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Python

is a   high-level ,   general-purpose programming language . Its design philosophy emphasizes   code readability   with the use of   significant indentation . [31] Python is  dynamically typed  and  garbage-collected . It supports multiple  programming paradigms , including  structured  (particularly  procedural ),  object-oriented  and  functional programming . It is often described as a "batteries included" language due to its comprehensive  standard library . [32] [33] Guido van Rossum  began working on Python in the late 1980s as a successor to the  ABC programming language  and first released it in 1991 as Python 0.9.0. [34]  Python 2.0 was released in 2000. Python 3.0, released in 2008, was a major revision not completely  backward-compatible  with earlier versions. Python 2.7.18, released in 2020, was the last release of Python 2. [35] Python cons...

Imagination

 is the production of  sensations ,  feelings  and  thoughts  informing  oneself . [1]  These experiences can be re-creations of past experiences, such as vivid memories with imagined changes, or completely invented and possibly fantastic scenes. [2]  Imagination helps apply knowledge to solve problems and is fundamental to integrating experience and the  learning process . [3] [4] [5] [ full citation needed ] [6]  As a way of building theory, it is called "disciplined imagination". [7]  A way of training imagination is by listening to  storytelling  ( narrative ), [3] [8]  in which the exactness of the chosen words is how it can "evoke worlds". [9] [ full citation needed ] One view of imagination links it with cognition, [10]  seeing imagination as a  cognitive process  used in mental functioning. It is used — in the form of  visual imagery  — by clinicians in  psychological  t...

A dream

 is a succession of  images ,  ideas ,  emotions , and  sensations  that usually occur involuntarily in the  mind  during certain stages of  sleep . [1]  Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, [2]  and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, although the dreamer may perceive the dream as being much longer than this. [3] The content and function of dreams have been topics of scientific, philosophical and religious interest throughout  recorded history .  Dream interpretation , practiced by the  Babylonians  in the third millennium BCE [4]  and even earlier by the ancient  Sumerians , [5] [6]  figures prominently in religious texts in several traditions, and has played a lead role in psychotherapy. [7] [8]  The scientific study of dreams is called  oneirology . [9]  Most modern dream study focuses on the neurophysiology of dreams and on proposing and testing hypotheses regar...

Desires

are states of mind that are expressed by terms like " wanting ", " wishing ", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as  propositional attitudes  towards conceivable  states of affairs . They aim to change the world by representing how the world should be, unlike  beliefs , which aim to represent how the world actually is. Desires are closely related to  agency : they  motivate  the agent to realize them. For this to be possible, a desire has to be combined with a belief about which action would realize it. Desires present their objects in a favorable light, as something that appears to be good. Their fulfillment is normally experienced as  pleasurable  in contrast to the negative experience of failing to do so. Conscious desires are usually accompanied by some form of  emotional  response. While many researchers roughly agree on these general features, there is signifi...

Wealth

is the abundance of  valuable   financial assets  or  physical possessions  which can be converted into a form that can be used for  transactions . This includes the core meaning as held in the originating  Old English  word  weal , which is from an  Indo-European  word stem. [2]  The modern concept of wealth is of significance in all areas of  economics , and clearly so for  growth economics  and  development economics , yet the meaning of wealth is context-dependent. A person possessing a substantial net worth is known as  wealthy .  Net worth  is defined as the current value of one's assets less liabilities (excluding the principal in trust accounts). [3] Total wealth per capita, in 2014 [1] [ failed verification ] [ dead link ] At the most general level, economists may define wealth as "the total of anything of value" that captures both the subjective nature of the idea and the idea t...

Life

is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes , such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from matter that does not, and is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis , organisation , metabolism , growth , adaptation , response to stimuli , and reproduction . All life over time eventually reaches a state of death and none is immortal . Many philosophical definitions of living systems have been proposed, such as self-organizing systems. Viruses in particular make definition difficult as they replicate only in host cells. Life exists all over the Earth in air, water, and soil , with many ecosystems forming the biosphere . Some of these are harsh environments occupied only by extremophiles . Life has been studied since ancient times, with theories such as Empedocles 's materialism asserting that it was composed of four eternal elements , and Aristotle 's hylomorphism asserting that living things have souls and embody both form an...

A fundamental force

  The electromagnetic force is the second strongest of the four known fundamental forces . It operates with infinite range. [16] All other forces (e.g., friction , contact forces) are derived from these four fundamental forces and they are known as non-fundamental forces . [17] At high energy, the weak force and electromagnetic force are unified as a single interaction called the electroweak interaction . [18 ] Representation of the electric field vector of a wave of circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation Roughly speaking, all the forces involved in interactions between atoms can be explained by the electromagnetic force acting between the electrically charged atomic nuclei and electrons of the atoms. Electromagnetic forces also explain how these particles carry momentum by their movement. This includes the forces we experience in "pushing" or "pulling" ordinary material objects, which result from the intermolecular forces that act between the ...

Ancient world

Investigation into electromagnetic phenomena began about 5,000 years ago. There is evidence that the ancient Chinese , [1] Mayan , [2] and potentially even Egyptian civilizations knew that the naturally magnetic mineral magnetite had attractive properties, and many incorporated it into their art and architecture. [3] Ancient people were also aware of lightning and static electricity , although they had no idea of the mechanisms behind these phenomena. The Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus discovered around 600 B.C.E. that amber could acquire an electric charge when it was rubbed with cloth, which allowed it to pick up light objects such as pieces of straw. Thales also experimented with the ability of magnetic rocks to attract one other, and hypothesized that this phenomenon might be connected to the attractive power of amber, foreshadowing the deep connections between electricity and magnetism that would be discovered over 2,000 years later. Despite all this investiga...

The Secret ❤️🙌

The Secret is a 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne, based on the earlier film of the same name. It is based on the belief of the pseudoscientific law of attraction, which claims that thought alone can influence objective circumstances within ones life. The book alleges energy as assurance of its effectiveness This  book  is massive in scope, promising  a secret  that will literally unlock anything in life—better health, hoards of wealth, personal success. With the principles of The Secret, you will learn to use the power of your mind to make what you want a reality . Through practical steps and guidance for how to shift your feelings and behaviors to a stronger, more positive place, you will learn how to harness  the Law of Attraction  to create a better, happier life. You've probably seen it on bookshelves and bedside tables all around the world. You may have thought to yourself, 'I want to know what this secret is that everyone's harping on about!' Well ...