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    Axiom of choice was formulated by Zermelo in 1904 and is known as Zermelo’s axiom of choice. This axiom stated that we can choose a member from each set in a collection of nonempty disjoint sets, C (Schechter, 2009). Additionally, according to Janes (2008), there exists a set X which consisting of one element taken from each set belonging to Y given that any nonempty set Y members are pairwise disjoint sets. Taking a role as a basic assumption used in many parts of mathematics as stated by…

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    4. Total Strain Energy theory or HAIGH’S THEORY 5. Maximum Distortion Energy theory or VONMISES AND HENCKY’S THEORY 1. Maximum Principal Stress theory (M.P.S.T) According to M.P.S.T Condition for failure is, Maximum principal stress (1) failure stresses (Syt or Sut) And Factor of safety (F.O.S) = 1 If σ1 is +ve then Syt or Sut σ1 is –ve then Syc or Suc Condition for safe design, Factor of safety (F.O.S) > 1 Maximum principal stress (1) ≤ Permissible stress (per) Where permissible…

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    Why is responsibility such a significant theme in An Inspector Calls? In An Inspector Calls, the central theme is responsibility. Priestley uses the Inspector as a representative to voice his opinions on the main theme and the idea of socialism. Throughout the play, he presents each character with a role of responsibility and tries to make them aware, through the Inspector, that they are all guilty of Eva's death. The Inspector wants The Birlings to share their responsibility; Priestley's focus…

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    John Steinbeck was a communist during the Great Depression. Communism is the idea that the working class shall rise up, in order to establish a society of all people equal in wealth and power. Steinbeck wrote the book Of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men takes place in the Salinas River Valley, California. The story follows the journey of two ranch hands during the great depression. Ranch hands are people who move ranch to ranch working during the season to help ranches. In his novel, Of Mice and…

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    In chapter two, Boal brings to bare the changes in theater during the transition from the medieval, feudal period and the renaissance, with the rise of a bourgeois middle class. He states that the bourgeois rose up due to their individual prowess and practicality, leading to the rise of the exceptional individual protagonist in theater. Machiavelli's plays propound the value of intellect separated from morality, through which characters get what they want. He talks about Machiavelli and…

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    Teen and youth based films that were produced in the eighties changed how movies in the future would be scripted, produced and how the viewers would see them. One movie in particular that did this was The Breakfast Club, which was written and directed by John Hughes. The movie shows a group of five highschoolers both boys and girls all coming from different backgrounds yet they are all in the same place, detention. Throughout the day the film shows its viewers how they come together and…

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    The Enemies of the Western Way: A Communist and Fascist Perspective “The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.” ( Marx, s.4). In Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's revolutionary work, “ The Communist Manifesto” they speak of an egalitarian utopia in which the conflict between classes that was once the inherent cause of oppression transforms into the driving force for change (Marx, 3.2). The Manifesto paints a vivid picture of a constant battle between the…

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    The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck is a historical milestone and a literary American masterpiece that continues to enlighten modern society. The book was set during the great depression which was right after and right before wars that shocked the world. During this time period economic and social systems were drastically dividing the world into camps of Communism, Capitalism, Totalitarianism and even Anarchy. These systems created fear for the alien economic and social plans because…

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    Target is a term taken from “The Queen Bee and Her Court” by Rosalind Wiseman, and is heavily applicable to high school sophomore, Alex. Unfortunately, she has been in this position since the beginning of her 6th grade year. Landing at the bottom of the social totem-pole, she is continually bullied and picked on by her peers. Nevertheless, she remains a warm-hearted, funny, and considerate member of the golf team. Furthermore, she has many talents, including painting, writing, and musical…

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    Gang Leader For A day by Sudhir Venkatesh `Zi’Asia Y. Richardson Elmira College In Sudhir Venkatesh’s novel “Gang Leader For A Leader”, he wrote about his journey learning about the way that the underground economy worked in the projects. Venkatesh novel focused on blaming the economy for the increased gang activity and poverty rates. He argues that the capitalist system caused those who lived in the projects to turn to corrupt and illegal activities to make ends meet.…

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