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Thales Of Miletus A Brief History
851 wordsThe first thing I would like to say before I start this paper on Thales is that when dealing with ancient Greek mathemetitions, any "facts" you may uncover are really just educated guesses. The reason for this is, because all records back then were kept on cuneiform tablets. These tablets just did not hold up well over time, and were destroyed before anyone could really make a lasting, permanent record of his life and studies. (2) With this being said, let me share with you some of my findings o...
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John The Baptist Greek World
1,623 wordsFor hundreds of years baptism has been a large part of many different religions. Although throughout history, and throughout many religions, the practice might have differed, but the meaning and the symbolism has remained relatively the same. The word baptism came from the Greek noun bastion, meaning, the dipping or washing. Less commonly used, baptisms, stemmed from the verb bath, meaning, to dip or immerse. This act of washing or immersion started with the Greeks and was later practiced by oth...
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Sixties And Seventies Jimi Hendrix
1,302 words... usic. In the mid-sixties Jimi Hendrix wrote a song called Purple Haze it was also known as an archetypal psychedelic drug song of the sixties. Jimi was questioned about this song, and he said that the song was only about a dream that he had, had. The song was really about drugs, but if he admitted that, it would have been banned from the radio, and that would have been a major down fall for him. Jimi took a lot of drugs, he took some so that he could stay awake, some to fall asleep, some so ...
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Major League Baseball Anabolic Steroids
426 wordsThe use of anabolic steroids among athletes has become a controversial topic in the United States. Taking anabolic steroids is illegal, and furthermore these drugs may have harmful and sometimes deadly effects. The results of taking anabolic steroids, gaining weight and building muscle rapidly, are very appealing to many athletes. Over the past decade, the use of these road among teens has increased by an amazing 23 % (Cochran n. p. ). Adolescent boys may feel they need a muscular physique befor...
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Greater Risk Study Suggests
735 wordsEcstasy: Are Women More Susceptible To Brain Damage? The rave scene. Its becoming a popular way to kick-back for high school and college kids. Everyone is doing it at parties. Unfortunately, this party isnt all fun and games. Drugs are prevalent at raves. Ecstasy, one of the most popular drugs abused there is like the tiny insects that arent widely feared, but can be deadly. It looks small and innocent, but its more harmful than you may think. Ecstasy is actually C 11 H 15 NO 2, which means. New...
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Bubonic Plague Middle Ages
1,833 words... lourdes of bleeding, new postures for sleeping and many other remedies. The very rich are trying medicines made of gold and pearls. The terrible truth is that nothing seems to work. Flight is the best option, and if one cannot fly, then all that remains is resignation and prayer. The Medieval Miracles of Healing -- Medical Science So it was that, throughout antiquity, during the early history of the Church, throughout the Middle Ages, and indeed down to a comparatively recent period, testimo...
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Gilgamesh And Enkidu Bull Of Heaven
1,456 wordsThe epic of Gilgamesh was found in the mid nineteenth century, written on over twenty five thousand clay tablets. After much studying and deciphering, this ancient Sumerian epic has finally been translated, though many of the tablets have not been found. It appears that all the most important elements of the story probably existed as separate poems when they were first written. One of the oldest pieces of literature found today, Gilgamesh is at least 1, 500 years older than Homer's epics, and wa...
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3000 B C 000 Years Ago
1,881 wordsWhat is this civilized thing called writing? Modern linguists define writing as a system of human communication by means of conventional, agreed-upon signals that represent language. The signs must be capable of being sent and received, mutually understood, and they must correspond to spoken words. Each written means began with simple pictures and plain strokes or dots - adequate for recording objects and numbers. Of all the creation of man, writing is our most exquisite intellectual accomplishm...
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Obsessive Compulsive Amp Amp
1,109 wordsCase Study: Mrs A is a 71 year old widow with CCF and osteoarthritis who has recently been exhibiting quite unusual behaviour. Her daughter is concerned about her mother's ability to remain independent and wishes to pursue nursing home admission arrangements. She fears the development of a depending illness. Over the last two to three months Mrs A has become confused, easily fatigued and very irritable. She has developed disturbing obsessive / compulsive behaviour constantly complaining that her...
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Confessions Of A Real Life Drug User
1,549 wordsI am a heavy drug user. The drug I use is PCP (Phencyclidine). The type of drug is a Hallucinogen. I got the drug from Nile a. k. a. Robert Black. Nile is a man who sells drugs to support his family. He is only 23 years of age. I met Nile 4 months ago at the corner liquor store. PCP is a synthetic drug (chemically unrelated to LSD or mescaline); PCP is a white crystalline powder, readily soluble in water or alcohol. On the street PCP is usually called angel dust or angel hair. Nile sometimes ref...
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British Museum Written Language
646 wordsMore than 5, 000 years ago, a glorious civilization called Mesopotamia arose in the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. This civilization took advantage of its countless benefits. If there were any obstacles, the Mesopotamian's adapted. Soon, great cities emerged as a result of the discovery of farming, and there was a surplus of food. Because of this surplus, not everyone had to farm, which allowed non-farming people to cull their expertise in other fields, so to say. These people cre...
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Place Value Value System
1,626 wordsThe Development and Use of Zero as a Number The history of the number "zero" is not easy to track, since we have little written evidence. Books were not widely used, even for study, until after the invention of the printing press, which is why we have so little recorded history prior to the fifteenth century. However, it seems that there were several areas of the world involved with using a "zero" by the third century. The Babylonians are generally thought to be the earliest to use a zero, aroun...
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Dependent Variables Room Temperature
581 wordsExperimental Science In this research we are going to give the narrative of a scientific experiment in order to get some insights on how the scientists do their job. We are going to conduct one scientific experiment in order to have the idea of the experimental science in the way it is done by the masters of the subject. For our experiment we take: a clear (transparent) drinking glass; a room thermometer (usually measures degrees from less than 0 degrees F to more than 100 degrees F); glasses wi...
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Time It Takes Degrees Celsius
528 wordsThe Experimental Science In this report we will view the standard process of the experiment as it is used in the scientific labs. Through the simple process we will note and understand the basic experimental terms of control, experimental, and dependant variables. The experiment will allow us to see the approach taken by the scientists when performing their studies and research. For our experiment we need to take several things: a transparent glass, water from the same source (in our case it wil...
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Drug Enforcement Agency Law Enforcement Agencies
2,247 wordsHow Medicine Can Turn into a Weapon The number of various diseases, that were impossible or hard to cure just several years ago, had substantially decreased due to the scientific and technological advance. The rapid development of medicine and especially of the pharmaceutical industry had resulted in a creation of a variety of new and sophisticated drugs. With every year, they become more strong and effective than their predecessors. Thousands of people with different illnesses depend on a certa...
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Brave New World Mustapha Mond
2,719 wordsBrave New World Notes / Comments Chapter 1 In this Chapter, tour of the Hatchery/Conditioning Centre. It is basically a hatchery for humans from egg, till they are ready to be adults. They produce humans, and shape them the way that they want them to be. -From a scientific view, this process is good. (decanting / conditioning ) it allows for a race of specialized humans to perform individualized tasks. Manipulating the genes allows for almost any combination of strengths, or weaknesses; whicheve...
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Date Rape Drug U S Department
1,847 wordsHealth Promotion: Date Rape Drugs The issue of substances used to facilitate date rape is one that deserves a great deal of attention. Over the years, there has been a dramatic increase in reports of drug misuse leading to sexual assault. It is necessary for everyone to be aware of the general threat of substance misuse and what to do if they think that they have been drugged. It is also important that people know how to keep a look out for drinks that have been tampered with so that they can ta...
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Sixties And Seventies Rock And Roll
2,633 wordsDrugs in the Music Industry In the fifties, sixties and seventies there was a lot of musicians that were under the influence of drugs. They used drugs as their inspiration. Many songs had themes related to being? high? or? stoned? . A drug that was frequently found in songs of the sixties was? marijuana? . The culture of most rock and roll bands was to drink a lot of alcohol and smoke a lot of marijuana. Many bands got their start because of the use of drugs, and drugs became more popular becaus...
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Trojan War Fourth Century
1,019 wordsMichael Woods brings up an interesting mystery of the ancient world that puzzles learned people of modern times. Although Wood strongly suggests that the Sea Peoples were a result of mass migrations, recent research has disproved many of the theories upon which Wood based his opinions. There is evidence to show that the Sea Peoples were not a product of mass migrations. The Trojan War, much like the Sea Peoples remains a mystery. Many theories have been developed to explain its occurrence. Accor...
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Lot Of Things Lot Of People
1,083 wordsPhoenicians were the people who lived in the lands called Phoenicia. These people are famous for being great sailors and traders, and inventing the alphabet. Even though they are very important, we know very little about them. Knowledge about Egyptians, Assyrians, and Chinese was a lot more than the Phoenicians. We got more information about Phoenicians from other colonies than from the Phoenicians themselves. They were known to a lot of people back in the ancient times. One person, called Pompo...
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