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• Atheism

  difficult to find a plausible explanation in something other than the activity of an intelligent being. So, although thegrowth of the natural sciences did much to remove human dependence on the gods to explain events within nature,a foothold in ultimate explanations still remained; and certain phenomena in nature, particularly the apparent designin plants and animals, continued to suggest an intelligent being exercising a causal influence within nature. Anattack on the need and possibility...

• Saskatoon - geography.

  The principal tourist attraction is Wanuskewin Heritage Park, just north of the city. The park has 19 archaeological sites representing more than 5,000 years of indigenousculture of the northern plains. The city is home to the Saskatoon Blades, an ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. Annual events in the city include theShakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival, the SaskTel Jazz Festival, Winterfest, and the ethnic celebrations of Folkfest. IV ECONOMY Saskatoon’s economy has fluctuated...

• Cherokee.

  The old ways, including traditional crafts, are most strongly preserved by the Eastern Band, some of whom continue to live on the Qualla Reservation in North Carolina.The quality of North Carolina Cherokee basketry is considered to be equal to or better than that of earlier times. Farming, forestry, factory work, and tourism (about 5million tourists annually) are sources of income for eastern Cherokee. In 1984 the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians met in a join...

• Excerpt from Macbeth - anthology.

  As they had seen me with these hangman’s hands.Listening their fear I could not say “Amen”When they did say “God bless us.” LADY. Consider it not so deeply. MACBETH. But wherefore could not I pronounce “Amen”?I had most need of blessing, and “Amen”Stuck in my throat. LADY. These deeds must not be thoughtAfter these ways; so, it will make us mad. MACBETH. Methought I heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more!Macbeth does murder sleep—the innocent sleep,Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care,The...

• Film Noir I INTRODUCTION Lynch's Blue Velvet The motion picture Blue Velvet (1986) brought wide acclaim to American director David Lynch.

  Double IndemnityBarbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray are featured in Double Indemnity (1944), a story of lust and greed in the film noirtradition, directed by Billy Wilder. The film’s events are related in flashbacks by protagonist Walter Neff (MacMurray), whomakes a dying confession about a plot to kill a man for his insurance money.Bettmann/Corbis Another common aspect of film noir is the femme fatale, a seductive woman who lures the protagonist into actions that ultimately lead to his downfall...

• Raphael (painter) I INTRODUCTION Raphael's La Belle Jardinière Completed in 1508 in Florence, La Belle Jardinière is one of the most famous Madonna portraits of Italian Renaissance painter Raphael.

  III ROMAN PERIOD Leo I and AttilaThis fresco by Italian Renaissance painter Raphael, Leo I Repulsing Attila (1512-1514, Vatican), depicts the confrontationbetween Pope Leo I and Attila the Hun outside Rome in the 5th century. Whereas the figures on the left exemplify theclassical poise typical of the High Renaissance, the tumultuous activity of the figures on the right prefigures the dynamicenergy of the later baroque style.Scala/Art Resource, NY In 1508 Raphael was called to Rome by Pope Juli...

• 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...

• Población - geografía.

  proyecciones y estimaciones, con una exactitud razonable. Las principales fuentes demográficas son los censos nacionales, los registros civiles y los padrones. Estas fuentes proporcionan el material de base para investigar lascausas y las consecuencias de los cambios de población. La fuente más habitual y completa es el censo de población, un documento oficial que contabiliza en un momento concreto todas las personas que viven en un áreadeterminada, con sus datos personales y características dem...

• Población - geografía.

  proyecciones y estimaciones, con una exactitud razonable. Las principales fuentes demográficas son los censos nacionales, los registros civiles y los padrones. Estas fuentes proporcionan el material de base para investigar lascausas y las consecuencias de los cambios de población. La fuente más habitual y completa es el censo de población, un documento oficial que contabiliza en un momento concreto todas las personas que viven en un áreadeterminada, con sus datos personales y características dem...

• Guatemala (república) - geografía.

  para el consumo local como para la exportación. 2.4 Vegetación y fauna QuetzalReverenciado por las civilizaciones maya y azteca, que lo incorporaron a su arte y mitología, el esplendoroso quetzal es también elave nacional de Guatemala. Una de las especies de mayor colorido del mundo, el quetzal vive sobre todo en pluvisilvas, desde Méxicohasta Panamá. Ave omnívora, el quetzal come bayas, frutos, insectos, arañas, pequeños anfibios y lagartos.Michael Fogden/Animals Animals/BBC Natural History So...

• Francisco José de Goya y LucientesIINTRODUCTIONFrancisco de GoyaOne of the great masters of Spanish art, painter and illustrator Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes produced works ofconsiderable beauty and power.

  Gallery, Washington, D.C.) show that Goya was then painting in an elegant manner somewhat reminiscent of the style of his English contemporary ThomasGainsborough. IV ETCHINGS AND LATER PAINTINGS Third of May, 1808Third of May, 1808 was painted by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya in 1814. His purpose was to commemorate theSpanish war of liberation, during which a number of innocent civilians were shot by soldiers from Napoleon’s army. At thislate stage in Goya’s career, he had become cynical...

• Edgar Allan Poe I INTRODUCTION Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), American writer, known as a poet and critic but most famous as the first master of the short-story form (see Short Story), especially the psychological horror tale.

  the deciphering of a code. “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841), “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt” (1842-1843), and “The Purloined Letter” (1844) are regarded aspredecessors of the modern mystery, or detective, story ( see Detective Story). Many of Poe’s tales are distinguished by the author’s unique grotesque inventiveness in addition to his superb plot construction. Poe was unequaled in evoking an all-encompassing mood of horror through the rendering of setting and atmosphere. The opening descri...

• John Milton.

  Paradise Lost is considered Milton’s masterpiece and one of the greatest poems in world literature. It is written in 12 books that vividly tell the story of Satan’s rebellion against God and his tempting of Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge. The poet’s announced aim was to “justify the ways of God to men,”although Satan holds center stage in the first four books and for many readers emerges as the most interesting figure in the poem. But Satan’s heroism, which isg...

• Physiology.

  III RECENT ADVANCES Among the most important advances of the 20th century are the discovery of new hormones; recognition of the role of vitamins; discovery of blood types; developmentof the electrocardiograph and electroencephalograph, to record the activity of the heart and brain; discovery of the cause and cure of pernicious anemia by GeorgeRichards Minot, William Parry Murphy, and George Hoyt Whipple, all American physicians; and greater understanding of metabolism, the role of enzymes, and...

• Arte y arquitectura precolombinas - historia.

  tumbas y templos sobre basamentos escalonados, se llevaban a cabo manualmente sin ayuda de ningún tipo de maquinaria. La pirámide precolombina era considerada como algo diferente a su equivalente egipcia, ya que no estaba construida con fines funerarios sino como residencia de unadeidad. Sin embargo, excavaciones recientes confirman de modo reiterado que solían incorporarse tumbas a las pirámides. Los pictogramas de los códices, ( véase Paleografía) permiten suponer que las pirámides tenían gran...

• Perú - geografía.

  hierbas y eucaliptos. En la altiplanicie y en la puna la vegetación se reduce a algunas especies, como el ichu, la puya Raimondi ( véase Bromeliáceas) y varias cactáceas. Otras plantas que crecen en territorio peruano son el condurango, el cenízaro, la capuchina, el cují, la quinua, el guácimo, el molle, la tagua y el quillay. La fauna del Perú es variada. En la región de La Costa y las islas habitan toda clase de aves guaneras ( véase Guano): cormoranes, alcatraces, pelícanos, gaviotas, golon...

• Primera Guerra Mundial - historia.

  independencia y para evitar el dominio del área por Francia y España. Francia amenazó a Alemania con declararle la guerra, pero el incidente se solucionó finalmente enuna conferencia internacional celebrada en Algeciras (España) en 1906. Los Balcanes fueron el escenario de un nuevo enfrentamiento en 1908, motivado por la anexión deBosnia-Herzegovina por parte de Austria-Hungría. Entre los distintos tipos de paneslavismo se encontraba el panserbianismo o movimiento para la creación de una GranSer...

• Latin American Architecture I INTRODUCTION Oldest Cathedral in the Western Hemisphere The oldest cathedral in the Western hemisphere is the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, constructed between 1512 and 1541 in Santo Domingo, now the capitol of the Dominican Republic.

  Colonial FortressThe imposing fortress of San Felipe de Barajas, in the foreground, was built in the mid-17th century to defend the colonialport settlement of Cartagena. Modern day Cartagena, Colombia, can be seen in the background.Dave G. Houser/Post-Houserstock/Corbis The use of architecture and urban planning as tools of European conquest is a recurrent theme in Latin American history. King Philip II of Spain ordered town plannersto use a grid or checkerboard plan for the layout of new towns...

• Condorcet, Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas Caritat de

  years he also came under the influence of Euler, Fontaine, the Bernouillis and, above all, of the distinguished mathematician and academician, Jean Le Rond D'Alembert , who became his patron. He was elected Perpetual Secretary of the Academy of Sciences in 1773, and in 1782 became a member of the French Academy. An enthusiastic supporter and theorist of the Revolution, he played an important role in the drafting of the Déclaration des droits in 1789. Suspected later of being a Girondin, he w...

• Assisted Suicide.

  regardless of the fairness of the procedures used (substantive due process). In the Glucksberg case, the Court indicated that the liberty interest protected by the 14th Amendment does not encompass the right to determine the timing and manner of one’s own death. The Court’s decision means that each state may determine whetheror not to prohibit or permit (and otherwise regulate) assisted suicide. In 2006 the Court upheld Oregon’s law permitting physician-assisted suicide. In a 6-to-3 decision,...

• Greek Art and Architecture - history.

  powerful independent city-states. From 334 to 323 BC, Alexander the Great extended his father's empire into Asia Minor (now Turkey), Syria, Egypt, Persia, Afghanistan, and as far as India. D The Hellenistic Period (323-31 BC) Although Alexander the Great extended Greek civilization far beyond the Greek mainland and the boundaries of the Aegean Sea, his empire did not survive his death in 323.After Alexander died, his generals and successors divided the empire into a number of kingdoms: Ptolem...

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: Prometheus and Pandora - anthology.

  The world being thus furnished with inhabitants, the first age was an age of innocence and happiness, called the Golden Age. Truth and right prevailed, though not enforced by law, nor was there any magistrate to threaten or punish. The forest had not yet been robbed of its trees to furnish timbers for vessels, nor had men builtfortifications round their towns. There were no such things as swords, spears, or helmets. The earth brought forth all things necessary for man, without his labour inplo...

• Dossier littérature anglaise : Le je et le jeu de l'écrivain

  Douglass is still looking for an identity. L. Hughes poem is probably one of the most committed of all, Hughes wrote it to be considered as the black community manifesto, for equality between black and white people.  The two narratives describe very precisely the slaves's conditions of life in the XIXth century, some of the descriptions are similar : the whipping penalty, the hardships...  Personal appreciations : 4) I decided to talk about the one I like the most among the three : I too, sing A...

• Reconstruction (U.

  Instead, Congress began a lengthy debate over Reconstruction policy. The program eventually enacted resulted from a series of compromises among Republicanfactions; the Radicals were never powerful enough to gain everything they sought. Still, fueled by anger at the president's refusal to compromise and at the appearanceof former Confederates returning to power throughout the South, members of Congress moved increasingly toward the Radicals. The key Reconstruction measuresenacted aimed to produce...

• Why are we so fascinated by psychopaths?

  Expression de soi/ des émotions Problématique : Why are we so fascinated by psychopaths? I) The representation of psychopaths in literature In the literature, murderers are described as people with obsessive desires, or even murderous impulses, that’s part of them, there are no explanations for their behavior. They are immoral beings who commit passionate murders on a whim. They express a feeling felt in the moment. All attention is focused in the crime, obsession and cruelty of t...

• Christianity.

  history of architecture. See Basilica; Church; Early Christian Art and Architecture;Prayer. C Christian Life The instruction and exhortation of Christian preaching and teaching concern all the themes of doctrine and morals: the love of God and the love of neighbor, the twochief commandments in the ethical message of Jesus (see Matthew 22: 34-40). Application of these commandments to the concrete situations of human life, bothpersonal and social, does not produce a uniformity of moral or polit...

• Citizenship

  voluntary cooperation. The health of a democracy depends not only on the structure of its institutions, but also on the qualities of its citizens: for example, their loyalties and how they view potentially competing forms of national, ethnic or religious identities; their ability to work with others who are different from themselves; their desire to participate in public life; their willingness to exercise self-restraint in their economic demands and in personal choices affecting their health an...

• baton lumineux

  Glow sticks actually contain two separate compartments, with two different chemical solutions. One solution, in the case of most glow sticks, contains a diphenyl oxalate compound, along with a dye whose identity varies depending on the desired colour. The other solution is one of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical recently featured in the ‘Everyday Compounds’ series , and is contained within an inner glass cylinder. This cylinder keeps the two solutions separate from each other, and prevents...

• Idea of Progress - Designer Babies

  by the parents. Only embryos with the biomarkers for the required traits are placed in the woman's womb. The procedure virtually guarantees that the child will have the traits implanted in the embryo. Trait selection can be a service, it sounds like a business, a transaction, a deal. Providing people with a service could be positive. The problem is that no everybody would agree. Even I have trouble setting a limit. Think i...

• Super Bowl: Top Performances All distances are in yards.

• Why might the separation of ownership and control result in lower firm profits? Do you think that the market for corporate control is effective disciplining managerial behavior?

  2 Why might the separation of ownership and control result in lower firm profits? Do you think that the market for corporate control is effective disciplining managerial behavior? Introduction The separation of ownership and control in the modern corporations traces back to the idea that in general the division of labour leads to more efficient performance. The shareholders take the risk by handing over their capital to people who have the expertise and the time that they do not have in order t...

• AXE ANGLAIS BAC

  libraries are public space. Although not considered public space, privately owned buildings or property visible from sidewalks and public thoroughfares may affect the public visual landscape, for example, by outdoor advertising.  ___  Private space is the region surrounding a person which they regard as psychologically theirs. Most people value their personal space and feel discomfort, anger, or anxiety when their personal space is encroached.Permitting a person to enter personal s...

• History of secret codes

  appear in the clear message with the same frequency as the coded message. We study the frequency ofappearance of the letters of a coded message: A=9 %, D=3 %, E=15 %, I=8 %, Q=1 %, S=8 %, etc. …Furthermore, we apply certain rules of the crossword fans: q followed of an u, c often followed by an h, s often atthe end of word... The analysis in frequency was a basic tool of codebreaker.IV) The Renaissance in west and the British drama : Between 800 and 1300, it is the monasterie...

• black south african english

  ‘She said she had come looking for me.’ Comment: certain contexts (e.g. a subordinate clause preceded by a main clause with past tense verbs) the simple past corresponds to the past perfect of StE: Modality 8. how am I going to construct a good sentence so as this person can be able to hear me clearly. ‘ … so that this person can understand me clearly.’ Comment: other modals ( shall, must, may, might, will, would, should ), which all allow collocations with be able 9. it can be in Computer Sci...

• 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...

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy: A posteriori ?

  do not appeal to considerations about irrevisability. Some versions appeal, instead, to considerations about thedependence of relevant evidence on sensory experience. 3 Foundationalism about empirical warrant The leading alternative to coherentism is foundationalism about empirical justification: empirical justification has atwo-tier structure in that some instances of such justification are non-inferential, or foundational, and all otherinstances of such justification are inferential,...

• Aardvark Aardvarks are mammals with long snouts that live in Africa.

• Caffeine

  The technique used to separate an organic compound from a mixture of compounds is called Extraction. Extraction process selectively dissolves one or more of the mixture compounds into a suitable solvent. The solution of these dissolved compounds is referred to as the Extract. Extractions of certain solids can be performed by utilizing the different chemical properties of various solvents. The initial solvent used in the extraction of caffeine is water. Caffeine is sparingly soluble...

• bts devoir d'anglais

  2 Devoir 1 écrit Voici votre premier devoir écrit. Pour le réaliser, consultez la page d’accueil de l’onglet « Devoirs ». Seules les 2 parties Évaluation sont à envoyer \ au Cned. Document écrit en Langue Vivante étrangère Today’s Forecast: Cloudy, Newsweek, 10/11/2008 Vous le trouverez dans le recueil de documents supports des devoirs de BT\ S. Prenez-en connais- sance et notez les éléments importants nécessaires à la ré\ alisation de votre devoir. Exercices d’aide à la compréhensio...

• Bison American bison, also known as buffalo, are large, grass-eating mammals.

• Arctic Ocean - geography.

  VII SOVEREIGNTY ISSUES Five nations—Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the United States—claim seabed rights in the Arctic Ocean. The claims include rights to exploit subsurface minerals,oil and gas deposits, and potentially useful bacteria. All five nations are signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The treaty gives each nationrights to exploit all natural resources within an area 370 km (200 nautical mi) off their coastline. In addition the treaty allows each na...

• Civilisation britannique: Elections and Political Parties

  Weaknesses Strengths Future 1 Introduction Britain and France are democracies But : British and French political systems are NOT the same Britain : a very old and stable democracy a continuing and slowly evolving system the result of : the declining power of the monarch over the centuries the increasing power of parliament, the slow evolution of parliament - the development of the franchise (vote) - the development of the electoral system - the development of

• Hedgehog Hedgehogs are mammals with long, pointed spines and soft, furry bellies.

• Raccoon Raccoons are meat-eating mammals with long fur and bushy tails.

• essay2

  Berger particularily focuses on one of the most significant symbol of the elite : The suit. Describing how odd it is tha t peasants buy a nd wear suits when it represents a direct contradiction with their working environment. Even if it doesn't fit t hem a n d make them look « mis-shapen », « abnormal » ( p31 ). This also apparents to one of the definitions of the « Trickle-down effect » : A product or a trend trickles dow n the fashion ladder from catwalk shows to com...

• Stormy Weather: The cases against Donald Trump are piling up.

  Stormy Weather: The cases against Donald Trump are piling up. From The Economist, March 23rd 2023 (abridged). Unlike many other countries, America is exceptional—having jailed no expresident in its entire history. Even Richard Nixon was given a pardon to spare him the indignity of a trial after the Watergate scandal. But Donald Trump may soon break that precedent. Manhattan prosecutors are weighing whether to arrest the former president for covering up hush-money payments during the 2016...

• devoir d'anglais

  deal positively with a rejection is to ask for feedback if the firm doesn't make it clearwhy your application was rejected. It's the best way to find out why you were turned down and therefore makeadjustments for the next job interview. Another positive aspect is to show how motivated you are and how capableyou are of adjusting to the firm's requirements, something useful if you re-apply in the future.The document also highlights the fact that being rejected doesn't necessarily mean that you wer...

• War on terrorism

  B) Shock and Bush’s reaction . These attacks are lived as a real trauma by a very big part of the population, which   associates them with Pearl Harbour's attack by Japanese in 1941 who don’t   transmit a preliminary declaration of war. The United States feel at war and the   Bush administration decrees the national mobilization, followed in it by the   American media. In France, Le Monde titles in its publishing dated September   13th, 2001: «We are every Americans ". The shock is transmitted t...

• Glaciación - geografía.

  4 LA EROSIÓN GLACIAR Los glaciares pueden erosionar las rocas por tres mecanismos diferentes. La abrasión es realizada por las partículas rocosas transportadas en la base de un glaciar, quedesgastan el lecho sobre el que se desplaza produciendo pequeñas hendiduras o estrías, así como unos finos sedimentos conocidos como harina de roca. Este material da alos ríos que fluyen desde los glaciares una característica coloración verdosa. En segundo lugar, las esquinas afiladas o bordes de las grandes...

• ?stanbul - geography.

  Blue Mosque, İstanbulThe Blue Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey, was inaugurated in 1616 by Sultan Ahmet I, and was built by Mehmet Aga, a student of thefamous Ottoman architect, Sinan. It is known as the Blue Mosque because of the exquisite blue Iznik tiles that cover the interiorwalls. The mosque’s serene courtyard is completely enclosed by a covered arcade.SuperStock Across the Golden Horn from Stambul is Galata, a business district with shops, restaurants, and the city’s main port. Galata is locat...