Imperial units

Purpose The purpose of this lab is to discover if the theory that the proportions that Vitruvius has set out for us are accurate. This lab will test the theories that Vitruvius has set out. This will also test the measuring skills and mathematical skills of the data taker. Background Information Vitruvius’ idea that a lasting idea of beauty could be learned from the 'truth of nature', that nature's designs were based on universal laws of proportion and symmetry. Vitruvius thought that the…

Have you ever been close to dying? I have. It was June 23, 2015. It was very hot that day in eastern Union county. I had spent the whole day at my grandmothers house cutting, splitting, and stacking wood. As you can imagine I was very tired and ready to be home so that I could crawl into bed and sleep away the stress of the day. I had my learners permit for about a month at the time and my father asked me to drive home, but I could barely lift my arms from all the work we had done that day so he…

As the development of technology, the issue of environment and source on Earth become more and more serious. Kepler 452b is a planet which is very similar with earth. So there is possibility that people could survive on the planet and the planet exist life. • Human has been filled with fear and curiosity to unknown creature in other planet. The curiosity motivates the exploration of space. If someday people arrive in Kepler 452b, people could find lots of new creatures and resources. And…

The sound effects in Star Wars illuminated the entire film, making it a gifted piece of art. Star Wars has such incredible sound effects that it is hard to compare another film to it. Jurassic Park, directed Colin Trevorrow can rival with the sound effects performed in the Star Wars movies. See a sound; hear a sound. Every time you see some action on the screen, your mind expects there to be a complimentary sound. The Foley artists from each film were exceptionally creative when they were…

Also known as endodontic therapy, the root canal is a procedure performed on teeth with inflamed or infected nerves as a result of deep cavities or injury. At Four Corners Dental Group Fairbanks, it’s a procedure we take on all of the time, and the fact of the matter is that many people will end up requiring one at some point. It requires full dental evaluation to assess whether you need it, but it can be incredibly helpful to know the common signs that you need it done and what help will look…

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The Japanese forces were commanded by Lt. General Mutaguchi. Lt. General Mutaguchi was a graduate from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, and would later in life take over as the Commandant of his Almer Mater. Although he was wounded in an earlier battle Lt. General Mutaguchi rose to take command of the 18th Army,which operated in Burma. During the later phase…

of Earth is 40,075 kilometers. His estimated calculation was very accurate. It is a bit difficult to completely interpret Eratosthenes’s work and calculation because his work was lost and he used the units of measurement that were being used during his time period. Also there was not a standard unit of measurement to where everyone used the same measurement and was completely universal. Eratosthenes lived to be around 82 years old. He implicated his dead upon himself by starving himself in fear…

the area of the given shapes in your packet through the use of crackers. Each of you will get a packet with shapes and one cup of cheese crackers. You job is to figure out the area of the different shapes by using the cheese crackers as your square units. • Now, there are a couple of rules we need to discuss before starting our activity. • 1- Do not eat the crackers until everyone had finished their packet and we’re finished with sharing/ discussing students’ work. • 2- Please make sure to…

Literacy circles are student lead discussions about quality literature. Students in a group lead each other through finishing and discussing a book. The purpose of literacy circles is to turn students onto reading, to deepen their understanding of books, and to discover themselves as readers. These are all developed through being part of a literacy circle. Students are turned onto reading through literacy circles by having the power to choose their own reading. This motivates students. Many…