Democritus was a philosopher born at Abdera in Thrace around 460 BC; he lived to be very old but died at an unknown date. He was a student of Leucippus‚ and co-originator of the belief that all matter is made up of various imperishable indivisible elements which he called atoms. It is virtually impossible to tell which of these ideas were unique to Democritus‚ and which are attributable to Leucippus. Democritus is also the first philosopher we know to realize that what we perceive as the Milky Way
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The estimated cost of the panama canal is about 460 million or more. After all the hard work and effort done to the panama canal it was given back to the panamanians because they knew it was build in panamanian soil so they had the right to keep what belongs to them others see it this way‚ imagine
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Ian Cabalo October 2012 Period Two AP World History Unit 2: Chapter 8: The Unification of China In Search of Political and Social Order A. Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and His School 1. Confucius a. Educator and political authority b. Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples 2. Confucian Ideas a. Basically honesty and ethical in character b. Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social
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References: Thucydides (c.460/455-c.399 BCE): Pericles ’ Funeral Oration from the Peloponnesian War (Book 2.34-46) Retrieved on April 8‚ 2012 from‚ http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pericles-funeralspeech.asp
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budgeted quantity or vice versa) Cite hypothetical scenarios. For the same week‚ Holly’s Hotel’s head housekeeper‚ based on the work standard‚ budgeted 500 hours for room attendants to clean the rooms sold. The actual hours worked totaled 460. The budgeted average wage rate for the attendants is $4.00. The actual wages paid totaled $ 2‚200. b) Required : Compute and analyze the cost/expense variance. Give 2 possible causes for the cost/exp variance (i.e. Why was actual cost greater than
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CLASS 8:- Math Revision Worksheet Topic: Profit and Loss 1. A shirt is purchased for Rs 400 and sold for Rs 460. Find the profit and profit percentage. 2. Sonal purchased an article for Rs 2500 and sold it at 25% above the CP. If Rs 125 is paid as tax on it‚ find her net profit and profit percentage. 3. By selling an article for Rs 34.40‚ a man gains 7.5%. What is its CP? 4. On selling tea at Rs 40 per kg‚ a loss of 10% is incurred. Calculate the amount of tea (in kg) sold‚ if the total loss
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Investigation: Intersecting Chords of a Circle On completion of the investigation I had learned many new important qualities associated with the intersecting chords within a circle theorems. The three theorems studied in this investigation include: Two chords intersecting externally‚ two chords intersecting internally and the intersection of a chord and tangent. Each theorem can be used to determine different things (e.g. the tangent-chord theorem can be used to determine the approximate distance
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November 28th 2012 Snorter dwarfism What is snorter dwarfism? Snorter dwarfism is a heredity disease that causes a cow to have a smaller nose them normal. It was named “snorter” dwarfism in the late 1940s and 50s because of the sound the calve produces when it breaths. Snorter dwarfism is a simple recessive trait. The phrase simple recessive trait is only visible when the gene is homozygous. AA – normal‚Aa – normal‚ aa – shows the defect.If both members of a gene pair are the same‚ it is referred
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In this essay‚ the author starts his argument with the focus on the term “homelessness” with relation to the “treatment of property” in the text (Davidson‚ 455). A seemingly rootless life of Henry James is projected on the description of the governess in the The Turn of the Screw; that is‚ he intends to reflect his own experience of homelessness in the light of metaphorical aspect through the book. Then‚ he further discusses about how “homelessness” can also be interpreted in terms of cultural uncertainty
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PHE Plate Heat Exchangers FILE NO: DATE: SUPERSEDES: DATE: 113.12L August 2010 113.12 April‚ 2009 PHE Efficient Heat Transfer in a Compact Design Armstrong’s gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger (PHE) product line includes more than 20 different models and offers numerous configurations‚ connections and material options‚ providing a superior heat transfer solution for any HVAC application. Market Challenges Rising demand for tenant space in commercial buildings and an ever-increasing focus
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