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    Development of Modern Dance

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    The Development of Modern Dance in British Education There were significant developments to the provision of dance in education post 1950. Modern dance was emerging as an important art form‚ both within schools and in vocational and teacher training colleges. In order to have an understanding of the developments in dance education in the era being studied (1965 – 1985)‚ it is important to have some knowledge and understanding of the provision offered before this time. 1920’s/1930’s * Dartington

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    FOUR PLANES OF DEVELOPMENT

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    PLANES OF DEVELOPMENT Dr. Montessori defined four stages of development and labeled them as four planes of development. Within these stages‚ development is intense at the beginning‚ consolidates and then tapers to the next. 1st and 3rd planes are period of intense creation‚ while 2nd and 4th planes are calm periods of consolidation. Each plane is approximately six years and has its own special characteristics as follows: 1. FIRST PLANE OF DEVELOPMENT : (0-6) ( INDIVIDUAL CREATION OF THE PERSON)

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    Mayan Astronomy

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    Mayan Astronomy One of the monumental aspects of the Mayan Civilization was their interest in astronomy and the calendar. The Mayans made predictions in starwatching that are nearly as accurate as our calculations today. They were one of the first civilizations to show major advances in the study of the stars. It is likely that the reason the Mayans wanted to study the stars and other celestial bodies was so that they would be able to predict weather conditions for farming. They were so talented

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    Mayan Astronomy

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    Mayan Astronomy Who were the Mayans? The Mayans were part of the Mesoamerican civilization and they lived around 2‚000 BCE and lasted through to the time when the Spanish explorers arrived. From 250 CE – 900 CE was when they reached the peak of their development. They are well known for a fully developed written language‚ numerical system‚ mathematics‚ art‚ architecture and astronomy. Where did the Maya civilization thrive? They inhabited parts of Central

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    Observational Astronomy

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    Astronomy is a natural science that is the study of celestial objects (such as moons‚ planets‚ stars‚ nebulae‚ and galaxies)‚ the physics‚ chemistry‚ mathematics‚ and evolution of such objects‚ and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth‚ including supernovae explosions‚ gamma ray bursts‚ and cosmic background radiation. A related but distinct subject‚ cosmology‚ is concerned with studying the universe as a whole.[1] Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Prehistoric cultures

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    Nicholas Copernicus’ Cosmos Nicholas Copernicus was a Polish cosmologist born in the year 1470. Copernicus had always been an intelligent‚ and very well rounded person. When he was of age‚ he was sent to the university in Italy to study. When he graduated he was proficient in areas such as‚ medicine‚ accounting‚ and the liberal arts. Copernicus was also a religious man. He was a Brother in his church due to his uncle being a Bishop. His work as a cosmologist was completely of his own interest

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    beyond it. Nicholas Copernicus was not apart of the Ptolemaic Theory that the world was geocentric‚ he was the man who put his word against it. As a man of God‚ Copernicus wraps up the world in a “just another planet” nature‚ by calculating with mathematics the Earth spins on a particular axis. He publishes‚ Concerning the Revolutions of the Celestial Bodies in 1543 and passes away from an illness before he is charged with heresy by Martin Luther and John Calvin. A person who would have been a martyr

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    Advanced Chemistry January 30 2013 The Development of the Modern Submarine Since the invention of the submarine‚ all water travel and warfare have dramatically changed. A submarine is an underwater vessel that men have transformed since it was first introduced to being a perfect underwater machine that moves like a fish. The first serious proposal for a ship designed to travel underwater was made by the English mathematician William Bourne in 1578. It is rumored that Alexander the great walked

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    Who Helped build the foundation of modern astronomy? Galileo Galilei did‚ he was an Italian philosopher‚ astronomer‚ engineer‚ mathematician‚ and physicist. Whom‚ played an important role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance. The Renaissance began in Italy in the thirteen hundreds and created a “suitable environment…to question scientific doctrine.” ~Wikipedia. One of the great accomplishments of the time period was the development of the Scientific Method. Galileo was so important

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    2. What were the environmental surroundings of each of the four major river-valley civilizations? The four major river valleys were: Nile river (Egypt)‚ Indus (Pakistan) Tigris and Euphrates (what is now Iraq)‚ and the yellow river (what is now china). Egypt (Nile River) was surrounded by marshlands‚ ponds‚ and lakes. There was “black earth”‚ an alluvial plain created from regular floods from central African headwaters‚ Egypt was bordered by the Sahara desert‚ with scattered oasis. Indus (Pakistan)

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