x‚ then an equation that involves x‚ y and one or more derivatives of y with respect to x is called an ordinary differential equation (ODE). The ODEs which do not have additive solutions are non-linear‚ and finding the solutions is much more sophisticated because it is rarely possible to represent them by elementary function in close form. In addition‚ the ODEs is use to solve many problems in real life such as cooling or warming law‚ radio-active decay‚ carbon dating and in social issue like predator-prey
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understand why it is a requirement to take this class. Much like Beethoven creating Ode to Joy‚ many students have graduated from the University of Florida and have accomplished or created things that changed the world. Machen ’s ideas about what the good life is and why the “What is the Good Life” course was set up exemplify the concept of a worldwide impact and brotherhood from Smith and Burricheter’s lecture on Ode to Joy. In Machen’s lecture he brings up examples of current students who exceedingly
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Theater of the Absurd Theater of the Absurd came about as a reaction to World War II. It took the basis of existential philosophy and combined it with dramatic elements to create a style of theatre which presented a world which can not be logically explained‚ life is in one word‚ ABSURD! Needless to say‚ this genre of theatre took quite some time to catch on because it used techniques that seemed to be illogical to the theatre world. The plots often deviated from the more traditional episodic
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In Jorge Luis Borges’ “The Mirror & The Mask”‚ a court poet is asked by the High King of Ireland to create an ode to immortalize their victory against the Norwegians. Moving through the short story‚ we can begin to see a sort of evolution surrounding the ode as it appears to transform from what is perceived as a skillfully crafted literary masterpiece‚ to something much more silent and solemn. In analyzing this evolution‚ we’ll be assisted by Paul Gee’s article‚ “What is Literacy?” As well as a few
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the truth? 4. What comparison does Oedipus make between himself and peers like Teiresias? What does this tell us about Oedipus? 5. What truth does Teiresias present to Oedipus in his speeches following the interruption of the Choragos? Ode 1 1. As ode 1 begins‚ what does the chorus remind the audience in strophe 1 and antistrophe 1? In strophe 2 and antistrophe 2‚ the chorus reveals its astonishment at Teiresias’ claims. What claim shocks them? 2. When the chorus‚ in antistrophe
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“I wish that I had spoken only of it all.” (Ferguson 1250) Satire: When the narrator of the poem uses humor‚ comedy‚ irony‚ hyperbole in order to criticize peoples stupidity. Satire is mainly used in contemporary politics. Alexander Pope shows a wonderful example of satire in his poem “The Rape of the Lock.” “Whether the nymph shall break Diana’s law Or some frail china jar receive a flaw Or stain her honor‚ or her new brocade.” (Ferguson
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Love is a common theme in most literature‚ as either an underlying theme or as the stimulus for the story‚ as it is an emotion that has great power and is also universally understood. The writers we have studied have written about love in its many forms‚ from the cerebral to the visceral and they have used this complex emotion to propel their stories and their sonnets. As we progress forward in time we see a distinct change in the freedom writers had as they addressed this theme and a change in the
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(Stevens 484) One of O’Hara’s great poems about de Kooning’s work was "Ode to Willem de Kooning" (Appendix A). At the time of writing the poem‚ the powerful critic Clement Greenberg would have suggested that only a trained‚ restrained art criticism with a limited vocabulary could have captured the essence of a piece of art‚ while Lytle Shaw believed that ekphrastic poetry is the best way to fully capture visual art (Bernstein). Ode to Willem de Kooning proves Greenberg wrong. O’Hara’s poem captures
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The Neolithic Age • Archeological evidence o Humanoids lived as long as 1 million years ago in Southwest China; used fire ▪ Fossils discovered in Yunnan province o Peking man (a proto-human) lived about half a million years ago in North China; used fire & primitive flaked/stone tools ▪ Fossils discovered near Beijing • Neolothic ( cultures with polished stone implements‚ pottery‚ agriculture o South China
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From the Conquest to Chaucer 1066-1400 The Norman conquest of England‚ in the 11th century‚ made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature. The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech‚ with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections. For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king’s court and the courts of law‚ from Parliament‚ school‚ and university. During all this time there were two
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