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Does the celebrated harmonic series diverge or converge? Discover a proof using the integral test. Then generalize to define an entire class of series called p-series, and prove a theorem showing when they converge. Close with the sum of the harmonic series, the fascinating Euler-Mascheroni constant, which is not known to be rational or irrational.
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Government agent Singin' Sandy Saunders infiltrates a small town to investigate a corrupt land baron who is hoarding water and extorting ranchers. Saunders teams up with a young woman whose mine has been stolen by the baron, and together they fight to bring him down.
1933 pre-Code Western musical film starring 26-year-old John Wayne as Singin' Sandy Saunders. It was the first of a series of sixteen Lone Star Westerns made for Monogram Pictures between...
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The earliest Christians were in fact Jews - essentially, a Jewish sect of Jesus followers. They followed Jesus and respected his teachings as if he were much like a modern-day rabbi. And they adhered to the laws of Moses - which means they circumcised, ate Kosher, and respected Saturday as the Sabbath. So why is there such a separation between Judaism and Christianity today?
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The once mean and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge was forever changed by his ghostly Christmas Eve encounter. Now one year later, Scrooge receives another posthumous visit from his old business partner. It seems Jacob Marley is not yet finished with Mister Scrooge! Sent on a journey 170 years into the future, Scrooge encounters a world even colder and greedier than his own, a world that includes a young cutthroat businessman named Timothy Cratchit VI. Will...
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John Weston, the man from Utah, drifts into town just as Marshal Higgins is shooting it out with three bank robbers. Higgins asks Weston to assist him in the investigation of both a crooked rodeo-promoting gang that has been cheating neighboring towns out of their money and the mysterious deaths of the top rodeo performers. Weston agrees to investigate and works his way into the show, which is run by the shady Spike Barton. As Weston gets closer to...
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Snake oil salesman Georgi (Danny Kaye) is too honest for his own good. After his partner fires him, Georgi wanders into a corrupt town where he is mistaken for a diplomat. As Georgi unknowingly enjoys his false identity, the townspeople make several attempts to assassinate him, believing he is a powerful politician. Matters get more tangled and amusing, when the real inspector general shows up.
9) Blue Steel
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An U.S. Marshal is suspected of a robbery when he witnesses it. As he investigates, he realizes the town's leading citizen is planning a massive heist. He must clear his name and stop the real culprits.
1934 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury. The film stars John Wayne in one of his earlier leading roles. The story revolves around a U.S. marshal who gets caught up in a robbery where he is suspected of being the culprit.
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John Wayne returns for his latest adventure in, the Lawless Frontier! Notorious outlaw Pandro Zanti has met his match in John Tobin! After murdering Tobin's parents Zanti attempts to kill a local man and kidnap his daughter. Fueled by the desire of revenge and affections for the young lady, Tobin saddles up, and prepares for the fight of his life as the two square off in an confrontation the likes of which Texas has never seen!
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Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson volume 25
Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson volume 26
Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson volume 27
Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson volume 26
Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson volume 27
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Newlyweds Ben and Joanna's happiness is short-lived when Parsons leads a pirate attack on the family. The arrival of a merchant ship rescues the Robinsons. Back in Boston, David stands trial for the murder of Parson's brother.
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Gangster Eddie Kagel finds himself in Hell to do the Devil's bidding in this noir classic that centers around revenge, love, and doing the right thing. After an agreement between Eddie and the Devil, Eddie returns to Earth to ruin the life of a judge and to seek revenge on the trusted lieutenant who sent him to his fiery demise. Little goes right for the duo as Eddie continuously enhances the reputation of the judge and, somehow, finds love.
13) Santa Fe Trail
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Graduates from West Point Military Academy are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume. However, tensions arise as a conflict erupts between the graduates and the abolitionist John Brown, along with his supporters.
1940 American Drama War Western Film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures
At West Point Military Academy in 1854, cadet Rader, an agent of the abolitionist John Brown, is discharged...
14) Frozen
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"Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey--teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven--to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom"--Container.
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Four super heroes find themselves abducted by their arch nemesis and are forced to compete in a series of challenges in order to save an abandoned town full of kidnapped innocent civilians. They go through round after round of violence and are unable to save any of the civilians, as the challenges seem to be rigged in an effort to make them lose. The heroes discover that the arch nemesis is held up somewhere in the town and make a plan to find him....
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Once a successful Wall Street banker, John Ubaldo - aka "John Boy" - quit his career after the loss of a personal friend in the 9/11 attacks and purchased 185 acres of land in order to pursue a bigger dream. A dream that involves living an uncomplicated, traditional, agrarian life where he raises livestock and crops. But his dreams are complicated when he comes up against Big Ag, who support farming techniques that use all-in-one resources for large-scale...
19) The Star Packer
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Loner U.S. Marshal John Travers foils the hold-up of a stagecoach, rescuing young woman Anita Matlock from the clutches of the crooks and helping her back to town. But there, the sheriff is gunned down by bandits, so Travers starts investigating and connects the murder to a gang led by an unidentified bandit known as the Shadow, who's been running the town ragged for some time. Travers then makes it his mission to restore order to the town and bring...
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