Born on September 28 1930 (80 years old.) Sociologist, social scientist, and a world-systems analyst. He first became interested in world affairs growing up as a teenager in New York City. He attended Columbia University and received his B.A, M.A, and PhD. Immanuel is an expert of post-colonial African affairs as well as a historian…
The Source of the Conflict Sicily was quickly becoming Rome’s breadbasket (it supplied the many thousands of tones of grain) The Carthaginians maintained a commercial empire controlling Sicily, Present day Spain, and Portugal The First Punic War 264-241 BC First arose because of trouble in Sicily (one side appealed to Rome and the other to…
One of the most significant legacies of the Roman Empire Jesus Around 30 CE Jesus made his way towards Jerusalem The only record left behind is recounted in the New Testament The followers of Jesus believed that he was the son of God and could forgive their sins if they believed in him and repented.…
Obsession an ‘over-focus’ on a goal; the goal takes over your life; it consumes an abnormal amount of your time, energy and attention the novel deals with the dangers of obsession; Victor is so consumed with the idea of creating the monster (life) that he isolates himself; and even becomes ill Mary Shelley’s theme is…
The Chrysalids – Author John Wyndham was born in England in 1903 he became interested in science fiction in the 1920s his work in sci fi is interesting in that he does not concentrate on amusing the reader with strange inventions of technology from a bewildering future Wyndham’s settings in the future are logical, identifiable…
The Chrysalids – Chapter 1 meet main character, David Strorm story told in first person narrative helps us understand his feelings and thoughts Also raises questions for the reader such as: Sophie’s six toes are unusual but why such a strong response from her mom? Why does Mary tell David not to share his dream?…
Nature of Evil Human beings constantly look for ways to explain the unpleasant events of life, and often blame the intangible force of ‘evil’ for events. Paranoia sets in as people suspect many possible manifestations of the Devil (evil), such as witches, possessions, serious criminals, or in the case of The Chrysalids, simple genetic deviations.…
Capillary action, or capillarity, is a phenomenon where liquid spontaneously rises in a narrow space such as a thin tube, or in porous materials such as paper or in some non-porous materials such as liquefied carbon fibre. This effect can cause liquids to flow against the force of gravity or the magnetic field induction. It…
Surface Tension (N/m² = J/m³) Fluid property associated with the presence of a surface toward air Interfacial tension- is used to describe analogous phenomena for fluid having interfaces with solids or other liquids (can be +/-) Water molecules are forced toward the surface of a fluid due to placement on other molecules and attractive forces.…
Fluid: system that yield to any force that attempts to alter their shape, causing system to flow until it reaches mechanical equilibrium; fluid conforms to shape of container Molecules of liquid in condense state; maintain CONSTANT intermolecular distance. Liquid will form SURFACE. Gas will not form surface; adjust intermolecular distance to fill space provided (compression/…
Intrinsic property of particles that comprise matter Point charge: charged particle with negligible size Mass and charge are independent from each other Positive Charge (q+) and Negative Charge (q-) Coulomb’s Law Magnitude of electric force between two charged spheres is proportional to the absolute amount of charge on each sphere, and is proportional 1/r2 where…
Capacitor: two conducting plates charged with equal amount of charge of opposite signs, with insulator in between (we assume a vacuum unless said otherwise) Three quantities characterize a capacitor: 1) surface charge density 2) capacitance 3) dielectric constant Capacitance (q= C x ∆V) Unit: Farad (F) The potential difference across a parallel plate capacitor is…
Stress: force exerted per unit area of surface on an extended object. STRESS LEAD TO STRAIN Three types of deformation due to strain: Stretching (change in length) Twisting (change in angle) Compression or Expansion (change in volume) ***Each of these strains is caused by a different form of stress Tensile stress= Stretching Shearing stress= Twisting…
During adolescence, teenagers are often depicted as being vulnerable and easily influenced by their peers and by the media. As a result, the identification of societal influences on adolescents and their consequences has been studied by sociologists for many years. The use of illegal drugs is one of the behaviours that is often been studied…
The film Across the Universe takes place in the 1960’s. The scenery follows the dockyards of Liverpool, the war in Vietnam, the twelfth street riots of Detroit, Princeton University in New Jersey, and The rock and roll scene of New York. The anti-war movements, social protest, love and death are used to sum up life…
The film Blade Runner takes place in the year 2019 in Los Angeles. Specialized robots are developed to act as slaves on an off world colony. These robots are called Replicants. This is because they are similar to human being yet created without emotions. After six Replicants escape to earth, it is the job of…
Pluralists have a different view on society than the other models of democracy. Pluralists believe that people are rational and capable but often apathetic and uninformed. In democracy, pluralism consists of the compilation of many minority governments and interest groups. A single majority government of 59% is capable to pass bills and laws fairly easily. …
The twentieth century brought a radical reform of political systems in Europe, a trend of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, with political mannerisms like the world had never seen before, was developing throughout the continent. The anti-democratic movement primarily fueled the drive for these regimes; however reasons vary from country to country. Totalitarianism involves total control…
The United Nations recognizes the impoverished state of many countries and the importance that they are given assistance. On September 8, 2000, the United Nations met with world leaders and heads of state to determine a mission or a set of goals. The United Nations compiled eight measureable Millennium Development Goals to accomplish in this…
In a fast paced and ever changing society such as today’s, it may not be clear to most the important role that history plays in the understanding of current events. However, without a good understanding of events from the past, it is hard to understand the significance that a current even possesses. This relationship can…
