Civilizing Processes-Myth or Reality? A Comment on Duerr’s Critique of Elias Author(s): Stephen Mennell and Johan Goudsblom Source: Comparative Studies in Society and History‚ Vol. 39‚ No. 4 (Oct.‚ 1997)‚ pp. 729-733 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/179366 Accessed: 21/09/2010 15:16 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s
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Comments and Criticisms on Meditation III Clear and Distinct Perception The Cogito is the one undubitable item that Descartes arrives at. But having reached this certain proposition‚ in the second paragraph of Meditation II he goes on to claim that it also gives him a criterion for truth. He says that what assures him of the truth of the Cogito is that he perceives it clearly and distinctly and that‚ thus: a statement is true if‚ and only if‚ it is perceived clearly and distinctly. This is
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him down the humongous beanstalk. Jack calls his mother for a large axe and cuts down the beanstalk down‚ killing the heavy giant. The end of the story has Jack and his mother living happily ever after with the golden hen in their possession. Comment I think “Jack and the Beanstalk” is a great folktale. It is well written‚ exciting and colourful. That is‚ if you do not read between the lines. By approaching
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Kayla – Raine Shostak 9/20/14 Forensics Gates Derogatory comments toward women “Damn girl!” *Looks her up and down as she walks past. Whistles. Then hits his guy friend on the shoulder and points to her. “I’d tap that!” This was said to me as I was walking past a group of guys after school the other day. I did not respond to their continuous whistles and chants as they beckoned me to come over. I continued to walk past them faster as I thought to myself “Who are these guys? They don’t even
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Task 1 Young’s Modulus E = 170 x 103 MPa Poisson’s ration v = 0.3 Yield Stress = 290 MPa Ultimate Stress = 480 MPa Passport Number: A00740458 Table 1.1: Load Acting on Joint Joint 3 4 5 Load in Newton 9.81 x 8 9.81 x 5 9.81 x 4 Load Equivalent(N) 78.48 49.05 39.24 Figure1.1: Finite element Truss Model 1 Figure 1.2: Meshed FE Model Figure1.3: Meshed FE Model with Load Constraints 2 DISCUSSION Element Type Chosen for Meshing (Link 2D Spar 1): The element used for the analysis of the FE model
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To what extent have conservatives supported tradition and continuity? Traditional conservatives place an emphasis on tradition as they believe‚ according to Edmund Burke that traditional customs and practices in society is ’God given’. Burke thus believed that society should was shaped by the ’law of the Creator’‚ or what he called the ’natural law’. If human beings tamper the world they are challenging the will of God. Burke further described tradition as a partnership between ’those who are
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Performances of dynamic vibration absorbers for beams subjected to moving loads Farhad S. Samani‚ Francesco Pellicano & Asma Masoumi Nonlinear Dynamics An International Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos in Engineering Systems ISSN 0924-090X Nonlinear Dyn DOI 10.1007/s11071-013-0853-4 1 23 Your article is protected by copyright and all rights are held exclusively by Springer Science +Business Media Dordrecht. This e-offprint is for personal use only and shall not be selfarchived
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Okonkwo’s shameful end A comment on Okonkwo’s suicide in TFA Things Fall Apart is by far considered a classic model of tragedy‚ it can be compared to other tragedies such as Macbeth and Hamlet‚ due to the main character in the story; Okonkwo‚ who happends to be the tragic hero‚ which is by definition someone who lives a downfall or a tragic‚ not only because he is evil or a bad person‚ but as well because of a quality in him that brings him to his fate; fear‚ love‚ or even pride. This essay
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Comments on My Oedipus Complex Michael O’Donovan was of Irish blood‚ and in the Irish culture‚ it was common to have a stronger bond with the mother than the father. Michael O’ Donovan’s life is the epitome of this statement. In fact‚ O’Donovan had a great hatred for his father‚ and it was only suppressed because it enraged his mother. His pen name was O’Connor particularly because O’Connor was her mother’s maiden name (Minnie O’Connor). Furthermore‚ many have speculated that Frank’s bond with
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Sealed Air Case Comments Sealed air case is a comprehensive case that captures many issues that we have discussed in the marketing course. It is also one of the best selling marketing cases and I think for some very good reasons. Here are my comments on the case questions. Question 2: Sealed Air created value to its customers by building high performance (technical) product quality in its coated bubbles and by educating the customers about the benefits of coated bubbles through
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