Pythagoras

Background: The Pythagorean Theorem was discovered and first proven by the Greek mathematician, Pythagoras. The Pythagorean Theorem states that the sum of the squares of the two legs of a right triangle equals the square of the hypotenuse of the triangle. In simpler words, when looking at the right triangle below, a²+b²=c². This major discovery in the history of mathematics lead to the accomplishments of many other basic things we do in life. The Pythagorean Theorem does not just stop at the famous

The use of bearings has been emerging in the society for a few years now. It is a lot more common to see people use bearings to find angles and work out where an object or area might be located. The use of a compass is also key in finding bearings as the compass shows the true north and from there the bearing of a point from another point can be calculated. It is key to always begin facing north is the bearing calculated is to be found in the true north format. The use of the Geographic Coordinate

Tiresias, Oedipus Rex, and Self   The play Oedipus Rex, written by Sophocles, tells a horrendous tale about one man's quest for the truth. In the play, King Oedipus was burdened with the task of finding his predecessor's murderer so that order may be restored to his kingdom. While his conscious mind was seeking the murderer, his unconscious mind was retarding his progress in order to conceal the truth. Tiresias, prophesies the truth to Oedipus, but Oedipus's unconscious mind would not hear

TOPIC: National Technology Policy Initiatives MAIN ISSUE STATEMENT: Are you in favour of the legalization of Reproductive Health bill in the Philippines? The Reproductive Health Bill, known as the RH Bill, are Philippine bills aiming to guarantee universal access to methods and information on contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care. The bills have become the center of a contentious national debate. There are presently two bills with the same goals: House Bill No. 4244

During Macbeth's never-ending ambitious strive for power in Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, he makes his own Faustian Bargain similar to Dr. Faustus'. The theme of ambition dominates both their stories. Even though he does not directly deal with the devil as Faustus does, the consequence of his bargain is greater. Not only does he loose his life, but his wife and everything he had risked for. The witches tempt Macbeth with their words of prophecy and fate. By listening and acting upon those words

Raphael, and The Stanza Della Segnatura Raphael Sanzio was one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance. Raphael painted and designed many brilliant pieces of work and the stanzas inside the Vatican. He was a master at such necessities of modern art such as depth and perspective and the use of light and shadow, and was the turning point styles of paintings like the use of Madonnas in paintings. Through his short life, Raphael would make some of the most awe-inspiring, beautiful

like everyone else and that can make you happy, but all of the fame and fortunes can make you corrupt. That is why Emerson believes that living a life of nonconformity is best for one’s overall happiness. “Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh” (Emerson 11). As Emerson compares these different philosophers, he explains that although nonconformity

diet not only saves animals, but also improves health and uses less of our planet’s diminishing resources. The earliest known practice of vegetarianism was in ancient Greece. Vegetarianism was encouraged by the famous Greek philosophers, such as Pythagoras and Socrates. They stated that it was unclean and unfair to the living animals around them (Driscoll

Greek City-States: The citizenship and body of citizens which can be called a polis. However, only free males have citizenship, but the overall population was about ten-thousand for each. The city-states were independent and each had their own currency and calendar, but shared the same language and beliefs. Similarly, each of them had a similar layout they had a temple for their personal god or goddess on an acropolis with a agora below it. The reason being, Greece is located in a very mountainous

Christianity and Buddhism have separate believes and take different paths from one another, but when one looks deep enough they are able to see similarities between the two. Buddhism is one of the most important spiritual tradition in Asia. Over time, it has been able to adapt to different conditions and local ideas while still being able to maintain its core values. Christianity is a monotheistic religion that was derived from Judaism and is based mainly around the life, death and resurrection of