Mathematics Hidden Inside the Mayan Calendar The Mayan Calendar is a system of calendars in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica‚ in modern communities in highland Gautemala‚ in Vercruz‚ Oxaca‚ and Chiapas‚ Mexico. The calendar is filled with mathematics and a huge math system‚ but it is not exactly like the math system we use today. The math system hidden inside the Mayan Calendar is called the Vigesimal System. How does the Vigesimal System work? The numbers represent what symbols in the math system? This
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism in International Relations Theory Errol A. Henderson Dept. of Political Science Pennsylvania State University eah13@psu.edu ABSTRACT: This essay addresses the centrality of racism in international relations (IR) theory. It examines the extent to which realism‚ liberalism‚ and constructivism are oriented by racist precepts grounded in the intellectual foundation of IR. Specifically‚ my argument is that a racist dualism inheres within the philosophical assumptions
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and her almost overwhelming influx of foreign talents. Instead of trying to elucidate on a whole gamut of consequences‚ pros and cons regarding the topic‚ a job which many have done admirably and evocatively well‚ I would like to take the opportunity to share my personal experience and insights on this very issue. Having been leading a considerably sheltered life‚ and grateful for the many blessings it has entailed‚ the influx of foreign talents felt like a distant issue that simply seemed to
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The schools that are in wealthy communities are better than those that are in the poor communities because they have better teaching methods and resources (Anyon 172). In the essay “ From Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work‚ ” by Jean Anyon‚ he describes the difference between a “ working- class school” and an “ executive elite school”. The working-class school consists of parents that have blue-collar jobs such as‚ factory workers‚ pipe welders‚
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In his essay‚ ‘How R Tngz‚ Dude?’‚ Colin Campbell discusses several major problems with the current cell phone culture. Cell phone culture is a relatively recent phenomenon‚ but it has quickly become more than a simple communication tool for most people‚ especially for adolescents. The adoption of cell phone as a primary tool of communication and entertainment has revolutionized our society‚ but it also has brought a distortion of the boundary between personal and public life‚ especially for adolescents
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A dream exists in every American’s mind and that is to be young‚ beautiful‚ rich‚ famous‚ and powerful. Tender is the Night portrays the characteristics of this "dream" and shows the effects‚ focusing on the negative effects associated with being wealthy. Tender is the Night was one of F. Scott Fitzgerald later novels‚ written following other well-known novels such as The Great Gatsby‚ This Side of Paradise‚ and The Last Tycoon. Tender is the Night reveals how money corrupts and ruins the lives
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things I look forward to. Having the career of my dreams‚ a pediatrician‚ is one of the greatest accomplishments I hope to achieve in my life. Since childhood‚ I have taken a great interest towards the medicine field. Viruses‚ diseases‚ and infections are examples of everyday-life illnesses that have always provoked thoughts in my mind about why and how they occur. I love and enjoy taking care of kids‚ considering the fact that I have grown up my whole life surrounded by children. Through these
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liked most maths and hated sciences with a passion. So my career choice had to based more on the math end of things. After High School I attended WITC – Wisconsin Indianhead technical Collage‚ I graduated with an Associate’s degree in accounting in under a year and then continued towards my bachelor’s degree at River Falls‚ WI. I took my education seriously and was extremely disciplined in completing early. I take pride in working hard‚ and my good grades proved that I put in a lot of effort. I did
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My dreams for my country 1. My dream for my country is not different than the dream of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Unfortunately soon we will complete seven decades since independence but Quaid’s dreams is yet to come true. But‚ What was Quaid’s dream? Father of the Nation‚ Mohammad Ali Jinnah‚ always wanted to see a prosperous Pakistan — a country that could be a shining example for all the Muslim nations in the world. A beautiful mosaic of all ethnic communities‚ religious
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Christopher Taylor ENGL 123 Mr. Bodenschatz Personal/Narrative Essay Late August 1985‚ my father’s dreams of a second son came true in St. Louis‚ Missouri. My mother and my father made me a junior to carry on the name of my father. My full name is Christopher O.C. Taylor Jr. The O.C. comes from my grandmothers name Osceola; they use to call her “O.C.” or “Osce” for short. I was raised on the north side of St. Louis in the downtown area. The area I grew up in was not the greatest place
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