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Magnetism ja Elektrodünaamika: Põhimõisted ja Valemid

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Magnetismi ja Elektrodünaamika Põhimõisted

Magneetumine

Nähtus, kus magnetvälja paigutatud keha hakkab ka ise tekitama magnetvälja.

Demagneetumine

Nähtus, kus keha kaotab oma magneetilised omadused.

Püsimagnet

Keha, millel on võime tekitada permanentset magnetvälja pikema aja vältel.

Magnetvälja kokkuleppeline suund

Magnetnõela põhjapoolne suund.

Solenoid

Rõngasse keeratud juhe, mida ümbritseb pööriseline magnetväli.

Domeen

Iseeneslik magneetumise piirkond ferromagneetikus. Sellel põhineb magneetiline infosalvestus.

Juhtmete vastasmõju

Kuidas käituvad erisuunaliste ja samasuunaliste vooludega juhtmed? Samasuunaliste juhtmete puhul mõjub juhtmete vahel tõmbejõud, erisuunaliste vooludega aga tõukuvad.

Ühe ampri definitsioon

Kahe lõpmata...

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Galician Generation of the 1950s: Poets, Themes, Works

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Galician Generation of the 1950s

A) Features

They did not directly experience the Civil War. They were university students and participated in the Minervas writing contest hosted by the USC, which awarded narrative and poetic works in Galician. They felt a strong interest in contemporary European culture and developed a critical awareness of the Spanish reality of the time. Most of them, during their stay in Madrid, founded the group Brais Pinto and created a literary collection of the same name.

B) Poetic Evolution

The Generation of the 1950s staged the largest thematic and formal renovation in Galician poetry, although each member followed a distinct poetic path. We can establish two periods that mark very different trends.

  • 1950s: Poetry marked
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Literatura Brasileira do Século XIX: Romantismo, Realismo, Parnasianismo e Simbolismo

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Introdução

Do século XIX até hoje, se não o mais, é um dos mais significativos séculos da literatura, principalmente pelos poemas que nos deixou. É esse o nosso intuito: recordar algumas das obras desse período e, nesta edição, apresentar os nomes de escritores que lembramos até hoje por suas frases e poemas. Entre eles estão Álvares de Azevedo, Olavo Bilac, D. Pedro I e outros. Para sua maior compreensão, caro leitor, vamos conhecer um pouco desse século tão marcante para a literatura.

No século XIX, a modernização chegou ao Brasil com a família real portuguesa em 1808, e a Independência do Brasil, em 1822, são dois fatos históricos que influenciaram a literatura do período. As principais características do Romantismo...

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Homer's Enduring Legacy: Unraveling the Epic Poet

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Homer: Author of Ancient Epics

Homer is the name ascribed by the Ancient Greeks to the semi-legendary author of the two epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, central works of Greek literature. Many accounts of Homer’s life circulated in classical antiquity, the most widespread being that he was a blind bard from Ionia, a region of modern-day Turkey. However, modern scholarly consensus holds that these traditions lack historical value.

The Homeric Question & Authorship

The Homeric Question—by whom, when, where, and under what circumstances The Iliad and The Odyssey were composed—continues to be debated. Broadly speaking, modern scholarly opinion on the authorship issue falls into two main camps. One group holds that most of The Iliad...

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Horacio and Catullus: Masterpieces of Latin Poetry

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Horace: The Perfection of Classical Form

Horace met and became friends with patrons, which provided him with a farm and allowed him to devote his life to his vocation. He was characterized by a perfection of style that left nothing to improvisation; every word and line possessed a perfect structure, which is why his poems have an incomparable beauty. His plastic perfection makes the sentiment feel cold, yet the harmonious structure of his compositions, the care for the exact word in the right place, and the vividness of his images represent the perfect poetic model of classicism. He was proud of his work, knowing it would survive, for it speaks of fama perennis.

The Odes: Themes and Reflections

His odes are high-themed compositions expressing...

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Literary Analysis of Pablo Neruda's Poetry

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Poetry VII

The poet is alone, far away and anxious, feeling disconnected from his beloved's ocean eyes.

"Gallop the night on her sombre mare": A personification of the night, as he cannot ride it himself.

Poetry VI

The beloved is presented as an objectified image. The poem evokes memories of a woman with nostalgia and a touch of sadness.

"Attached to my arms like a vine": A comparison; he compares her embrace to a vine that clings tightly and strongly.

Poetry V

The image of the beloved appears through the floor. This poem is a declaration to a woman he loves, offering beautiful words despite his own anguish and despair, as he begs for her love while he remains lonely.

"They climbed into my old pain as the ivy": A comparison; he compares his pain to...

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Lynn, I Love You: A Repeated Declaration of Love

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Lynn, I Love You

Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you.

I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you.

Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you. Lynn, I love you.

I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love...

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Mesopotâmia e Egito Antigo: Civilizações Que Moldaram a História

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Mesopotâmia: a terra entre rios

Mesopotâmia é uma palavra de origem grega que significa "terra entre rios". Essa região localizava-se entre os rios Tigre e Eufrates, no Sudoeste Asiático, no Oriente Médio, onde hoje fica o Iraque.

Vários povos antigos habitaram essa região, entre eles: sumérios, acadianos, babilônios, cassitas, assírios e caldeus.

Na Antiguidade, buscavam-se regiões férteis, próximas aos rios, para desenvolver comunidades. A Mesopotâmia era uma excelente região, pois a população tinha água para consumo, rios com peixes e transporte fluvial. Além disso, as cheias dos rios fertilizavam as margens, assegurando um ótimo local para a agricultura.

Religião e crenças

No geral, eram povos politeístas, pois acreditavam...

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Essential Latin Vocabulary: Words, Forms, and Derivatives

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Latin Nouns

Decl.Nominative Sg.Genitive Sg.GenderDefinitionDerivative(s)
2ndAmicusAmicīMFriendAmicable, amiable
1stAncillaAncillaeFSlave-womanAncillary
2ndAtriumAtriīNReception hall, main roomAtrium, atrial
1stBarbaBarbaeFBeardBarber
3rdCanisCanisM/FDogCanine
1stCenaCenaeFDinner—
2ndCibusCibīMFood—
2ndCompluviumCompluviīNA large square opening in the roof of an atrium—
2ndCoquusCoquīMCook(Concoct)
2ndCubiculumCubiculīNBedroomCubicle
1stCulinaCulinaeFKitchenCulinary
2ndDominusDominīMMasterDominate, dominion
3rdFaucēsFauciumFEntrance hall (lit. “jaws”)Fauces, faucial
2ndFiliusFiliīMSonFilial
2ndForumForīNForumForum
2ndHortusHortīMGardenHorticulture
1stIanuaIanuaeFDoor(Janus, January)
2ndImpluviumImpluviīNA marble-lined shallow rectangular
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20 Essential Vocabulary Words: Definitions and Usage

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Adulterate

(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

  • Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully
  • Antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate

Ambidextrous

(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

  • Synonyms: versatile, facile
  • Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

Augment

(v.) to make larger, increase

  • Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify
  • Antonyms: decrease, diminish

Bereft

(adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

  • Synonyms: bereaved
  • Antonyms: replete, well provided

Deploy

(v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

  • Synonyms: station, organize

Dour

(adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

  • Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
  • Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

Fortitude

(n.)

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