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    Dragon said “An angry man does not usually shake his fists at the universe in general. He makes a selection and knocks his neighbor down.A piece of rock,on the other hand impatiently attracts the universe according to the law of gravitation .you grant there's a difference.”(Gardner, 69) This quote shows the Ruthlessness of Hrothgar and his men in a very indirect way. It however very closely outlines a way that his ruthlessness is caused thereby showing the ruthlessness. Its shows the…

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    dangerous proportions. Radical right wing political movements can arise in response to globalization in an effort to preserve autonomy and cultural identity. There has become a massive movement arising in the past couple of decades against the global gravitation towards western societal values. The dominance of western culture is being rejected by many who are contesting western superiority with their own local cultural identities. So rather than diminishing or suppressing nationalism,…

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    While the modern vision of scientific civilization, developed by Sir Francis Bacon in 17th century England, and the ways science is actually practiced in the world today both pursue objective truth, the modern vision and today’s scientific practices differ in their methods of pursuing truth. The modern vision and the ways science is actually practiced today both pursue objective truth in order to benefit humanity. The modern vision of science pursued truth using experience, which differed from…

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    working class. The movement and artistic explorations developed during the late 1920’s and 1930’s, a time of global depression, heightened racial conflict and the rise of fascism which combined became a catalyst of many artists and writers and their gravitation toward proletarian and underclass themes. Artists found inspiration through the tough depression times through the belief that their art could become a tool to expose the capitalist exploitation of workers and stem the advance of…

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    Jc Reflection

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    responsibility for his learning. I would like JC to continue being reflective and proactive about his learning. JC shows an avid interest in reading. He tends to gravitate towards series books such as Horrible Harry or Marvin Redpost. His gravitation toward series books is an example of being a reflective learner because series books help support his comprehension work because the character remain the same and the plotline is slightly different. An ongoing goal for JC is to continue to…

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    Isaac Newton's Legacy

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    Isaac Newton's famous statement “To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction” is not just a quote, but is also a law of motion known to many people. In the past thousands of years, various men of magnitude have appeared, but the question is “What does it take to become a man of magnitude?”. Is a man of magnitude someone famous, like a celebrity or an athlete? Could a man of magnitude be someone wealthy and rich? In my perspective, the definition of a man of magnitude is one who has…

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    great impact in the 17th century scientific revolution, because of his development of the three laws of planetary motion. He is also remembered for the legacy he left that later provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation. “Johannes Kepler was born on December 27, 1571 poor and sickly in what is now Germany. His father left home when Johannes was five and never returned. It is believed he was killed in a war. While Johannes was pursuing higher education his…

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    The United States in the early twentieth century harbored a patriarchal society where minorities were socially, politically and economically oppressed. Nationwide movements such as the Civil Rights Movement pushed for equal constitutional rights for all people regardless of race. The Women Suffrage Movement began in the 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention orchestrated by Lucretia Motts and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to begin the conversation about equality among men and women. More than seventy…

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    During the World War II and the Cold War, there was a need in military usage to helped influence the digital computer influence. What the military need were to have faster calculation, deciphering enemies code, and protection at home base; these were the goals needed to help win the war. With these goals in mind, the military and the geniuses would able to created the ENIAC for inputting faster calculation of the target’s range, the Colossus Mark for breaking the German’s code and ending the…

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    Moreover, Newton used his sense experience when he saw an apple falling down from a tree, meaning the apple has a downward acceleration. He concluded that this downward motion of an object is associated to the mass of (“Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.”), thus created a mathematical equation for his second law. Mathematical formulas help increasing the objectivity of his idea on the principle as it hides the subjectivity of sense perceptions. So, creating a shared knowledge which is…

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