Humanities Today The Encyclopedia Britannica (2006) defines the humanities as "Branches of knowledge that investigate human beings‚ their culture‚ and their self-expression." (Humanities). Those branches of knowledge include philosophy‚ literature‚ languages‚ the arts‚ religion and history. The humanities examine the human condition by studying the elements of culture that describe what is or was valued and considered important at a particular point in time. 15th century Italian humanists referred
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Habitat for Humanity is a fundraising group that builds houses for the poor. Poverty is one of the greatest issues in today’s society. Habitat for humanity uses small donations for the better cause of creating houses that are cheaper and more affordable. Almost half the world’s population‚ or 3 billion people live on 3.50$ or less a day. 80% of the world’s population lives off of less than 10$ a day. And that’s not including the average citizen who still somewhat struggles. The top 62 richest people
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German concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Second World War. Having grown up an Orthodox Jew in the Hungarian village of Sighet‚ Wiesel and his family was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 where his mother and youngest sister were immediately sent to the gas chambers. While both his older sisters survived‚ his father‚ with whom Wiesel had fought to survive the labor camps‚ died shortly before the war ended. Night tells the horror stories of the Holocaust through the eyes of the
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Post-Civil War Industrialization allowed America have an interconnected‚ productive‚ and profitable economy which results in the US becoming economically powerful globally. As the US became more industrial and urban which increased production that causing farmers and factory owners to search for new markets for their surplus goods. Once Americans found these new foreign markets they wanted to protect their financial interests in that country which lead to countries being under the US’ sphere of influence
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Scope of The Humanities Humanities The word humanities comes from the latin humanus‚ which means human‚ cultured and refined. To be human is to be have or show qualities like rationality‚ kindness and tenderness. It has different connotations in different historical eras. Today‚ however‚ we know of humanities as a loosely defined group of cultural subject areas. Unlike other subjects‚ it is not a group of scientific or technical subjects. The Scope of Humanities The humanities is a many-faceted
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Summer Dorsey Business and Professional Comm Section 001 Summer Semester 2013 “the machine that changed the world” an interview by Steve jobs Summer Dorsey Business and Professional Comm Section 001 Summer Semester 2013 “the machine that changed the world” an interview by Steve jobs http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/7b7ae3-steve-jobs-interview Who: Steve Jobs Date: 5/14/1990 Place: Redwood City‚ CA Producer: Robert Hone and John Palfreman Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs was an American
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KARNATAKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION No.Adm: /2011-12/PSC Office of the Public Service Commission‚ “Udyoga Soudha” Bangalore‚ Dated:22-02-2012 NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 4(1)(b) of the Right of Information Act 2005‚ the detailed information relating to the Karnataka Public Service Commission is published‚ as hereunder‚ for the information of general public. THE INFORMATION HAND BOOK UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT‚ 2005. Background of the
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Recognize the structure‚ sculpture or painting (There will be 15. I will provide the names of the artists.) Chapters 10- 11 1. El Greco: The Burial of Count Orgaz [pic] 2. Diego Velazquez: Las Meninas [pic] 3. Bernini: Colonnade of St. Peter’s; David [pic] [pic] 3. Caravaggio: The Calling of St. Matthew [pic] 4. Peter Paul Rubens: Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie de Medici [pic] 5. Johannes Vermeer: The Milkmaid [pic] 6. Rembrandt: The Nightwatch
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1. This German Augustinian friar made the first dramatic act of the Protestant Reformation by issuing the invitation to debate indulgences issued in 1517 in Wittenberg. A) Luther B) Knox C) Wyclif D) Hus Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): A 2. In which country was John Calvin the leader of the Reformation? A) Geneva B) Zurich C) Vienna D) Madrid Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): A 3. Which of these countries remained faithful to Roman Catholicism during the
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1. The city became the first important center of the early Italian Renaissance. A) Vienna B) Florence C) Paris D) Rome Correct Answer(s): B 2. This artist is celebrated as the designer of the doors of the Florence Baptistery. A) Donatello B) Michelangelo C) Leonardo D) Ghiberti Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): D 3. Brunelleschi’s contribution to Florence Cathedral was its famous: A) apse B) crypt C) nave D) dome Points Earned:
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