The line is called the "directrix"; the point is called the "focus". The parabola is the curve formed from all the points (x‚ y) that are equidistant from the directrix and the focus. The conical form of a regular parabolic equation is as follows: 4p(y – k) =〖(x-h)〗^2 The equation is just another way of expressing the equation
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“Cruisin’ down the street in my ’64.” Eazy E is rapping about how he bought a 1963 Chevrolet Impala when he was just 13 years old. “A car pulls up‚ who can it be? A Fresh El Camino rolling Kilo G‚” Eazy E’s friend Kilo G drive up in his new car an “El Camino” bragging about how he purloined the vehicle “…G.T. A (Grand Theft Auto).” “The boy JD was a friend of mine til I caught him in my car trying to steal an Alpine”‚ another friend of Eazy’s JD was a crackhead trying to steal Eazy’s stereo to get
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into office. Many people did not think Hitler would last long because he was such an overbearing kind of guy he created kayos. He had an abnormal manner about him and was violent. Diplomats around the world did not think that Hitler would last long because of his actions. They thought that the Germanic people would not tolerate his actions for very long. This was a really strong belief even after he had been in office for over a year. At one point in time‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration had
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Katerina Rizova The Last Samurai Samurai are a group of powerful warriors that existed in Japan until the late 1800’s. In the film “The Last Samurai” we have the opportunity to learn more about the positive characteristics of them. Samurai is very compassionate and they humbly express that emotion. Perhaps the most important trait of the Samurai‚ is discipline. The Last Samurai is a war and drama film‚ based on a true story depicting honour and courage. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is an
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Is the emphasis on a Color-Blind Society an Answer to Racism? Racism is a word that sparks a nerve in many individuals today. As hard as it is to believe‚ racism is still a big factor in what we as a society know as a unified America. Although‚ it is not as obvious as it was in the past‚ it still goes on‚ just in ways that are less noticeable. We ask the question‚ is the emphasis on a color-blind society an answer to racism. Ward Connerly claims it is a way to stop the segregation and make America
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Eric Ehlow NAMS 338 Research Paper December 1‚ 2014 Stereotypes and Stereotyping of Native Americans in The Last of the Mohicans Native Americans were part of this country long before our founding forefathers. They were the people that Christopher Columbus found inhabiting this land. There is even evidence to show that they have been on the American continents for thousands and even tens of thousands of years. Yet‚ somehow the European powers dominated these people‚ forcing them from their land
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How Normalization Can Be Used to Check Relations Data normalization is a technique used during logical data modeling to ensure that there is only one way to know a fact‚ by removing all structures that provide more than one way to know the same fact as represented in a database relation (table). There are six generally recognized normal forms of a relation: first normal form‚ second normal form‚ third normal form‚ Boyce/Codd normal form‚ fourth normal form‚ and fifth normal form‚ also called projection/join
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The Last Samurai Think about your friends‚ family‚ and your loved ones for a second. Think about what luxuries you have and how you have come to love them. Doesn’t it make you feel blessed and lucky to be who you are? Now imagine being thrown onto enemy territory‚ a lonely and dangerous place with nothing. In order to survive you must communicate with the enemy and learn to live their way—the total opposite culture you hate. In the movie‚ The Last Samurai‚ the author portrays a Civil War veteran
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Anti-Disney Fairytale Fantasy stories are know to have at least these four things‚ a prince in a far away land‚ a princess that will fall in love with the prince‚ a major conflict‚ and of course a happy ending. Peter S. Beagle changes the face of traditional fantasy stories in his book The Last Unicorn. A unicorn embarks on a journey to save all the other unicorns and along the way she meets Schmendrick‚ a failed magician‚ and an old maiden named Molly. Together they travel to King Haggard’s castle to
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The Last of the Romanovs The fall of the Romanov Empire changed the face of Russia forever. The royal family‚ led by Nicholas II‚ we’re imprisoned and eventually assassinated by the Bolsheviks‚ a political party founded by Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov whose main focus was to eliminate the monarchy and employ their own form of democracy. Tsar Nicholas II‚ his wife‚ Alexandra‚ and their only son‚ Alexei‚ heir apparent to the throne‚ were all integral figures in this historical evolution
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