Dynasty wall Original Construction: Chunqiu orginally started‚ Qi‚ Wei‚ Yan‚ Zhao- were independent city-states who built walls to protect Qin Shihuang took helm at age 22 and established the Qin Dynasty‚ the first feudal empire in China’s history. 221 BC- emporer Qin ShiHuang united/captured 6 states- and ordered military wall for Northern border Ordered to build wall 5‚000 kilometers from Liaodong Bay (east) to Lintao of the Gansu provice (west) Originally known as--- "Wan Li Chang Cheng" or translated
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Algebra Problem Week 5 Joby Weatherwax Introduction to Algebra (MAT 221) Stacie Williams Apr 14‚ 2013 Algebra Problem Week 5 Buried treasure. Ahmed has half of a treasure map‚which indicates that the treasure is buried in the desert 2x + 6 paces from Castle Rock. Vanessa has the other half of the map. Her half indicates that to find the treasure‚ one must get to Castle Rock‚ walk x paces to the north‚ and then walk 2x + 4 paces to the east. If they share
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communication system is learned instead of being biologically inherited. Children for example‚ acquire a language as they develop and grow and this miraculous language ‘instint’ (Pinker 1994) seems‚ at first glance‚ to happen effortlessly. As Romaine (1994:221) puts it‚ ’language has no existence apart from the social reality of its users’. A major function of language being a learned symbolic communication system is that it is infinitely flexible. It serves as an instrument of communication where it is
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> Fractions Q#|Problem|Show Your Work|Answer|Instructor Comments| 1.|Write 3 3/5 as an improper fraction.|3*5=1515+1=16|16/5|| 2.|Write 21/8 as a mixed number.|16/8=221-15=5|2 5/8|| 3.|6/15 = 2/?|2*15=3030/5=6Cross multiply by 5|2/5|| 4.|3/7 of what number is 9?|9-7=22/3-1/2=1/69 2/3- 7 ½= 2 1/6|2 1/6|| 5.|4 ¾ + 2 5/6 =|1/2+(2/3 / 3/4)-(4/5*5/6)1/2+(8/9)-(4/6)1/2+(8/9)-(2/3)1/2+(8/9)-(6/9)1/2+(2/9)9/18+4/18|13/18|| 6.|2/3 divided by 8/7 =|2/3 / 7/8|1 1/7|| 7.|2 2/7 – 1 1/3 = |2 2/7 =
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terrible‚ stood the Great Wall of China. Solitarily‚ with the indifference of nature herself‚ it crept up the mountain side and slipped down to the depth of the valley.” – W. Somerset Maugham The construction of the wall started during the Qin dynasty at 221 BC. The emperor Qin Shih Huang aimed at protecting china from invaders who regularly attacked Chinese farming villages. The Great wall surrounded the central part of China‚ which was the most important part of China. It took more than hundred years
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STA-201: PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS CASE STUDY: TEXAS HOLD’EM A. The probability that you are dealt pocket aces is 1/221‚ or 0.00452 to three significant digits. If you studied either Section 4.5 and 4.6 or Section 4.8‚ verify that probability. 1st Card- 4 cards that are aces out of the 52 cards in the deck. 2nd Card- You already got the 1st ace so now there’s only 3 aces out of 51 cards. 0.00452 is the probability of getting dealt "pocket aces". Therefore the probability is
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Atticus knows that what he is doing by helping Tom Robinson is right and his job. He defends Tom Robinson because he knows that the only reason he in on this trial is because of his race. Atticus states that the case “is as easy as black an white”(221). He has to do his job and make sure he is well liked in
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plague for 9 days (Iliad 1.50 - 61). The plague results in a disagreement between Agamemnon and Achilles about what to do about Chryseis. Ultimately‚ Agamemnon decides to return Chryseis‚ but not before taking Achilles’ own prize‚ Briseis (Iliad 1.214 - 221). The rift created between Agamemnon and Achilles remains a central issue as the story continues‚ with lasting consequences. The Achaeans have already taken a large hit‚ losing what is perhaps their strongest warrior‚ but Achilles isn’t finished yet
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At the time Harper Lee was writing To Kill A Mockingbird‚ there were many historical events taking place. At the heart of it all was the Civil Rights movement. “There was little opportunity for African Americans to advance themselves in the South. Schools were segregated between whites and blacks‚ who were not allowed to attend white high schools. Blacks were therefore effectively denied an education‚ since‚ in the early 1930s‚ there was not a single high school for black students in the South” ("To
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Huesmann‚ L. R.‚ Moise-Titus‚ J.‚ Podolski‚ C.‚ & Eron‚ L. D. (2003). Longitudinal Relations Between Children’s Exposure to TV Violence and Their Aggressive and Their Violent Behavior in Young Adulthood: 1977–1992. Development Psychology‚ 39‚ 2‚ 201-221. Research strategy: This journal details was found through consulting the reference list of Brad J. Bushman‚ PhD and L. Rowell Huesmann‚ PhD book (www.archpediatrics.com {2006}. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine) then searched using
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