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• Aristotle I INTRODUCTION Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher and scientist, who shares with Plato and Socrates the distinction of being the most famous of ancient philosophers.

  succession of individuals. These processes are therefore intermediate between the changeless circles of the heavens and the simple linear movements of the terrestrialelements. The species form a scale from simple (worms and flies at the bottom) to complex (human beings at the top), but evolution is not possible. C Aristotelian Psychology For Aristotle, psychology was a study of the soul. Insisting that form (the essence, or unchanging characteristic element in an object) and matter (the commonu...

• Aristotle.

  succession of individuals. These processes are therefore intermediate between the changeless circles of the heavens and the simple linear movements of the terrestrialelements. The species form a scale from simple (worms and flies at the bottom) to complex (human beings at the top), but evolution is not possible. C Aristotelian Psychology For Aristotle, psychology was a study of the soul. Insisting that form (the essence, or unchanging characteristic element in an object) and matter (the commonu...

• Natural Satellite - astronomy.

  Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, also has few impact craters. Although icy volcanism from water and ammonia may occur along with some tectonic activity, Titan’s youngsurface is most likely the result of weather processes. Titan’s dense, cold atmosphere precipitates particles of complex organic molecules that accumulate as dunes andmountains. Methane rain erodes the surface and creates lakes at the moon’s poles. Triton’s young surface also may result from processes in its atmosphere, as well aserupt...

• Confucianism.

  IV NEO-CONFUCIANISM After centuries of intellectual and cultural dominance by Buddhism, China began to experience a revival of Confucian thought during the Tang dynasty ( AD 618-907). It was led by poet and essayist Han Yu (Han Yü). Han Yu attacked Buddhism and Daoism, which he believed had kept government officials from seeing how they couldhelp the people. To further public welfare, he urged them to study the way of the ancient sages through the Five Classics . Han Yu almost lost his life f...

• W. L. Mackenzie King. I INTRODUCTION W. L. Mackenzie King (1874-1950), tenth prime

  V SECOND TERM AS PRIME MINISTER By the election of 1925 most of the rifts in the Liberal Party were healed. Little had been achieved by King's government except for some tariff reduction and thereorganization of Canadian railroads, but no mistakes had been made. The real issue of the election was the personalities of the party leaders, King and the brilliant butarrogant Conservative, Arthur Meighen. The Conservatives swept English-speaking Canada, and they won 116 seats. The Liberals won 101, a...

• Rap I INTRODUCTION Jay-Z Rapper Jay-Z rose to popularity with such albums as Vol.

  Run-DMCTypically in rap music, vocalists recite rhyming lyrics in time to a beat that may be sampled from prerecorded music byother groups. Black youths developed rap music on the streets of inner cities in the United States during the 1970s, butthe style has expanded to include a wider variety of performers and audiences. The rap group Run-DMC, shown here, wasa powerful early influence in the genre. The group helped bring rap music into the mainstream when it released “WalkThis Way” (1986), a s...

• Elizabeth I I INTRODUCTION Elizabeth I (1533-1603), queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.

  Catholic challenges and plots persisted through much of Elizabeth’s reign, and Elizabeth reacted to them strongly. In 1569 a group of powerful Catholic nobles innorthern England rose in rebellion but were savagely repressed. The northern earls were executed, their property and those of their followers was confiscated, and theirheirs were deprived of their inheritance. In 1570 the pope excommunicated Elizabeth, sanctioning Catholic efforts to dethrone her. In 1571 an international conspiracywas u...

• Elizabeth I.

  Catholic challenges and plots persisted through much of Elizabeth’s reign, and Elizabeth reacted to them strongly. In 1569 a group of powerful Catholic nobles innorthern England rose in rebellion but were savagely repressed. The northern earls were executed, their property and those of their followers was confiscated, and theirheirs were deprived of their inheritance. In 1570 the pope excommunicated Elizabeth, sanctioning Catholic efforts to dethrone her. In 1571 an international conspiracywas u...

• Elizabeth I .

  Catholic challenges and plots persisted through much of Elizabeth’s reign, and Elizabeth reacted to them strongly. In 1569 a group of powerful Catholic nobles innorthern England rose in rebellion but were savagely repressed. The northern earls were executed, their property and those of their followers was confiscated, and theirheirs were deprived of their inheritance. In 1570 the pope excommunicated Elizabeth, sanctioning Catholic efforts to dethrone her. In 1571 an international conspiracywas u...

• The Souls of Black Folk by W.

  in amused contempt and pity. One ever feels his two-ness,—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in onedark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife—this longing to attain self-conscious manhood, to merge his double self into a better and truer self. Inthis merging he wishes neither of the older selves to be lost. He would not Africanize America, f...

• Excerpt from Dombey and Son - anthology.

  light. Rivers and seas were formed to float their ships; rainbows gave them promise of fair weather; winds blew for or against their enterprises; stars and planetscircled in their orbits, to preserve inviolate a system of which they were the centre. Common abbreviations took new meanings in his eyes, and had sole reference tothem. A.D. had no concern with anno Domini, but stood for anno Dombei—and Son. He had risen, as his father had before him, in the course of life and death, from Son to D...

• Burundi - country.

  D Way of Life Most Burundians live in self-contained compounds of small round grass huts scattered over the country’s many hills. The rugo , the traditional Tutsi hut, is divided into sections and surrounded by an enclosure and cattle corrals. Families farm scattered plots of land on different soils at different altitudes to minimize crop failure. Thefloors of valleys are avoided due to higher temperatures and tsetse fly infestation. Social roles are largely determined by ethnicity, with the T...

• Arab-Israeli Conflict.

  the Suez Canal and in 1951 blockaded the Strait of Tiran (Israel’s access to the Red Sea), which Israel regarded as an act of war. In June 1956 Egypt nationalized theSuez Canal, which had been jointly owned by Britain and France. In late October, Israel invaded the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula, defeating Egyptian forces there.Britain and France attacked Egypt a few days later. Although the fighting was brief and Israel eventually withdrew from the Sinai and Gaza, the conflict furtherexacerbate...

• Arab-Israeli Conflict - History.

  the Suez Canal and in 1951 blockaded the Strait of Tiran (Israel’s access to the Red Sea), which Israel regarded as an act of war. In June 1956 Egypt nationalized theSuez Canal, which had been jointly owned by Britain and France. In late October, Israel invaded the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula, defeating Egyptian forces there.Britain and France attacked Egypt a few days later. Although the fighting was brief and Israel eventually withdrew from the Sinai and Gaza, the conflict furtherexacerbate...

• International Law.

  merchants), modernized the rights of neutrals during maritime war, and required blockades to be effective. The Declaration of Paris also initiated the practice of allowingnations other than the original signatories to accede (become a party to) to an agreement. In 1864 a conference convened in Geneva, Switzerland, at the invitation of the Swiss government. The conference approved a convention for the proper treatment ofwounded soldiers on the battlefield and the protection of medical personnel;...

• Lecture Analytique De L'utopie De Thomas More

  conséquences du travail réduit à 6 heures : «pénurie d'objets de première nécessité» (l.21). L'objection paraît debon sens ce qui montre d'ailleurs que tout a été pensé. La pertinence de l'hypothèse est accentuée par l'utilisationd'une question rhétorique. Le locuteur tient compte de l'opinion du lecteur. Cette objection lui permet tout d'abordd'expliquer le fonctionnement de ce système. b). Réfutation Il balaie l'objection d'une formule définitive qui introduit une véritable opposition : «Bien...

• problems associated with water shortage

  In Iran a group of farmers destroyed a water pump station that was carrying water away from their area to another city. So we can see that the world’s water problems can be the source of conflicts Climate change has also exacerbated water issues worldwide. In fact, climate change is drying up lakes, rivers and seas everywhere. In Australia, for example, a heat wave created wildfires and critical water shortages. In some places, it’s just too dry, and people who live there n...

• preparer bac anglais

  a ) consider their therapies to he complete replacements for modern medicine. b ) reject the term ‘alternative’. c ) refuse to recognize alternative medicine. 2. Alternative therapies a ) are well regarded by the medical establishment. b ) are integrated into western medicine nowadays. c ) are becoming more popular with many doctors. 3. Western medicine a ) has existed for a comparatively short time. b ) is based on many traditional therapies. c ) is practic...

• Barthes, Roland

  construction of words in an oppositional phonological play, and parole , the actual experience of speaking. From the point of view of semiological analysis (analysis of signs) Barthes opposed the prevailing literary ideology that took the sign as a natural representation of reality rather than an arbitrary convention. This criticism was not limited to literature, which he regarded as only one among many signifying systems. Food, clothing, film, advertising and fashion were also viewed as signi...

• Breach of the peace

  Normand 1992 SCCR 14, for a leisure centre (Farell v Normand 1992 SCCR 859), for a police station (Carmichael v Monaghan 1986 SCCR 598), for a court of law (Dyce v Aitchison 1985 SCCR 184) or for an omnibus (McLean v McNaughton)   The extensive definition of breach of the peace is incompatible with the article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Indeed the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights requires that an offence must be clearly defined in law for example in Kokkinak...

• utopie.

  collective des enfants. Friedrich Engels a critiqué le « socialisme utopique » au nom du « socialisme scientifique » ( Socialisme utopique et socialisme scientifique , 1880), parce qu'il ne réussit pas à se donner les moyens de se réaliser dans le cadre historique qui est le sien. Critique qui, à cet égard, épouse le reproche le plus communément adressé à l'utopisme, son irréalisme. La définition du communisme par Marx et Engels doit cependant beaucoup à la pensée utopiqu...

• Ants. Maybe you help with chores at home. Maybe you play

  After the queen mates with a male ant, she makes or finds a nest. She then lays eggs. The first group ofeggs to hatch become worker ants. The queen’s only job after that is to lay more eggs. The worker antstake over the job of caring for the nest. Males come from some of the eggs, queens and more workerscome from other eggs. When the egg hatches, a wormlike larva appears. It does nothing but eat and grow. When it gets bigenough, it becomes a pupa. The pupa grows legs and antennae. It becomes an...

• Que serait un bon usage de l'utopie?

  propriété collective des biens et des moyens de production est l'une des solutions envisagée pour régler lesproblèmes de l'Angleterre). Imaginez-vous donc en train d'écouter le récit de Raphaël Hythloday (étymologiquement : celui qui est habile àraconter des histoires), jeune voyageur portugais. Vous voilà tout à coup touché par les moeurs et les institutionsdu peuple utopien. Le dispositif rhétorique qui produit cet autre monde sous vos yeux consiste moins à vous fairecroire qu'un...

• The European Parliament's Power over Individual Members of the European Commission

  Abstract The aim of this paper is to examine EP’s powers over individual members of the European Commission. This paper will take the approach of the European Parliament thereby protecting the democratic values of the European Union. Core values of the European Union will be identified, contrasting with past events going against these fundamental aspects as the “Santer Commission” and other contra legem manifestations. The results obtained will be assessed and discussion on the des...

• Redaction en anglais sur la propagande dans le regime totalitaire

  fact, propaganda in North Korea is so effective that there are some who believe that their leader does not defecate. Another example in regards to the efficiency of propaganda is the use of it by news agencies in western countries to paint Arab and Muslim countries in the bad light they are in today. The aforementioned clarifies the importance of propaganda as a tool for totalitarian governments. Totalitarianism is a dictatorship, just a more organized sort, and just with any dictatorship, ther...

• L'utopie n'est-elle qu'un rêve inutile?

  d'inventer les récompenses grâce auxquelles obtenir l'obéissance des citoyens sans recours à la violence physique.La cohésion sociale la meilleure touche à la justice par le fait que chaque individu, chaque classe sociale y accomplitsa tâche propre, propre à contribuer à l'ordre de l'ensemble, sans débordement. L'essence du Bien manifestée dansle monde sublunaire, finalement illustrée dans l'âme de l'homme politique formé à la connaissance de l'Un par l'ascèsequi lui apprend à se gouverner soi-m...

• droit de vote des femmes en angleterre

  linked to it. This event is the departure of some English people in South Africa to find gold. Africaners  didn't recognize them as citizens. The United-Kingdom decided to declare war to South Africa. From this moment on, suffragists began to wonder: why does this government lead a war for Englishmen's rights in South Africa and for the same rights they refused to us? The NUWSS carried his movement on but some of the Suffragists found it not enough radical. Then, in 1903 the movement split in ha...

• Michel.

  dans Constantinople (1261). Menacé par les tentatives de reconquête de Charles d'Anjou, il organisa les Vêpres siciliennes, qui ruinèrent la puissance angevine en Italie (1282). Il reprit pied dans le Péloponnèse, jetant les bases de la reconquête de la Morée, mais dut négliger l'Asie Mineure, qui devait rapidement être prise par les Turcs. Il fut le fondateur de la dynastie des Paléologues, qui régna jusqu'en 1453. Michel IX Paléologue, 1277-1320, né à Constantinople, empereur byzantin de 1295...

• Ottawa (city, Ontario) - geography.

  National Gallery of Canada, OttawaThe National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa, houses the foremost collection of Canadian art. Made of glass and granite, it was designedby Canadian-trained architect Moshe Safdie.Wolfgang Kaehler The National Gallery of Canada, designed by Israeli-born, Canadian-trained architect Moshe Safdie, is one of 29 museums in Ottawa. It houses the world’s largest collectionof Canadian art. Across the Ottawa River in Hull is the Canadian Museum of Civilization, which has ext...

• The History of the British Labour Movement (1789-1951)

    ·         The French revolution The author finds just one comparison between the French revolution of 1789, and the Russian revolution of 1917 with the common which is the power of ideology in both Revolutions. The French revolution had the motto "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" (the actual French motto). These three words mean the ideas of people at this time. According to the ideas of the majority, the taxes were unfair, the government was old fashion and the mind was changing. These facts we...

• Song of the Open Road Leaves of Grass, 1900 Walt Whitman 1 Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose.

  I think you are latent with unseen existences — you are so dear to me. You flagg'd walks of the cities! you strong curbs at the edges! You ferries! you planks and posts of wharves! you timber-lined sides! you distant ships! You rows of houses! you window-pierc'd façades! you roofs! You porches and entrances! you copings and iron guards! You windows whose transparent shells might expose so much! You doors and ascending steps! you arches! You gray stones of interminable pavements! you trodden cros...

• POLYNÉSIE FRANÇAISE, SESSION DE JUIN 1995 LANGUE VIVANTE I

  "You've been trying for months without any success," Nailles 30 said. "Y ou keep saying that you' li try to eut down and all you do is to watch more and more. Your intentions may have been good but there haven't been any noticeable results. Out it goes". "Oh please don't, Eliot," Nellie cried. "Please don't. He loves bis television. Can't you see that he loves it?" 35 "I know that he loves it," Nailles said. "That's why I'm going to thro...

• irak

           After   the end  of the 1    st      Gulf  War      a mandate  was sent,  it was called  the “United   Nations Security Council Resolution”. This mandate stipulated that all Iraq weapons:   missiles, chemical, biological and nuclear weapons were destroyed. In 1998 the US signed  a political act where  they asked  for a change  in government   in   Iraq.   With   the   Act   the   CIA   spent   8   million   dollars   per   year   to   try   to   remove   Saddam Hussein from power. When ...

• menon ou la vertu

  A N G L A I S 2/6 04 1 CGS 08 01 CLASSES DE PREMIÈRE A. READING COMPREHENSION (08 points) I. Refer to the text to reorder the following ideas ch ronologically : (02 points) 1. Not a simple product 1. ……………………… 2. Drive for profit 2. ……………………… 3. Need for dialogue 3. ……………………… 4. A promising market 4. ……………………… II. Say whether the following statements are TR...

• Watergate - U.

  to begin releasing more than 3000 hours of secret Nixon White House tapes. The recordings had been stored in the National Archives after Nixon’s resignation, and hadnot been available to the public. The Watergate scandal severely shook the faith of the American people in the presidency and turned out to be a supreme test for the U.S. Constitution. Throughout theordeal, however, the constitutional system of checks and balances worked to prevent abuses, as the Founding Fathers had intended. Waterg...

• Analyse des déterminants socioculturels des perceptions et stratégies d'adaptation des agro- éleveurs face aux changements climatiques

  pierreux. Ensuite viennent l'exploitation des bas-fonds et la petite irrigation en saison sèche. En élevage, les producteurs font le stockage des résidus de récoltes et la culture fourragère, utilisent le foin et les sous produits agro-industriels, pratiquent l'embouche bovine et la transhumance afin de réduire les risques liés à l'alimentation de leur bétail en saison sèche. L'adoption de ces stratégies d'adaptation prises dans leur ensemble est déterminée par les habitudes culturelles et le st...

• Miami (Florida) - geography.

  Port of MiamiThe Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami-Dade, known simply as the Port of Miami, is one of the world’s leading passenger ports. Tourism isan important part of Miami’s economy, and many tourists board cruise ships at the Port of Miami.F. Stuart Westmorland/Photo Researchers, Inc. Miami’s economy, until recently dominated by tourism, is increasingly diversified. Tourism still plays a significant role, with more than 10 million visitors staying overnightin Miami-Dade County each year. A siz...

• Aquinas, Thomas

  part in an academic disputation. Having failed in his efforts to shake his best student's arguments on this occasion, Albert declared, 'We call him the dumb ox, but in his teaching he will one day produce such a bellowing that it will be heard throughout the world' . In 1252 Aquinas returned to Paris for the course of study leading to the degree of master in theology, roughly the equivalent of a twentieth-century PhD. During the first academic year he studied and lectured on the Bible; the...

• Sandra Day O'Connor.

  sex discrimination. VI RETIREMENT AND WRITINGS O’Connor was widely viewed as a likely successor to Rehnquist as chief justice. However, on July 1, 2005, she announced her resignation from the Court, effective uponthe confirmation of a successor. O’Connor’s principal reason for stepping down was reportedly to spend more time with her husband, who was said to have Alzheimer’sdisease. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., replaced O’Connor on the Court. O’Connor collaborated with her brother, H. Alan Day...

• Sandra Day O'Connor - USA History.

  sex discrimination. VI RETIREMENT AND WRITINGS O’Connor was widely viewed as a likely successor to Rehnquist as chief justice. However, on July 1, 2005, she announced her resignation from the Court, effective uponthe confirmation of a successor. O’Connor’s principal reason for stepping down was reportedly to spend more time with her husband, who was said to have Alzheimer’sdisease. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., replaced O’Connor on the Court. O’Connor collaborated with her brother, H. Alan Day...

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: Pyramus and Thisbe - anthology.

  In Mickle's translation of the 'Lusiad' occurs the following allusion to the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, and the metamorphosis of the mulberries. The poet isdescribing the Island of Love: '… here each gift of Pomona's hand bestows In cultured garden, free uncultured flows,The flavour sweeter and the hue more fairThan e'er was fostered by the hand of care.The cherry here in shining crimson glows,And stained with lovers' blood, in pendent rows,The mulberries o'erload the bending boughs.' If...

• Helium - chemistry.

  the bends. This synthetic atmosphere is also used in medicine to relieve sufferers of respiratory difficulties because helium moves more easily than nitrogen throughconstricted respiratory passages. In surgery, beams of ionized helium from synchrocyclotron sources are proving useful in treating eye tumors, by stabilizing or evenshrinking the tumors. Such beams are also used to shrink blood-vessel malformations in the brains of patients. Helium is used in inert-gas arc welding for light metals, s...

• Amphibians.

  AN AMPHIBIAN’S LIFE Amphibians that live in cold places spend most of their time trying to keep wet and warm. In hot places,they try to keep wet and cool and usually come out only at night. During the day, they stay under rocksor logs or in the ground. Amphibians hibernate (become inactive) during cold winters. They become inactive in hot places during the summer. Almost all grown-up amphibians are meat eaters. Frogs and salamanders have sticky tongues. They flickout their tongues to catch ins...

• Arctic Ocean - Geography.

  formal claim. Russia maintains that the Lomonosov Ridge, a seabed feature that extends from Siberia to Greenland, is part of its continental shelf. With the warming of the Arctic Ocean and the melting of sea ice, the competition for seabed rights has grown more acute as nations contemplate the ability to explorefor and exploit seabed resources, especially oil and natural gas deposits. In 2007 Russia claimed sovereignty over the North Pole, and Canada claimed sovereignty overthe Northwest Passage...

• Yellowstone National Park Trip Planner

  1 Explore Yellowstone safely You must stay on boardwalks and designated trails around hydrothermal features. Delicate formations and crust surrounding them is thin and breaks easily, and often overlies scalding water. Visitors have died in them. • To x i c gases exist at dangerous levels in some areas. If you feel sick, leave immediately. • Pets are prohibited in hydrothermal areas. • Swimming is prohibited where water f lows entirely from a hydrothermal spring or pool. Wher...

• Legislative Branch.

  popularly elected parliament, composed of one or two chambers. The majority party, or a coalition of parties, agree to form a government, known as the government of the day . Executive power is exercised by a cabinet headed by a chief minister—usually called prime minister, premier, or chancellor—who is typically drawn from the membership of the legislature. Such systems are found throughout western Europe and in countries such as India that were once part of the British Empire. In systems base...

• Mazeroski's Home Run Wins the Series.

  Capitalizing on a break of their own the Yankees tied the score in the top of the ninth inning. With one run in and one out, smart baserunning by Mantle robbedPittsburgh of a double play and allowed pinch-runner Gil McDougald to score. The bottom of the ninth brought the Forbes faithful to its feet and Mazeroski to the plate. A steady but not spectacular hitter, the 24-year-old West Virginian hadearned more of a reputation for his sparkling fielding. Years later a noted statistician gave Maz...

• Roma Roman A legendary figure who came to be worshiped as a goddess, Roma was the personification of the city of Rome.

  became Rome. The first hill people settled appears to have been the Capitoline Hill. Archaeologists have discovered some of the oldest temples to the supreme Roman god, Jupiter, on this hill. According to legend, it was on this hill that Romulus founded his city. The next hill that settlers developed was the nearby Palatine, 1,250 yards to the southeast of the Capitoline Hill. Legend says that Evander, a leader from the Arcadia region of ancient Greece, settled this hill even before Romulus was...

• Excerpt from A Tale of Two Cities - anthology.

  “Good day, citizeness.” “Good day, citizen.” This mode of address was now prescribed by decree. It had been established voluntarily some time ago, among the more thorough patriots; but, was now law foreverybody. “ Walking here again, citizeness?” “You see me, citizen!” The wood-sawyer, who was a little man with a redundancy of gesture (he had once been a mender of roads), cast a glance at the prison, pointed at the prison, andputting his ten fingers before his face to represe...

• CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES : sa vie et son oeuvre

  à bien son dernier ouvrage. Au début de son Cligès, le poète énumère ses productions antérieures : de courts romans « antiques » (un texte sur la métamorphose de la huppe, de l'hirondelle et du rossignol, qui est sans doute le Philomena conservé dans l'Ovide moralisé, très posté­ rieur; un Mors de l'espaule, qui relatait la légende de Pélops et qui s'est perdu); il cite aussi un« art d'aimer », probablement inspiré, lui aussi, d'Ovi?e, un rqma...