User:Farzon Lotfi
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Cool Quote: "I believe to have interfered as I have done, . . . in behalf of His despised poor, was not wrong, but right. Now, if it be deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood further with the blood of my children, and with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments, I submit: so let it be done." John Brown
Cool guy of the month: Albert Einstein
Soon to be added: Angelman syndrome
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[edit] Who is Farzon Lotfi?
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Other work
These are some of the articles I have written about that are factual.
[edit] revolt of spartacus
Spartacus was a freeborn child from Thrace. He first dealt with the Romans when he joined the auxiliary in the roman army in Macedonia. He deserted the army, was outlawed, eventually found and sold into slavery, and then sent and trained at the gladiators school Batiatus in Capula. In 73 B.C. he broke out of the gladiators’ school with about 70 to 80 followers defeated 250 Roman guards with knives, which they seized from the cook shop, and later they seized a wagon full of weapons. As Spartacus led his army they collected the weapons of their fallen foes. They then camped on Vesuvius and were joined by the rural slaves of the area. The slaves then raided the city of Capula causing much plunder like stealing the Romans valuables, burning their homes, killing their men, and rapping their women. Spartacus was against this plunder but his chief aides advised him to let them do as they wished or face possibly being over thrown. When news was sent to Rome, the senate sent a praetor Cladius Glaber against the rebel slaves with about 3000 newly recruited soldiers. Yet again Spartacus was out numbered about 2 to 1. The battle went on for two days because Spartacus left half his army on the mountain so they could surround them when the other half went down the mountain using vines. Once again Spartacus defeated the army sent to destroy him and headed north. On his journey north to escape from Italy his army grew to 70,000 and he ran into another legionary, which he defeated easily. When the slave army reached its destination there was controversy because the Gauls and Germans wished to stay and cause more plunder to end slavery for good. The Gauls and Germans separated from Spartacus and were lead by a man named Crixus. The Romans finally became concerned with the problem for the slaves were returning. The senate sent two consuls L. Gellius Publicola and Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus. Each had two legions against the slave army. The to consuls first went after Crixus. Crixus won the first battle with the Roman legions, but celebrated to quickly. Crixus and his men became drunk and then the Roman slathered them. When Spartacus heard the news he hunted down the injured legions of Publicola and Lentulus and destroyed both their armies. The Remaining survivors were then forced to fight to the death, Spartacus regretted doing such an inhumane act. Spartacus headed south toPicelium in central Italy and then deafeated the consular armies. Then he headed north and deafeted the proconsul of Cisalpine Gual at Mutina. Spartacus could now break for the alps, but the Germans and Gauls refused to go. Hoping not to start a mutiny Spartacus went to back to southern Italy intending on getting a ride from the cilician pirates for hundred pound cases of gold to Italys largest Slave city Sicily. In the autumn, when the revolt was at its height and Spartacus had about 120,000 followers, the Senate voted to pass over the consuls and grant imperium to Marcus Licinius Crassus, who had been a praetor in 73 B.C. but currently held no office. Crassus was the wealthiest man in Rome, a noble from an old plebeian family; since he had received very little support from the conservative nobles who dominated the Senate, he had allied himself with the faction of the populares. Crassus was given six new legions plus the four consular legions. When one of Crassus' legates attacked Spartacus with two legions, against orders, Spartacus roundly defeated them. Crassus decimated the most cowardly cohort, then used his combined forces to defeat Spartacus, who retreated to Rhegium, in the toe of Italy. Spartacus waited at the toe of Italy for the Cilican pirates, but they never came. It seems that the Cilican pirates were more interested in the taxes they could get on the Romans than the cases of gold they received from Spartacus. The pirates relized if Rome no longer had slaves it would be broke financially and would not be able to pay their sea tax. They new if Spartacus won Rome would crumble, so as Spartacus waited for the ships to arrive Crasus was boxing Spartacus in. Meanwhile, the Senate recalled Pompey and his legions from Spain, and they began the journey overland; Marcus Licinius Lucullus landed in Brundisium in the heel of Italy with his legions from Macedonia. When Spartacus finally fought his way out of the toe of Italy, he could not march to Brundisium and take ship to the east because of the presence of Lucullus. Spartacus new if he did not make a move him and his campanians would be crushed, so Spartacus decided to make a charge through the middle of Crassus legions. He gained one more minor victory against part of Crassus army, but lost many men in the process.
[edit] Hadrians wall
During the year 120 A.D. emperor Hadrian ordered the end of the expansion of Rome. Hadrian divided what is now England in half by ordering a wall known as Hadrian’s Wall. This was to be built to keep out the Celtic wild men of England and mark the boundaries of the Roman Empire to the north, but there was more to the building of the wall than that. The other reasons were not that they could not defeat the Picts who inhabited Caledonia, but that it would be almost impossible to control the area because the Picts would not be able to adjust to the roman way of life. Thus, he ended the Roman conquest of England.
The building of the wall
The wall was built 15 feet high on top of hills, so the Romans could see the Celtics coming. The wall also had piles in front of trenches witch were 23 feet wide and 9 feet deep to slow the Celtic tribes down on their attacks. It was easier to hit the invaders with arrows. The wall spanned the whole width of England: from its western coast to its eastern shores. The wall was made mostly out of stone, but further west they used turf walls. Also, the walls had many forts that were within one mile of each other so that messages could be sent quickly using fire signals (when under attack.) In all, there were 17 forts on Hadrian’s Wall and today only 6 forts still stand.
Advantages of the wall
The advantages the wall gave the Romans militarily were the ability to see their enemy from far away, the ability to send distress calls using fire signals, the obstacles that slowed down the wild men so the Roman soldiers could shoot them down, and Training facilities to keep the Romans in shape for battle.
Who the Bases were run by?
The bases were run by one commander for each fort and then captains under him that carried out the orders to the men.
[edit] Euclid
These days’ people believe that drawing a line between two points is possible. If you believe this you should give credit a guy named Euclid, because this is the first postulate of the book he wrote known as the element. Now you might be wondering who Euclid is? Well I will tell you, he is the father of Geometry and he made it possible for the human race to learn Geometry and apply it to our everyday lives. This report will look at the man that made geometry what it is today.
Euclid of Alexandria was one of the greatest mathematicians in the world. Euclid came from the Greek empire of the ancient world. Euclid became famous for his work in Geometry, which has given him the title; father of Geometry. Euclid was given this title for his writings of the thirteen elements. The thirteen elements is a thirteen volume set of books that laid the foundation for almost all geometry. Euclid wrote other books besides the thirteen volumes of the Element. Those books are Data, which deals with the nature and implications of "given" information in geometrical problems, Phaenomena, which concerns the application of spherical geometry to problems of astronomy, optics the earliest surviving Greek treatise on perspective, Conics, which was a work on conic sections, and Porisms, which is a book that’s writings have been lost. Euclid is known as Euclid of Alexandria because that is where he taught and died. Euclid is thought to have lived from 325 B.C. to 265B.C. Many things about Euclid remain unknown to historians due to the lack of recorded history during that time and for the reason that very little of the works from back then have survived up to this point. This is why his city and exact date of birth remain only for speculation. One thing that is believed to be true about Euclid is where he was educated. It is believed that Euclid was educated at Plato’s academy in Athens. Most history states that Euclid was a kind, fair, and patient man, which used these virtues to help teach his own students in a way they would understand it. In conclusion it is necessary for the people to learn who Euclid is, because he made it possible for the people to apply this tool of knowledge to mathematical problems they may face in their lives.
[edit] 7 sectors of technology
Introduction
The seven sectors of technology are important to humans to day because they keep society running. Without them you could not call your friends, drive your car, turn On a light, live in or even build a house. These are just some of the things that the seven sectors of technology provide. Communication technology
The earliest form of technology is information communication. This sector started when humans first came up with a way of talking to one another. This includes making a language by using hand gestures, facial expressions, and noises. Language is the earliest types of technology because humans need to exchange ideas and thoughts with one another so each person knows what they should do to get something accomplished or to figure out better ways of doing something. Information technology is the root of the other types of technologies because all the technologies need people to organize together and know their role to get things accomplished, and communication is how people know what to do to get things accomplished. Information technology evolved from a spoken or a signal language to a written language. The first written languages used symbolic pictures of creatures or structures. An example is hieroglyphics. Written language then evolved from symbols to letters or words. As the human population grew, they took up more land and communication had to combine with transportation technology to get people informed from far of regions. Some such information technology is the mail man. Information technology evolved again when Humans figured out how to transmit messages using wires. The transmission of information started with Morris code on telegrams and then became more advanced with the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell. Information technology took another step with the transmission of radio waves and televisions using satellites. The latest form of information technology is the internet. Using the internet people can transmit messages faster than before using instant messengers and Email.
Transportation technology
The next form of technology is transportation. It started with the invention of the wheel. Using gravity and man power, the wheel made it easier to move big masses of material. Transportation technologies evolved with the taming of animals too move the material instead of using man power. As all technology, Transportation had to evolve to new circumstances. The new circumstance was moving on water. With that came the invention of the boat. Also like all technology, transportation has advances in its fields. The fields of transportation that I have introduced are land and water. Advances in the field of land and water transportation are the steam engine, which was the machine power used to move trains, ferries, and some cars. The next advance in transportation was the fossil fuel powered engines. These engines lead to the next field of transportation. That field of transportation is known as air transportation. This transportation includes all air planes and this transportation gets people places faster than all the other technologies mentioned as of now. The next field of transportation is space transportation which started on 1957 0ctober 4, when the Russians launched sputnik into space. This type or field of transportation is the newest type of transportation and will eventually replace flight transportation. Also the first Steps of putting civilians into space started in 2004 when Space Sip one had its first launch.
Agriculture technology
The next Sector of technology is Agriculture. Agriculture is the cultivation of plants and the raising of livestock. Agriculture is the technology sector that is responsible for supplying food to the masses. Agriculture started the settling of humans, because humans were needed to stay in one place to maintain their crops. Agriculture advances like the other technology sectors by means of crossbreeding with other plants. Crossbreeding is one way humans make more efficient and productive plants in a smaller mount of land. With the Technology sector of Agriculture, people had to stay in one place. This meant permanent dwellings had to be built. This created the sector of technology known as Construction. Construction is the building or assembly of any infrastructure. Construction technology has advanced with the coming of new materials to build with, like steel, new ideas like interlocking or stacking bricks on the crack of the two brick underneath it. The technology of construction has become cheaper and more abstract designs are able to be developed with fewer materials. Also stronger materials are being developed to create sturdier structures. These are some of the ways construction technology is advancing. Changes in technology can be seen by the taller buildings have become over the years.
Energy technology
The next sector of technology is energy. Energy is a usable source of power. There are different types of energy. Energy can come from different sources. Some sources of energy are solar, hydroelectric, heat, fossil fuels, and wind. These sources of energy are stored for use by the people. Some ways people store energy is by transferring it into batteries. Some uses of this energy are the driving of vehicles, the turning on of electrical appliances, and the heating of water and of homes. The most common form of using energy is through electricity.
Manufacturing technology
The next sector of technology is manufacturing. Manufacturing is the development and creation of products. Manufacturing provides people with all the things we own. Without it televisions and pencils would not be attainable because there would not be any way of producing them. The most effective way of manufacturing is by the use of the assembly line, which was invented by Henry Ford in the development of the Model T in 1908. The idea of the Assembly line increased production during the industrial revolution. The assembly line is now used in almost every manufacturing plant.
Medical technology
The last of the sectors of technology is the biotechnical sector, which is the application of the principles of engineering and technology to the life sciences. This sector contains medicine and human health. This technology is coming up with ways on how to cure diseases and human abnormities. This is also the newest technological sector. Major Diseases and human abnormities this sector is working on as of now are cancer, the aids virus, and diabetes. Ways of finding cures are testing macromolecules, finding new plants and learning their effect on the diseased cells. This sector also develops vaccines for disease prevention. Vaccines are used to prevent disease infection by getting the body immune to the virus or bacteria. When prevention fails there are medicines known as antibiotics which are administered to destroy the increased bacteria in the body, but antibiotics are not administered to viral infections because they have little to no effect.
Conclusion
Technology is the applying of scientific knowledge to practical problems. Each of these sectors has developed from the solving of these problems by applying scientific knowledge. With out these technologies the human race would crumble. Just think a world with out houses, cloth, or even an easily attainable source of food. With out these we would have to return to our primitive animal forms. Even having friends would not be possible with out technology, because we would not be able to use the technology know as communication. But since we are humans we are able to develop a world of technology, but let’s not forget that technology is always growing and becoming more efficient in its purpose. It has to be understood that the more knowledge applied to a problems, the better the solution will be and that there is not one way to solve a problem. This is why technology is always improving, because there are always more efficient ways to solve a problem.
[edit] Noruz
There are two types of food that are used in Noruz the national new years of the Iranians. The seven small bowls of Decoration that appear on the Haft Sin and the main course meal. The Haft Sin is the seven items of decoration that are for good luck and they each represent some thing. All the Items start with s in Farsi and they are Seeb (apple) which represents health and beauty, senjed (dried lotus fruit), witch represents love, sekkeh (coins), which represents wealth, sir (a clove of garlic) witch represents health, Serkeh (Vinegar), witch represents old age and patience, samanu (a paste made from wheat germ), which is regarded as holy, and the last decoration is sumac (a sour spice made from sumac bush berries) this for it’s red color represents goodness and new life. There are other Items that go on the Haft Sin that do not start with s but have purpose. These items are Tulips and hyacinth to represent spring, wheat grass to represent rebirth, gold fish to represent life, a mirror to remind one to reflect, candles to represent light and goodness, colored eggs to represent the fertility of the people and their land, and a book to represent wisdom.
The main food course for Noruz is the customary Sabzi Polo Mahi which is made of various herbs in the rice with pieces of fish. Another Noruz dish is Kokou which is a keesh (an egg dish) with various green vegetables and herbs. After the main course meal is desert witch is small sweets like cookies eaten with tea and sugar cubes.
During Noruz the people get new clothing for the New Year. This is for everyone and represents the blessings of the New Year and the happiness that the New Years will bring.
There are many different songs for Noruz. Some of the better known songs are about Haji Firouz a jolly middle aged man that dances in the streets in red informing the people that spring has arrived. Haji Firouz is some what like Santa Claus to the western nations. There are also not as well known song’s like Dara’s song.
The Persians played their songs on many instruments. They have many string and wind instruments. Some of these instruments are the violin (a string instrument common in Europe), the tambourine, the setaar (a guitar type instrument), Taar (a larger form of the setarr but with to sound basses), Tunback (a Persian drum), Santour (some what like a dolsomer), and the last instrument is the Dorna (a long trumpet type instrument) these instruments are some of the main instruments played in the Noruz.
The Persian dance for this celebration are belly dancing, junubi, (a dance were you just move your shoulders), franian ( a dance that has been prohibited since the revolution of 1979), and the average Joe dance, this dance is where you move backwards from side to side while shaking your hands.
The Persian festivals last for 13 days. During these thirteen days the younger relatives visit the older relatives as a sign of respect. The day of Noruz Haji Firouz goes out an announces the arrival of spring. Before Noruz families would clean their houses of all the old things of the year and add room for the thing to come in the New Year. This is like the sane out with the old and in with the new.
