Euclid and His Contributions to Mathematics Euclid was an ancient Greek mathematician from Alexandria who is best known for his major work‚ Elements. Although little is known about Euclid the man‚ he taught in a school that he founded in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ around 300 b.c.e. For his major study‚ Elements‚ Euclid collected the work of many mathematicians who preceded him. Among these were Hippocrates of Chios‚ Theudius‚ Theaetetus‚ and Eudoxus. Euclid ’s vital contribution was to gather
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There are many similarities and differences in the two short stories “A Quilt of a Country”‚ by Anna Quindlen‚ and “The Immigrant Contribution”‚ by John F. Kennedy. These two short stories were written differently‚ but both are about America’s Immigrants and how Different cultures affect America by creating a wide variety of people. In the essay “A Quilt of a Country” there was a statement that stood out. “But patriotism is partly taking pride in this unlikely to throw us all together in a country
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The Cultural Contribution on the Expression of Creativity What is creativity? Some may define creativity as the capacity to produce something innovative‚ new‚ and clearly artistic‚ something the world has yet to see. Cross culturally‚ this loose definition could not fully extend to other cultures‚ like Eastern cultures. Since the expansion of the study of creativity into a field in itself‚ many psychologists would define creativity in two segments‚ novelty and appropriateness. For a product
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar born on 14 April 1891 and popularly known as Babasaheb was an Indian jurist‚ politician‚ philosopher‚ anthropologist‚ historian and economist. Born into a poor Mahar family‚ Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination‚ the Indian caste system. He converted to Buddhism. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna‚ India’s highest civilian award‚ in 1990. Ambedkar contributed a lot to our Indian constitution.Upon India’s Transfer of Power by British
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Philosophical Contributions of Gandhi’s Ideas Introduction A lack of an interdisciplinary approach to peace and non-violence that fails to include philosophy and education exists in part because the issue of non-violence considered as a philosophical and educational concept is under-explored. Ideas of non-violence often emerge from action‚ and therefore it is often thought that non-violence demands a need for action- a demand that many believe is not met by philosophy. These explanations are
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Native American’s Contribution to America The foundation of America has had many significant people such as the early American settlers and war patriots contribute to it. Although‚ people tend to forget the significance of Native Americans when they talk about the foundation. Without the Native Americans‚ America wouldn’t be where it is today. Native Americans contributed to the American life and culture in multiple ways. The contribution of Native Americans should be recognized more today because
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The ancient Greeks made many lasting contributions to Western civilizations. Many achievements of the ancient Greek civilization have positively affected the west. Roots in the most influenced areas of math‚ art‚ philosophy‚ and drama can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. The ancient Greek mathematician Euclid influenced mathematics in a large way after developing the Pythagorean theorem. His theorem (written around 300 B.C.) stated that “If two straight lines cut one another‚ the vertical
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Discuss Berlioz’s contribution to the symphony Berlioz is often overlooked as an influential composer; however the reality is that he was one of the most important due to his developing ideas of how orchestration could be expanded‚ how symphonic form could be developed and how music would be written in a programmatic style. Above all this‚ Berlioz was one of the pioneers of the Romantic period‚ inspiring through his innovation of ideas such as the ‘idée fix’ and as some saw it‚ his disregard for
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Achievements and Contributions of the Ancient Civilizations Summary: Ancient civilizations that made significant contributions to today’s modern society. the wheel‚ the alphabet‚ and government. New ideas and inventions of ancient civilizations were important‚ but how they evolved and led to new and more complex ideas and inventions are imperative to our society today. There are a plethora of contributions that early civilizations have made to today’s society. For instance‚ the Phoenicians
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LAM HO VINH NGO PHYSICS 100 HONOR PROJECT RAY E. ETHERIDGE Archimedes and his contributions to science Archimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician‚ physicist‚ engineer‚ inventor and astronomer. Little was known of his personal life‚ even though people regard him as one of the leading contributors to classical antiquity. One of his most outstanding contributions was the foundation of hydrostatics‚ statics and principles of lever. He also invented many mechanisms such as siege machines
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