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small apeture. The pinhole is a light proof box with a small hole in one side. The light from the scene passes throught this single point projects an invertied image on the other side of the box. Shortly after they created the pinhole camera Albertus Magnus discovered silver nitrate, and George Fabricius discovered silver chloride.…

In 59 BCE a three-way partnership between Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey, and Marcus Licinius Crassus, also known as the First Triumvirate. Together, these three men use their power and political influence to control Rome. In the end, only one man was left standing. Julius Caesar rose to power and proclaimed himself dictator. This marks the fall of the Roman Republic. Many historians such as Philip Freeman still argue whether the fall was due to Caesar, or others…

There has been much debate on whether homosexuality is something that can be caused by biology or social construction. There has not been enough evidence to prove that either is true. However, I believe that homosexuality is just biology but the meaning behind homosexual acts has changed over time due to social construction The first use of the term homosexuality was in a letter between Karl and Maria Kertbeny on May 6th, 1868. Originally, sodomy is a crime that should be punished. However,…

learned that Rick Riordan is my favorite author. The first semester of this year I didn’t read many books. Our class didn’t visit the school library and I didn’t have many recommendations for exceptional books, but on one day, I decided to check out the Magnus Chase series since it was by the same author and I truly liked his books. All of a sudden I’m reading three books at one time. But without remembering how wonderful of an author Rick Riordan is I probably wouldn’t be reading many books…

whereby Father Rowen and leading scientist Dr. Mark will address our concerns and questions. In the meantime, here is there advice: HOW DID THE BLACK DEATH COME TO OUR HOMES? According to Father Rowen, God is punishing us for our sins. As King Magnus of Sweden explained, "God for the sins of men has struck the world with this great punishment of sudden death. By it, most of our country men are dead". According to Dr Mark, the plague has come from a ship where the entire crew was either dead…

Introduction The idea of the popular and continuously growing game of volleyball was thought of in 1895. The rules and skills started to evolve as the game grew more popular until it was an official Olympic sport in 1924. It started off with passing the ball back and forth until the three hit rule was developed. The game always started with a serve and as time went on, the serve became more and more complex. Different varieties and techniques of the serve started to emerge as the game grew.…

Nature plays an important role in many romantic novels, acting as the bringer of life while also being an agent of death on many occasions. In Mary Shelley’s horrific novel, Frankenstein, nature serves as a docile yet powerful backdrop for the story, constantly reflecting the emotions of the characters, while also guiding them to their ruin. A key force of nature that appears as both good and bad throughout the novel is lightning. Lighting serves as a beautiful but powerful force that aids the…

Step 2: My mother is a career of a disabled man of low socio-economic status and so I have a lot of experience and observations in regards to health and illness of a low socio-economic person living with a chronic disability compared to the heath and illness of a person opposite. Luke is blind 34 year old man and has Bardet- Biedl syndrome (Koenders, 2016). He was told he would not live very long but he has already passed the age and beyond that he was expected to live. Luke is morbidly obese…

Latin American history past and present, Modern historians are able to use the many newer historical concepts available to them. These historical concepts are ones that due to postmodern popularity usually tie in with the social sciences. Historian Magnus Morner, a popular Latin American historian, believes when studying race relations a historian must heavily rely on other disciplines such…

Backwards Marching Backwards marching is a marching command in which one lifts up on their toes and walks backwards in a gliding motion without their heels touching the ground. This movement focuses on the lower half of the body, primarily using the joints in the hips, and the knees, and ankles in both legs. These joints, along with the help from many muscles, allow the necessary movements to be performed, such as plantar flexion, extension, and flexion, in order to execute backwards marching…