚ that’s why Colonel thought their marriage failed. Colonel was a healthy man and it was normal for him to have another woman‚ as he had to have such
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created the gothic in the text and how she has subverted (to do the opposite of) it? How effective is this text? In the story ‘The Lady of the House of Love’ Angela Carter uses gothic elements like using the themes of supernatural‚ a prophecy‚ setting‚ a damsel in distress and tyrannical figure. The theme of supernatural/inexplicable events is very prominent in this story. The protagonist is a vampire who is a creature made of myths. The countess is the queen of the vampires and has survived
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