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Theoretical Explanations of Two Prominent Pre-Industrial Civilizations: The Mayan Civilization and the Roman Empire from the Lens of Joseph Tainter and Arnold Toynbee

Introduction

Civilizations have characterized much of human history and have laid the groundwork for several innovations on human organization. As humans have learned to congregate in societies, they have developed their respective ways of living based on their understanding on the natural and social environment enveloping them within a given geographical area. Human organization inevitably comes into play, in which positions of authority are recognized and tasked to maintain and improve the political, economic and religious affairs of ...

ROMAN AND MAYAN NUMERATION

Roman numerals were devised by the Roman people to enable counting and perform simple arithmetic calculations in daily life. They used letters to symbolize numbers. With the combination of those letters, any number can be formed.
They are an additive number system. The intermediate values of the numbers are achieved by adding the splitting the given number in terms of the numbers in above table and representing them with alphabets.
Eg.36.
36 can be split as 10+10+10+5+1

So, having the table as reference, it is written as XXXVI.

Similarly, a number 675 can be split as 500+100+50+10+10+5
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Genocide in Guatemala: An Outline
Guatemala is mostly hilly country in Central America. It was erstwhile the heart of the well-known Mayan civilization, which was prevalent till the 10th century AD. When Spanish voyagers invaded Maya in the 16th century, the indigenous Mayans were enslaved in their own native soil. They are even now the most underprivileged majority of the Guatemala's population. Such kinds of inequalities and cruelties of Mayan people led to bitter Civil war in Guatemala which resulted in the mass genocide of this community.
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Introduction

In order to understand the sculpture it is very important to understand the Mayan history. The Maya civilization can be considered to be among the classiest pre-Colombian Americas. The Maya region ranges from the southeastern Mexico to Guatemala. The Maya civilization has been claimed to have existed during the Pre-classic era (Sylvanus). During this era, that is when they were able to flourish and also be defeated. Their culture in the last decade has been influenced by the Mexican culture. The Mayan art is one of the most renowned in the world. This is the reason why the sculptures ...

Joanne Garconnet

Abstract
The aim of this paper is to see how paintings techniques and world description changed through styles concentrating on a single theme of female body. The three chosen works for analysis are Jacques-Louis David's Madame Recamier (1800) for Neoclassicism, Goya's The Nude Maya (1800) as an example of Romanticism, and Renoir's Young Girl Combing Her Hair (1894) for Impressionism.
Key words: Impressionism, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, female body, paintings.
Jacques-Louis David's Madame Recamier (1800)
Francisco Goya's The Nude Maya (1800)
Renoir's Young Girl Combing Her Hair (1894)
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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to see how paintings techniques and world description changed through epochs concentrating on a single theme of female body. the three chosen works for analysis are Caravaggio's Death of the Virgin (1604-1606) for Baroque, Jacques-Louis David's Madame Recamier (1800) for Neoclassicism as part of the Enlightenment and Francisco Goya's The Nude Maya (1800) as an example of Romanticism.
Key words: Baroque, Enlightenment, Romanticism, female body, paintings, light.

Caravaggio's Death of the Virgin (1604-1606)

Jacques-Louis David's Madame Recamier (1800)
Francisco Goya's The Nude Maya (1800)
Looking on the background of all studied materials, the three chosen works for ...

Culture, when broadly applied, is a term that can be used to describe virtually all avenues and aspects of human life. In his textbook Cultural Anthropology, Richley H. Crapo defines it as “a learned system of beliefs, feelings, and rules for living around which a group of people organize their lives; a way of life of particular society” (Crapo, 2013). Perhaps the most astounding thing about humanity is the vast diversity in culture that emerges in different groups of people. The differences in culture come from a variety of factors, the most important being geography. One important marker of culture is how it revolves ...

The influence and importance of Tolteca during the Aztec time

Originally, Aztec were nomads and had no artists or craftsmen. They had arrived in the valley of Mexico in 1325 by overpowering other tribes who occupied the region like the Xochimilco and Colhuacan. They preserved the ancient art traditions of the Tula after it had fallen along with its customs and traditions. Tula was the capital of the Toleca which is also referred to as Tolec. Tolecas flourished around 900-1187 and they were native of Hehuetlapallan, village found in 576 BC by the Northwest Mexico immigrants. This essay elaborates on the influence and importance of Tolteca during the time ...

Black like me

Plato, one of the most famed philosophy, reiterated that it is only in the light of justice that we can be able to truly define the real measure of an individual’s view; whether it existed or not. He further reflected that the non-existence of justice is the non-existence of what defines one as a man. This statement manages to capture what author Griffin faced during his self imposed experiment. In addition, the saying covers the widespread racial discrimination when he was writing his book; black like me. During this time, justice was a mirage to the black community in the ...

Conquistador was a name given to the warriors and explorers from Spain who took over and dominated over much of the American colonies in the sixteenth century. The most widely known subjugation were the ones that involved the conquering of the city of Tenochtitlan, the conquering of the Mayan empire, and the domination over the civilization of Peru. The Spanish explorers also subjected the Caribbean colonies to a lot of terror1. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to look into the issue of the Spanish armies in the 1500s and 1600s, and especially at the issue of conquistadors, and discuss ...

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The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is an important connection between the spine and pelvis. The shape and contour of the joint changes with life, i.e. it changes from flat shape to angular with the passage of time. SIJ is commonly involved in the painful conditions of pelvis and lower back. It can also result in transient numbness or tingling sensations and/or elevated level of urinary frequency. The complex anatomy and biomechanics of SIJ have an important role in the development of the low back pain and other symptoms, and they are also involved in making it ...

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There is, unfortunately, quite a big number of perplexing issues in the modern society. The problem of homelessness, which is one of the most acute ones, interests me in several aspects. Due to various reasons, more and more people become homeless, and while it seems that the problem should be eradicated, it progresses.
The reason why I wanted to investigate into this matter was because this problem concerns many people in the USA. According to the summary by National Alliance to End Homelessness, in the recent years generally nineteen people out of ...

A goal of this paper is to identify the episodes from the life of travelers that affect their future outlook and personality formation. The first film is «Diarios de motocicleta», shot in 2004 by Walter Salles (Diarios De Motocicleta), and the second one is «Sin dejar huella», filmed in 2000 by María Novaro (Sin Dejar Huella).
Mainly it is necessary to investigate the factors that influence the change of orientation of the main characters. You can affirmatively say that the basis for the change in the mood of the characters is the class division, especially if you take ...

In looking at the application of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis to spoken language, it is evident that perceptions of objective reality can be seen to shape the way that people understand language. The influence of linguistic development throughout life can be seen in the way that it influences the cultural ideologies and views that are formed. These perceptions are generally understood to have a strong influence on the way that people view the world. Factors such as body language, engendered grammar, and the conception of scientific concepts are all influenced by the construction of language. For this reason, language itself ...

Hindus consider the Vedic texts as sacred. Adi Shankra is a 9th century Hindu mystic and commentary of the Vedic texts that explain the philosophical view of Advaita Vedanta. Different authors debate on Shankara's intent of writing concerning Oneness of Brahman and Atman and the interconnection between them. The main discussion in this essay is to explicate and qualify the truth based on Shankara’s writings. The paper will investigate whether Shankara exaggerates delusional nature of the external world as well as how one comes to know the connection between Atman and Brahman.
According to Shankara, direct experience is ...

Introduction

Mexico is among the world’s top ten tourist destinations. The country is recognized for its ancient relics and beach resorts worldwide. The country’s varied cities, climate, and landscape provide the tourists with a broad range of travel experiences. Tourism Mexico divides the country into six main tourist areas including Central Mexico, Baja Peninsula, Pacific Coast, Southern Mexico and Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, and Northern Mexico. Nonetheless, the tourism industry in Mexico has of late experienced some highly publicized disasters and violent events, which have essentially called into question that it is secure to visit this nation. Some ...

Mexico is a nation in the South America which is a quarter the size of America. Most of its citizens are a mix of Indians and Spanish. The official national language is Spanish. Due to the presence of these two cultures, the Mexican food is highly influenced by Indian and Spanish cuisines. The Mexican cuisine is among the versatile and varied and the cultural aspect of Mexican cuisine takes on a unique personality (Blaxland, 127). The Mexican cuisine, historically, incorporates fruits and vegetables. Although there have been influence by other cultures; the traditional Mexican cooking has been flexible yet retaining some unique cultural ...

In the year 1903, W.E.B Dubois wrote the book The Negro Church. This book was later to be recognized as one among the most instrumental literary works in the Harlem Renaissance of 1918 to 1937. Dubois, much like other African American writers contributed greatly to American writing through philosophical thinking and ideology. James Baldwin is among the most prominent writers whose works are a portrayal of the prominent role of religion in African American literature. His book, Go Tell It on the Mountain, which narrates his life as the son of a Christian minister, is an explication of the role of ...

Chapter I

The stereotypes and micro-aggressions suffered by a Black woman in a toxic workplace leads to deleterious effects. The effects reported here include oppression, shame, and isolation. Internalizing these feelings of isolation systematically caused the body, mind, and spirit to suffer physiologically and psychologically. The overall strategy is termed disconnection; this concept is reinforced by the “power over” (Jordan, 2010) by a dominant group who wantonly exercise shame and isolation to discourage mutually empowerment relationships (Jordan, 2010, p. 105).
This Black woman is me. The terms Black and African American are used interchangeably. It is my preference to identify with the Black ...

Chapter I

The stereotypes and micro-aggressions suffered by a Black woman in a toxic workplace leads to deleterious effects. The effects reported here include oppression, shame, and isolation. Internalizing these feelings of isolation systematically caused the body, mind, and spirit to suffer physiologically and psychologically. The overall strategy is termed disconnection; this concept is reinforced by the “power over” (Jordan, 2010) by a dominant group who wantonly exercise shame and isolation to discourage mutually empowerment relationships (Jordan, 2010, p. 105).
This Black woman is me. The terms Black and African American are used interchangeably. It is my preference to identify with the Black ...

When we are in a youth we are in a mental chaos to select a good college for a four year degree program to build a successful life we go in debts taking student loans up to twenty thousand dollars and more and then worry about paying it off. As the concept of a stable economic future is only guaranteed by a college degree. You either enter a licensed profession like a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or do a PhD. research or even join a big traditional institution like an investment bank or a government office. Keeping all this in mind you opt for the best college where you try to get ...