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    used for significant discoveries contributing towards many scientific discoveries. From refraction to reflection we have made significant advancements in this seemingly basic technology to allow us to see both clearer and further. As knowledge of our planet and surroundings grows, as does the technology we use to survey it. To examine our solar system and beyond more clearly we have put telescopes into space and created observatories. Telescope technology has grown exponentially over the last…

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    Nature Of Good Analysis

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    indefinable and unanalyzable. This paper will focus on the similarities of these two objects, and critique Moore’s assessment. STRONGER THESIS HERE. What is good? According to Moore, there are 3 possible definitions often times given for this query; “painting is good”, “books are good”, and definitions, like “pleasure is good”. These answers are of no interest to ethics, because the predicate “good” answers to a validation that is not based upon the actual criteria of the “inner nature of the…

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    Components Of Success

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    According to the oxford dictionary, the definition of success is "the attainment of popularity or profit."(“Success”, 1989). The meaning of success varies for different individuals. Success could mean getting education, raising a family, accomplishing a life goal, or simply gaining wealth. This definition is one of the many definitions of success as different individuals have their different perspectives about success. For instance, success for a poor homeless person could just mean to have…

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    one could find Woodruff’s definitions of Art, Human, Action, and Worth to be useful, meaningful, and/or valid. Paul Woodruff defines art as a system of techniques that can be learned, refined, and mastered. Merriam Webster defines art as something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings. The way Woodruff defines art seems to be more of a complex definition opposed to Merriam Webster’s simpler definition. In my opinion, when…

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    Each person is often identify with different factors that allow us to be unique such as culture and language. Culture is usually defined depending the person’s belief, styles of life depending the place they live in and customs. This definition leads to the believe that culture is fixed factor that only defines the person’s past. In a similar way, language is also viewed a fixed factor that allows us to communicate with each other. We ignore the impact that culture and language has in our…

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    quality of a normal person is a kind of flexibility that allows him to adapt to the different demands and stresses that life imposes upon him. He can tolerate conflict and frustration and loneliness-to some extent” (Neuman, 2013). However, this definition is dependent on each person’s own interpretation of flexibility, adaptation, and tolerance to conflict, frustration, and loneliness. What one person sees as frustrating, may not be to someone else. Or what one person vies as being flexible,…

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    aws datapipeline put-pipeline-definition --pipeline-id df-0429833V5HEPTPXI8HP --pipeline-definition file://createPipeline.json Results will look similar to that below. If there are some errors in the definition file (the .json file), they will be listed here. Some of them are only warnings, but others may be critical. [root@localhost cit668]# aws datapipeline put-pipeline-definition --pipeline-id df-0429833V5HEPTPXI8HP --pipeline-definition file://createPipeline.json {…

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    Ngc 584 Research Paper

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    center. The two bright galaxies either side of NGC 584 are the 13.2 magnitude NGC 582; (left) and the 15.2 magnitude PGC 1028168. (Right). While NGC 582 was an easy object in the 18 inch, the PGC galaxy was not seen with certainty. A galaxy is, by definition, any large collection of stars that can be recognized as a distinct physical entity. In terms of the number of stars, a small 'dwarf irregular'…

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    2006, when Pluto was "demoted" to be a dwarf planet, people all over the world have complained about the change. The complaints are based partly on nostalgia; as children, they learned that Pluto was a planet, and they do not like change. However, in this essay, I argue that classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet is justified as the classification is useful; however, its status as a dwarf planet should not indicate that it is not as interesting as the planets. I will discuss, first, the historical…

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    Counter Euclid's Elements

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    begins with definitions. The Oxford English dictionary labels the process and point of definitions to be, stating or describing the nature of scope of meaning of a specific term. (‘Define’) Euclid’s first definition is, “a point is that which has no part”(22). In modern science, numerous theories have been developed and many studies have been conducted that would prove Euclid’s statement to be false. Due to theories not being scientific fact, one cannot blankly state that Euclid’s definition is…

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