376 résultats pour "sid"
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Beetle - biology.
cut, or crush prey. Beetles that consume nectar from flowers use tubelike mouthparts to suck up nectar like a primitive straw. C Thorax The thorax, the body region behind the head, consists of three segments that provide attachments for the legs and wings. Each segment of the thorax carries a pair oflegs. The middle segment also bears the stiff wing sheaths called elytra, and the hind segment holds the membranous hind wings. D Legs Beetles have six jointed legs, each leg with five parts. The f...
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Bible.
collection of many different books. The Old Testament is by no means a unified book in terms of authorship, date of composition, or literary type; it is instead a veritablelibrary. Generally speaking, the books of the Old Testament and their component parts may be identified as narratives, poetic works, prophetic works, law, or apocalypses.Most of these are broad categories that include various distinct types or genres of literature and oral tradition. None of these categories is limited to the...
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La femme chez Breton
Femmes evanescentes, fuyantes, mais dont le pouvoir de séduction n'est pas désincarné : «Cependant, bien que la sensualité affleure seulement dans ces poèmes, la femme y brille de toute sa présence charnelle . »10 De manière allusive, mais néanmoins claire, Marguerite Bonnet indique que les personnages féminins qui évoluent dans les écrits de jeunesse de Breton sont un peu surannés. Il s'agit des tout premiers poèmes, certes. Mais Breton lui-même déclarera plus tard que c'est à cette épo...
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Portland - geography.
Garden arena, which opened in 1995. In 2000 the Portland Fire, an expansion Women's National Basketball Association team, began play in the Rose Garden as well. VI ECONOMY Portland enjoys a diversified economy. Major manufactured products include paper, transportation equipment, metal products, sportswear, and electronic componentsand equipment. Major corporations headquartered in the metropolitan region include Nike, a leader in the manufacture of sports footwear, in Beaverton; Louisiana-Paci...
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Mount Everest - geography.
endangered or killed when their tents collapsed or were ripped to shreds by the gales. Hypothermia, the dramatic loss of body heat, is also a major and debilitatingproblem in this region of high winds and low temperatures. Another hazard facing Everest climbers is the famous Khumbu icefall, which is located not far above Base Camp and is caused by the rapid movement of the Khumbuglacier over the steep rock underneath. The movement breaks the ice into sérac (large, pointed masses of ice) cliffs...
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From Paradise Lost, Book I - anthology.
At once as far as angels ken he viewsThe dismal situation waste and wild,A dungeon horrible, on all sides roundAs one great furnace flamed, yet from those flamesNo light, but rather darkness visibleServed only to discover sights of woe,Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peaceAnd rest can never dwell, hope never comesThat comes to all; but torture without endStill urges, and a fiery deluge, fedWith ever-burning sulphur unconsumed:Such place Eternal Justice had preparedFor those rebellious,...
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Parkinson Disease.
III SYMPTOMS Parkinson disease most notably affects motor control (muscle activity). The disease progresses differently for each individual—symptoms develop swiftly in some peopleand slowly in others. Some Parkinson patients may develop problems that affect their intellect or ability to reason, or they may suffer from depression or anxiety. A Motor Control Problems Doctors look for the presence of four principal symptoms in patients they suspect may have Parkinson disease. Tremor (the involun...
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Louis XIV
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Louis XIV (1638-1715), king of France (1643-1715), known as the Sun King.
he could defend against attack from his enemies. In the first instance, Louis worked to tighten central control over the array of departments, regions, and duchies that together made up France. To this end, he revivedthe use of regional intendants, officials who were sent to the provinces with instructions to establish order and effective royal justice. Although agents of the centralgovernment, intendants worked closely with the local nobility and legal institutions to establish efficient admini...
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Louis XIV.
he could defend against attack from his enemies. In the first instance, Louis worked to tighten central control over the array of departments, regions, and duchies that together made up France. To this end, he revivedthe use of regional intendants, officials who were sent to the provinces with instructions to establish order and effective royal justice. Although agents of the centralgovernment, intendants worked closely with the local nobility and legal institutions to establish efficient admini...
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From Pride and Prejudice - anthology.
But why Mr Darcy same so often to the Parsonage, it was more difficult to understand. It could not be for society, as he frequently sat there ten minutes togetherwithout opening his lips; and when he did speak, it seemed the effect of necessity rather than of choice—a sacrifice to propriety, not a pleasure to himself. He seldomappeared really animated. Mrs Collins knew not what to make of him. Colonel Fitzwilliam's occasionally laughing at his stupidity, proved that he was generallydifferent, wh...
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Madrid - geography.
stores and offices on the first one or two levels. While many people rent their apartments, most own them and participate in cooperatives that maintain the building.Because living spaces are small by American standards, madrileños do most of their socializing in the streets, bars, restaurants, and parks of their neighborhoods. Onlya few very wealthy areas north of the city have single family houses with gardens and yards similar to those in American suburbs. Many of the newest neighborhoodsare c...
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Christopher Columbus
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INTRODUCTION
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Italian-born Spanish navigator who sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a route to Asia but achieved fame by making
landfall in the Americas instead.
explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...
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Christopher Columbus.
explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...
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Christopher Columbus.
explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...
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Christopher Columbus - explorer.
explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...
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Baseball.
pitcher or argue a call with an umpire. Two or more coaches, positioned closer to the field, assist the manager by communicating with the players. For example,managers may decide what pitches should be thrown, when batters should swing at a pitch, and how runners should move around the bases. The manager relays thesedecisions through special hand signals that the coaches repeat to communicate to the players. Umpires are responsible for interpreting and enforcing the rules of play. They rule on...
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Botswana 2000-2001
La lutte contre le sida, priorité nationale
En juillet 2000, l'ONU considérait que le Botswana comptait, avec 36...
Botswana 2000-2001 La lutte contre le sida, priorité nationale En juillet 2000, l'ONU considérait que le Botswana comptait, avec 36 %, le plus fort taux au monde d'adultes atteints par le VIH (virus de l'immuno-déficience humaine, déclencheur du sida). Avec un actif sur quatre touché, la perspective dans les dix ans d'une chute de 30 % de l'activité économique et une espérance de vie déjà descendue à 45 ans, la lutte contre le virus était une priorité nationale. En décembre 2000, le président F...
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HDA mur de berlin
Histoire des arts années 2011-2012 East Side Gallery Autres fresques de lEast Side Gallery : La problématique « Rupture et continuité » en histo ire de lart : Les peintures murales de type fresque évoquent la c ontinuité puisquelles sont une référence au passé avec les fresques de la Renaissance italienne mais égale ment au présent avec les peintures murales de Belfa st en Irlande par exemple. En revanche elles évoquent la...
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FICHE DE LECTURE « LA MONDIALISATION ET SES ENNEMIS » DANIEL COHEN
Puis D.Cohen s'appuie sur le modèle du Japon pour montrer que l'éducation joue un rôle essentiel dans le développement des pays pauvres. En effet, pours'approprier des techniques nouvelles étrangères, il est nécessaire de maitriser ses conditions de production. Il faut alors une « double dynamique d'imitation etd'innovation pour prospérer ». Ensuite D. Cohen tente de déterminer « les leviers de la richesse ». Le premier levier est l'éducation, le second, l'industrialisation par les machines, le...
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QCM DE SVT - PAES - PACES
20. L'activation du complément favorise la phagocytose. 21. Des récepteurs d1g sont présents sur la membrane des pha gocytes. 22. Les macrophages assurent la présentation de l'Ag aux lym phocytes B. 23. Les macrophages présentent à leur smface des antigènes du CMH. 24. La mémoire du système immunitaire est constituée par une population de lymphocytes. 25. Il est possible d'analyser la réponse immunitaire secondaire à partir d'un dosage des a...
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hémophilie.
rend le traitement plus délicat. Dans ce cas, en effet, deux attitudes sont possibles : la première consiste à traiter ponctuellement les épisodes hémorragiques par des facteurs « activés » et qui sont sans incidence, dans la plupart des cas, sur l'inhibiteur lui-même ; la seconde, apparue récemment, vise à l'élimination de l'inhibiteur (induction d'une tolérance immunitaire) et au retour à un état antérieur d'hémophilie classique. Ce traitement de longue durée (de quelques mois à plusieurs anné...
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Le Wi-Fi
~ 1 ~ Wi -f i i s a pr etty r e cen t w i r el es s r a di o co mm uni cati o n te c hno l o gy us e d i n par ti cul ar i n co mp uti n g a cti v i ti es . I t i s us ed i n p ar ti c ul ar f o r w i r el es s l o cal n etw o r ks , a nd no w ad ay s i t’s t he f i r s t w ay to ac ces s t he i nter net. What are the advantages and the drawbacks of Wi -Fi technology, and how safe is it ? SUMMARY I - General Presentation .............
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Gehrig Bids Farewell.
“We want Lou! We want Lou!” the crowd chanted. The emcee looked over to Gehrig. Gehrig slowly shook his head from side to side. Workers began removing thesound equipment. Gehrig headed for the dugout but then turned around. McCarthy said something to him, which the New York Times lip-read as, “Come on, Lou, just rap out another.” Gehrig held up his hand to get the crowd's attention, swallowed hard, and forced a smile. Fiddling with his cap and scratching at the turf with his cleats, he spo...
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From Bulfinch's Mythology: Baucis and Philemon - anthology.
But with the upside down, to showIts inclination for below;In vain, for a superior force,Applied at bottom, stops its course;Doomed ever in suspense to dwell,'Tis now no kettle, but a bell.A wooden jack, which had almostLost by disuse the art to roast,A sudden alteration feels.Increased by new intestine wheels;And, what exalts the wonder more,The number made the motion slower;The flier, though 't had leaden feet,Turned round so quick you scarce could see 't;But slackened by some secret power,Now...
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Pyramids (Egypt) - history.
out, to the king’s burial chamber, which ideally was located directly underneath the pyramid’s center point. Sometimes, in addition to the burial chamber, there werestorage chambers within the pyramid. These chambers held objects used in burial rituals as well as items for the deceased to use in the afterlife. Some of these items werevaluable, and in later years people robbed many of the pyramids and stole the objects. Pyramid of Khafre at GizaThe pyramids at Giza in Egypt are among the best-kno...
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Pyramids (Egypt) - geography.
displayed in its full majesty. B Interior The interior of the Great Pyramid is complex, with a series of passages leading to several rooms. The most important room is the King’s Chamber, the room in which Khufu’sbody was placed during his funeral. In this room the priests left items that Khufu, like all Egyptians, would need for the afterlife. Although the builders tried to blockpassages and doors when they left the pyramid after the king’s funeral, tomb robbers did eventually take everything o...
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Embryology - biology.
stage a portion of the minute yolk sac is enclosed in the body of the embryo to form a part of the embryonic alimentary canal. At the beginning of its fourth week theembryo, now about 4 to 5 mm (about 0.16 to 0.2 in) long, has the rudiments of eyes and ears, and each side of the neck shows four gill clefts. A tail is also present. Early in the second month the buds of the arms and legs appear. The major internal organs begin to take shape, and in about the sixth week bones and muscles beginto fo...
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La pauvreté dans le monde ou les leçons d'un échec
Une fois qu'on considère la pauvreté sous cet angle élargi, un bilan contrasté peut être dressé des évolutions en cours. Un peupartout, on observe une progression de l'indice de développement humain (IDH) mis en place par le PNUD depuis quelquesannées. L'espérance de vie, l'alphabétisation, l'accès à l'eau potable, et même le produit intérieur brut (PIB) par habitant sont enaugmentation constante, y compris en Afrique ou en Inde. Mais le rythme des uns et des autres diffère, et, surtout, l'état...
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Article de presse: Diana, du mariage de "conte de fées" aux révélations qui ébranlèrent Buckingham
d'embrasser longuement sur la bouche un officier du régiment des dragons à la sortie d'une soirée. S'effondrant en larmes, elle sefait remettre la pellicule. " Je me suis fait avoir par son charme. Quand je lui ai donné la bobine, comme par enchantement, elle acessé de pleurer ", se souvient le paparazzi. Malgré le parfum de scandale qui flotte subrepticement dans son sillage, les braves gens continuent de l'aimer et de la respecter.Ils lui savent gré d'être moins distante qu'Elizabeth II, m...
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génique, thérapie - Mécedine.
provoque la leucémie chez les souris. Les adénovirus, autres types de virus candidats à la thérapie génique, ne sont pas limités aux seules périodes de division de la cellule. Tous les tissus, même ceux qui ne sedivisent pas, pourraient donc en être la cible. En outre, une fois l’adénovirus modifié avec le gène humain, il est facile de le produire en grosses quantités. La méthode n’estcependant pas sans inconvénients. Tout d’abord, une fois insérés dans la cellule humaine, les gènes n’agissent q...
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Anthologie des Rwâyes
LES ENREGISTREMENTSITHE RECDRDlNGS CO 1 ___________________ 63'06" Musique instrumentale/Instrumental music 1. TaswÎsÎt, « La Sousi ", "The Soussi " 2. Agnaw , « Le bègue ", "The stutterer" 3. Lutâr, « Le luth ", "The lute" 4. Aberdag, « La danse ", "The dance" 5. Tanggift , « Le cortège de la mariée ", "The bridai procession" 6. Rma, « Les archers ", "The bpwmen " Musique de li,! confrérie des Ulad Sidi Hmad -u-Mûsa Music of the Ulad Sidi H...
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Plante First Goalie to Wear a Mask.
rubber shock, which one player described as “the first cousin to shell shock.” Those with advanced cases have been known to skate off the ice during the middle ofchampionship games. Perhaps as a test of Plante's emotional state, Blake requested that he not wear the mask during the regular season. Plante complied, although hedonned the mask for pregame practice sessions. Early in the season, on November 1, the Canadiens took a seven-game unbeaten streak into a match against the New York Range...
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Excerpt from Richard II - anthology.
He may surrender. So we shall proceedWithout suspicion. YORK. I will be his conduct.Exit BOLINGBROKE. Lords, you that here are under our arrest,Procure your sureties for your days of answer.Little are we beholding to your love,And little looked for at your helping hands. Enter Richard and York RICHARD. Alack, why am I sent for to a kingBefore I have shook off the regal thoughtsWherewith I reigned? I hardly yet have learnedTo insinuate, flatter, bow, and bend my knee.Give sorrow leave awhile to t...
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Nicklaus-Watson Match.
until 1977, primarily because golf officials felt that there weren't enough hotel rooms in the area to attract and accommodate the crowds. But officials finally relented,deciding that the majestic course deserved to stage golf's most noble tournament. The sun shone brightly over this scene for the July event. Nicklaus and Watson were both on the leader board after the first two rounds with identical scores of 68-70-138. Their dramatic play began in the third round, on Friday. Nicklaus jumped...
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Puppets
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Punch and Judy
Punch and Judy are characters in an English hand puppet show that first appeared in 1662.
Rod puppets are controlled by rods attached to their limbs, heads, and bodies. Although the traditional rod puppets of Belgium and Sicily are worked from above, likemarionettes, most contemporary rod figures are operated from below. In theaters, rod puppeteers are frequently concealed from view by drapery or stage flats (fabric stretched across frames). On television and in films, rod and hand puppeteers usually hold their figures either above their heads or in front of their faces. In the lat...
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which became a seed.
BEAUTIFUL ANDTRUE Mom made spaghetti fordinner thatnight. Ronatewith us.Iasked himifhe was stillinterested inbuying meafive-piece drum setwith Zildjian cymbals. Hesaid, "Yeah. Ithink thatwould begreat." "Howabout adouble basspedal?" "Idon't know whatthatis,but Ibet wecould arrange it."Iasked himwhy hedidn't havehisown family. Momsaid,"Oskar!" I said, " What? " Ron putdown hisknife andfork andsaid, "It'sOK." Hesaid, "Idid have afamily, Oskar.Ihad awife anda daughter." "Didyougetdivorced?" Helau...
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Mauretanien - geographie.
Kupfererzförderung, einst ein wichtiger Industriezweig, wurde 1978 abgebrochen. 6.4 Währung und Außenhandel Die Währungseinheit Mauretaniens ist der Ouguiya, der fünf Khoums entspricht. Die Mauretanische Zentralbank (gegründet 1973) ist die Notenbank des Landes. Wichtigste Exportgüter sind Eisenerz und Fischereiprodukte. Importiert werden vorwiegend Nahrungsmittel, Maschinen, Baumaterial, Erdöl und Konsumgüter. WichtigsteHandelspartner sind Frankreich, Italien, Belgien, Luxemburg, Deutschland,...
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From Bulfinch's Mythology: Bacchus (Dionysus) - anthology.
me their fishing rods and nets and their fisherman's trade. This I followed for some time, till growing weary of remaining in one place, I learned the pilot's art and howto guide my course by the stars. It happened as I was sailing for Delos we touched at the island of Dia and went ashore. Next morning I sent the men for fresh water,and myself mounted the hill to observe the wind; when my men returned bringing with them a prize, as they thought, a boy of delicate appearance, whom they hadfound a...
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il etait une fois un vieux couple heureux
Qu’y a-t-il de plus fascinant et de plus inquiétant que des ruines récentes qui furent des demeures qu’on avait connues au temps où la vallée vivait au rythme des saisons du labeur des hommes qui ne négligeaient pas la moindre parcelle de terre pour assurer leur subsistance? Ces maisons de pierre sèche, bâties sur le flanc du roc à quelques mètres seulement au-dessus de la vallée, ne sont plus qu’un triste amas de décombres, domaine incontesté des reptiles, des arachnides,...
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1996 Summer Olympics.
jump, the first African woman ever to win an Olympic field event. In the first Olympic women's soccer competition, the United States returned to world prominence with a 2-1 gold medal victory over China before more than 76,000spectators—believed to be the largest crowd in history for a women's sporting event. The U.S. team won the first women's World Cup in 1991, defeating Norway inthe final match, but had failed to defend the title in 1995 when they lost to the Norwegians in the semifinals...
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Digestive System.
The stomach, located in the upper abdomen just below the diaphragm, is a saclike structure with strong, muscular walls. The stomach can expand significantly to storeall the food from a meal for both mechanical and chemical processing. The stomach contracts about three times per minute, churning the food and mixing it with gastricjuice. This fluid, secreted by thousands of gastric glands in the lining of the stomach, consists of water, hydrochloric acid, an enzyme called pepsin, and mucin (the...
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Bowling.
In each of the first nine frames the bowler rolls one or two balls. If the bowler knocks down all ten pins with the first ball, he or she has rolled a strike, the best roll possible. An X is recorded on the scoresheet or screen, and the bowler receives ten points (the number of pins knocked down) plus a bonus of the number of pins thebowler knocks down in his or her next two bowls. The maximum possible score in a strike frame, therefore, is 30: the strike followed by two more strikes on subseq...
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Cognitive Psychology.
full richness of people’s cognitive experiences. Describing the act of remembering as a process of storage and retrieval, for example, neglects the subjective experienceof remembering. Another criticism is that information-processing theory may not reflect how the brain actually works. Newer models, such as the parallel distributedprocessing model, try to address this criticism by drawing on studies of brain structure and function. Psychologists continue to debate the adequacy of the information...
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Ancient Egypt.
around 4500 BC. The style and decoration of the pottery found at these sites differ from those of pottery found in Upper Egypt. The northern type eventually fell out of use. Other differences between the peoples in Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt include the nature of their architecture and the arrangements for burial of the dead, thelatter perhaps signifying differing religious beliefs. B Unification and Early Dynastic Period By 3500 BC, the settlement of Hierakonpolis, located on the west bank...
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Gemstones.
In the late 1960s a method was developed for “growing” diamonds by heating a diamond particle to a high temperature and subjecting it to methane gas. The gasdecomposes into carbon atoms, which adhere to the diamond crystal. The crystal structure of the enlarged diamond is identical to that of a natural diamond. Diamondsof about 1 carat (200 mg or 0.007 oz) have been produced by this method, but their cost is still considerably higher than that of naturally occurring diamonds. Sapphires are made...
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Charles Dickens.
The Old Curiosity Shop broke hearts across Britain and North America when it first appeared. Later readers, however, have found it excessively sentimental, especially the pathos surrounding the death of its child-heroine Little Nell. Dickens’s next two works proved less popular with the public. Barnaby Rudge, Dickens’s first historical novel, revolves around anti-Catholic riots that broke out in London in 1780. The events in Martin Chuzzlewit become a vehicle for the novel’s theme: selfishne...
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Wilfrid Laurier.
The Manitoba schools were the main issue in the 1896 election. Although the Catholic clergy campaigned against him, Laurier argued in Québec that he would obtainbetter terms for the Catholics by negotiating directly with the provincial government of Manitoba. “Hands off Manitoba” was an effective slogan in the other provinces aswell. A second issue was corruption in the Conservative Party, as a series of scandals had rocked the Bowell administration. Israel Tarte, a former Québec conservativewho...
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Wilfrid Laurier - Canadian History.
The Manitoba schools were the main issue in the 1896 election. Although the Catholic clergy campaigned against him, Laurier argued in Québec that he would obtainbetter terms for the Catholics by negotiating directly with the provincial government of Manitoba. “Hands off Manitoba” was an effective slogan in the other provinces aswell. A second issue was corruption in the Conservative Party, as a series of scandals had rocked the Bowell administration. Israel Tarte, a former Québec conservativewho...
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Chemical Reaction - chemistry.
Many groups of elements occur so often as ions that they are given names: nitrate, NO 3-; sulfate, SO 42-; and phosphate, PO 43-. The suffix -ate usually indicates the presence of oxygen. The positive ion, NH 4+, is called ammonium, as in NH 4Cl, ammonium chloride, or (NH 4)3PO4, ammonium phosphate. Rules for naming more complicated compounds exist, but many compounds have been given trivial names—for example, Na 2B4O7·10 H 2O, borax—or proprietary names—F(CF 2)nF, Teflon. These nonsystemat...
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Jerusalem - geography.
There are many other artifacts in the city, tied to various periods of history; those of Canaanite, Israelite, Greek, Roman, Arab, Crusader, and Ottoman origin areamong the more prominent. Modern attractions include the Israel Museum (completed in 1965), which houses the Shrine of the Book, where the Dead Sea Scrolls areexhibited; the Rockefeller Museum (opened in 1938), which contains archaeological finds; the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum; the Museum of Biblical Archaeology; theMuseum of Islamic...