the elements of style part 3

... largest part of the total loss of ener,gy in the machine. With regard to the numnerical values of the coefficient of hysteresis, the observations up to the time of my last paper cover the range, ... constitution of the next best samnple j X 10 = 1 .33 is almost exactly the same as the con- stitution of samples C X 1 03 = 4.77 and ^ X 1 03 - 3. 22, show- ing quite conclusively that the chemical ... A of the Initernational Electrical Congress at Chicago, 18 93. ÆTHERFORCE [...]... circuit containiing iron, the admnittance is the sum of the adiimittance due to the iron part of

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... between the twelve cycles of the moon and the one of the sun, were astronomers, scientists. Admittedly they were working towards the practical solutions of how to predict the seasons, the flooding of ... must forgo the telescope as a part of technology and consider it the prerogative of the editor of an Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, just as we would consider the violin and the bassoon ... own reward. They are willing to pursue it for the pure fun of it. Though many of them may be professionals, they are in fact truly amateurs in the exact sense of the word. Long may they flourish

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 01:20

... convinced of the truth of p prior to, and thus independently of, becoming convinced of the truth of q For otherwise one’s endorsement of the truth of q cannot result from the endorsement ... of attitudes of desire and the Introduction: Subjectivism and Objectivism 101 performing of consequent actions, from the evaluative, having to do with the objects of these attitudes. In the theoretical ... some other attitude is a necessary condition for something being of value. There are then two forms of objectivism: objectivists can either deny both the neces- sity and the sufficiency of the subjective

Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 13:20

... developed in the chapters that follow. As indicated in the preface, the two parts of the present study correspond to the two issues, one an issue of legal theory, the other an issue of political theory, ... question of the objectivity of legal standards in Chapter 4. For the most part, however, the main theses in this study are independent of the debate about the objectivity of legal norms: The claims ... rather than, as in the case of theoretical authority, reasons for belief? The answers to these questions typically focus on one kind of case: the case of coordination. 13 To use the

Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 13:20

... philosophy-for-itself, one part of the totality of the self-contemplating of the human mind. As practical theory, they express themselves in the 16 For further discussion of the three dimensions of a society’s ... species-mind. The ideal 3. 22 The potentiality of human self-creating takes the particular form of the ideal when the mind conceives of the present in the light of a better future, when the mind judges the ... practice, the programme of actual willing and acting. As pure theory, they act as the theory of practical theory, the programme of society’s programmes. 18 As transcendental theory, they act as the theory

Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 13:20

... Starting with the rights of the common over (Bill of Rights in 1789 in the USA and the abolition of slavery in the UK in 1 833 ), there have been... likely to be the inadequate ... indicator of welfare than an anthropomorphic assessment of the conditions of the animals. An example of the difficulties of an anthropomorphic assessment of welfare is the early weaning of dairy ... Although they can do little to influence the forces of nature, or the balance of wildlife, they understand the importance of maintaining these reserves as a sanctuary for wildlife, when the forces of

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... themselves. They therefore sometimes broke the force of the enemyÕs engines, by other engines of their own, sometimes repulsed them from the walls with showers of darts. This so incensed the two brothers, ... their share in the kingdom, but assigned a 52 Geoffrey of Monmouth large part of it to them. For he bestowed the city of Trinovantum, with the dukedom of Kent, on Androgeus; and the dukedom of ... for the defence of their country and liberty, they, even... about the victory The name of the kingÕs nephew was Hirelglas, the otherÕs Evelinus As they were reproaching each other,

Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 13:21

... address 3 possessive case of 1 proverbial expressions 37 qualifiers, avoiding 73 quotation(s) 36 -37 colon introducing 8 quotation marks for colloquialisms 34 punctuation with 36 rather 73 ... words/phrases 23- 24, 72 syllabication 38 syntax 28 -31 inversion 32 -33 parallelism 26-28 tense in summaries 31 -32 than case of pronoun after 12 use of 59 thanking you in advance 59 that ... use of 20 modifier(s) adjectival 12 position of 30 -31 most vs. almost 53 myself vs. I 12 names (of firms), comma in 2 names (of persons) in direct address 3 possessive case of...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... language. They will hear the beat of new vocabularies, the exciting rhythms of special segments of their society, each speaking a language of its own. All of us come under the spell of these unsettling ... that style is the writer, and therefore what you are, rather than what you know, will at last determine your style. If you write, you must believe — in the truth and worth of the scrawl, in the ... to another word in the sentence. She is the leader of our group. We opened the door by picking the lock. She went out the window. prepositional phrase A group of words consisting of a...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... www.tailieuduhoc.org 8. Avoid the use of qualifiers. Rather, very, little, pretty — these are the leeches that infest the pond of prose, sucking the blood of words. The constant use of the adjective little ... draws the reader's attention to the sense and substance of the writing, rather than to the mood and temper of the author. If the writing is solid and good, the mood and temper of the writer ... of simplified spelling and are prepared to take the consequences. In the original edition of The Elements of Style , there was a chapter on spelling. In it, the author had this to say: The...

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