adopted throughout the Old World during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. A practical demonstration of Earth’s sphericity was achieved by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano’s expedition’s circumnavigation (1519−1521). The concept of a spherical Earth displaced earlier beliefs in a flat Earth: In early Mesopotamian mythology‚ the world was portrayed as a flat disk floating in the ocean and surrounded by a spherical sky‚ and this forms the premise for early world maps like those of Anaximander
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boring cookie dough inside a bowl. Then‚ I was put into an oven‚ and after about 20 minutes‚ I popped out as a nice‚ warm‚ round cookie! After that‚ a human spread some nice yellow frosting on the topside of my body. The human then proceeded to use some kind of utensil to draw slick‚ black sunglasses on me. And Sha-Pow‚ here I am! Some people would call me the “Round” cookie‚ or possibly the “sunglasses emoji” but you can just call me Chaz. I know right‚ what a sick name‚ dude! Personally
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now why a round pizza is in a square box.what do you think? Does it make it easier in the making and shipping of the pizza box. Ive looked it up and cant find out why so looks like things are going to get interesting! So come along keep reading and find out why a round pizza is in a square box with me! You wake up one morning and all the sudden you smell your favorite food ever. You run downstairs to find pizza! You are just filled with joy you can’t wait to eat it! Pizza is so good you go to your
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Round Midnight The movie Round Midnight‚ directed by Betrand Tavernier‚ is a very well reflected portrayal of the jazz scene‚ as it was known in the late fifties. The main character and protagonist of the movie‚ Dale Turner who is played by Dexter Gordon‚ leaves New York to go to Paris. Dale leads the audience through the ups and downs of being a working jazz musician. The struggles of business‚ the 24-hour love for the music‚ the constant late hours of the night‚ the run-down residencies jazz
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Argumentative Research Essay Year Round Schooling As children grow up‚ they are taught that marijuana is illegal and very harmful to you. What they don’t realize is it’s not in any way harmful‚ however it is illegal. What the government can’t seem to explain is why. The use of marijuana does not lead to addiction‚ does not kill brain cells‚ and does not cause cancer or any other health concerns (The Union: Business Behind Getting High). These concerns are all part of what society believes
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Dahl 1 To Go Green or Not to Go Green? Very few people know the real definition of organic food‚ and most just call it “natural”. However‚ farmer J.I. Rodale describes it as: A system whereby a fertile soil is maintained by applying nature’s own law of replenishing it- that is‚ the addition and preservation of humus‚ the use of organic matter instead of chemical fertilizers and of course the making of a compost pile.(Schultz 35) In short‚ the difference between organic and non-organic
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“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” -Mohandas Gandhi The world can be a very unfriendly place. Not everyone has good intentions at heart and not everyone wants to do “good.” On the contrary‚ there are many good people who make a mistake every now and then. That person is not a bad person‚ it is just part of our human nature. An ugly aspect of the human race is the act of revenge. Revenge occurs because of the inability to forgive. We‚ as humans‚ often lack the virtue of forgiveness
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nine consecutive months with a three-month break. The explanation is needed‚ as to why public school in session year round is a more efficient way to use time and resources than is a nine/three school year. The most important aspect of grasping the new age thought of year round education is to realize it does not mean more school. The original thought of year round school is to go one hundred eighty days‚ with shorter breaks throughout the year. This is opposed to a single large break at the end
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Chapter 1: Arthur and Merlin Read by Nathalie Drasse This very old story begins with Uther‚ a great king. He was a good man and he was king in the south of Britain. Other places were very dangerous at that time‚ but people did not fight in Uther’s country. Uther loved a beautiful woman‚ Igraine‚ and he wanted to marry her. But she did not love him and he was very sad about that. Merlin was a very clever man and he knew a lot of magic. He could change
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Go Green Assalamualaikum Wr.Wb. With all due respect to the honorable judges‚ that i love contest participants who are really excited to make this earth greener‚ good morning. First of all‚ let’s thanks Allah SWT‚ because His blessing‚ we all can gather here on this sunny morning. Shalawat and prayer‚ we send to our greatest prophet Muhammad SAW‚ his family‚ his friends and his followers‚ Ameen. I will start my speech by asking a question. Do you already know what it means “go green”? Yes‚
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