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15 hours ago · These grades are comparable to the old letter system: GCSE grades 1-9 equivalent. Grade 9 is the equivalent of above an A*. Grade 8 is the equivalent of in between grades A* and A. Grade 7 is the ...
15 hours ago · Among the world's religions, views on masturbation vary widely. Some religions view it as a spiritually detrimental practice, some see it as not spiritually detrimental and others take a situational view. Among these latter religions, some view masturbation as allowable if used as a means towards sexual self-control, or as part of healthy self ...
15 hours ago · This translation is a convention started by the earliest translators of Buddhist texts into English. According to K.R. Norman, this is just one of several possible translations. [1] According to Paul Williams, [1] [T]here is no particular reason why the Pali expression ariyasaccani should be translated as 'noble truths'.
15 hours ago · The English word Germany derives from the Latin Germania, which came into use after Julius Caesar adopted it for the peoples east of the Rhine. [12] The German term Deutschland, originally diutisciu land ('the German lands'), is derived from deutsch (cf. Dutch), descended from Old High German diutisc 'of the people' (from diot or diota 'people'), originally used to distinguish the language of ...
15 hours ago · Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace ( née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage 's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had ...
