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Zeno’s Arrow Paradox (a speculation)

Posted on February 23, 2023July 24, 2023 by mtrupp

In his famous arrow paradox, the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (490 – 430 BCE) stated the obvious; for motion to occur, an object must change the position it occupies in space. Using the example of an arrow in flight, he further observed that at any instant in time, the Continue Reading

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Sixth Grade Theme: My Favorite Planet

Posted on February 23, 2023February 3, 2026 by mtrupp

Most of my elementary schooling was spent at St. Joseph’s Catholic School under the direction of Sister Mary Irene. In sixth grade, we were assigned to write a theme about something that interested us. The theme was to be written in the form of an informational/educational letter directed to Sister Continue Reading

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About me

My name is Mike Rupp. Actually, it’s Dr. Michael T. Rupp, PhD, but to my friends I’m just plain old Mike, so let’s pretend we’re friends. I tell people the ‘T’ stands for trouble, but my middle name is really Thomas . . . and yes, I doubt.

I recommend beginning with the post titled ‘Introduction’ after which they may be read in any order. 

And one caveat . . . if you are particularly sensitive about frank opinions on certain topics then do yourself a favor and skip that one.

 

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