Archimedes Archimedes of Syracuse (c.287 BC - c. 212 BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician‚ physicist and engineer. Although little is known about his life‚ he is regarded as one of the most important scientists in classical antiquity. In addition to making important discoveries in the field of mathematics and geometry‚ he is credited with producing machines that were well ahead of their time. The Ancient Roman historians showed a strong interest in Archimedes and wrote several biographies relating
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Would You Bet Your Life On The Bottom Line? “Thank You For Smoking” is a satirical comedy which is graceful‚ yet brutal. This film targets the pro-tobacco lobbyists‚ who would like the public to believe that smoking cigarettes is not harmful. It stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor‚ who is the spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. The opening scene starts with Nick appearing on "The Joan Lunden Show‚" sitting beside a bald-headed boy named Robin‚ a 15-year-old boy dying of cancer‚ but who
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“a woman who had been accused of witch craft and child murder and had banished her town‚ left for dead‚ and supposedly still haunted the area” (Cite museum hoax). A famous story known by the name of the “Blair Witch Project”‚ so captivating and believable to an audience‚ that a successful website and movie were made to entertain what was originally all just a hoax. The “Blair Witch Project” developed a popular story line throughout the media‚ beginning with a website claiming the witch story to
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Sea in Vung Tau city. It is one of the interesting places to visit for a holiday. It is about 100 kilometers from HCMC and can be reached by car or motorbike. It is crowded every day with domestic and foreign visitors. There are a lot of hotels near the beach‚ so you can rent a room and enjoy the beautiful sea views. The beach is very nice with smooth sand and the sea is very clean with small waves striking the shore. This is really fantastic with fresh air therefore you can go for a stroll on the
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also one of the main reason to choose this text. Simply from his childhood he was attracted towards computer and later he became the world’s largest software business Microsoft owner and in the process he came to be one of the richest person in the world. I had lots of topic in my mind. First‚ I thought of taking Nokia corporate history and analyze it. Later on I changed my mind to analyze the biography of a successful business entrepreneur. In this process lots of successful business
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A Visit to the Dentist I slowly and very reluctantly push the door open. The bell tinkles‚ with a soft but shrill ring. The smell of the rubber gloves and disinfectant which was attempted to hide through a cheap air freshener washes over me. Chairs are cluttered in the tiny waiting room of the dentists. Piles of magazines lie all over the scratched wood of the coffee tables‚ shiny bright plastic screaming out different logos and slogans. A little way forward from where I stand is a desk. A smiling
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A Visit of Charity In the short story of "A Visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty‚ a fourteen-year-old girl visits two women in a home for the elderly to bring them a plant and to earn points for Campfire Girls. Welty implies through this story that neither the society that supports the home nor the girl‚ Marian‚ knows the meaning of the word "charity." Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines "charity" as "the love of man for his fellow men: an act of good will or affection." But instead of
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© Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. The Spanish Billionaire’s Pregnant Wife Lynne Graham CHAPTER ONE LEANDRO CARRERA MARQUEZ‚ Duque de Sandoval‚ awoke when his valet opened the bedroom curtains and bid his illustrious employer a cheerful good morning. His lean‚ darkly handsome face grim‚ Leandro doubted that the day ahead would be the slightest bit different from any other day in recent months. Fresh towels were laid out in the bathroom for his shower. A custom-made
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Essay Two In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ one of the major themes is the idea that the monster is a representation of the monster within all of us. Also‚ that the romantic age‚ which was prominent during the time in which Shelley was writing‚ was one of the conflicting mindsets that led to Victor Frankenstein’s manipulating and controlling nature‚ which throws him out of his mind and down a destructive path towards the creation of the monster. In The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein‚ Peter Ackroyd
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common ideals or goals to make them united. Rizal did his things smoothly & without blood shed‚ but what was the effect on the Filipinos? It was a big inspiration to all the Filipinos and even to Bonifacio. Its not using guns or swords‚ nor killing that we can judge who really is the national hero but it’s how the person affects the whole Filipino race that time. If we really analyze‚ Rizal was the one who ignited the revolution‚ so without him‚ there will be no revolt. Rizal also uses the peaceful
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