Why I Believe The beliefs I hold can be derived from a set of unprovable, yet self-evident axioms. Among these are that logic and mathematics are at the core of truth, that the scientific method is effective in discerning the truth, and that observable phenomenon is a reflection of reality. These I take on faith so long as they yield results which are self-consistent. I also allow myself beliefs which are not provable even from these axioms, but for which there exists no contradictory evidence.
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gives lifelong learners the tools to become autodidacts, eschewing exorbitant tuition and joining the ranks of other self-taught great thinkers in history such as Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, Paul Allen and Ernest Hemingway. “Learning is not a product of schooling but the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” -Albert Einstein 10 years ago in April 2001, Charles M. Vest, the MIT President at the time, announced that the university would make its materials for all its courses freely available
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"If I know what love is, it is because of you." - Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) German-born Swiss Novelist, Poet "Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing: Come back to me and forgive everything." - Moulin Rouge (The Movie) "I have learned not to worry about love; But to honor its coming with all my heart." - Alice Walker (1944~) American Author, Critic "Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit." - Peter Ustinov (1921-2004) English Actor, Author, Director
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One of man’s most devastating weapons, The Atom Bomb. The first time this particular weapon was used for warfare was during World War II when the United States bombed both Hiroshima and Nagasaki just days apart in August 1945. Where did this monstrosity originate? Via the “Manhattan Project”.The Manhattan Project was a combination of the United States’ financial, scientific, industrial, and technological might to produce the ultimate weapon...The Atom Bomb. [ae] “The Manhattan Project was
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cosmological constant (usually denoted by the Greek capital letter lambda: Λ) is the value of the energy density of the vacuum of space. It was originally introduced by Albert Einstein in 1917 as an addition to his theory of general relativity to "hold back gravity" and achieve a static universe, which was the accepted view at the time. Einstein abandoned the concept after Hubble's 1929 discovery that all galaxies outside the Local Group (the group that contains the Milky Way Galaxy) are moving away from
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Dyslexia is commonly thought of as a learning disability. People think they cannot read or they are unintelligent and will not amount to anything. However, many successful people have dyslexia, Charles Schwab, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Albert Einstein just to name a few (eida.org, Buchanan). Most people would think these people had to overcome dyslexia to become successful but many would argue that they are successful because they have dyslexia. Though many people see dyslexia as a disability,
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President, Secretary, Treasurer and P.R.O). After having a mini election, the teachers also gave their class schedule. Continue to page 5 “TRY NOT TO BECOME A MAN OF SUCCESS, BUT RATHER TRY TO BECOME A MAN OF VALUE” -ALBERT EINSTEIN Mattheans welcome the newly elected CM officers For this school year 2013-2014, the CM election was automated. It was held at July 5, 2013 under the supervision of the new APSAD, Ms Rodhora Arevalo. The election was between two parties: The
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she first was a writer and storyboard artist for Adventure Time but then moved on to Steven Universe. This will go over her life and career as well as accomplishments Early in her life Sugar lived in silver spring maryland. sugar attended both Albert Einstein High School as well as Montgomery Blair High School at the same time. After that she went on to attend the School Of Visual Arts in New York. when she first joined the crew of adventure time she started out as a storyboard revisionist. during
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evidence and gathers data. When I was younger, I was interested in forensic science, and I watched a show with my grandpa called Forensic Files. When I was little, the pictures of forensic scientists always reminded me of famous scientists like Albert Einstein. Now when I picture a scientist in my mind, I think of a forensic
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threat to agriculture that could result in billions of dollars in economic losses, food shortages, and skyrocketing prices due to supply and demand. Culprits of the pollinator decline are pesticides, habitat destruction, and climate changes. Albert Einstein said, “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man”. We must save our pollinators.. Reducing the use of
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