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    surprise that this harmonic mean can be applied to nearly all types of music. Basically, a harmonic mean-as it applies to music-~is any possible division between an original note and the octave of that note that produces a different note. With that, there is a sequence in the divisions between a note and its octave that is not very consistent in distance from the original note. One instrument in particular that can demonstrate this type of mean is the vioiin because of the harmonic tones produced whenever

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    Math can be seen in all aspects of life, whether you notice it is prevalent or not. As a result, almost every aspect of life can be boiled down to a specific group of mathematical concepts. Similarly, art forms, especially music, can be analyzed through the eye of math and therefore be fully inspected, observing how certain chords and notes sound more harmonious than others. Mathematics and music have a closer relationship than most people realize. Mathematics and music are directly related and

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    During my colleague career, I had multiple statistical and model prediction courses that gave me the required foundation to handle this project successfully. For instance, I had Probability Theory and Stochastic Process, Thuy Mai CEO Kyle Jordan VP Marketing Rachelle Edllund Account Manager John Nguyen CSO Surya Sunkara Opearations Research Analyst MIke Nedeau VP Sales Independent Study in EMGT (Course Topic Robustness in Reverse Logistics) and Six-Sigma Quality courses that helped me to develop

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    religion since the beginning with Adam and Eve. Portraying the emotion of temptation has varied from artist to artist, in all; the viewer will continuously understand the awareness of the feeling. The oil painting “Temptation of Saint Hilarion” by Octave Tassaert was painted around 18571. When examining this art for the first time, the viewer is thrown into a world of dark colors and emotion. As our eyes grow accustomed to the image, we start to understand the message behind the madness of temptation

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    that could help them build their airplane such as, trying to find ways to make the money to help them build the airplane. They did not have a lot of money to just keep trying to build the airplane, and they got offered fifty thousand dollars from Octave Chanute but they refused his offer because they wanted to take all the credit for the airplane. “He also offered Wilber full use of a large room at his factory in which to assemble the Flyer, in addition to the help of some of his workers”( McCullough

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    Matthew Stuck Evolution of the Wright Brothers Professor Andrew Michael Safety of Flight May 15, 2017 Aviation has been a part of our everyday culture since day one. It just took us some time to realize this. Aviation has been embedded in our history from the beginning; we always knew of the existence of flight due to the example of birds and other animals that fly. We knew that it wasn’t impossible it just took some time to figure out exactly what to do and how to do it. It required

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    n Dr. Amentrout’s lecture he discussed the process of scientific discovery, using the Wright Brothers and their journey to the “first flight”. Along, with the Wright Brothers, he used four other aeronautics pioneers. Dr. Amentorut described the process in five simple steps: 1. Go with your passion 2. Be willing 3. Learn what has been done before 4. Let the ideas flow 5. Don’t give up when the unexpected happens. The Wright brothers spark for aviation began in 1878, Wilbur, the oldest at eleven

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    through all that they were still the first to build a heavier than air controlled aircraft (BrainyQuote). First, the start of the process, [1899-1902]. They wrote to the Smithsonian and received papers on aerodynamics. Also, they talked with Octave Chanute concerning their ideas, and studied large birds to better understand flight

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    Preface Imagine looking up in the sky and not seeing a single plane or satellite. Some people may not notice it, but seeing planes in the sky has become a natural everyday sight. Without the brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, this may not have been possible. The Wright brothers simple success of achieving air travel has led to more than they could have possibly imagined. They not only built the first plane, but they set down a building block towards modern planes and space travel. The Wright brothers

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    The flying machine has impacted the world in many ways. From the beginning pioneer ages of flight, the Wright Brothers had created the Wright Glider and, later on, the Wright Flyer. Wilbur and Orville Wright had tested the flying machine-a biplane-made from bike parts and cloth that would help it be the first of it’s kind to sustain stable flight patterns. Now in the modern day, aircraft are made out of composite materials and have better mechanisms, like hydraulic systems, for example. In the

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