The Circular Revolution In the sixteenth century‚ the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus made a profound discovery: the sun‚ not the earth‚ was at the centre of the known universe. At the time‚ many denounced Copernicus’s insight as heresy against established Christian doctrine; eventually‚ of course‚ the Copernican Revolution paved the way toward a new‚ scientific worldview and enhanced human prosperity. Today‚ the world needs a similar paradigm shift. But this time‚ it is the prevailing economic
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Thank you‚ Niveet‚ for that lovely introduction. It’s a pleasure to be with all of you tonight at the 24 Karat Club of Southern California. This organization shares many of the values and visions of the American Gem Society‚ such as a commitment to excellence and business ethics. Al Woodhill‚ who was our executive director for many years‚ always made a point of attending the 24 Karat Club dinners. The Society’s roots are here in Southern California‚ so in many ways‚ this is like a homecoming for
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Lymphoma: The curable one Dr Indu Bansal “I’m a survivor‚ conquerer‚ thriver‚ daughter‚ sister‚ friend‚ advocate and much more‚ but I am not a victim. I choose to live my life with a positive attitude no matter the naysayers. I am not just defined by my cancer experience. I am defined by the rest of life and how I live it.” Ann‚ founder of Lymphoma club These opening lines sum it all. So let’s understand about lymphomas. Lymphoma is a type of cancer that begins
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Argumentative essay: Academic Essay: Is television A Bad Influence On Children? The television has become such an integral part of homes in the modern world that it is hard to imagine life without television. It provides entertainment to people of all ages especially children. Children love to watch TV and prefer to stay “glued” to the TV screen all day‚ rather than playing outside. In the USA‚ 47% of children ages 2 to 18 years have a television set in their bedrooms. On a typical day‚ they
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Volta discovered that electricity could be produced through inorganic means. In fact‚ by using small sheets of copper and zinc and cloth spacers soaked in an acid solution‚ he built a battery - the first apparatus capable of producing electricity. Naysayers were quick to predict that electricity would never serve a useful purpose. Obviously they were very wrong. Electricity has a central role in our lives and to this day Electrochemistry is a standard course of study. While listening to lessons on
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I’ve often been asked by folks after highly publicized law enforcement incidents if I will modify or tone down the level of physical technique in my classes. People are often surprised to hear my answer is almost always a resounding no. It is easy to pass judgement when you are a casual observer critiquing a police response‚ hell it is easier for me too. There are some things I would like to impress upon you that I hope will help you understand what goes through an officer’s mind. I may not change
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On October 9th‚ 2012‚ then Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a speech to Parliament in reaction to the movement of Tony Abbott‚ the Leader of the Opposition‚ to have Peter Slipper removed as Speaker‚ due to some sexist and crude texts. She uses appeal to logos and ethos‚ second person pronouns‚ and ad hominem—yes‚ a logical fallacy‚ but one that has proven to be very influential to political audiences—to persuade her audience to discredit Abbott and understand her reasoning for defending
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my father made me the greatest after himself.” This is thus showing Xerxes grand claim that Ahura-Mazda himself gives the consent of Xerxes right‚ and it is something Xerxes repeats and repeats because as with every new King there is always the naysayers that believe against the new rule‚ so Xerxes took the god of Persian Empire and used him in propaganda to enforce his ruling because it would be spiritual suicide for them to dismiss the ruling of their own god. This propaganda of Xerxes claiming
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The Iraq War was Unjustified University of Phoenix MU11COM09 September 9‚ 2011 Comm/215 Essentials of College writing The Iraq War was Unjustified There are many reasons why the war Iraq was unjustified. Until today‚ Iraq has not been found to have weapons of mass destruction. There are beliefs that former President George W. Bush simply waged war on Iraq because of their oil. Iraq as a country and the former President Saddam Hussein had no link to al-Qaeda terrorist group. The United
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Courtney Mr.G 4B Teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is a huge issue going on in the United States. Not only does it dramatically decrease the chance of the teen having a good future‚ it also costs the U.S nine billion dollars a year. With approximately 750‚000 American teenagers getting pregnant every single year the government is beginning to worry. Although teenage pregnancy is an issue for young girls all around the world the U.S has the highest pregnancy
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