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Fibonacci Sequence Previously Mentioned
1,151 words
... ely 1; adding 3 to this makes the second
square, namely 4, whose root is 2; if to this sum
is added a third odd number, namely 5, the third
square will be produced, namely 9, whose root is
3; and so the sequence and series of square
numbers always rise through the regular addition
of odd numbers. Leonardo died sometime during the
1240 s, but his contributions to mathematics are
still in use today. Now I would like to take a
closer look at some of Leonardo's contributions
along with some exam...
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Credit Card Fraud Law Enforcement Officials
1,085 words
Law enforcement officials have stated that
identity theft crime has been one of the fastest
growing crimes in the United States. Identity
theft is also one of the fastest growing white
color crimes. This is a serious crime. Identity
theft is the act of knowingly transferring or
using without lawful authority, a means of
identification of another person with the intent
to commit, or to aid or abet, any unlawful
activity that constitutes a violation of federal
law, or that constitutes a felony und...
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Electronic Media Print Media
1,202 words
Electronic media is inferior to print media due to
the fact that electronic media can be bias,
selective, and evasive for the purpose of
entertainment. Electronic media serves as a form
of entertainment with a main goal of serving their
ratings rather than serving the people. It would
seem that Postman would agree with this theory
since he describes electronic media as a form of
entertainment rather than a reliable source of
information and facts in his book Amusing
Ourselves to Death. Lets star...
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World War Ii Civil Rights Movement
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... ly racist, a large portion of white soldiers
had at least one black friend while serving. It
was a chance for them to open their eyes and see a
person, not just a color. Often times working
towards a common goal will lead people to do
things they previously thought impossible, this
was the case in Nam. All the soldiers had to work
together, their enemy was quick and sly and you
needed to be able to count on every man in your
unit to be doing the best job they could. This was
a need that was ...
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Living In Poverty Mass Communication
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In Africa today, Theatre-for-Development (Tf D) is
widely viewed as both an effective and appropriate
medium for communicating development-orientated
information at the grassroots level. Capable of
functioning on multiple levels, theatre
encompasses many types of learning ranging from
the transmission of practical skills through to
the advancing of political and social
consciousness. As such, various styles of theatre
are being used by both government and
non-government agencies as a tool for ta...
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Othello As A Tragic Hero
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Introduction Othello is a classic tragic hero that
stands out as distinguished individual failing in
the encounter with evil. Brought to us through
Shakespeare's genius, he compares in significance
to other personalities including Oedipus, Macbeth,
King Lear, Hamlet and other tragic heroes. This
paper will focus on the explication of Othello as
a tragic hero and his correspondence to the canons
for tragic protagonists. Othello and Aristotle's
Definition of Tragedy To decide how well Othello
fits...
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Tourism Riding The Tourist Roller Coaster
756 words
Tourism is an economic activity associated with
all types of traveling away from home, for
business, pleasure or other reasons. Tourism is
undoubtedly the largest industry in the world and
generates lots of many for countries all around
the world. In 1999, world tourism contributed 11.
7 % of worlds Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Although this industry provides a lot of
opportunities, it also hides many risks. Some
people refer tourism as riding a roller-coaster
because it is unstable and moving ...
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Controlled Substances Child Pornography
565 words
The issue about the governments right to control
information which is accessible to has been widely
debated. It is an imperative subject because it
poses fundamental litigious questions which may
affect the liberty of an individual in their
community. Different arguments have been
articulated concerning this issue. These include
arguments in favor of favor of the status quo,
others for the complete control of information, or
for absolute liberty of the citizen information,
while some are indiffe...
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House Of Representatives Federal And State
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Structure of US Government The United States of
America is a Federation of fifty states plus six
territories. A Federation is a country that is
comprised of more than one self-governing regions
that are united by a central, or federal,
government. The term Federation comes from the
Latin word focus, meaning covenant, and the term
implies a basic relationship between the Central
government and its member-states. Certain powers
and duties are expressly given to parts of the
Federal Government beca...
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Effect Of Music On The Adolescent
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According to (Donald F. Roberts et al, 2003), At
the simplest, most global level, people of all
ages listen to music because it provides pleasure;
for adolescence this pleasure can be powerful and
tends to be associated with the most intense
experiences of life. I chose this subject because
it was one which I could relate to and provide a
more in-depth personal input on. Music, in my
opinion, plays a role in every decision a person
makes, and every goal a person has; a persons life
can unfold ac...
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Ethical Principles Profit Motive
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... that there are at least two incentives for
businesses voluntarily undertaking some sort of
ethical reform: 1. Recent business scandals and
revelations of the huge rewards executives receive
19 while workers have difficulty making ends meet
has caused many Americans to become, quite
understandably, upset with the practices of Big
Business. Big Businesses currently have an image
problem that is hurting them financially. 2. Even
if Big Business is able to maintain the status quo
in large part b...
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Horse Power Sports Car
654 words
After spending the summer looking for a car my dad
and I could agree on, we finally narrowed it down
to two cars. One of these cars was a 2002 Acura
RSX Type S and the other was a 2002 Chevrolet
Camaro Z 28. My dad had previously said that there
was no way I could buy either of the two. The
Acura was too expansive at $ 26, 000. 00 and the
Chevrolet was too powerful at 310 horse power.
Since I was going off to school and leaving
Houston in less than a week, he finally gave in
and said I could pur...
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Retirement Planning Defined Benefit Vs Contribution
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Retirement Planning: Defined Benefit vs. Defined
Contribution Defined Contribution and Defined
Benefit plans are the two major types of
retirement pensions, which are sponsored by the
United States employers. When the employee faces
the need to make a choice, it becomes crucial to
understand the differences between Defined Benefit
and Defined Contribution plans, as both of them
have their strengths and weaknesses. Defined
Benefit plan is also referred to as fixed pension
or traditional pension p...
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Gender Inequality Objective Reality
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The Whale Rider (1) The rising popularity of
so-called post-colonial literature is closely
associated with the philosophy of New Age
beginning to attract more and more White people in
Western countries. In its turn, this can be
explain by these peoples tendency to indulge in
social escapism while growing increasingly
uncomfortable with the factual realities of
multiculturalism, these people are simply afraid
of admitting this fact to themselves, which in its
turn, prompts them to seek emotional ...
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19 Th Century Form Of Art
481 words
University: Lecturer: Course: Date: Reformation on
modern life During the industrial revolution, many
social-cultural changes occurred. The society was
in a constant state of change. The artists living
then strived to keep up with those changes, and by
doing so, several new forms of art evolved. In the
second half of the 18 th century, the most popular
art form was Neo-classicism, which basically was
an imitation of the ancient Greek and Roman styles
of art. This art form gave way in the early 1...
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000 Per Year Transaction Costs
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... the lowest cost avoider will be the part able
to reduce damages or the risks of damages at a
lowest cost (Brealey & Myers, 1996). As the
assumption is that both parties involved in
situation can undertake specific actions to
prevent damages, it becomes obvious that a Pigou
tax could result in significantly worse outcome.
For example, it can be assumed that the steel
maker is taxed $ 250, 000 per year for the use of
his current inefficient steel production methods.
In this case, if the steel ...
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Gross Domestic Product War In Iraq
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... individual to whom emotions and creative
spirit was more important than non fiction with
its strict adherence to formal rules and
traditional procedures. Shakespeare and other
romantic authors emphasized imagination as a
gateway to transcend experience and spiritual
truth, which was a departure from philosophers or
theologians expresses the beliefs of the day. It
proved that important or critical thoughts or
ideation were not reserved for the well educated
or politically important. He put dr...
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Sources Cited Word Processing
514 words
University: Lecturer: Course: Date: Softwares for
revising and polishing documents Abstract The
advancement of technology has contributed to
development of softwares that assist in document
revision and polishing. The Neuro Tran software is
used to translate web pages, e-mail, faxes, memos,
manuals reports, spreadsheets, correspondences,
letters and foreign language. Outlining software
is used to create outlines electronically. It also
makes it possible to format headings and
subheadings automat...
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Theory Of Comparative Advantage
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Theory of Comparative Advantage Theories of
international trade originating from the English
classical political economy have come through
several stages of development. Their main subjects
were and still remain the following questions:
What is the basis of the international
differentiation of labor? What international
specialization is most effective and profitable
for particular countries and regions? What
criteria should be taken into account by companies
that get engaged into international t...
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Business Plan For The European Style Cafe Venice
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Business Plan for the European style cafe Venice.
Snapshot: [put you name here] company will open a
European style cafe Venice in an attempt to serve
healthy European and American contemporary style
food. The cafe will be located in in Hoboken, a
park of a small city in NJ, 15 min from Manhattan,
NY. Mission Statement The company's goal is to
have versatile success in the cafe business. Our
major responsibility is to the financial
well-being of the cafe called Venice. We are
heading towards this...
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