might think it was just some normal concrete‚ but it was different from the concrete we have today. The concrete from ancient Rome were made with slaked lime‚ volcano ash and volcanic rocks also known as pozzolana. The concrete was surprisingly better than the concrete we use today because the concrete from the past was more environmentally friendlier then modern concrete‚ it also endure chemical decay and last even longer when submerge in sea water.
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Case 7: Its better late than never! 1. What was Ryan’s starting salary? How much could he have contributed to the voluntary savings plan in his first year of employment? RATE NPR FV PV YEAR CONTRIBUTION TO SAVINGS PLAN .05 1 70‚000 66‚667 5th $7‚333 .05 2 70‚000 63‚492 4th $6‚984 .05 3 70‚000 60‚469 3rd $6‚651 .05 4 70‚000 57‚849 2nd $6‚363 .05 5 70‚000 54‚847 1st $6‚033 Ryan’s first year salary at this company was $54‚847 and he could have contributed $6‚033 in
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This common saying means that your actions communicate more clearly than your words can ever do. The principle of actions being louder than words has been said in many other ways like “All know the way but few actually walk it!” and “Well done is better than well said.” Nowadays‚ communication‚ the ability to express views‚ plays an important role in one’s life or career. But words without action mean little. In today’s world‚ it’s commonplace to find people making big promises but it is very
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power than weapons. One reason why words are more powerful than weapons is that if words can hurt‚ they can also heal. Another‚ it serves as a mean of cooperation and compromise. Lastly‚ with words‚ we can influence someone into thinking something that they are not going to do‚ or cause someone to make a mistake. “If words can hurt‚ they can also heal. Think of the four words‚ ‘I have a dream.’ The moment they enter your mind‚ you know who said them -- and
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"Why Women Are Paid Less than Men"‚ Thurow A professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management for more than forty years‚ consultant for government and private corporations as well as author of various books that address economic and public policy issues‚ Lester C. Thurow published his article “Why Women Are Paid Less Than Men” in the New York Times on March 8‚ 1981. In this article‚ Thurow presents an explanation for the historical disparity between men and women’s wages. Based upon the statistics
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Do women talk more than men? “Women talk almost three times as much as men‚ with the average woman chalking up 20‚000 words in a day - 13‚000 more than the average man.” (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-419040/Women-talk-times-men-says-study.html) My boyfriend always tells me that I talk too much‚ and that I talk more than him. This topic got me curios‚ so I decided to find out the truth. Do women really talk more than men? I will base this essay on facts taken from internet
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Neat People Are Better Than Sloppy People Neat people are better than sloppy people. Neat people are organized. Neat people are clean. Sloppy people are dirty. Neat people are determined and persevering. Sloppy people procrastinate and are depressed. Neat people are better than sloppy people. Neat people are organized. Everything is in its right place so they do not waste time finding things. Neat people do not have clutter around them. Everything is orderly. If they do not need anything‚ they
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teachers can teach more than the humanteachers can in about the books. They have better memory than the human teacher has because they are computers‚ computer can memorize anything. Moreover‚ computer teachers will be fairly to all of the students. In addition‚ students learn from the computers‚ they can learn more independently because t he computer cannot care when they do not pay attention in the class. However‚ humanteachers sometimes have a sense of humour and are more fun than computers. The human
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There’s More to Life Than Being Happy EMILY ESFAHANI SMITHJAN 9 2013 "It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness." In September 1942‚ Viktor Frankl‚ a prominent Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna‚ was arrested and transported to a Nazi concentration camp with his wife and parents. Three years later‚ when his camp was liberated‚ most of his family‚ including his pregnant wife‚ had perished -- but he‚ prisoner number 119104‚ had lived. In his bestselling 1946 book‚ Man’s
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largely because they do not participate in a reasonably sophisticated refinement . John Stuart Mill‚ in his book Utilitarianism‚ claims that "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied" [Mill JS: 1863]. This essay will show that the advantages of being a "human dissatisfied" are better than those of a "pig satisfied". But before this can be proven‚ we have to understand the metaphor that compares humans to pigs. Mill compares two types of people: people who prefer to be
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