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    Albert Schweitzer when he was a kid he was devoted to music, education and religion. He went to Strasburg college. He got a degree in physiology. The next year he went back to college. Schweitzer then got a degree in medicine. Then he went to africa…

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    In the following, I will argue that Einstein’s discovery of the theory of special relativity was ultimately positive in terms of its benefits. First, Einstein’s discovery changed our understanding of space and time. Second, Einstein’s discovery has a positive effect on people’s daily lives, for example, the global positioning system (GPS). Third, Einstein’s theory of special relativity is a scientific theory, which according to dictionary.com is “a coherent group of propositions formulated to…

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    Alfred Wegener Essay

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    Alfred Wegener Alfred Wegener is one of the most important meteorologist that lived, he came up with a great theory. He believed that the continents were all joined at one point. No one believed him for a very long time. Everyone thought he was crazy, no matter how much evidence he came up with. He found out many different things that proved he was right. There were three main pieces of evidence he came up with, He found fossils on different continents, South america and Africa seemed to fit…

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    Phyllis Wright wrote a letter. She was in the sixth grade. Phyllis wrote Albert Einstein. He won a Nobel Prize in Physics. Phyllis asked, “whether scientists pray, and if so, what do they pray for” (Einstein 9), in her letter to Einstein. Einstein responded back with a letter. He answered Phyllis’ question. Einstein’s letter is rhetorically effective. He appeals strongly to ethos. He appeals strongly to logos. Einstein uses context in his letter. He communicates well with his audience. Einstein…

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    Mersault: Freer In Prison

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    From the absurdist point of view, Mersault from Camus novel, The Stranger, was freer inside of prison then he was outside in the world. Although he had the opportunity to go wherever he pleased before he was imprisoned, Mersault led a life of order and structure, which ultimately was emotionless and boring. However, once Mersault received Marie’s letter in jail he said, “from that day on I felt that I was at home in my cell and that my life was coming to a standstill there” (72). Home is a place…

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    Review of Literature Jeickob Tinoco Lanier Technical College of Georgia Author Note First paragraph: Complete departmental and institutional affiliation Second paragraph: Changes in affiliation (if any) Third paragraph: Acknowledgments, funding sources, special circumstances Fourth paragraph: Contact information (mailing address and e-mail) Abstract This study takes a look into the reappraisal ability of several age groups in order to determine whether its development proceeds linearly or in…

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    branch of physics. Many scientists helped create the utterly confusing and frightening field, but three in particular made improvements to it that directed modern scientists to where they stand today. People do not grant enough credit to Max Planck, Albert Einstein, and Louis-Victor Broglie, the fathers of modern-day quantum physics, who paved the road with their discoveries for future generations to come. Max Planck does not receive enough credit because he led a devastating home life. When all…

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    Ernest Rutherford was a chemist and a physicist that was born on August 30, 1871, in Spring Grove, New Zealand. He was a pioneer of nuclear physics and the first to split an atom. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry for his theory of the atomic structure. He discovered alpha and beta rays, that the atom could be split, and contributed to the Atomic Theory. He used the gold foil to see how to alpha and beta rays would bounce off off different atoms. Ernest was responsible for a remarkable…

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    Albert Camus’ The Stranger is a brilliantly written novel that shows what it truly means to make one’s own decisions. This existentialistic novel emphasizes the power of choice and what it means to take full responsibility for one’s own actions. The main character Meursault illustrates how one who lives his life day by day by simply understanding the power of choice can be labeled as a true individual. True freedom of choice can challenge a society’s moral expectations. However, for that reason…

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    When reading the “The Guest” by Albert Camus we find ourselves in the middle of the struggles that a man named Daru. Daru who is a school master lives alone in a schoolhouse. He spends his days teaching children but due to the snow his students “who lived in the villages scattered over the plateau had stopped coming” (Camus 1) One cold morning he see two men making their way to his house and that is when his troubles begin. The choices made by Daru in “The Guest” are a perfect example of what an…

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