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- 4201: Carl Gauss
- ... of number theory, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, magnetism, astronomy, and optics, as well as many more. The concepts that he himself created have had an immense influence in many areas of the mathematic and scientific world. Carl Gauss was born Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss, on the thirtieth of April, 1777, in Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick (now Germany). Gauss was born into an impoverished family, raised as the only son of a ... construction of the 17-gon, were devoted to number theory. In June of 1801, Zach an astronomer whom Gauss had come to know two or three years before, published the orbital positions of, Ceres, a new "small planet", otherwise know as an asteroid. Part of Zach's publication included Gauss's prediction for the orbit of this celestial body, which greatly differed from those predictions made by others. When Ceres was ... their second son, who was to die shortly after her. Understandably Gauss's life was shattered, he turned to his friends and colleagues for support. The next year, Gauss was married a second time. His new wife was named Minna, she was the best friend of Johanna. Although the couple had three children, this second marriage seemed to be somewhat of a expedience for Gauss. Gauss's work was not ...
- 4202: Cark Gauss
- ... of number theory, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, magnetism, astronomy, and optics, as well as many more. The concepts that he himself created have had an immense influence in many areas of the mathematic and scientific world. Carl Gauss was born Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss, on the thirtieth of April, 1777, in Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick (now Germany). Gauss was born into an impoverished family, raised as the only son of a ... construction of the 17-gon, were devoted to number theory. In June of 1801, Zach an astronomer whom Gauss had come to know two or three years before, published the orbital positions of, Ceres, a new "small planet", otherwise know as an asteroid. Part of Zach's publication included Gauss's prediction for the orbit of this celestial body, which greatly differed from those predictions made by others. When Ceres was ... their second son, who was to die shortly after her. Understandably Gauss's life was shattered, he turned to his friends and colleagues for support. The next year, Gauss was married a second time. His new wife was named Minna, she was the best friend of Johanna. Although the couple had three children, this second marriage seemed to be somewhat of a expedience for Gauss. Gauss's work was not ...
- 4203: Constantine The Great
- ... A.D., British troops declared that Constantine should replace his father. The Eastern emperor Galerius refused this claim and gave Constantine a lesser rank. The Emperor Constantine I was the sole ruler of the Roman world between 324 and 337 A.D. His reign was one of the most crucial of all the emperors in determining the future course of western civilization. By making Christianity the religious foundation of his domain ... defeated Maxentius at The Battle of the Milvian Bridge. In 314, 316, and 324, he repeatedly defeated his last remaining rival Licinius. Once he had overcome him, he was the undisputed ruler of the Roman world. Incidentally, Maxentius and Licinius were both brothers-in-law of Constantine. Of the two campaigns, however, it was the first against Maxentius which guaranteed Constantine an important place in the history of western civilization because ... the city officially dedicated on May 11th, 330. The city itself became the official capital of the empire. Although Constantine used Licinius' war chest, which he had captured there, to meet the expenses of the new construction in Constantinople, the cost to the imperial treasury had to be extensive in light of the emperor's apparent lavishness in relation to finances. Constantine's taxes were so excessive that fathers were ...
- 4204: How to Computerize Your Accounts
- ... to be taken to computerize business accounts. The steps are planning and informed selecting of hardware, software, and training. I. Making the decision to computerize II. Choosing the correct tools A. Software B. Hardware C. New and old technology III. Installation and training On a normal day our lives are affected by the technology of computers in ways we can only begin to imagine. The business world's benefit alone is enough to make your head spin. Every time you go to the grocery store, the bank, the local ATM, or even the neighborhood gym you cannot help but see the use ... a computer will have on keeping track of its accounts. Then they must choose the correct hardware and software that's best for their needs, while at the same time making themselves familiar with the new enhancements that increase productivity. Finally, the company must allow time for installation and training. When looking at the need to change from a manual accounting system to a computerized accounting system you also need ...
- 4205: Small Groups of Committed People Changing The World
- Small Groups of Committed People Changing The World Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. Since the dawn of time small groups of people, outcasts in a way, have been making big differences to shape our world today. I agree with Margaret Mead when she states, Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. Throughout history, ...
- 4206: “Fanthorpe’s Poetry Stimulates The Reader To See People And Things In A New Light”
- “Fanthorpe’s Poetry Stimulates The Reader To See People And Things In A New Light” In my essay I will refer to Patients, Patience Strong, Sisyphus, Canal:1977, BC;AD, The Contributor’s and The Sheepdog. Patients is a very disturbing poem in that it challenges the way we ... is like its title, a short, snappy poem. It presents an unconventional way of looking at the birth of Christ. It challenges us to see this supposedly momentous occasion, the birth of Christ and a new religion, in a completely different light to the way we usually view Christmas. The poem gives us an image of life being dull and boring “Only dull peace Sprawled boringly over the earth.” And the ... northern accent, “After they cum back, It sounded grand, what they’d seen:” The poem is presented from his point of view and again it is about the familiar nativity, shown to us in a new light. In this poem the dog is given the voice, it is written in simple language suggesting the simple unworldly life of a sheepdog. In this poem the sheepdog is not satisfied with the ...
- 4207: Adult Entertainment and The City of New York
- Adult Entertainment and The City of New York New York Association of Adult Entertainment Establishments (NYAEE) causes to act in a legal suit against the Department of City Planning. Background and Facts. In this dispute, the Adult Establishment has been restricted in the city of New York, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island: I. Adult establishments, new and old are barred from certain districts that are zoned for manufacturing and commercial use but also permit residential development. II. Adult ...
- 4208: Comparison and Contrast of William Blake's Poems
- ... Sweet joy, but two days old. Sweet joy I call thee: Thou dost smile, I sing the while, Sweet joy befall thee! Infant Sorrow (Experience) My mother groan'd! My father wept. Into the dangerous world I leapt: Helpless, naked, piping loud: Like a fiend hid in a cloud. Struggling in my father's hands, Striving against my swadling bands, Bound and weary I thought best To sulk upon my mother ... they are twined with the 'Innocence' poems. The 'Innocence' poems were Blake's perception of the products of a mind in a state of innocence and of an imagination unspoiled by the stains of the world. At the time in which he wrote about 'innocence', he had not yet been exposed to the social injustices of his time. "Blake had an 'innocent' mind, at least a mind that was in a more 'innocent' state of that mind that wrote the 'Experience' poems" (Dorrbecker, p.125). Therefore, he was writing about his world, at the time, an innocent world. The Songs of Innocence, of course, are not "children's poems." They are a picture of the soul's perfect existence, when it is at one with itself- ...
- 4209: Catcher In The Rye - Boys Will Be Boys
- ... time is taking place. Holden's actions are those that any teenage can clearly relate with. The desire for independence, the sexually related encounters, the questioning of one's religion, the individual view of the world as a whole, the language, and dealing with teenage pressures such as drinking and smoking are issues that almost all teens have had or will have to deal with in their adolescent years. Thusly, this ... they were about as much use to him as a hole in the head" (99). He has many questions, as does all of society, of some contradicting issues concerning religion. As every teenager perceives the world in one way or another, Holden too has his own individual views on the world, in which he sees as an evil and corrupt place where Bailey 4 there is no peace. This perception of the world does not change significantly through the novel. However as the novel progresses, ...
- 4210: Comparison and Contrast of William Blake's Poems
- ... Sweet joy, but two days old. Sweet joy I call thee: Thou dost smile, I sing the while, Sweet joy befall thee! Infant Sorrow (Experience) My mother groan'd! My father wept. Into the dangerous world I leapt: Helpless, naked, piping loud: Like a fiend hid in a cloud. Struggling in my father's hands, Striving against my swadling bands, Bound and weary I thought best To sulk upon my mother ... they are twined with the 'Innocence' poems. The 'Innocence' poems were Blake's perception of the products of a mind in a state of innocence and of an imagination unspoiled by the stains of the world. At the time in which he wrote about 'innocence', he had not yet been exposed to the social injustices of his time. "Blake had an 'innocent' mind, at least a mind that was in a more 'innocent' state of that mind that wrote the 'Experience' poems" (Dorrbecker, p.125). Therefore, he was writing about his world, at the time, an innocent world. The Songs of Innocence, of course, are not "children's poems." They are a picture of the soul's perfect existence, when it is at one with itself- ...
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