BOOK REPORT Book Title: Gates of Fire Author: Steven Pressfield Why I chose this book: I have no particular reason why I chose this book. While searching through the commandant’s new reading list‚ the title of the book stood out to me. It did not seam like a boring documentary or and endless biography that goes on and on but rather an interesting read that would keep me interested. When I went to go check it out from training I read the summary on the back of the book and was immediately
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The Golden Ratio By : Kaavya.K In mathematics and the arts‚ two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one. The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant‚ approximately 1.6180339887. Other names frequently used for the golden ratio are the golden section and golden mean. Other terms encountered include extreme and mean ratio‚ medial section‚ divine
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A Ghost by the Gates: A Look at the Role of the Ghost in Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark In the play Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the Ghost that appears performs an important role. Because the Ghost is a supernatural being‚ its utility is very flexible‚ and as such is a perfect way for Shakespeare to use him in multiple ways. The fact that the Ghost can do peculiar things such as ignore characters and only be seen by certain characters means that the audience will not question
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Golden rice Vitamin A is one of the most important vitamins to humans‚ and it plays an inevitable role in our daily life‚ thus Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects millions of people‚ causing serious health problems. Therefore‚ scientists are searching for the most effective method to let people obtain enough Vitamin A as possible. As a consequence‚ the scientific program of cultivating Golden Rice has attracted people’s attention. “Golden Rice is a new type of rice that contains beta-carotene‚ a
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The Golden Ratio The theory of the Italian mathematician Leonardo Pisano is extremely present today. While he was trying to sort out the number of rabbits that mated in a year‚ he discovered a series of numbers‚ that are profoundly consistent in man‚ nature & animals. This discovery was extraordinary‚ but he also found that the ratio always resulted in 1.618. Although it is called differently‚ this ratio is often called „the golden ratio“
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’The waves of green rolling fields added to the majestic effect of this play park‚ stretching out as far as the edge of the sea and inland to the high-rise blocks of apartments and hotel accommodation. The sun had bleached long ribbons where there had been a lot of foot traffic; pathways to the pool‚ children’s swing areas‚ the ice cream booth and‚ not too surprising‚ the bar! Otherwise‚ the grass was lush and brightly coloured as the new growth pushed its way through the hardened earth. The sound
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The Golden Ratio The golden ratio is a unique number approximately equal to 1.6180339887498948482. The Greek letter Phi (Φ) is used to refer to this ratio. The exact value for the golden ratio is the following: ` A popular example of the application of the golden ratio is the Golden Rectangle. Interestingly enough‚ many artists and architects have proportioned their works to apply the golden ratio in the form of the golden rectangle. A golden rectangle is a rectangle where the ratio of the
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The Golden Ratio The Golden Ratio is a term (with an astounding number of aliases‚ including Golden Section and Golden Mean) used to describe aesthetically pleasing proportioning within a piece. However‚ it is not merely a term -- it is an actual ratio. The Golden ratio is a special number found by dividing a line into two parts so that the longer part divided by the smaller part is also equal to the whole length divided by the longer part. It is often symbolized using phi‚ after the 21st letter
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What is the Golden Ratio The golden ration can occur anywhere. The golden proportion is the ratio of the shorter length to the longer length which equals the ratio of the longer length to the sum of both lengths. The golden ratio is a term used to describe proportioning in a piece. In a work of art or architecture‚ if one maintained a ratio of small elements to larger elements that was the same as the ratio of larger elements to the whole‚ the end result was pleasing to the eye. The ratio
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The Golden Ratio Body‚ art‚ music‚ architecture‚ nature – all connected by a simple irrational number – the Golden Ratio. According to Posamentier & Lehmann in their work The (Fabulous) Fibonacci Numbers‚ there is reason to believe that the letter φ (phi) was used because it is the first letter of the name of the celebrated Greek sculptor Phidias (490-430 BCE). He produced the famous statue of Zeus in the Temple of Olympia and supervised the construction of the Parthenon in Athens
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