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- 101: Descartes
- ... a guarantor of our memory regarding clarity and distinctness. In other words, once we have proved God's existence, we can happily know that any memory we have of a clear and distinct idea regarding x is true i.e. that we really did have a clear and distinct idea of x. But this does not seem satisfactory, as we still do not have a divine guarantee for the reasoning that leads us from the clear and distinct notions we originally have about God to the proof ... property like 'red' or 'hairy' or 'three-sided' that can be applied to a subject, and thus it makes no sense to say that existence is part of something's essence. If we assert that x is y, we are already asserting the existence of x as soon as we mention it, prior to any application of a predicate. from the beginning. In other words, to say 'x exists' is ...
- 102: Book Review of Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squardron
- Book Review of Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squardron The title of the novel is Star Wars : X-Wing Rogue Squadron. The author's name is Michael A. Stackpole. The type of book is fantasy / adventure. Main Characters A) Corran Horn : Corran is a pilot in training for the Alliance or the Rebellion ... the planet of Coruscant. Plot Summary : Corran and his new partners are given a limited amount of training time and are sent out on a mission in just weeks of forming the new Rogue Squadron X-wing fighter group. This book switches the first- person perspective between Corran and Kirtan Loor. While Corran and the Rogue Squadron are off fighting TIE fighters and Star Destroyers, Kirtan is hunting down information ...
- 103: Pierre De Fermat
- ... can be expressed as the difference of two square integers in only one way. Fermat's proof is as follows. Let n be prime, and suppose it is equal to x2 -y2 that is, to (x+y)(x-y). Now, by hypothesis, the only basic, integral factors of n and n and unity, hence x+y=n and x-y=1. Solving these equations we get x=1 /2 (n+1) and y=1 /2(n-1). -He gave a proof of the statement made by Diophantus that the ...
- 104: Could Gambling Save Science: Encouraging an Honest Consensus
- ... going "market price". A going price of $3.20 for "$10 if rain Monday" would represent a temporary consensus of a 32% chance of rain Monday. In general, these markets trade assets of the form "X if A" (often called "contingent assets"), where X is some pre-existing "base" asset and A is one of a set of mutually exclusive claims that some judging organization agrees, eventually, to choose from. The base X can be any stock, bond, currency, commodity, or even another compatible contingent asset. The set of claims constitutes a "question", and each claim is one possible answer to the question. To enable trading on ...
- 105: American History X
- American history X is the title of my movie. American History X focuses on the life of a skinhead. The main character of this movie is Edward Norton. Edward Norton gives an impassioned performance as Derek Vinyard, a Southern Californian skinhead who must do time after committing ... KKK, I do have my opinions. I am completely 100% proud to be white. I wouldn’t change that for the world. Let me fill you in on my opinions, the basis of American History X’s, and the way I feel the politics of this country are now. There is surely no nation in the world that holds "racism" in greater horror than does the United States. Compared to ...
- 106: Causing Generation X
- ... of gas a year driving around the same block. Kids at the mall for the sole purpose of shop-lifting. Underage consumption parties. Stealing lawn ornaments. These are just some of the effects of Generation X growing up. The main cause of this destruction of youth is the crumbling of families. No more Wait until your father gets home from work and ask him but I wonder if we re going ... our environments are ruined. We HAVE to live up to societies standards because it s just wrong if we don t have a house or car. No one has lived for fun ever. Maybe Generation X is trying to change things, and this outburst of disrespect is the first step. A lot of us think Why are we living each day for another day? Are we ever going to catch up ... fullest, letting my emotions control me instead of the dream I should have to get a house with clean dishes in the cupboards, working everyday so I can pay the bills the next. Maybe Generation X thoughts might not be so bad after all. The baby boomers, peace, love and folk rockers , and the 80 s children have given us a name. As the proud clothing company bearing it tells ...
- 107: Diseases: Sex Linked and Sex Influenced
- ... the sons are normal, and half of the sons are affected; half of the daughters are carriers and half of the daughters are normal. Only males are affected because the sex linked diseases affect the X chromosome. Males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome, so they need to use that X, whether it is flawed or not. Females on the other hand, have two X chromosomes, so if one is defective, they can use their second X chromosome. Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy(DMD) is defined ...
- 108: Pierre De Fermat
- ... can be expressed as the difference of two square integers in only one way. Fermat's proof is as follows. Let n be prime, and suppose it is equal to x2 -y2 that is, to (x+y)(x-y). Now, by hypothesis, the only basic, integral factors of n and n and unity, hence x+y=n and x-y=1. Solving these equations we get x=1 /2 (n+1) and y=1 /2(n-1). -He gave a proof of the statement made by Diophantus that the ...
- 109: Marie Curie: A Pioneering Physicist
- ... Roentgen made an accidental discovery. He found that certain substances produced rays of energy that would pass through soft materials as opposed to hard materials. Due to the fact that scientists often use the symbol "x" to stand for anything unknown, he called his mysterious discovery the "x-ray." The x-ray was more than an ammusing puzzle. By directing x-rays and photographic film at a solid object that consisted of both soft and hard substances a positive image can be made of the ...
- 110: Acid Base Extraction
- ... result of this acid/base experiment, the following results were obtained: Flask 1: 31.113g -30.223g .890g Flask 2: 36.812g -36.002g .810g Flask 3: 90.789g -90.114g .065g % yield = experimental weight x 100% theoretical weight Flask 1: .890g x 100% = 89% 1.00g Flask 2: .810g x 100% = 81% 1.00g Flask 3: .675g x 100% = 67.5% 1.00g When taking the melting points of the unknowns, flasks 4 and 5, I came to the conclusion that the samples contained, ...
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