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    1984: Today's Relevance To The Modern World

    The novel “1984” describes the results of drastic totalitarianism which tramples the dignity of humans who are under the control of an omnipresent, Big Brother. Many people do not believe that the novel “1984” is significant to our society. Likewise they think that the novel itself posses very little relevance to the modern world. Though many people might think 1984 is solely relevant to the post after World War II politics, but the fact is that today any of us could become Winston or Julia. It is

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    Question a - What Are the Main Strengths and Weaknesses of the Teleological Argument, for the Existence of God?

    Philosophy essay – the teleological argument Question A - What are the main strengths and weaknesses of the teleological argument, for the existence of god? The teleological argument is a posteriori, this means that it is able to support its argument based of the empirical evidence that we can see around us. It states that we can easily observe that there is order and complexity in the universe around us, such as the changing of seasons or the human eye, therefore as things that have order

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    Cosmology

    showed that the farther away a galaxy is, the faster away from the Milky Way it is moving. This gives the appearance that the Milky Way is at the center of the universe, and all galaxies are moving away from us, possibly due to some large explosion, The Big Bang. The Hubble's Law can be applied to any observer in any galaxy. No matter where you are, an expanding universe will give the same appearance. The expansion of the universe is not like the explosion of a bomb sending fragments in all directions

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    Jazz - Big Band

    Big Band Context * Originated in the US, associated with the Jazz and Swing Era. * In the mid 1920s, big band was the main popular music. Features * The bands did little improvisation. However by the end of the 1920s, big bands added more improvised soloing. * However, more emphasis on written arrangements. Showmanship, e.g. band uniforms, theme songs, logos on stands, choreography, singers. * Typically consisting approximately 12 to 25 musicians. * Usually saxophones

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    The Story of Everything

    questions that have perplexed our ancestors for so many years. Now here is the tricky part, we can understand the concept of molecules and the universe, but science states that all of this simply materialized out of nothing, otherwise known as "The Big Bang Theory". It's impossible to try and understand how this first molecule expanded into the universe, but the clues are all around us. For instance, in his book "The Grand Design" Stephen Hawking talks about something called the Doppler effect. To

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    P3 Budget Planning

    P3 Budget Planning budget planning is an assessment of the salary and costs over a particular time of time. Planning is valuable to any organizations as it serves to control and see the execution estimation to their part in arranging. Planning can be partitioned into 2 primary stages, and it is long haul arranged, business level arranging and transient arranged. With planning, organizations or associations can help estimating their arrangement, giving business bearing. A financial plan can give

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    Big Band Era of the 1930s

    The Big Band Era of the 1930s The Big Band Era of the 1930s Introduction- The Great Depression during the 1930s was an extreme struggle for all Americans, but the music of the Big Band Era lifted the spirits of struggling citizens. I. Revival of music during the Great Depression A. Effects of the Great Depression on the music industry B. How music started to regain its popularity during harsh times C. The role of technology in reviving the music culture II. Impact of the

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    Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate

    Is our universe a reality or merely a simulation? Famous astronomer Neil DeGrasse Tyson answers that it may very well be the latter. The theory on whether or not the universe as we see it is not a reality has been a decades-long discussion, with astronomers and astrophysicists debating both sides of the coin. Tyson, who has been the Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space and a popular television show host, is of the opinion that this is a vast computer simulation

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    George Orwell Big Brother 1984 Analysis

    Big Brother is an image that is regarded as the face of the Party. Because it is not certain who is in the higher ranks of the Party, the face of Big Brother represents them and the ideals that they instill on society. This image is quite a controversial because of the ideals held in place by this image. One is the idea of an actual big brother who is kind and considerate to his younger siblings. The other is the idea of this open eyed threat watching you’re every move. These two contradictory ideas

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    Cosmic Background Radiation Research Paper

    and hydrogen in the universe allows the Big Bang theory to be the most widely accepted explanation for the origin of our universe as opposed to alternative theories like The Steady-State Theory. In 1965, astronomers Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson were testing their highly sensitive microwave receiver and antenna at Bell Telephone Labs, through mere accident, the two scientists uncovered the leftover light from The Big Bang. This “fingerprint” of the Big Bang is referred to as Cosmic Background

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