In his early twenties in Hong Kong, Albert Cruz was undisciplined, discouraged, and unmotivated. Determined to change, he embarked on a vigorous quest to take charge of his life. Albert started writing down what he wanted to own and who he wanted to become — early “wish lists” that would evolve into his balanced goal-setting method. He searched for motivation and new ideas in books, speakers, courses, and mentors — knowledge he would eventually refine into his nine guidelines. At age 38, Albert’s goal setting and guidelines were put to the test when he left behind a comfortable life in Hong Kong and immigrated to America. Adapting to a foreign culture and establishing a new career was often painful, occasionally hilarious, and always rich with powerful lessons. Becoming Who You Want to Be traces Albert’s journey and introduces readers to the practices that helped him achieve success. After forty years of goal setting, Albert has checked off most items on his wish list, including higher education and financial independence. He truly has become the person he always wanted to be. TEDx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/albert_cruz_becoming_who_you_want_to_be
The author of this book has discovered an innovative method of determining the True value of Pi ( = 10 = 3.1623 or 3.16227766016838). This new Pi value is derived from the geometric relationships among the circle’s components with the use of the Circle Theorem and Pythagorean Theorem. Figure 1 contains an inscribed circle in the square consisting of gridlines equally spaced into one-fourth of the side of the square or the diameter of the inscribed circle. The resulting precise Pi value is validated with the use of the Polygon Area formula, Binomial Theorem, and Quadratic Equation. This contemporary approach to finding the true Pi value reputes the traditional method of finding the Pi value. For the past four centuries, many mathematicians have attempted to find the precise Pi value. It began with measuring the circumference and the diameter of a circle and dividing the former by the latter. The erroneous Pi calculation began during the era of Archimedes of Syracuse circa 287–212 before the Christian era (BCE). Archimedes one of the greatest mathematicians of the ancient world introduced the approximate value of Pi as 3.14 (between 3-1/7 and 3-10/17 bound). Since then, humans have been trying to add more digits to the two-decimal placed Pi in an attempt to find a precise Pi which is still an approximation value.
Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to several important issues in cognitive science, including the relationship of language and thought, how we process language, and how we comprehend abstract meaning. Over the past fifteen years, traditional approaches to these issues have been challenged by experimental psychologists, linguists, and other cognitive scientists interested in the structures of the mind and the processes that operate on them. In Figurative Language and Thought, internationally recognized experts in the field of figurative language, Albert Katz, Mark Turner, Raymond W. Gibbs Jr., and Cristina Cacciari, provide a coherent and focused debate on the subject. The book's authors discuss a variety of fundamental questions, including: What can figures of speech tell us about the structure of the conceptual system? If and how should we distinguish the literal from the nonliteral in our theories of language and thought? Are we primarily figurative thinkers and consequently figurative language users or the other way around? Why do we prefer to speak metaphorically in everyday conversation, when literal options may be available for use? Is metaphor the only vehicle through which we can understand abstract concepts? What role do cultural and social factors play in our comprehension of figurative language? These and related questions are raised and argued in an integrative look at the role of nonliteral language in cognition. This volume, a part of Counterpoints series, will be thought-provoking reading for a wide range of cognitive psychologists, linguists, and philosophers.
Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to several important issues in cognitive science, including the relationship of language and thought, how we process language, and how we comprehend abstract meaning. Over the past fifteen years, traditional approaches to these issues have been challenged by experimental psychologists, linguists, and other cognitive scientists interested in the structures of the mind and the processes that operate on them. In Figurative Language and Thought, internationally recognized experts in the field of figurative language, Albert Katz, Mark Turner, Raymond W. Gibbs Jr., and Cristina Cacciari, provide a coherent and focused debate on the subject. The book's authors discuss a variety of fundamental questions, including: What can figures of speech tell us about the structure of the conceptual system? If and how should we distinguish the literal from the nonliteral in our theories of language and thought? Are we primarily figurative thinkers and consequently figurative language users or the other way around? Why do we prefer to speak metaphorically in everyday conversation, when literal options may be available for use? Is metaphor the only vehicle through which we can understand abstract concepts? What role do cultural and social factors play in our comprehension of figurative language? These and related questions are raised and argued in an integrative look at the role of nonliteral language in cognition. This volume, a part of Counterpoints series, will be thought-provoking reading for a wide range of cognitive psychologists, linguists, and philosophers.
Greek mythology has documented the nine Muses, the inspirational daughters of the almighty god Zeus. But history forgot one--the 10th Muse. Photo cover fetures former WWE personality Rena Mero.
The reader will be appraised of how God has been speaking to His people through public and private revelation for over 2000 years. A special chapter in this work deals with some saints and holy people who have had private revelations about or visits from souls in purgatory, hell or heaven. Another chapter and several of the appendixes are devoted to Marian Apparitions to include those that are approved, not approved and those appending a decision by the Church. By far one of the greatest strengths of this undertaking is the identification of some 43 categories of concomitant extraordinary phenomena and some of the saints and holy people who have experienced them. Color paintings by artists are depicted of some saints experiencing such mystical phenomena. Another unique feature of the book is a listing of some 600 individuals from the 13th to the 21st centuries who bore the stigmata. By knowing that God is present and alive to His people this book may help bring others to a deeper faith in God.
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