Darwin’s Five Observations More young are produced than survive Individuals vary in their characteristics Some characteristics are better than others These characteristics are inheritable Long periods of time are available Darwin’s Two Major Points Many species of organisms presently inhabiting the earth are descendants of ancestral species that were different from modern species The mechanism…
Jean Jacques Rousseau, a French political philosopher, published The Social Contract in 1762, during the peak of the French Enlightenment.[1] Rousseau argued that no one person was entitled to have natural authority over others.[2] He continued his argument by suggesting that an agreement should be formed, in which all individuals give up their natural liberty…
In 1929, Joseph Stalin, the Communist leader, started a revolution that would transform the Soviet Union’s economy. A major aspect of the Stalin revolution consisted of the forced collectivization of agriculture. From 1929-1933, the collectivization drive met resistance, resulting in the liquidation of an estimated five million successful peasants called Kulaks.[1] In 1978, Lev Kopelev…
Aftermath of the War: 480-477 Thessaly, Macedonia sided with Persia, not all the Greeks resisted What did the Greek who won want to do with all the land along the Aegean Sparta was the leader, everyone looked to them, they were the strategist Spartans were sort of sluggish, never thought about establishing an empire, very…
Classical Greek Art and Architecture Greek Classical art considered the quintessence of art, the high point of ancient Greece art, of all art Athens, so wealthy, so forward, most sculptors, most evidence comes from Athens Even if sculptors weren’t from Athens, they moved there to practice their art Evidence is so limited from 480BCE- to…
Author: Possibly written by the apostle John although there is some debate as to whether this is the same John that wrote the gospel and epistles. Date: Written from about 90-95 A.D. Theme and Content Written in apocalyptic style (uses symbolic language to describe visions) Christ addresses the 7 churches Tells of the Lord’s second…
Aerobic exercise and fitness can be contrasted with anaerobic exercise, of which strength training and weight training are the most salient examples. The two types of exercise differ by the duration and intensity of muscular contractions involved, as well as by how energy is generated within the muscle. Initially, during aerobic exercise, glycogen is broken…
Developmental Issues Genie is socially, cognitively and physically developmentally delayed. Due to her severe isolation she has never learned to vocalize. Although she can visualize it is as if she has no sight due to the severe confinement she experienced. She displays physical oddities including walking like a bunny and spitting, due to her incapability…
Born 1564; died 1616 We know surprisingly few details about Shakespeare’s early life married Anne Hathaway in 1582 Worked as an actor and a playwright in London by the early 1590’s Versions of his plays circulated as hand-written manuscripts, prompt books, and possibly pirated texts, None of these versions have survived Publishing Plays Folio: Books…
The Analects, written and compiled by some of the world’s greatest ancient thinkers is the basis of Chinese and East Asian intellectual thought. The writing is a collection of Confucius’ teachings and concepts later rectified by his pupils shortly after his death. These teachings later established themselves to be one of the most historically influential…
SYNOPSIS: ACT I Bert leads the audience to number 17 Cherry Tree Lane After having the last nanny quit, Jane and Michael write an advertisement for their next nanny Mary Poppins arrives Children meet Bert and learn to look past outward appearances Winifred Banks sends out an invitation for a tea party Mary takes the…
Assyrians “Bandit-Kings”, destroyed in 612 BC First major aggressive power in this part of the world Would terrorize villages to get food and money and then would leave Never took control of an area If they were obeyed, it was fine, but if a village disobeyed, they were very ferocious Final China, Egypt, Babylon and…
Homer and History Influential poet, every Athenian schoolboy studied and knew his works by heart A guild, the Homeridae claiming to be descendants of Homer devotes their lives to the recitations of his poems (rhapsodes, did professional recitations of Homer) Apart from his name, all aspects of Homer are controversial, the exact time of his…
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that occurs when the neurons within the brain responsible for producing the chemical dopamine become impaired or die. This disease progresses very slowly and most people who are ever diagnosed with it have been living with it for at least 20 years before severe symptoms start to show.…
Salt Poisoning Performed during the 2nd or beginning of the 3rd trimester of pregnancy A saline solution is inserted into the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby The baby breaths in this solution and painfully dies over a few hours from poisoning and dehydration The baby’s skin is burned off and the mother delivers the baby…
Plato’s greatest pupil, never found Socrates His beliefs contrasted Plato & Socrates Plato & Socrates tries to deduce things using his mind, what is love? As if trying to explain something very abstract, the form of love Aristotle uses raw data, would interview people, use information, say this is love, first great research scientist that…
Transition from Greek world to Roman world, if it wasn’t for what he did, the Romans wouldn’t have found this preserved Greek empire When Roman conquered what Alexander conquered they inherited the Greek culture, saw the transition of the two glorious eras Throughout the eastern Mediterranean, the Romans met with Greek literature, art, gymnasiums, acted as…
Russian invasion in 1979 basically destroyed education as many of the teachers fled the country. The curriculum mainly consisted of religious education instead of math, science, literature, etc. 1996 Taliban banned females from going to school Mosque schools were the only schooling options for most 2003 after overthrow of Taliban, 7000 schools were open and…
Source Analysis Primary source: i.e. image of woman attended by a slave, who made this? Be very critical, can we trust it? Is this an ideal image of the men or reality? We don’t have any sources from women, all evidence is for men made by men Oikos: family, just the immediate family living under…
The Han dynasty, a time period that saw China’s epitome of glory, created some of the greatest accomplishments that have substantially impacted both the world of the past and present. It was during the Han dynasty when The Silk Road was first established, providing a portal for the east to come into contact with the…