Assignment (2) Name ID Group Grade Signature Dead Line: Thursday 11/4/2013 -1- Problem (1) A tractor-trailer is traveling at 90 km/h when the driver applies his brakes. Knowing that the braking forces of the tractor and the trailer are 16 kN and 60 kN‚ respectively‚ determine: (a) the distance traveled by the tractor-trailer before it comes to a stop‚ (b) the horizontal component of the force in the hitch between the tractor and the trailer while they are slowing down. -2- Problem (2) The system
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What problems did Elizabeth face in 1558? At the start of her reign in 1558‚ Elizabeth faced many problems it was a very tumultuous time for her. These problems included Gender‚ Religion‚ Finance and Foreign policy. One factor Elizabeth had to face‚ which was seen as a huge disadvantage‚ was her gender. This was because the society was very patriarchal‚ male dominated‚ meaning that she was seen as week and less capable of being a good leader. This was a problem for Elizabeth as she had to do more
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What did Socrates mean by ‘the examined life’ In the Apology Socrates opined that the greatest good a man could engage in‚ is continual discussion about virtue and examination of its presence in self and others. Socrates felt that Athenians‚ like a purebred horse that is well fed but seldom exercised‚ had become lazy‚ sluggish and underperforming. He was disturbed by the indulgence which coupled with fixation on wealth was distracting his townsmen from true greatness that would only be achieved
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Learning at Your Own Pace It was my junior year in high school when I enrolled myself in a class called AVID‚ that helped students prepare for college. A friend of mine told me about this class and told me that every year the go on a class trip up north visiting various colleges until they get to San Francisco. When I went to enroll in the class the teacher told me I had to have at least a B in all my classes with a 3.0 G.P.A. Although I had no problem enrolling in the class I couldn’t help but
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1 2 [pic] [pic] 3 [pic] 4 [pic] Question 1-Why has Clarkson Lumber borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability? 2-How has Mr. Clarkson met the financing needs of the company during the period 1993-1995? Has the financial strength of the company improved or deteriorated
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My research question is: What architectural impact did the pillars of the Parthenon have on the building? Have you ever seen a building so magnificent as the Parthenon? I decided to research this monument because it is a very famous landmark and also has some history behind it.The Parthenon is located in Athens‚ Greece. Inside the Parthenon there is a large statue of Athena known as the Athena Parthenos. The Parthenon was designed by Phidias and was built between 447 – 432 BCE (It was finished
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What did Machu Picchu represent for Che Guevara? Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara was born on June 14th 1928 in Rosario in Argentina. Guevara was a Revolutionary who believed‚ fought and died for the right of freedom‚ justice‚ and equal rights for both the rich and the poor. He was a man of many talents; a philanthropist‚ guerrilla war expert‚ and doctor. Then a budding medical student‚ Guevara departed for South America in 1952 with his close friend Alberto Granado. During his travels he found himself troubled
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experience is necessary for anybody and everybody‚ I suggest it to you. Summer brought me to some good and bad places. I enjoy surrounding myself with good people to enjoy the summer vacation together‚ and put myself in good environments. Didn’t matter what I was doing‚ or if I was bored‚ I enjoyed being in good positions. I had great friends‚ still do‚ and my best friend was my skateboard and my headphones to
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Ethics Summary- Book 1 In Aristotle’s Nicomachean ethics book one‚ he starts of describing “good”. He believes that every activity humans do is to achieve a good. The satisfactory goals we have are to achieve a greater good. And our highest good is classified as the supreme good. Politics is a form of this good. But it cannot be classified as the supreme good because what is good for one may not be good for another. The supreme good to humans would be happiness. But what constitutes happiness
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Many people may believe it is so‚ but the American Revolution was not like other revolutions in the sense of it being a radical or total change. It did not instantaneously overturn the entire political and social framework of America. Thus‚ America still strived for a set government and a written document to back it up. The Articles of Confederation‚ established during the American struggle for independence from British rule‚ created the first form of government for the United States. The Articles
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