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    Purpose: To determine the most powerful group in carrying someone upstairs. Background Information: A force is a push or pull on an object with the effect of the object’s interaction with another object. Forces only exist as a consequence of an interaction. To find the force of an object use the formula: F = m • a. Where F‚ stands for force‚ m stands for mass and a for acceleration. Displacement is how far away the endpoint is from the starting point in a straight line. Work is the means of transferring

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    applies to Odysseus’ wife‚ Penelope‚ as well as Arete and Circe‚ all of whom embody power‚ an important characteristic in Ancient Greek society. The impressive yet often overlooked traits of Penelope‚ Arete‚ and Circe reveal the true natures of these powerful women and their influence over Odysseus in his journey throughout The Odyssey. Penelope displays numerous vital characteristics which reveal her significance to Odysseus‚ the suitors‚ and all of Ithaca. Loyalty remains an essential part of Penelope

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    to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize‚ architecture’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize and the first woman and Muslim to earn the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize. She ranked 69th on the Forbes list of ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ in 2008. Born in Baghdad Iraq in 1950‚ Zaha Hadid began her college studies in the field of mathematics at the American University in Beirut. In 1972 she moved to London to study architecture at the Architectural Association (AA). She

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    words hold more power than weapons. However‚ Nelson Mandela‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and Decius from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are all examples throughout history that clearly reveal that words can entice the most influential people. I completely agree; words hold more power than weapons. There is an abundant amount of power held in a single word or statement. Words rather than weapons move people all over the world today. Nelson Mandela has spoken out against weapons‚ and his speeches changed

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    Lady Macbeth is one of the most frightening female characters. As the wife of Macbeth‚ her role is very significant in his rise and fall from royalty. Lady Macbeth is such a great influence in Macbeth’s life. Her role is so large‚ that she uses her position to gain power and stay in control. Everything about Lady Macbeth is creates the perfect criminal‚ because of her ability to manipulate everyone around her. The moment Lady Macbeth learns about the prophecies‚ she decides to take matters into

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    Education is the most important thing we can offer to our children and the generations to come‚ yet it is one of the topics that we struggle with the most. With the choices between local‚ state and federal authorities‚ who should have control over education? It is my belief that the control should lie with the federal authorities because they are able to maintain a complete situational picture over all the states. Many of our founding fathers of the United States feared that leaving education

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    The Most Powerful Non-verbal Language-Eye Contact Language is more than just words. According to Albert Mehrabian’s 7%- 38%- 55% communication rule‚ 55% of communication is attributable to non-verbal behaviors‚ 38% of communication is attributable to voice‚ and only 7% of communication is attributable to the words used. The non-verbal behaviors include the body language‚ the eye contact‚ the facial expressions‚ and so on. Among all these kinds of communication signals‚ eye contact holds a quite

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    turned them all down because she was saving herself for Jesus. One of the men she turned down had a very powerful father and this man was upset with her for refusing him. Saint Agnes was then thrown into a brothel‚ she was unscathed. The son was the only person who attempted to violate her and he was immediately struck down blind. Saint Agnes then prayed for him to be healed. The powerful father then sent someone to kill Saint Agnes by using a fire. She came out unscathed. He then killed her

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    Between 1450 and 1800 many women gained power as rulers‚ some as reigning queens‚ others as regents. Identify two such powerful women and discuss how issues of gender‚ such as marriage and reproduction‚ influenced their ability to obtain and exercise power. Two of the most powerful women of this era were Queen Elizabeth the first of England and Catherine the Great of Russia. These women had a difficult time gaining their power‚ and were faced with many adversaries‚ but‚ they overcame them and

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    Throughout crime statistics‚ crimes of the powerful‚ for example white collar‚ corporate and state crimes seem to be almost non-existent. Over the last few decades crimes of the powerful are beginning to gain some sort of emphasis with regards its recognition. Crimes of the powerful have been gaining awareness since approximately the mid 1980’s. For example legislations towards corporations have been changed‚ gradually establishing criminal categories. Relatively recently it has been recognised that

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