Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages Benjamin Christensen is one of those filmmakers whose films pass by both unnoticed and underappreciated by the film critics of his time. Much like Stanley Kubrick and Carl Theodor Dreyer, Christensen’s work is only appreciated and acknowledged years after his death. This is the case with Haxan, a documentary/horror picture that both astonishes and intrigues both film veterans and a more contemporary audience. The film was released in 1922, the peak of the silent
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Sophie Germain was a self taught mathematician who contributed to the study of acoustics, elasticity, and the theory of number. She did the impossible to fit in somewhere she was not belonged during her time period. Although she was born in an era where women could not do the same as men could. She went above and beyond to fit in she succeeded her goals. Marie-Sophie Germain was born on April 1, 1776 in Paris, France. She was the daughter of a wealthy upper class family. Although her parents discouraged
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Langston Hughes : “Theme for English B” Fatbardha Mamudi English Composition 2 Miraim Klein South University Langston Hughes was raised by his grandmother. He started writing poems at a young age. His grandmother was very passionate about reading and writing and infused Hughes with her passion. Hughes studied at Columbia for a year, but dropped out because of the racism he experienced. He traveled to Africa and Europe. Later, Hughes settled in Harlem, New York in the 1920’s. He joined the
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1. If [pic] + [pic] =[pic], what is the value of X3 + [pic]? a) 2 b) 4 c) 0 d) 6 Answer: c) 0 2. If X= [pic] + [pic] , what is the value of X2 + [pic]? a) 11 b) 10 c) 12 d)13. Answer: 10 3. If P + [pic] = 2, what is the correct value of [pic]? a) 1 b) - [pic] c) 2 d) [pic] Answer: d) [pic]. 4. If A= { 0, 1, 2} and B = { -1, 0, 1}, which one is the connect value of AUB from the following a) {0, 1} b)
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Sun Tzu Verses Great Military Leaders Military 301 Great Military Leaders Abstract Sun Tzu a great military leader, designed many principles in which he felt if followed you would have the ability defeat any enemy. Three of Sun Tzu’s principles were preparation, know yourself and your enemy, and deception. One must always prepare for battle. In this preparation process, one must learn their enemy. You have to learn their strengths and weaknesses. You must also learn your strengths and
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Bernhard Riemann, a famous Christian mathematician, origionally entered University of Göttingen to study theology. He planned to be a pastor. However, his love of mathematics directed him down another path. Regardless of intending to enter into ministry, his love of math reflected throughout his childhood, education, and he became an incredible mathematician. Riemann was born in Breselenz, Germany in 1826. He was one of the local Lutheran pastor’s six children. He was the second eldest, having
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If using military forces to achieve a given political intent is what practitioners consider strategy, then Grand Strategy is how a state’s diplomats use their capable military force to secure their state’s interests by aligning resources with goals. Using this consideration, then it is plausible that politicians use the US military to maintain our interests both at home and abroad—especially if it means we maintained a global hegemony. Therefore, after reading Dr. Porter’s monograph “Sharing Power
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Happy 2nd Birthday to my lil man I love you carter I got big plans for you just wait daddy is still here idc what nobody says!!! Like · . SeQuoia Stewart, Justin Bagley and 36 others like this.. Shareace Davis That's really messed up wat she's doing 11 hours ago via mobile · Like. Tonya Richardson Unhappy Birthday to carter with love 11 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Alesha Vega That's right !!! And we ain't going nowhere !! 11 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Tonya Richardson
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which they believed offered the prospect of eternal life. Brand’s method became more widely known in 1737 when an unknown person sold it to the Academy of Sciences in Paris. Phosphorus was produced by this method until the 1770s when Swedish scientist Carl Wilhelm Scheele – the discoverer of chlorine and one of oxygen‘s independent discoverers – found that phosphorus could be prepared from bone.(3) The name comes from the Greek word ‘phosphoros’ meaning bringer of
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Hello, Finland! I haven’t seen you for ages! How are you, my dear? Do you remember me walking along your streets, watching your beautiful architecture, blue sky and fine greenery of your wonderful lawns? As for me, I still remember those several happy days we spent together in July 2008, they were amazing. I still recall the excitement I felt while taking that fabulous bus tour. It was the first time I travelled alone and I got so anxious about the moment we would meet. You seemed to me so mysterious
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