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    Jacob Bronowski was a distinguished scientist who spoke at the Blashfield Address for the American Academy of Art and Letters in 1966. He gave the speech “The Reach of Imagination” to an audience of top class artists and poets. The speech covered the subject of imagination within the human mind. Bronowski opens his speech with,“imagination is a specifically human gift” (193). Not only does this gift belong to artists, poets, and scientists, but to all walks of humankind. Bronowski draws his…

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    of abilities to design those buildings, schools or homes that catch everyone’s attention. Well that one person happens to become an architect. An architect is the one responsible for the remarkable places, they’re the ones who designed the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Empire State building, Sydney Opera House, or the best one of all, the Burj Al Arab Hotel. All these amazing buildings were designed by architects, and man, don’t they get paid for it. Homes that families live in, schools students learn…

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    made in the topics of math, astronomy, and cosmology. Galileo Galilei made significant change in the history of science. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy. After he was born he moved and lived in a town close to Florence, Italy. Galileo Galilei had five siblings. Galileo’s went to the university of Pisa to study medicine but never completed his degree. He changed to mathematics and astronomology. He got a degree in both mathematics and astronomology. Galileo first…

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    Knowledge is a basic virtue that many people around the world inspire to gain or improve. Knowledge is defined as the "facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject" ("Knowledge." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster. Web. 28 Feb. 2015.) or as the "awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation." ("Knowledge." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster. Web. 28 Feb. 2015.). Through these…

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    European Region Case Study

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    Introduction: The main purpose of this assignment is to explain about the European region and the consequences that affect the climate change and how does it impact the country. Europe is a continent, which is the second smallest in the world. This continent has a surface area of 9,938,000 square kilometers and contributes to 6.8% of the earth surface. Besides that, the continent also consists of 47 countries. The largest country that is located in Europe is Ukraine, which has an area of…

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    The History of the Development of the Four Fundamental Forces Nature has a total of four fundamental forces. The forces include gravitational, electromagnetic, strong nuclear and weak nuclear force. Gravitational force is the force of attraction between all masses. Every object in this universe is pulling upon other objects. Many scientists came up with logics to explain the science behind gravitational forces. The first one to try was Aristotle in around 330 BC. Aristotle believed Earth and…

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    Ping-Pong: A Short Story

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    CHAPTER THIRTEEN The House of Creepy Mr. Ping-Pong I sat on the floor doused in yellow liquid moonlight mingled with shadows, waiting. But for what? A chance to escape? The window was hopeless—small and too high for me to reach. For someone to rescue me? That was unlikely to happen. No one knew where I was. I’m trapped, I thought. In silence—ensnared by insatiable psychos. The door creaked open, and standing in front of me was a tall, muscular man with spiked hair and a smile that was all top…

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