People often try to imitate a finished product if it has become popular. When this is done after several years it is considered a revival. Usually the artist or patron has a purpose such as modeling after a powerful culture or religious significance. They may slightly change or mix other styles to make the best of past and present. In Florence Italy there stands a baptistery. It resides west of the Florence Cathedral‚ which was modeled after the baptistery. The Cathedral began in 1296 by
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In 2012 an international study was conducted to measure a country’s ability to do certain math. America scored below average in comparison to thirty-four other countries tested. (PISA) Removing algebra from the core curriculum will only make us more incompetent as a society and score lower on tests such as these. Finally a debate.org page was created on this exact topic‚ 47% percent of the participants believed algebra should be
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reforms with the Fourth Lateran Council—where the term "transubstantiate" (meaning‚ the bread of Communion becomes the real body of Christ) was first officially used. I then died of recurrent fevers July 16‚ 1216‚ on a trip to settle a dispute between Pisa and Genoa‚ a dispute that I feared would hinder the next
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Improving TCP Performance over Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Using an Adaptive Backoff Response Approach Tamer F. Ghanem‚ Wail S. Elkilani‚ Mohiy M. Hadhoud Department of Information Technology‚ Faculty of Computers and Information‚ Minufya University tamerfg@hotmail.com‚ welkilani @gawab.com‚ mmhadhoud@yahoo.com Abstract- Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) suffers decreasing both the congestion window (CWND) and slow start threshold (SSThr). Then it retransmits the first unacknowledged packet and
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understanding‚ using‚ and reflecting on written texts‚ in order to achieve one’s goals‚ to develop one’s knowledge and potential‚ and to participate in society. Reading literacy is currently being studied by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) which is an internationally standardised assessment tool that was developed by the OECD and given to 15-year-olds in schools. Now that this study has been carried out‚ have the results been satisfactory? But‚ the most important question is: What is
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materials can now be replaced by a single 3D printer. 3D printers are mainly used for small repair parts such as screws and nuts‚ however‚ there seems to be no limit when it comes to the size of the print. Italian inventor and engineer Enrico Dini of Pisa developed a 3D printer called ’D-Shape‘ with which he printed an entire house within a week. His next printing job: a moon base. Printing in three-dimensional space will revolu- tionise the process of production‚ according to Neil Gershenfeld‚ Head
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The crusades had a wide range of impacts on international society‚ during and after the wars. These impacts can be categorised as effects on; the Catholic church‚ politics‚ intellectual and material development‚ economy‚ feudalism‚ and also the territories under the constant changing of hands. The crusades contributed to the thriving of the churches economy. As such the power of the Pope and his church increased which in event naturally fostered the authority and influence of the Popes by providing
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Write a literature review on the relationship between inequality and a social problem. This essay is going to give an overview of the book The Spirit Level (Wilkinson and Pickett) outline the arguments and main findings as well as critically analysing the sources and methods used. With using one specific chapter from the book‚ (mental health) this essay will again identify and analyse the findings and methods of research used comparing other sources of research and the reliability of the findings
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Prohibit Further Use of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 I stand to affirm the legislation to prohibit any further use of the No Child Left Behind Act. The goal that is stated in the act is that “All students are expected to meet or exceed state standards in reading and math by 2014.” which has failed. In 2013 only 38 percent of those tested scored as proficient readers on the National Assessment of Educational Progress‚ known as the “Nation’s Report Card‚” released by the Department of Education
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engineer‚ physicist‚ and most importantly: an adept mathematician. Clearly‚ he has many talents‚ although‚ we will be looking more at his mathematical accomplishments throughout this essay. Spencer Spencer Galileo was born on February 15th‚ 1564 in Pisa‚ Duchy of Florence‚ Italy and he died January 8th‚ 1642 (77) in Arcetri‚ Grand Duchy of Tuscany‚ Italy. He lived a very well rounded life‚ studying many fields of math and science. Galileo’s math contributions weren’t as great as his astronomical discoveries
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