siege engine that was employed in the middle ages. It is a modified version of the catapult that uses a counterweight to throw a large stone or blunt object. This means the only power it uses‚ is gravity. This invention brought about the end of knights‚ and castles. It’s usually made out of wood and some other materials‚ so it’s fairly simple to create; which means‚ most if not all societies in the middle ages had one. The trebuchet is often confused with the earlier torsion siege engines. But the
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Discuss What Are The Most Important Factors Of Successful Organizations As a definition‚ critical success factors refer to "the limited number of areas in which satisfactory results will ensure successful competitive performance for the individual‚ department‚ or organization”. We keep on going through many sources in our professional life and find that there are potentially a confusing variety of definitions and uses of Critical Success Factors which determine successful performance
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The usual controversies start off dealing with the term competency for one. Ever since it was established by the landmark case Dusky v. 1960‚ the word has evolved and now has stricter terms as it relates to the judicial system (Westendorf 2010). We also have to look at the controversies that reliability‚ validity‚ and biases create when administering a competency evaluation. The tests that are given to find the level of competency vary and here are a few of those. The reliability for the CST evaluation
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Apple couldn’t have maintained security and provide the FBI with the master key. Apple agrees that they “have no sympathy for terrorists. When the FBI has requested data that’s in our possession‚ we have provided it”. Apple is all for help the government when it comes to terrorism but it seems that it has gone too far. On the other hand Apple argues that‚ “ The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this
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COMPETENCY 2 1). Simplify the expression by combining like terms. 5x - y - 2x + 3y a) 3x + 2y b) 2x –y c) x - y d) None of these 2. Use the distributive property to evaluate the expression. 3( x – 3 – 2y) a) 3x - 9 + 2y b) x –y c) 3x - 9 -6y d) None of these 3. Perform the indicated operation: a) b) c) d)
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CMMI OVERVIEW: An organization develops software in order to meet the functional needs and to keep a track of the estimated budget and time. Though many tools such as Object Oriented Language‚ middleware have been introduced‚ the Capability Maturity Model is the most widely used model in the software organizations. A software organization can be run in either as an Immature software organization where the immediate crises are solved and the employees does not meet estimated budget and schedule.
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Chavez 1 Roxanna Chavez Prof. Stavast English 100 12/2/12 Can you really find love online? Online Dating these days has become a social norm. When we are younger our parents teach us not to talk to strangers. So what is the difference now? Is it because we are now considered adults… Or because computers are more readily available? The way our parents grew up is completely different then how we did. Things such as people living together before marriage or having a child out of wedlock were taboo
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“Time of Change” “Three key Ideas of the Renaissance” “What a piece of work is a man!... in form and moving how expressed and admirable! In action how like an angel!”- William Shakespeare‚ from Hamlet. The English Renaissance period happened from 1485-1625. This was the time of some great events. The Renaissance‚ meaning “rebirth‚” was characterized by innovations in art‚ science‚ and exploration. In this essay‚ I will explain to you why those three things are the key ideas of this time. Artists
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Competency Statement II To Advance Physical & Intellectual Competence Physical As a preschool teacher I support my children’s physical development by playing an indoor game such as leap frog. Where my children stand in a line and the first person in the line ducks down on the knees like a dog and the second child in line leaps over like a frog. The children continue to do this until the first who gets to the finish line. The children enjoy this physical activity very much. This activity
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heard about two and four stroke engines. Two stroke engines got its name from the fact that the required strokes are completed in one revolution. In short there is one power stroke in one revolution. In the case of four stroke engines the four strokes are completed in two revolutions‚ or there is a power stroke in two revolutions. Then how about a six stroke engine. The name of the engine has nothing to do with the number of revolutions or anything of that sort. This engine got its name due to its construction
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