Pythagoras: A Universe made of Numbers PART 1 Pythagoras & His Philosophy Pythagoras of Samos is often described as the first pure mathematician. He is an extremely important figure in the development of mathematics yet there is relatively little known about his mathematical achievements. Unlike many later Greek mathematicians‚ where at least we have some of the books which they wrote‚ there is nothing of Pythagoras’s writings. The society which he led‚ half religious and half scientific
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Kelvin Omogbeme CIGARETTE SMOKING SHOULD BE BANNED IN THE SAME WAY AS OTHER ILLEGAL DRUGS Tobacco is one of the most widely used drugs in the world‚ mainly in the form of a cigarette. Although most countries have tried to restrict the use of tobacco‚ people still smoke everyday despite the fact that it is poisonous and harmful to their health. Cigarette smoking has been part of our lives for many decades now. Whether cigarettes should be banned or not becomes an object of controversy for many countries
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American Born Chinese was a book that I would have initially missed reading because it didn’t appeal to me then. However‚ it wasn’t until the three narratives intertwined at the end that I realized that this was a great read. Jin‚ Danny‚ and the Monkey King all have one thing in common; they try to become something they are not‚ and they lose their sense of identity until the realization of the truth that we cannot fight who we really are. Jin comes to America and desperately tries to fit in with
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"[I‚ being born a woman and distressed]" by Edna St. Vincent Millay Edna St. Vincent Millay’s sonnet‚ “I‚ Being Born a Woman and Distressed‚” serves as an excellent example of a multi-faceted piece. From one angle‚ it is simply a Petrarchan sonnet‚ written with a slight variation on rhyme scheme – but that variation‚ taken deeper‚ reveals new layers of meaning. Added to Millay’s choice of meter and end-stop‚ along with a background of Millay’s person‚ this sonnet seems not so “simple” after all
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Monique Wittig’s works‚ The Lesbian Body (1975) and “One is Not Born a Woman” (1980)‚ might seem similar to Cixous’s‚ in that she engages in a political project designed to create a non-phallogocentric discourse‚ but she turns to “lesbianization” rather than bisexuality. She posits an opposing model to the heterosexual mode of language that transcends the categories of sex and gender‚ and she calls it the “lesbianization of language”. She claims that‚ saying‚ “lesbian is the only concept I know of
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Important Quotations (cited by Act‚ Scene‚ Line Number) With Explanation: “The time is out of joint; O cursed spite‚ That ever I was born to set it right!” (1.5-188-190) Hamlet delivers this line after his father’s ghost‚ a “cursed spite”‚ reveals to him that King Hamlet was actually murdered by Claudius. Infuriated and bloodthirsty‚ Hamlet vows to avenge his father and slay Claudius‚ saying how it is his time to “set it right”. He explains how the kingdom of Denmark is like a dislocated
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“War Made Easy” Analytical Summary In “War Made Easy” ‚ narrator Sean Penn steers us to look at American military conflicts from the perspective of the hard sell. Media/political critic Norman Solomon accuses the Bush administration of using misleading language‚ news manipulation‚ half-truths and complete lies to win public support for military actions of questionable necessity. In the film‚ Solomon’s argument is that this distortion of the truth or‚ at the very least a disassociation from the
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How State Laws Are Made Hello‚ my speech this evening is to inform you guys‚ my audience‚ how state laws are made. I Feel like this is an important subject because there might be people who dont understant what it actually takes and what a bill goes through to be actualy taking into consideration to becoming a staten law. well with that said. : Laws have existed since the biginning of civilization. In the U.S laws are made at different levels‚ usually connected with a govermental entity. Cities
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An ordinary family Vladimir Putin was born on October 7‚ 1952 in Leningrad. “I come from an ordinary family‚ and this is how I lived for a long time‚ nearly my whole life. I lived as an average‚ normal person and I have always maintained that connection‚” Mr Putin recalls. Photo from Vladimir Putin’s personal archive Mother Photo from Vladimir Putin’s personal archive Vladimir Putin’s mother‚ Maria Shelomova‚ was a very kind‚ benevolent person. “We lived simply - cabbage soup‚ cutlets‚ pancakes‚
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The Business of Being Born is a film about exploring the many options women have for maternity care in America. Actress Ricki Lake‚ reached out to fellow filmmaker‚ Abby Epstein‚ to help her uncover and film the different options that a mother has when it comes to choosing how she will deliver her child. The film is focused in New York City and on several couples who have chosen to give birth in an environment outside of the hospital. Each couple was followed through out their pregnancy and during
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