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    The beautiful city of Cambridge has an enviable reputation as one of the world’s greatest universities as well as being an agreeable place to live and work. The inhabitants enjoy low unemployment, a cluster of good schools and plenty of green spacious parkland. The river Cam provides a focal point in the summer with its flotilla of punts gliding around gentle bends overhung with lush willows. It is a city of two vibrant communities, that despite a chequered past of friction and confrontation now

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    The beautiful city of Cambridge has an enviable reputation as one of the world’s greatest universities as well as being an agreeable place to live and work. The inhabitants enjoy low unemployment, a cluster of good schools and plenty of green spacious parkland. The river Cam provides a focal point in the summer with its flotilla of punts gliding around gentle bends overhung with lush willows. Two vibrant communities Cambridge is a city of two vibrant communities, that despite a chequered past of

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    My Life in University of Cambridge Having snoozed for five minutes after the vibration of my alarm clock, I finally succeeded in getting up at 7:00. Considering the most of the people in my hall were still in sleep, I had to try to not make a big noise in case they would be awakened and be annoyed at me. The first thing after my getting up every day is to take a shower in order to refresh myself. Then I will have to make myself a breakfast which usually includes biscuits and gravy, a bowl of cereal

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    master at Cambridge University from 1959-1966, and was the president of the International Union of Physics from 1951 through to 1957. (Sir Nevill F. Mott - Biographical, 2015, para.1-3). In 1977, Mott received the Noble Prize for Physics, an honor which he shared with two other physicists. The prize was awarded for theoretical studies of the structure of the electron, regarding magnetic and disordered systems (Sir Neill F. Mott - Facts, 2015, para. 4). Ernest T. S. Walton was born October 6, 1931

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    The Scary Interview

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    Interview Exam results are not enough; Cambridge likes to see what it is getting. A personal statement is also required, which if compelling enough will result in an invitation to be interviewed. This is the most crucial and scary part of the application process and is designed to investigate the student’s suitability. There are myths surrounding the interviews. Contrary to widely held views, the admissions tutors state they do not set out to trick candidates with weird questions, but discuss issues

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    From 1890 to 1894 Ernest attended the university of New Zealand. In 1895, at the age of 23 Ernest left New Zealand university with three degrees. He was already established as a outstanding experimental researcher. In 1895, Ernest Rutherford attended the university of Cambridge's cavendish laboratory in London. Ernest was the first research student at Cambridge. Ernest Rutherford's first experiment at Cavendish laboratory was a easier and simpler way of detecting radio waves. Ernest Rutherford made

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    “How is it possible to know anything at all?” John Calvin gives his answer to this timeless question in Chapters 1-3 of his Institutes. His theory of epistemology is based on his belief that humans are naturally aware of God. He also asserts two fundamental knowledges- God and self- and he elaborates upon the relationship between the two. I. Biography of John Calvin A. Birth and childhood B. Schooling and further education C. Early works and accomplishments II. How is it possible to know

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    John Locke Essay

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    John Locke John Locke is considered to be England’s most prominent philosopher. He was born August 29, 1632 in a small town of Somerset, which is south of Bristol, England. Locke was the oldest of three children. His mother died when he was 22 years old and Locke spoke of her very well. Locke’s father was a Puritan attorney and clerk to a justice of the peace in the town where Locke was born. He was very strict with his son when he was younger. which Locke later believed that parents should

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    Have you ever wondered how two athletes with two different faiths can change their own lives by their ways of living? Eric Liddell was a Scottish runner and a faithful Christian. On the other hand, Harold Abraham was a British runner and a Jew who struggled to change other people’s thought of Jews. Both of these men ran in the 1924 Olympics for different purposes. The movie “Chariots of Fire” showed how Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams differed from one another. Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams

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    growth, college students may decide to turn their back to their spirituality in favor of a logical and temporal existence. 18th century African American writer Phillis Wheatley delivers a positive religious message in her poem titled “To the University of Cambridge, in New England” that as a Christian college student, I appreciate. In this poem, Wheatley urges students to remain dedicated to their studies, but to also to have an appreciation of their own morality and the importance of escaping sins’

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