Set Essays

  • Set: A Treacherous, Powerful God

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    the general of the Egyptian army, Set. He is the god of chaos, deserts, storms, illness, and foreigners and he was believed as one of the strongest gods in Ancient Egypt. It has the head of an animal like no other in this world, the Set Animal. The animal has a face of an aardvark, jackal and a donkey. He is also a cunning and vicious warrior. While also being the grandson and the second commander-in-chief of Ra (the sun-god and the king of all gods)’s army. Set was not like some gods who created

  • Set Theory in the Flesh

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    Set Theory in the Flesh The idea of infinity has been around for thousands of years. It it impossible to even conceive of this number or anything that pertains to the infinite. There is always one more. A billion is a fairly large number, 1 with 9 zeros after it. If one counted by seconds without breaks, it would take over 32 years to reach it. A Google, is a number written as 1 with one hundred zeros after it. One couldn't even count the number of lifetimes it would take to count to this number

  • Fractals and the Cantor Set

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    Fractals and the Cantor Set Fractals are remarkable designs noted for their infinite self-similarity. This means that small parts of the fractal contain all of the information of the entire fractal, no matter how small the viewing window on the fractal is. This contrasts for example, with most functions, which tend to look like straight lines when examined closely. The Cantor Set is an intriguing example of a fractal. The Cantor set is formed by removing the middle third of a line

  • The Set of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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    The Set of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? For a play as drastically depressing and oppressive as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, the set needs to augment the mood as much as possible. Albee’s play calls for several props, and all of these have to be provided, but more than that, the set needs to look as real as possible, to show that these people are not vastly different from the rest of us. And because in that fact the true horror of the play resides the set is all-important. Luckily, the

  • Math in Special Education

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    mathematics. The NCTM began in the mid-1970’s and was a public voice of mathematics education that supported teachers, and tried to ensure learning of the highest quality for all students. This council set in motion a much needed discussion and debate about math in America’s school system. The NCTM set criteria for excellence rather than singular prescriptions for implementing “new best ways” (Wilson). In the 1980’s the focus of mathematics shifted to more of a critical thinking basis. In 1989 the

  • An Analysis of Egyptian Mythology

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    The Egyptian religion is a complex subject, full of names, stories, family tree’s, and many gods to fill each of these clusters. Understanding of the deities of the ancient is one of the biggest mysteries Egypt has to offer. While many scholars differ on their idea of the gods relation to one another, their names, and how their stories are arranged- the following gods are the general backbone of the religion. These are the gods who were thought to rule during the ‘First Time’, or the Golden Age of

  • Similarities between Greek and Egyptian Mythologies

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    Ra came into being, and gave life to other Gods, “After I had come into being as the only God, there were three gods aside from me[Shu, Tefnut, and Nun].”(Kaster 56) Eventually, Shu and Tefnut begot Geb and Nut, who in turn created Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys. Creation by universe is a common factor in both Greek and Egyptian creation stories. Another parallel between Greek and Egyptian creation stories is the concept of birth involving only one parent. For example, Athena is commonly described

  • Mythology Essay

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    Ricky Wardwell Mrs. Woodard English 10 1 May 2014 Mythology is known as a collection of myths, mainly belonging to a specific religion or cultural tradition. Mythology is known worldwide and is passed down, usually orally, to the youth. Mythology cannot be proven to be completely true, due to the lack of verified written proof. The three in this section include; Hindu, Egypt, and African each has their own way of how the world was created. According to Western scholars, the religious tradition that

  • Anpu aka Anubis the Egyptian

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    Nephthys gave birth to a son called Anpu, or Anubis, and that his father was, according to some, Set, from another point of view he was the son of Ra. The animal which was at once the type and symbol of the god was the jackal, and this fact seems to prove that in primitive times Anubis was merely the jackal god, and that he was associated with the dead because the jackal was generally seen prowling about the tombs. His worship is very ancient, and there is no doubt that even the earliest times his

  • Smith Report on Teaching Mathematics

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    Briefing paper explaining the changes which have been made to Maths education in England in response to the Smith Report. Introduction: The purpose behind this briefing paper is to provide the Secretary of State for Education with an idea as to how the Smith Report, 2004 “Making Mathematics Count” has changed Maths education in England. It is important that the Secretary of State for Education to understand how important the Smith Report has been to the advancement of Maths education and what

  • Rational Numbers

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    College Mathematics Mohave Community College Kelsey Uhles May 3, 2014 In math we must know how to classify different numbers. Numbers can be classified into groups which with a little bit of studying are easy to understand over time. Terms in math are thrown around easily and if you don’t understand the terms math will suddenly become much more difficult. The terms and groups that I am referring to are where the different numbers fall into different groups. These groups are Natural numbers

  • Similarities Between Head Of King And Osiris

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    In the Ptolemaic Period, Egyptians represented Osiris as the god of the dead and the judge of the underworld. Osiris was the brother of Nepthys and Seth. He, the father of Horus, was also the brother and the husband of Isis. His brother, Seth, was aggravated. Seth’s jealousy towards Osiris led him to murder his brother; however, Osiris was revived by his wife, Isis. In Legion of Honor, when I saw the sculpture, “Head of King as Osiris,” it reminded me of “Head of Senusret III,” since they are both

  • Isis And Osiris Analysis

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    Joseph Campbell once stated, "Mythology is the song. It is the song of the imagination, inspired by the energies of the body." Similarly, Campbell describes the hero as, "...someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." Campbell, through his descriptions, appears to be attempting to illustrate the concept of the myth and the hero as a story that stirs the soul. Together, they form a tale that is larger than life; a story that awakens the mind and opens humanity up to learn

  • huenefer

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    Throughout the ages in many different cultures people have questioned what we are to expect after death. Some cultures believed being reborn after death, some believed in spirits of loved ones protecting them after death and others believed in a life after death. The Egyptians were a culture that prepared thoroughly for their afterlife most tombs contained treasures or belongings that a person was to ‘bring’ with them to the afterlife. One of the items that was desired to have buried with them was

  • Anubis In Egypt

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    not always clear who was in the lineage of Anubis but most scholars agree that he was the son of Osiris (god of the dead) and Nephthys (goddess of the protection of the dead). However, there are differentiating stories such as Anubis being the son of Set and Nephthys or the son of Osiris and Isis as noted by the Greek writer Plutarch (Romler 14). The story of conception for Anubis is quite different from almost

  • Anubis, God Of The Dead.

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    Anubis is the Greek name for the ancient jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology whose hieroglyphic version is more accurately spelled Anpu (also Anupu, Anbu, Wip, Ienpw, Inepu, Yinepu, Inpu, or Inpw). He is also known as Sekhem Em Pet. Prayers to Anubis have been found carved on the most ancient tombs in Egypt; indeed, the Unas text (line 70) associates him with the Eye of Horus. He serves as both a guide of the recently departed and a guardian of the dead. Originally, in the Ogdoad

  • Piecing Together the Story of Osiris

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    prevalent in many clans throughout Egypt. Much of the history surrounding Osiris has been lost, but many ancient historians and famous writers in the ancient world attempted to piece together his story. The story of Osiris being murdered by his brother Set outlines how Egyptians saw the after-life. The story in and of itself is one for many to read, and to understand the discussion that is to ensue; the story should be presented to give some background. Osiris was destined for greatness from the moment

  • Power In Ancient Egypt

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    that of Ra’s, would not last forever. Osiris was one of 5 children. He married Isis, his sister, and had a son. They named him Horus after another one of their siblings. Their sister Nephthys married their brother, Set. Out of these five children of Nut and Geb, the most evil was Set. He was corrupt, hateful, malicious, vengeful, and all around nasty. He was also jealous of his older brother Osiris for taking a throne that he thought should be his. But he knew that to conquer his brother’s kingdom

  • A Novel Neuro-fuzzy Classification Technique for Soil Data Mining

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    proposed a novel Neuro-fuzzy classification based technique and applied it to large soil databases to find out significant relationships. We used our technique to three benchmark data sets from the UCI machine learning repository for soil categorization and they were namely Statlog (Landsat Satellite), Covertype, and 3 data sets. Our objective was to develop an efficient classification model with the proposed method and, therefore compare its performance with two well-known supervised classification algorithms

  • Osiris: The Mythological Aspect Of Egyptian Culture

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    contest of strength using the casket as a tool. When Osiris entered the box, Set poured molten lead into the casket and trapped Osiris inside until he died. Then Set threw the box into the Nile. Osiris’s death allowed Set to take the throne and he demanded that Isis be his Queen. None of the other gods challenged him because they feared for their own lives. Even Ra was too preoccupied with his mourning to challenge him. Set was “cruel and unkind” and he did nothing to