Earth with a Stick Have you ever heard of the Greek mathematician and astronomer Eratosthenes? His name is probably best known among astronomers. Why do they think so highly of him? Eratosthenes was born about 276 B.C.E. and received some of his education in Athens‚ Greece. He spent a good part of his life‚ however‚ in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ which at that time was under Greek rule. In about 200 B.C.E.‚ Eratosthenes set out to determine the dimensions of the earth by using a simple stick. “Impossible
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annie dillard Pilgrim at Tinker Creek for Richard It ever was‚ and is‚ and shall be‚ ever-living Fire‚ in measures being kindled and in measures going out. —HERACLITUS Contents Epigraph 1 Heaven and Earth in Jest iii 3 2 Seeing 16 3 Winter 37 4 The Fixed 55 5 Untying the Knot 73 6 The Present 78 7 Spring 105 8 Intricacy 124 9 Flood 149 10 Fecundity 161 11 Stalking 184 12 Nightwatch 209 13 The
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Sticking up for diversity I’m going to stick up for diversity because if we were all the same it would be a complete disaster. I will cover what is diversity? Why is diversity important? Why is sticking up for diversity important? How can you stick up for diversity? What is diversity? Diversity is a range of different things for example you are African American‚ and I am white. You’re a boy and I am a girl. This is what diversity is. Why is diversity important? Diversity is important because if
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The Incident of the Goalie Stick I had just finished my hockey game‚ one which we lost by far. I slowly skated my way off the ice‚ as everyone looked at the “losing team” in disappointment. I stepped my way over to the locker and to my surprise‚ a couple of kids had found a broken goalie stick‚ and the floor was a mess with splinters. It looked as if a volcano had erupted in the left side of the tiny locker room. These kids swung it back and forth‚ trying to break it‚ but had no luck in doing so
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of Americans‚ the Muscogee Creek Nation has changed tremendously. We no longer dress up in head dresses and make sacrifices‚ but we do try our best to preserve and teach our culture and heritage. Today the Creek Nation is still an organized community with a leader‚ meetings‚ rituals‚ and a language. Creek Indians can be found in many places today‚ and there is no definite way to tell that one is of the creek descent except by their blood. To declare yourself as a creek citizen you must first be
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Brush Creek Report April 24‚ 2006 Surveyed March 27‚ 2006 Section V03 Instructor-Brigitte Thompson Partners-Britney and Jordan Introduction Brush Creek is a nice river that we are trying to figure out what kind of pollution and other things in the creek. The purpose is to see if Brush Creek is at the level for people to able to get into it and be safe. My hypothesis is that the creek will have little pollution around the site area. The expected outcomes are that we will find
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Chapter One: ‘‘Heaven and Earth in Jest’’ The opening of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is one of the most famous passages from the book. ‘‘I used to have a cat‚’’ the book begins. The narrator reports that she was in the habit of sleeping naked in front of an open window‚ and the cat would use that window to return to the house at night after hunting. In the morning‚ the narrator would awaken to find her body ‘‘covered with paw prints in blood; I looked as though I’d been painted with roses.’’ This opening
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When The Myall creek massacre happened on 10 June 1838. Why The Myall creek massacre took place because that aboriginals retaliated against the whites for taking their land‚ and the aboriginals killed the white’s livestock. The whites were annoyed so they would kill the aboriginals. Where The Myall creek massacre took place at Myall creek‚ northern NSW near Bingara. Results The result of the Myall creek massacre was that 28 aboriginals were killed in the massacre. 7 of the 12 people
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Woman Hollering Creek “Woman Hollering Creek” is the title story of a book of short stories written by Sandra Cisneros in 1991. Each story in the book deals with women’s dreams‚ aspiration‚ disappointment and realities. Some stories deal with these issues when the women are young girls‚ some when they are adolescent and some as adults. The main character in “Woman Hollering Creek” is a young bride that quickly learns that what she has seen on TV and read in magazines is not the reality of her
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attention to the tachometer. The tachometer lets the driver know when to shift‚ either up or down. The first thing the driver needs to do is start the car. Starting the car is different with manuals than it is in an automatic. In an automatic you just stick the key in and turn. In a manual transmission‚ the driver first has to depress the clutch pedal and turn the key. Once the car has started‚ the driver must make sure the car is in neutral‚ or the clutch is still depressed‚ or else the car will stall
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