Essays on History

Question 1: Gramsci: Some Preliminary Points of Reference

Philosophy has had a long history in which it has been viewed as an ‘ivory tower’ pursuit – a subject which is to be studied by those who have either too much time or money on their hands. Through this view philosophy had no practical applicability and was simply a pass time for those who could afford it. Contrary to this view, Gramsci argued that not only is philosophy a practical subject of study – one which embodies the idea of ‘praxis’ but that every individual is a philosopher. This (somewhat deterministic) standpoint claims that all people are, in ...

Personal Reflection on Chinese Cultural Message About Conflict

Introduction The Chinese culture is regarded as among the oldest in the world. Its 4,000 years old civilization has established a nation that has the most distinctive features. From the ancient formation of Chinese culture until today, conflicts have largely contributed to the shaping of a country that is regarded today as an emerging global economic superpower. The capability of any Chinese citizen to cope up with emerging conflicts is a skill that was forged by the culture of oppression from Mongolian invasion during the ancient times and the Chinese reformation during the time of Mao Zedong in 1949. Individualism ...

“Criminal law involves prosecution by the government of a person for an act that has been classified as a crime” (Criminal law | Wex Legal Dictionary / Encyclopedia | LII ). Civil lawsuits, on the other hand, include persons and establishments pursuing to solve legal arguments. In criminal suits, the state, through a DA, starts the suit, while, in a civil indictment, the sufferer produces the suit. Individuals sentenced of a corruption might be imprisoned, penalized, or both. However, individuals found accountable in a civil litigation could only have to surrender possessions or repay cash, but are not jailed.

A "crime" is any action or oversight (of a ...

The works of Gerhard Richter are dominated by two contemporary styles, which include distinctive, process-oriented abstraction and a mild version of super-realism. He says that he does not have a favorite theme is his artwork, something that allows him to produce distinctively different forms of art during his period. During his painting career, Richer experimented with radically different art forms to portray what he perceived in his environment. His work matched different periods in history. Richer does not conform to the thinking of the masses. He uses photo painting to express his connection to family members and real characters.

The ...

Ideology in Art and Popular Culture

Every film behaves in either positive or negative manner and therefore, offers an explicit or implied ideology. Every film has incline that is based on the sense used by director about right and wrong—an ideological perspective privileging specific institutions, cultures and characters. Films are products marketed to the public and film-making includes a predisposition that most people would respond in roughly identical or parallel ways to material. Films can be divided on the basis of their ideology such as neural, implicit and explicit. Neutral films are escapist and light entertainment that emphasizes on pleasure, action and entertainment values for ...

Lesson 5.1: The Historical Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth comes publicly as the Messiah and preaches on the Kingdom of God. The Book of John notes, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” This was because Nazareth was an obscure village where Jesus lives. The gospels identify Nazareth as an inconsequential village (Bosworth, 2005). Jesus is the founder of the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth he dies to consecrate humanity. Additionally, the Holy Quran mentions Jesus the Nazarene as an important person. The figure of Jesus has a popular historical treatment in the universe. Historically, Jesus was a Galilean the evidence to this assertion lays in ...

A number of apocalypse prophecies have cropped up over the course of human history – nearly every civilization and culture, not to mention religion, has their own version of the end times. Christianity has Armageddon, Hindus have the ending of the last age of man, or Yuga, and so on. Nostradamus had predicted the coming of a comet that would wipe out all mankind, and people were also convinced that the coming of the year 2000 would bring around the end of the world. The Mayans have also made their own prophecy about the end of the world occurring in the ...

Book Review: If the South Had Won the Civil War

The novel, “If the South Had Won the Civil War” initially featured in the Look Magazine in November 22, 1960 where it stirred an overflow of correspondence across the world from its readers. It was published in the year 1961. For any serious civil war enthusiast, this novel is a must-have. The writer of the novel Kantor MacKinlay Kantor is a Pulitzer Price-winning author and a master in story-telling. He shows us how the civil war would have been won by the South and how a minor shift in the history during the 1863 summer could have twisted the tide for the Confederation. ...

After the recent presidential pools in the US and the retention of Mr. Osama as the American president, much was written in the media as pertains to his re-election. Below is a discussion of some of the terms and phrases that might were widely used by most of the dailies.

- Second-term (Clymer Para 1): in the political context in America, this term is used to describe a situation where an individual, especially a president, is elected for the second and final term of two years at the helm of the country’s politics. However, it has to be noted ...

The speaker often has a role to play in ensuring that a persuasive message is successful. This happens when the speaker fails to analyze his or her audience efficiently. It is important that one selects clearly the purpose of the persuasive message. Secondly, the purpose needs to be realistic. It is of great importance that persuasive messages are adapted well to the audiences that it targets. It is importance to know the character of the audience and how to gather information about them (Benoit 1).

The speaker should know the audience characteristics he or she is going to talk to. ...

Thousands of voters were still in queues waiting to vote even after Obama had delivered his acceptance speech (Editorial). This was not an isolated case because many had spent numerous hours in line waiting to cast their vote all over the country some even jeopardizing their employment. Another rampant problem is the issue of secret campaign donations (Editorial).

These are the issues that tarnish the election system of the United States. The reason behind choosing this topic as the subject matter is because however miniature the problem seems, it is the backbone as democracy as we know it as a ...

Annotated Bibliography

Boccaccio, Giovanni and John Payne (Trans.). The Decameron. New York: Walter Black Inc., n.d. Kindle. Boccaccio is considered as Chaucer’s counterpart in Italy. The book is a compilation of tales like The Canterbury Tales. He writes of the decadent side of women during the Medieval Age. Almost all of the 100 (Decameron) stories—10 stories for each of the 10 days—are about some illicit affair. Even nuns in a convent get involved with a man. The women in the stories seem to be mostly from the middle or upper class of Italian society. The stories are irreverent descriptions of ...

Abstract

Kmart was one of the leading retailers in America for an extended period of time, however due to the inefficient planning with regards to its core forte of discount retailing and its complacency in relation to its competitors namely Target and Wall Mart led to Kmart’s downfall is a spectacular fashion.

We will evaluate Kmart’s strategy to compete in the retail market and how can they be a force to reckon with again in this cut throat environment of Retail Sector by channeling their resources effectively.

KMART – BACKGROUND & PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

Kmart – Background & Problem identification

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Discussion 1

Judicial review of competency or reasonability in regard to defendant mens rea (mental state) at issue in case involves four general rule elements where 1) waiver of rights is determined accord to the 2) capacity of a party to plea and 2) stand trial, the criteria to 4) defense. Defendants “pleading not guilty by reason of insanity” forsake criminal responsibility in exchange for state mental health incarceration (Meyer & Weaver, 2006).

In the cases State v. Bates and State v. Stiller no assignment of incompetency should occur. If temporary insanity is determined to be in question, hospital ...

The Eugenics Movement

Davenport, Charles & Laughlin, Harry H. (1927). Eugenics Seeks to Improve the Natural, Physical, Mental and Tempermental Qualities of the Human Family. American Philosophical Society. Retrieved from http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics/image_header.pl?id=248&printable=1&detailed=0

This document is an overview of the intentions of the early American eugenics movement from the point of view of the Director and Assistant Director of the program in 1927. Although the front page of the document claims that humans cannot be used in scientific experiment, the rest of the document details the ways America should assess and promote things such as “what matings are fittest for society ...

Presenting complaints: This is a presentation of a 14 year old female known as Mary X. who presented with a right side abdominal pain of 6 hours duration (started since 10am). Reason for admission/ History of presenting complaints: Mary’s abdominal pain begins near the belly button with tenderness around the central abdomen. This pain with a dull consistency at onset later increased in severity as it moves towards the right lower abdominal region. The pathophysiology that is associated with this condition is that which is caused by the fecalith blocking the appendix in about 50-80 percent of cases while in the ...

VaR calculations are becoming increasing important for all the investors, bankers, and regulators. There are several ways to calculate VaR; the historical method, the Variance – Covariance Method, and Monte Carlo method. In this analysis, we will use the returns of stocks from Dow Jones Industrial Average for the last 40 years in order to make a comparison between different VaR calculation methods. We will try to determine how that observation time, normality of the data, time frame, and variation of the data influence different ways of calculating VaR.

Implementation of Historical Methods

Data

Historical simulation is one of the popular methods used in ...

Summary of Articles

- The Wit of Saul Steinberg The article on Steinberg is a discussion on the effects of drawings and pictures in relation to written words on the same subject matter. The author of the book ‘Art and Illusion’ is also the author of this article who critiques and analyzes Steinberg’s paintings as a mode of communication. It is indicated in this article how pictures and drawings play an important part in articulating messages. In fact, the author describes Steinberg’s pictures as more precise in portraying a message better than his words ever could. The pictures presented in this article ...

This report is on a 19-year-old high school student (male), who has come to the centre for rehabilitation from alcohol abuse. He was previously treated for this context but of not much improvement in his drinking habit. So he is now admitted in the inpatient department for rehabilitation. I am a specialist on the subject and will be analyzing key observations from responses of the patient.

Section A

Q. Who has referred you in this centre for inpatient withdrawal management? My general practitioner has referred me. Q. What is the main substance you use? (Brickham, 2012) Whiskey and vodka and ...

Introduction:

Many contemporary films have catchy and witty titles, which promote those movies better than their trailers or synopses. The case of the film called “Agora” belongs to one of those few exceptions, where the title says it all, if you know what it means. The word ‘agora’ stood for a ‘gathering place’ in ancient Greece. It was the central point for the Greek community, a meeting point of differences and similarities within the social, economic and political views, and it is exactly where the story within the film finds a crack.

The film “Agora,” released in 2009, ...

There are very good reasons for considering Columbia a failed state, given its long history of corruption, drug trafficking, human rights abuses and a decades-long civil war. Indeed, making the opposite case is extremely challenging, and probably the best arguments that can be mustered is that it not in as bad a condition as it was in the 1990s and has actually been improving in recent years (DV). Even at its worst, when the drug cartels were openly challenging the authority and legitimacy of the state and internal conflicts and civil war were at their most intense, it was not nearly as ...

In the year 1880, when Susan Coolidge published her book, A Short History of the City of Philadelphia, From Its Foundation to the Present Time, she observed the rapid growth of the city. She wrote, “It is difficult to realize, when studying any one of our large American towns, how short a time it is since the ground on which it stands was an unbroken wilderness, upon which eye of white man had never rested” (Coolidge, Chapter 1). Indeed, to stand in Philadelphia today, one absorbs a sense of great history, ideas, and progress, feelings that seem as if they should ...

Josef Stalin created a “Cult of Personality” around Vladimir Lenin and then, by association used it for himself. Many of his actions in this regard were against Lenin’s wishes and ideals. Although they did not serve Lenin’s views they served Stalin well. Once he created the cult around Lenin he associated himself with Lenin, then he declared himself as Lenin’s successor. This brought about the era known as Stalinization. Once in control he used his power to continue to promote himself. Photographs and posters of Lenin and Stalin together were everywhere, including every home. He kept ...

Today, the Sri Vijaya Empire personifies the glory and pride of the proud past of the Malay people. But an astonishing fact is that this kingdom was virtually unknown for the past few centuries, and was erased not just from the history books but also from the memories of the Malay people till the year 1918. The Sri Vijaya Empire was located in Palembang and Bukit Seguntang functioned as its capital. The historical evidence collected so far indicates that the kingdom was powerful, and served as an important Buddhist development centre between the centuries of ...

Background and Historical Development Of Cancer

Cancer is normally defined as an automated, abnormal growth of human body cells that result into neoformations. (ASC, 2012, p. 1) History of oncology traces its roots back to ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. Methods to treat tumors were partially described in an old manuscripts and treatises. Now these methods seem primitive, but aspiration to treat this disease deserves admiration. Doctors of antiquity applied the methods of cauterization, cutting-off tumors, amputation of extremities, also infusions and herbal broths.

Referring to DeVita and Chu (2008) history of oncology got the certain development after the microscope invention and experiments on animals. ...

Part 1: summary

The works focus on the creation by society of several places known as utopia. These peace known as utopia or heterotopia in plural are a reflection of the perfect place as far as any society is concerned. This is because these places are tailor made by society to be the utter embodiment of peace and serenity. These places are a reflection of all the aspirations of a given society as far as the peace and serenity of this society is concerned. The main argument of this concept is that all cultures in the world tend to form heterotopias. Thus, there is no ...

It all began in 1971 after President Nixon lowered trade restrictions between China and U.S. This led to dramatic events, which helped end more than decades of Sino-American hostility. It occurred when President Nixon met the ailing Chinese dictator, Mao Zedong, with the aim of improving the Sino-American relationship. This was due to Nixon’s belief on the importance of maintaining a strategic equilibrium among the super powers, which led to the development of a foreign policy that established a stable triangular balance of power (Norton et al, 2012).

This led to reduced military actions that could spark emotions among the ...

SWOT Analysis for Electronic Medical Record in Texas District Hospital

Electrical Medical Record is a digital version of a record that contains a full history of a patient from one practice. It is used for it makes it easier to track patient’s data over time. Peer review of health to health service was conducted to enable perform a SWOT analysis about possible integration of Electrical Medical Records and results are as presented.

Strengths

It’s a proven method. The methodology has been approved to be functional in different health institutions which build trust on clients for ease of access to their records. This saves them time. Accurate and reliable data, EMR will reduce chances of ...

Communication

General Purpose: To inform. Purpose: To highlight the historical relevance of Tattoos, and their significance in contemporary society. Central Idea: “The word tattoo came from ‘tatau,’ which means physical markings. While the popular belief is that it is a part of the modern rebellious group of modernists, it was introduced to the South Sea Islands in 1769 by Captain Cook, following his voyage to Polynesia. However, there is enough evidence to show that the practice started much earlier as seen on mummies dating back to 2000 B.C” (Isaacs, 2012).

Introduction:

Attention Getter: How have tattoos become popular? Through celebrities ...

The Olympics was innovated form the site of the ancient Olympic Games, Olympia. Well, according to the historical archives, the first ever Olympics, dates back to the 776 BC and were dedicated to the Olympian gods. The games were played on the prehistoric plains of Olympia, which was the main site of the primeval Olympic Games, situated in the western part of the Peloponnese. This place is referred to as the island of "Pelops", that is, according to Greek mythology, in other words referred to as the founder of the Olympic Games.

The history of Olympics is considerably ...

Francis Fukuyama wrote a very bold essay in the summer of 1988 where he stated that history had come to a stop, and the west had finally triumphed as the dominant civilization. As the world witnessed the fall of communism and a democratization wave that swept through many countries, especially in Latin America, it seemed to the author that liberal democracy had proven to be the highest form of human society. He declared that history, as a constant struggle between ideologies, had ended. This, of course, did not mean that nothing interesting was going to happen anymore. Fukuyama stated that it only meant ...

Introduction

Medieval period is not a new term, and it frequently appears in the history classes and is mainly used to point out that period in history characterized by the commencing of the renaissance period, in the fourteenth century. Moreover, many scholars refer to this period as the middle ages and sometimes the dark ages. This period also denotes the beginning of the fall of the Roman Empire, about 476 CE. This period implies that the society that the people were living in the fifteenth century was more civilized and significant than the previous civilizations that have ever existed for thousands ...

Alaimo, Kathleen. Historical Roots of Children’s Rights and the United States.

This article examines the rights of the child by tracing the historical origins of the rights of children in the West over the many centuries. The article also tries to clarify the distinctive ways in which children’s rights are contemporary understood. The essay focuses on the idea of rights by connecting this idea to the changing perspectives about childhood in the West. The discussion derives much from the 1989 UNCRC which defines children’s rights. According to Alaimo (2), the UNCRC affirms not only the ...

The two towns Herculaneum and Pompeii together with some other small towns and villages that were located south of Italy were covered in 24 hrs by disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The catastrophe terminated the life in the cities but preserved them and they were later rediscovered approximately 1,700 years later. Arguably, these were ordinary roman cities that ended in an extraordinary way and therefore they have become a reflection through which historian can view and understand the entire roman civilization.

According to Capasso and Gabriella (996), the history of Rome together with its empires covers thousands years. ...

The reflection paper, based on a range of classes of the course, is aimed at once more reconsidering what I have learnt during the course and the way I was feeling about each of the classes. Before considering each of the classes I would like to mention that all the class were very insightful, and made me more interested in religious studies in general, and the development of religion in Korea.

The introductory class was dedicated to Christianity in Korea. I was interested in general overview of the current state of Christianity in the world. Before the class I ...

The torch relay and its traditions

This is an illustration of the unity and uniqueness of the Chinese people. It also represented the ancient ties and the traditions of the communities. The torch was carried for 130 days which was supposed to shoe harmony within the Chinese people and the ancient’s traditions that brought them together. Of all the torches, this torch was carried for the longest time to showcase the respect the people of China have had amongst themselves and the people around them. China has been criticized for not embracing human rights and has been in the limelight for the same. Therefore, ...

Borngasser, B., 2003. The Architecture of the Baroque. In: R. Toman, ed. 2003. Baroque and Rococo: architecture, painting, sculpture. Berlin: Feierabend.

Burroughs, C., 1998. Grammar and expression in early Renaissance architecture: Brunelleschi and Alberti. RES: Antropology and Aesthetics, 34, pp. 39-63.

A well known architectural historian, Burroughs, examines in his article two greats of early Renaissance architecture. Both Brunelleschi and Alberti greatly influenced architects of the following generations and they are still considered two of the most important people in the field of all time. The author examines not only their careers, but also their writings, works, ...

This portfolio represents the changes that learning this course of English has brought in my writings. Prior to taking UWP1, I thought that writing an essay is a simple process of organizing thoughts and writing them down neatly. It was not until the beginning of this quarter that I realized my previous concepts towards writing were very naïve. The course introduced me to a variety of essay genres such as literacy narrative, rhetoric analysis and research blog, which I had hardly touched on before. I was first terrified at the complexity of genres and speech of tones correlated with various ...

Economic history is a vast field with no explicit definitions. D.C Coleman defined it as a study of past economic angles of societies in history and how they used their resources such as capital, workforce and land (Szirmai, 11). The study of economic history is vital given the need to learn from past mistakes. Flawed decisions made in the past will be studied and used to better inform decisions made in the contemporary society. Different stakeholders have implemented various programs that enable the study of economic history. One such program was the PBS “Commanding Heights”, which expounded on issues of globalization ...

James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues” is a unique and fascinating tale full of history, tangible drama, and pressing insights into the plight of African Americans during the early 20th century. Telling the tale of two brothers – the unnamed narrator and Sonny – Baldwin’s work explores the nature of suffering, and how it is filtered through many different outlets (denial, judgment, drugs, music). The result is a well-written tale that offers the audience one of the most intriguing statements about the American experience, drawing on history and people’s perception of it to come to its ...

Art is a collection of different human events and the results of those events. This project emphasizes on the paintings done by different artists in America and what the artists had in mind during the time when they did these paintings. The paintings are found in the statutory hall. There are varied emotions depicted by the artists that define the history of America before independence. These paintings are of much importance even to the current generation and help one to understand better the history of America by just having a look at the images. These places the images in their immediate ...

As I had finished my degree, I opted to take a few courses that I deemed important in my career life. I considered Music, History and Philosophy. These are courses that are full of fun. Unlike the technical courses, they require manageable input to achieve comprehension and are comfortable to handle since they are free of calculations

As a perfect human culture product, music is known to be a superb art form. Musicologists’ argument is that music varies s varied from culture to culture. However, some music products that are international especially the English ones have made it to various communities. ...

The history of glass can be traced back to 3500 BC in Mesopotamia and the first jar made of glass was made in 3000BC. The first historical archaeological evidence of glass was discovered in ancient Egypt along the Mediterranean coast where it is estimated that that the first glass like object was discovered from the slug waste that was used from extracting metals. Indigenous production of glass progressed commercially in 1730 BC, and in Ancient China took out late as compared to metalwork and ceramics. It later took a giant production root that saw it to become among the leading ...

Summary: The rhythm of capital and the thearter of terror:

The article elaborates about an Errorist International, which is a worldwide artistic and cultural movement started in 2005 whose core is the Buenos Aires - based artist collective etcetera. It uses photos, videos, artworks, theatrical works and poetic manifestations and interventionist performances to demonstrate and show their support for human rights. The group’s most photogenic and unmistakable trade mark is their weapons made from cardboards. They came together during the protestation of the presence of President George W. Bush. Most of the members are self-taught artists born in Argentina and Chile in the 1970’s and most of them ...

The articles written by Astuti, Basso and Osterhoudt all relay different perspectives on the issue of nature being a cultivator of identities. Astuti explained how the Vezo people of Madagascar have come to define themselves as people “undetermined by the past.” Basso emphasized that for the Apache, silence is used in situations where ambiguity ensues. Osterhoudt elaborated the environmental landscapes in the Mananara region of Madagascar – tany (sensibility) and tontolo’ianiana (sense).

The Vezo, according to Astuti (464-482), are a people who refuse to be determined by their past. Running contrary to traditional ethnotheory, which defines identity and difference as ...

The predominant academic agreement is that gunpowder was invented in China, but no one scholar in the whole world could tell us the exact date of the creation of gunpowder. However, I researched different articles and found out that there are several major versions of the origin of gunpowder and each version assumes different time it was firstly received by people. According to some authors, for instance Joseph Needham, China used gunpowder in rockets and fireworks in the VII century B.C. (9), another theory tells that gunpowder came to Chine and Arabia in the 1st century from India and ...

Both Ibn Batuta and Marco Polo were famous world explorers at their respective times – about a generation apart. However, the travels of Marco Polo preceded those of Ibn Batuta by a couple of decades. Therefore, in that respect, the worldview of the both the travelers are not that different since both saw more or less the same period in history. This essay shall compare the travel accounts of both these travelers and argue that the travel accounts of Marco Polo are historically more reliable than those of Ibn Batuta.

One can examine the focus of the travel writings of both ...

Randolph B. Campbell is an author who carefully studied history before authoring his books. The two book reviews present Campbell as a historian author, teacher and researcher. This paper will explore what the two author’s perceived Campbell’s work. Ben Procter presents Campbell as an author who “meticulously researched” before writing the book. He notes that he studied an array of material; inclusive of newspapers, travel accounts, memoirs, government documents and manuscripts from diverse sources (Proctor 259). This implies he was a good researcher. Campbell is also portrayed as an investigator who deeply dug into Texas revolution, politics, and slave ...

A part of the invention of modern basketball belongs to the native of Canada Dr. James Naismith, a teacher at Springfield College. Many teachers colleges in the USA were not quite popular among students because of its college football rudeness, games in which sometimes ended in fatalities athletes. Naismith was asked to come up with a mobile game is much more safe and suitable for indoor. In 1891, Naismith demonstrated his invention to colleagues and students. The main idea of this game was to get the ball up high in a horizontal target. The first basketball match held at Springfield College before ...

“Art is a proof of the existence of humankind” were the words that became my inspiration to understand and acquire arts with a whole new perspective. I was attending an Art Festival several years back where a renowned lecturer’s mentioned words paved a new path for me to follow. Although I already had an interest in the subject, his insightful lecture triggered my curiosity to gain more knowledge of art’s history and to dig into the subject for understanding it better.

After attaining Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education, I am currently in the first ...

A 16-year-old male was seen for routine physical exam for sports participation clearance. States he feels well today and past medical history is non-contributory. Upon exam, all systems are within normal limits with the exception of a cardiovascular murmur, loudest over the apex, grade II/IV systolic. Patient denies current or previous cardiac symptoms. Denies family history of cardiovascular disease or sudden cardiac death.

The recommendation in this case should be to withhold sports clearance pending a thorough cardiovascular workup, to initially include electrocardiogram, chest x-ray, and potentially echocardiogram (with subsequent referral to cardiology) to help rule out cardiomyopathy (National Heart, ...

Abstract

Life history and sexual selection in mating evolution has continued to draw much interest from researchers. It is still not very clear whether sexual selection prevents or helps the mating behavior in order to adapt to modern environments. In a recent study by Wigby and Chapman (2006) behaviors such as the time it takes for mating, the probability of mating and duration for mating were the behaviors that were investigated in the same group of populations of seed beetles callosobruchus maculates. This study reviews some of the research done on this subject. In deed, there are many factors, which contribute ...

Part III - Secondary Source Analysis: Scholarly Articles

1.Reacquainting yourself with your research questions

It is always helpful for researchers to refresh their memories before picking up their research again. Before you begin locating secondary sources, go back into Part II (access using the blue submission link in the upper right corner) and cut and paste your research questions here so that you have them on hand. Also, copy any comments from your instructor or teaching assistant.

2.Reacquainting yourself with your thesis statement

Before you begin locating secondary sources, go back into Part II (access using the blue submission link in the upper right corner) and cut and paste your first revised thesis statement here so that ...

David Bordwell is a famous US film theorist, scholar, and film critic born on 23 July 1947. He worked at Wisconsin-Madison University, Emeritus in the Department of Communication Arts in the capacity of Jacques Ledoux Professor in the field of film sciences. David’s textbooks including Film History and Film Art gained remarkable attention worldwide especially in the United States in which his wife, Kristin Thompson contributed substantially. David is a wonderful content producer on films. He is a master of film-development process and staging illustrations. He is a productive researcher in which he focused extensively on national cinemas, auteur studies, narrative theory, ...

- Introduction

Built as tombs for the Egyptian Pharaohs and their Queens, the three largest examples of pyramids in Egypt are situated at Giza on the west bank of the River Nile. Of those three, the largest of all, known as the “Great Pyramid” was built for the pharaoh Khufu and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still in existence. According to “The Egyptian Pyramid” – an article on the Smithsonian website – that pyramid's base covered an area in excess of 13 acres and the triangular side faces were at an angle ...

The origin of simple machines is indefinite. Ancient people might have used the idea of a pulley when they lifted heavy objects by throwing crude ropes or vines over tree branches, or the first levers were probably logs used to move heavy objects. Notwithstanding their antiquities, simple machines are significant sources of ease and comfort for all people living until today’s generation.

Millions of people ride a bike or motorcycle everyday and almost everyone uses a switch to turn on the lights or need a simple handle to open a door. Generally, people use levers, pulleys, inclined planes, ...

The 1990 film entitled ‘Ghost’ starred by Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze and directed by Jerry Zucker was among the most popular depiction of the afterlife in modern media. In the film, Swayze, who played the part of Sam Wheat, Molly Jensen’s (Demi Moore) lover was killed yet remained on earth as a ghost. It was quite intriguing how Swayze’s character was able to co-exist between two different realms, enabling him to actively participate in its events. For some reason, the notion of afterlife in pop culture is that dead people or their souls still remain on ...

One empirical example found in Chapter 5 is the statement that the most important about Kansas is that it’s ahead of the crowd in terms of women’s rights (Frank 90). This statement encompasses an assumption that the State of Kansas is the most prominent place in terms advocating women’s rights. This assumption could have significant implication toward the people’s perception gender equality in the United States. Part of the evidence provided for this assumption suggests that women’s rights was established in Kansas due to the proposed end of suffrage 1867 and was fully achieved ...

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), which at times is simply termed as a solution focused therapy refers to a form of therapy that is not only goal directed, but also collaborative; this is orchestrated by analyzing the response of clients to a set of precisely designed questions (Bannink, 2007). This therapy explores the history and etiology of clients’ problems and seeks to understand what these clients intend to achieve. Therapists who use this approach concentrate on the present and the future. The past is only examined to understand the origin of the client’s problem.

However, therapists who use this approach are shifting ...

The distinction between black and white did not always exist. There is a long history behind this racial discrimination responsible for the social and human injustice and inequality. A very precise example of such discrimination could be seen in the lives of the blacks who were living in southern America during the 1930’s.

The concept of Free Blacks was limited to an idea only. The implications of being a black were much different from living a life of freedom and independence. In the 1930’s, black people were not provided with any rights that a white person did. The difference in color ...