Fibonacci was one of the most talented mathematicians in the Middle Ages. Few people realize that it was Fibonacci that gave us our decimal point when during fractions or other Math problems. When he Fibonacci was studying mathematics‚ he used the Hindu-Arabic symbols instead of Roman symbols which didn’t have zeros and lacked place value. Fibonacci also created the Roman numeral system. It’s no wonder that such a system caught on so quickly with merchants and other people in professions where
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Political Map of the World‚ January 2011 AUSTRALIA Bermuda Sicily / AZORES Independent state Dependency or area of special sovereignty Island / island group Capital 150 120 90 Alert 60 30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 ARCTIC OCEAN QUEEN ELIZABETH Ellesmere Island Qaanaaq (Thule) ARCTIC OCEAN Longyearbyen FRANZ JOSEF LAND SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA ARCTIC OCEAN NEW SIBERIAN ISLANDS Scale 1:35‚000‚000 Robinson Projection standard parallels 38°N and 38°S
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Nangel Ugalde Professor Shawn Quirk English 100 April 15‚ 2013 Champion of the World 1. Maya Angelou recalls listening to the broadcast of the boxing match‚ because if Louis won‚ it was not only a win for him‚ but it represented a win for the black race during time of harsh racism. If he lost‚ they were still the slaves‚ the lower human beings. It was all for the people‚ they took it very personal. If he won‚ it
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World Empires Throughout human history we have seen the rise and fall of many great cities and empires‚ through archeological records and remains of cites. Mostly all of the empires that we have record has impacted and influence our world today. The most noticeable empires that have the greatest influence on today’s world are the early great empires of the Hittites and Assyrians and the later empires of the Romans and Chinese in the 2nd half of the first millennium. However both the early and later
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English 121-143 February 19‚ 2013 Summary of “Doublespeak” “The World of Doublespeak” “The World of Doublespeak” from the book English 121 Readings was written by William Lutz. This essay defines what doublespeak is and gives examples of types of doublespeak. Lutz also explains why doublespeak is not an effective form of communication. Lutz defines doublespeak as “...language that pretends to communicate but really doesn’t. It is language that makes the bad seem good‚ the negative appear
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broadly classified as "red" or "white" depending on the concentration of myoglobin in muscle fibre. The redness of meat depends on species‚ animal age‚ and fibre type: Red meat contains more narrow muscle fibres that tend to operate over long periods without rest‚ while white meat contains more broad fibres that tend to work in short fast bursts. Generally‚ the meat of adult mammals such as cows‚ sheep‚ goats‚ and horses is considered red‚ while chicken and turkey breast meat is considered white.
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Yunhwa Sung 1155061299 2015-03-01 GLBS 3402 Korea and the World: Politics‚ Economy and Culture 2. What is ‘economic democratization’ in South Korean society? Do you think is it a possible way to resolve the current problems on economic structure‚ business culture and employment crisis in South Korea? Please elaborate your answer with examples. Economic democratization stands for the argument that unequal distribution of wealth which is confined to big corporations should be relieved by legislative
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To promote the product‚ Shobha had budgeted approximately Rs. 300‚000 toward advertising in different women’s magazines‚ such as Grah Shobha‚ and Good Housekeeping. Shobha was the company’s only salesperson‚ but planed to employ sales people soon. Shobha had forecasted Mouse-Rid’s first year sales at 2 million units. Through Aril‚ however‚ the company had sold only few thousand units. She wondered if most new products got to such slow start‚ or if she was doing something wrong. Shobha knew
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World Culture Paper One way to understand intercultural communication issues is to examine a specific world culture. For this paper you will choose a culture to which you have a personal connection. For example a culture of which you are a descendent‚ or the culture of a neighbor of family member‚ or perhaps a place you have visited and are intrigued by. Any culture except your current home culture is an appropriate choice. You are also free to develop a particular focus for this paper. Keep
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Parallel Worlds and the End of the World “The voice of the light remains ever so faint; images quiet as ancient constellations float across the dome of my dawning mind. They are indistinct fragments that never merge into a sensate picture. There would be a landscape I have not seen before‚ unfamiliar melodic echoes‚ whisperings in a chaos of tongues” (Murakami 183). There’s no escaping the apocalypse. For all of us‚ there will be some “end of the world” experience‚ whether or not we live
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