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• Vatican City Facts and Figures.

  Voting qualificationsLimited to cardinals under 80 years old ConstitutionApostolic Constitution of 1967, effective 1 March 1968 Armed forcesTotal number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available ECONOMYGross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) Not available GDP per capita (U.S.$) Not available GDP by economic sectorAgriculture, forestry, fishing Not available Industry Not available Services Not available Employ...

• Byzantine Art and Architecture I INTRODUCTION Archangel Michael This depiction of the archangel Michael, in Saint Mark's Cathedral in Venice, Italy, is an example of ancient enamel art.

  This Byzantine ivory relief shows Christ the Pantocrator, or ruler of the world, raising his hand in a gesture of blessing. Itcomes from the cover of a lectionary, or book containing portions of the scriptures, and dates from the second golden ageof Byzantine art, the late 10th century. The relief is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England.Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York Mosaics were the favored medium for the interior adornment of Byzantine churches. The small cubes, or tesserae, t...

• How similar and different are you from your parents?

  didn’t want to give their opinion about that but I could have easily guessed that they would not have accepted some of these sections. It was clear that I should have chosen sciences , like my brother and sister did . Do our personalities differ? Probably, to a certain extent they do, but not essentially. If being different means having different tastes in music or ways to spend free time, then we are different, since we have entirely opposite views on music, films and pastimes. For...

• Cape Verde Facts and Figures.

  Literacy rateTotal 78 percent (2005 estimate) Female 70.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 86.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 8.1 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 6 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 28 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution New constitution took effect 25 September 1992;...

• United States Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 78.1 years (2008 estimate) Female 81.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 75.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 375 people (2005) Population per hospital bed 370 people (2005) Literacy rateTotal 99.5 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.9 percent (2000-2001) Number of years of...

• Menoetius Greek A second-generation Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene, who was a daughter of Oceanus; brother of Atlas, Prometheus, and Epimetheus.

• Sierra Leone Facts and Figures.

  Literacy rateTotal 36.3 percent (2000) Female 22.6 percent (2000) Male 50.7 percent (2000) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 1 percent (1998-1999) Number of years of compulsory schooling Not available Number of students per teacher, primary school 30 students per teacher (1999-2000) GOVERNMENTForm of governmentA military coup toppled the civilian government (elected in February 1996) in May 1997; civilian rule returned in February 1998. Voting qualificat...

• Édouard Manet I INTRODUCTION Manet: Tradition and Innovation French impressionist painter Édouard Manet shocked art audiences in Paris with Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass; 1863, Musée d'Orsay, Paris), which depicts a nude woman at a woodland picnic.

  Le Déjeuner sur l’herbeLe Déjeuner sur l’herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) by Édouard Manet was painted in 1863. When it was first displayed, therough brushwork and undefined areas of color were as distressing to the public as the nude woman who was neither aclassical goddess nor a symbol in an allegory. Manet claimed that the real subject of the painting was light, and it was thatphilosophy that gave birth to impressionism.Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York After his father died in 1862, Manet...

• Commentary : Death and sexuality in Virgin suicides  

  the Catholic religion. More than a story about death and sex, Jeffrey Eugenides offers us an essay about the adolescence. Our incomprehension about teenagers is illustrate with the suicides of the Lisbongirls. The message of this book is summarized in the title Virgin Suicide, which depicts what kind of link between death and sex the author has chosen to deal with, that is to say : howsome young girls (virgin) will kill themselves (suicides). So we can see in this text how the sex can be an inte...

• Czech Republic Facts and Figures.

  Atheist 5 percent Nonreligious 32 percent Other 20 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 76.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 73.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 279 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 114 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross nat...

• Diego Velázquez (artist) I INTRODUCTION Velázquez and Baroque Theatricality Spanish painter Diego Velázquez presents two scenes in The Fable of Arachne (about 1656, Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain), also known as The Spinners.

  search for a position as court painter. In 1623, however, he returned to the capital and, after executing a portrait (1623, Prado) of the king, was named official painterto Philip IV. The portrait was the first among many such sober, direct renditions of the king, the royal family, and members of the court. Indeed, throughout the later1620s, most of Velázquez's efforts were dedicated to portraiture. Mythological subjects would at times occupy his attention, as in Bacchus, also called The Drin...

• Oedipus Oedipus, in Greek mythology, king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, king and queen of Thebes.

• Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), American jazz, cornet, and trumpet player, singer, bandleader, and popular entertainer.

• Ino Greek Daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia; sister of Agave, Antonoë, and Semele; wife of Athamas.

• seats and form of power

  Second of all, it is already known that the USA’s judicial system can be random. The « Hot coffee » field can illustrate this. Some citizens tend to take advantage of the legal system. To recap, Stella Liebeck, 79, spellef hot coffee on herself, got 3rd degree burns on her legs and sued McDonald’s for serving her the coffee. She won a jury verdict of 2.9$ M, which was reduced and the case was...

• notion spaces and forms of power

  and make it national debate. In this way, the Supreme Court intervened and declared segregation on buses illegal. Now, last but not least, let’s turn to our third personality : Martin Luther King. He had already played a major part in the Montgomery boycott. He promoted non-violent actions to struggle against the segregationist laws as civil disobedience or demonstration. One of the most famous demonstrations took place in Washington in 1963....

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The Theaetetus and the Sophist of Plato

  channels through which we see colours and hear sounds. The objects of one sense cannot be perceived withanother: we cannot hear colours or see sounds. But in that case, the thought that a sound and a colour are notthe same as each other, but two different things, cannot be the product of either sight or hearing. Theaetetus hasto concede that there are no organs for perceiving sameness and difference or unity and multiplicity; the mind itselfcontemplates the common terms which apply to eve...

• Sal us Roman The goddess of health and preservation, also of success and good fortune.

• Ivan IV Vasilyevich I INTRODUCTION Ivan IV Vasilyevich or Ivan the Terrible (1530-1584), grand prince of Muscovy (1533-1584) and the first formally proclaimed tsar of Russia (1547-1584).

  That same year Ivan resumed rule over all of Muscovy, much of which was in ruins. But in 1575 he farcically abdicated in favor of a Christianized Tatar, SimeonBekbulatovich, for a year. The tragedies of Ivan's existence were not yet over. In 1582 his daughter-in-law Elena appeared immodestly dressed and Ivan censured her.His son Ivan Ivanovich rose to defend his wife, whereupon the tsar killed his son, his only possible respectable heir. This left as heir Ivan’s feebleminded son Fyodor(reigned 1...

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  with the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The charter specifically notes the need to balance the rights of individuals against the needs of the community, and Canadian laws that impinge on civil liberties arejustified on this ground. The American constitution has no such clause. This leads American courts to interpret individual rights more absolutely and give less protectionto the needs of groups or society at large. For example, Americans have a greater right to express racist...

• Temperature I INTRODUCTION Thermometers Mercury and digital thermometers are the most common types of household devices for measuring body temperature.

  range of the water, which differs for various species. Thus, for example, the increase in temperature of river water by only a few degrees as a result of heat dischargedfrom power plants may kill most of the native fish. See Water Pollution. The properties of all materials are also markedly affected by temperature changes. At arctic temperatures, for example, steel becomes very brittle and breaks easily,and liquids either solidify or become very viscous, offering high frictional resistance to...

• Central African Republic Facts and Figures.

  Other Christians 23 percent Muslim 16 percent Indigenous beliefs 15 percent Other 14 percent NOTE: Christians are strongly influenced by animistic beliefs and practices. HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 44 years (2008 estimate) Female 44 years (2008 estimate) Male 43.9 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 82 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 11,819 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,145 people (1990) Literacy rateT...

• Debating Sports Records Mark Purdy, sports columnist for the San Jose Mercury News in California, compiles a list of sports records that he believes will never be broken and a separate list of records that he thinks are soon to be eclipsed.

  UCLA’s dominance of NCAA men’s college basketball in the late 1960s and early 1970s will never be matched. With John Wooden as coach, the Bruins went from1967 to 1973 without losing a tournament game. Wooden built a dynasty around a system that stressed team play and solid defense, anchored by standout centersLew Alcindor (who later changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Bill Walton. The Bruins’ ten straight appearances in the Final Four (1967-1976) will alsobe tough to top, given that tod...

• Debating Sports Records Mark Purdy, sports columnist for the San Jose Mercury News in California, compiles a list of sports records that he believes will never be broken and a separate list of records that he thinks are soon to be eclipsed.

  UCLA’s dominance of NCAA men’s college basketball in the late 1960s and early 1970s will never be matched. With John Wooden as coach, the Bruins went from1967 to 1973 without losing a tournament game. Wooden built a dynasty around a system that stressed team play and solid defense, anchored by standout centersLew Alcindor (who later changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Bill Walton. The Bruins’ ten straight appearances in the Final Four (1967-1976) will alsobe tough to top, given that tod...

• Doping and drugs are unavoidable in sports

              Let's not generalize this drugs problem to all athletes. Sometimes ago, sports used to be a way of having fun, but now since it has become a business and because of all the pressure, the field had damaged: sport is became a racial and cultural competition, but also a mean to show who is superior. 

• Aphrodite Aphrodite, in Greek mythology, the goddess of love and beauty and the counterpart of the Roman goddess Venus.

• Robert Redford Robert Redford, born in 1936, American actor, director, and producer, known for his intelligence, striking appearance, and commercial success.

• Pop Art Pop Art, visual arts movement of the 1950s and 1960s, principally in the United States and Britain.

• Orpheus Greek A famous poet and singer; son of Oeagrus, king of Thrace, and of Calliope, the Muse; husband of Eurydice.

• Myths and Heroes

  though they are not real. To my mind, the image of the hero has evolved from a rather unpleasant way, since nowadays, anyone can be called a hero. For example, let's talk about Felix Baumgartner. He's the new holder of the world record for skydiving height, jumping out of a tiny capsule, 39 kilometers up in the sky. He broke the sound barrier on his descent. He's the first human that has ever done that. We could say, according to our prior definition, that he is a hero. Yet, his he really one? W...

• Count Basie Count Basie (1904-1984), American jazz pianist and bandleader, a leading musician of the swing era (1930s and early 1940s).

• Dragon Dragon, a legendary reptilian monster similar in form to a crocodile and usually represented as having wings, huge claws, and a fiery breath.

• winds Greek and Roman Both Greek and Roman cultures in classical times personified the winds, recognizing the power of these forces.

• Dioscuri (Sons of Zeus) Greek A title used in Greek and Roman mythology for the twin brothers Castor and Polydeuces, whose Roman name was Pollux.

• Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind, motion-picture epic about a tempestuous Southern belle and the changes in her life due to the American Civil War (1861-1865), based on the bestselling novel by Margaret Mitchell.

  Isabel Jewell (Emmy Slattery)William Stack (Minister)Robert Elliott (Yankee major)George Meeker, Wallis Clark (His poker-playing captains)Irving Bacon (Corporal)Adrian Morris (Carpetbagger orator)J. M. Kerrigan (Johnny Gallagher)Olin Howlin (Yankee businessman)Yakima Canutt (Renegade)Blue Washington (His companion)Ward Bond (Yankee captain Tom)Cammie King (Bonnie Blue Butler)Mickey Kuhn (Beau Wilkes)Lillian Kemble-Cooper (Bonnie's nurse)Si Jenks (Yankee on street)Harry Strang (Tom's aide) Award...

• Miles Davis Miles Davis (1926-1991), American trumpet player and bandleader, one of the most innovative, influential, and respected figures in the history of jazz .

• Bob Dylan Bob Dylan, born in 1941, American musician and songwriter, one of the most important figures in contemporary folk music and rock music.

• Magna Carta I INTRODUCTION Magna Carta (Latin, "Great Charter"), document sealed by King John of England on June 15, 1215, in which he made a series of promises to his subjects that he would govern England and deal with his vassals according to the customs of feudal law (see Feudalism).

  The importance of the Magna Carta lies more in its symbolism than in its words. As a result, many modern rights have been based on the Magna Carta that wereunknown in the 13th century, including habeas corpus and the principle of no taxation without representation. Neither of these concepts existed in the original Magna Carta of 1215 but both became accepted as English law during the early 17th century. At that time, members of Parliament, the English legislative assembly, who opposed the rule...

• Steve Martin Steve Martin, born in 1945, American comedian and writer, who emerged as a motion-picture actor of exceptional talent and range.

• Elvis Presley Elvis Presley (1935-1977), American singer and actor, one of the most popular and influential entertainers of the 20th century.

• Gene Kelly Gene Kelly (1912-1996), American tap and ballet dancer, choreographer, actor, and director, known for his work in motion-picture musicals.

• Hypnos (Sleep) Greek The personification of sleep and the twin brother of Thanatos (Death); the son of Nyx (Night) and Erebus (Darkness).

• Maia (1) Greek Daughter of Atlas and Pleione, the eldest and most beautiful of the Pleiades (the Seven Sisters).

• Cratus (Crato s; Krato s; Strength) Greek The personification of strength; a demigod or lesser god; son of the Titan Pallas and the water Nymph Styx; brother of Nike (Victory), Bia (Force), and Zelus (Zeal).

• Leto Greek A Titan; daughter of Coeus and Phoebe; mother, by Zeus, of the twin deities, Artemis and Apollo.

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: Orpheus and Eurydice - anthology.

  Now under hanging mountains,Beside the falls of fountains,Or where Hebrus wanders,Rolling in meanders,All alone,He makes his moan,And calls her ghost,For ever, ever, ever lost!Now with furies surrounded,Despairing, confounded,He trembles, he glows,Amidst Rhodope's snows.See, wild as the winds o'er the desert he flies;Hark! Hæmus resounds with the Bacchanals' cries.Ah, see, he dies!Yet even in death Eurydice he sung,Eurydice still trembled on his tongue:Eurydice the woodsEurydice the floodsEurydi...

• MYTHS AND HEROES I'm going to talk you about the notion Myth and heros.

  En effet ce sont les actions qu'ils peuvent effectuer qui les font devenir "Heros" et qui rende le monde meilleur. Ces heros font oublier les problemes quotidiens par leurs actions, leurs revendications etc

• Orson Welles Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor, producer, director, and writer, most noted for directing and starring in the landmark motion picture Citizen Kane (1941).

• Alfred Hitchcock I INTRODUCTION Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), British-born American motion-picture director and producer, noted for his technically innovative and psychologically complex thrillers.

• Robinson Crusoe (extrait) Daniel Defoe (...) In a little time I began to speak to him, and teach him to speak to me; and, first, I made him know his name should be Friday, which was the day I saved his life.