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    Four Major Themes

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    role of government. The subsidiary part of this theme says that is basically saying that all people‚ no matter their socioeconomic class‚ should help each other and relate to one another in order to benefit the greater good. In addition to helping each other‚ the book dives deeper into this theme by talking about the higher powers that were instituted to help the lower powers. In this case‚ it focuses on the government and its proper role. The book says that the government should not intervene

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    Do you find yourself questioning society? If so‚ then‚ Nancy Werlin is your author with her book‚ “And Then‚ There Were Four”‚ also questioning humankind‚ there is‚ “The One Memory of Flora Banks‚” authored by Emily Barr. You will either scorn or acknowledge the way of society today and in these novels‚ starting with Nancy Werlin. When a building collapses around five teenagers and they barely escape‚ they began questioning everything that is happening. They piece together a theory that their parents

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    how services should be rendered when doing simple tasks such as going out to eat‚ shopping or just asking for simple directions when we are lost. After my first few days in Naples this was going to be a massive culture shock! I grew up in the city that doesn’t sleep‚ New York. Some argue that New Yorker’s are rude and demanding people‚ while others will say they are the best in the world. People in New York have grown to accept that life is sometimes very frantic and chaotic. That being said

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    The Father of Astronomy

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    the name of Nicolaus Copernicus was born in the province of Royal Prussia‚ in the Kingdom of Poland. His father was a merchant from Krakow and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy Torun Frombork. Copernicus was one of four children having two sisters and one brother. In school‚ Nicolaus studied astronomy‚ but he focused on law and medicine. While he was studying law at a high level‚ he became very interested in astronomy. From then on he studied different theories in astronomy and even thought of

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    Aristotle vs. Copernicus

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    Aristotle vs. Copernicus Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist‚ who shared with Plato the distinction of being the most famous of ancient philosophers. Aristotle was born at Stagira‚ in Macedonia‚ the son of a physician to the royal court. At the age of 17‚ he went to Athens to study at Plato’s Academy. He remained there for about 20 years‚ as a student and then as a teacher. When Plato died in 347 bc ‚ Aristotle moved to Assos‚ a city in Asia Minor‚ where a friend of his‚ Hermias (d

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    Astronomy

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    GCSE Astronomy Topic 1 Key Facts The Earth Eratosthenes first measured the circumference of the Earth accurately. He measured the altitude of the Sun North of a place where the Sun was at the zenith at exactly the same time. Knowing the distance and the angle one can work out the circumference. The Earth is a slightly flattened sphere with average diameter 13‚000km The Earth takes 23 hours 56 minutes to rotate. This is a sidereal day. The Earth is the only known planet with liquid water and a range

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    Nicolaus Copernicus was the man whom laid out the foundation for modern astronomy. Nicolaus Copernicus was born on February nineteenth of 1477 in the christian town of Torun‚ Poland. He grew up with a great education‚ better than a lot of other people. He grew up very close to the church (metaphorically) . Sadly the “Copernicus” blood line never lived on after Nicolaus. He never had a wife to pass his DNA to make another brilliant person. Some suggest that he was depressed from isolation‚ and

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    History of Astronomy

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    would the world be like without astronomy? Many people would agree that the world would be put to a halt without it. Astronomy is one of the oldest forms of Physical Science‚ with its roots dating back as far as thousands‚ even millions of years ago. Astronomy contributed a lot to every civilization; it assisted people throughout history‚ it made up religion to most‚ while it also helped people determine when the correct time to begin planting. The beginning of Astronomy didn’t exactly begin with a telescope

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    Astronomy

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    Measures of Astronomical Distances • Let’s view the Universe in terms of kilometres – The size of the observable universe is roughly 130‚000‚000‚000‚000‚000‚000‚000 km ! - Obviously measuring astronomical distances in km is inconvenient. - We need much BIGGER units of distance: • Some commonly used distance units: 1 ly (light year) = Distance traveled by light in 1 year = 9.46 trillion km 1 AU (astronomical unit) = average distance between the Sun & Earth = 150 million km A unit of distance‚

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    Astronomy

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    Astronomy 1 Name _________________________ Exam 1 (chap 1-5) I. Multiple Choice. Select all correct answers. 1. Which of the planets known to the ancient astronomers can never be seen high overhead at night? a) Mercury b) Venus c) Mars d)Saturn e) Jupiter 2. On the first day of spring‚ the Sun sets a) north of west b) directly west c) south of west d) can’t answer‚ it depends where you are on Earth. 3. One-hundred arcminutes

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