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Medieval Castles
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1509.... Empire, but later hordes of Islamic warriors who swept out of Arabia to conquer the Middle East, North Africa, and much Byzantine territory also started building such forts.
Western Europe, in the depths of the Dark Ages from the 5th through the 9th century, had no such works. But late in the 9th century, as local lords and kings began to consolidate power, castle building began probably in France. Once begun, castle building spread rapidly to other areas. But it was not until the 12th and 13th centuries, after the Crusaders returned from their wars against Islam in Pa .....
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Fibonacci Numbers
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 566.... it
contradicted and even proved some of the foremost Roman and Grecian
Mathematicians of the time to be false. He published many famous mathematical
books. Some of them were Practica geometriae in 1220 and Liber quadratorum in
1225.
The Fibonacci sequence is also used in the Pascal trianle. The sum of
each diagnal row is a fibonacci number. They are also in the right sequence:
1,1,2,5,8.........
Fibonacci sequence has been a big factor in many patterns of things in
nature. One has found that the fractions u/v representing the screw-like
arrangement of leaves .....
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The Last Temptation Of Christ
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 583.... of life, life at the time in question, was much different than our own, so I am told. Throughout the movie, Jesus (William Defoe) reacts in aggressive ways to the programmed society that surrounded him and that goes against the grain of what society teaches us today. The episode, while on the cross, where he is brought together with Mary Magdalene was something that could have been in the mind of anyone or anything (as you prefer) given the circumstances. The Portrayal of Jesus Christ by William Defoe was magnificent and I do not believe anyone else could have played Jes .....
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Full-time Students Vs. Part -t
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 615.... aid, or work-study programs because of the higher cost for a higher education. They may also receive a number of scholarships to help pay for their education. Full-time students usually do not have a family or as many outside responsibilities. They usually only have a part-time job and still live at home with their parents. The time restraints that full-time students have are homework, studying and fitting their job schedule into their school schedule. These students can complete a full degree program in about 4 - 5 years.
Part-time students are generally older, and livi .....
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Consequences Of Unsafe Sex
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 741.... pills, and other forms of birth control?
3. If you got pregnant or a STD from his person do you think he or she will take on his or her responsibilities?
4. What would your parents think when they find out that you are sexually active?
After you have answered these questions honestly, take the time to study your answers and then decide if having unprotected, premarital sex is worth it. You must remember if you want to indulge in adult activities you must be able to deal with the adult consequences.
Once you have sex your life will never be the same again. Do not destroy you .....
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Eating Disorders
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 753.... damages the physical state and well being of the person, as well. Usually affecting young girls, Anorexia (in its short name) starts out as an innocent desire to lose a few pounds, and becomes serious when the individual's psychological state is not healed, and feelings of incompetence and depression re-appear. The individual will then start obsessing about food and dieting and will ban themselves from any food at all. The person usually eats what he/she thinks is enough to survive, leaving their bodies undernourished and sick. Anorexia often leads to Bulimia, which is also .....
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How Richard Selzer Is A Philos
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 924.... it instinctively knew as death. These observations, in my eyes, make him a philosopher. He not only thinks about the woman having the abortion but also the fetus that is being aborted. He links the physical act with emotions and psychological aspects, which make him think differently than other surgeons.
To have an abortion at all, I personally do not agree with. However, there are certain extents in which I think are right to have an abortion, such as being rapped. It is true that after anyone is violated in that way, no one is going to want to carry around a rapis .....
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Women In Western Religion
Number of pages: 11 | Number of words: 2960.... must look at the historical context of the passage.
Written approximately 2000 years ago, many parts of the Bible seem outdated. The passage portrays a time when women were property and were "trained" to be weak and fragile. This stopped only about thirty years ago. Before this time, society taught women from birth to be submissive to men. What does this mean to us today? It means that although American society is no longer training women to be submissive, the problem is still present in our belief system. Many churches do not believe that women should be part of the c .....
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