A Distant Mirror: The “Calamitous” 14th Century Barbara Tuchman’s A Distant Mirror is about as entertaining as a history book can get or should be. Tuchman is a captivating storyteller and the quality of her history of France in the 14th century speaks for itself as the book has remained in print after 25 years. Famous for her engaging‚ narrative style that makes history flow like a thrilling novel‚ Tuchman presents a comprehensive review of 14th century Europe (via France‚ the dominant European
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A Different mirror: A History of Multicultural America Ronald Takaki is one of the foremost-recognized scholars of multicultural studies and holds a PhD. in American History from the University of California‚ Berkeley. As a professor of Ethnic Studies at the same university‚ he wrote A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America as a fantastic new telling of our nation’s history. The book narrates the composition of the many different people of the United States of America
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In class were briefly touched on the subject of mirror neurons‚ which are neurons that fire when an animal acts or observes the same action done by another. We learned that these neurons exist primarily in the ventral premotor cortex F5 areas of a monkey’s brain. Experiments proved that neurons in the VPC F5 area fire when a monkey does an action‚ but also fire when a monkey watches a human do the same action. However‚ when the monkey watches the human just carry out the motions of the action‚ not
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Mirror neurons are defined as a group of neurons that fire both when the monkey executes a motor act and when it observes another individual (a human being or another monkey) performing the same or a similar motor act. They were discovered by a group of scientist at the University of Parma‚ Italy‚ when working on monkeys. The researchers‚ led by Giacomo Rizzolatti‚ had observed strange phenomenon with peanuts. They discovered that same group of neurons was responding when the monkey would pick up
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The Swensons and Engstroms in America Although no definitive explanation exists for William’s father‚ Charley Swenson‚ remaining in Sweden instead of emigrating with his parents and siblings‚ prospects of a sustainable livelihood accorded him by the inheritance of his father’s property suggests a plausible reason. Conversely‚ the rocky land of northern Gotland‚ hardly suitable for agriculture‚ provided an inhospitable environment for any farmer wishing to flourish.1 Nevertheless‚ perhaps with
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Hall of Mirrors The Palace of Versailles was constructed using four building campaigns that started in 1664 and was completed in 1710‚ all of which was during the reign of King Louis XIV in Versailles‚ France. The Hall of Mirrors is the central gallery of the palace and could be known as the most famous room in the world. Construction on the Hall of Mirrors took place in the third building campaign in 1678 and was facilitated by renowned architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart. It had many functions
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Mirror Lab One air inhalation hazard I observed during the Mirror Lab tour was for rhodite 906. In a large open room and workspace‚ the mirror lab utilized rhodite frequently to polish large new mirrors. This is concerning because this is a hazardous dust particle with its particle size at about 1.5 micrometers. The movement of these particles are heighted by water mist placed above the mirror to keep the rhodite from solidifying. The employees also sprayed down the mirror frequently which further
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years. The Hall of Mirrors was located on its north side by the Salon of War‚ which contains art that depicts the king’s victory against the European coalition‚ and on its south side by the Salon of Peace‚ which contained art that depicts the forthcoming peace. This gallery is three hundred and fifty-seven wide arcaded mirrors that face a set of seventeen windows that overlook the gardens. The walls are covered in marble and golden sculptures that stand out from the arches of mirrors. This hall was
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Mirror reflection Who am I? It seems like such an easy question to answer‚ yet that question had a different answer each year of my life! A few years ago‚ my reflection showed me an eighteen year old girl‚ with no direction‚ a lot of confusion and with little confidence. When I looked at people I saw black and white‚ blue eyes and brown‚ black hair or golden locks. As the years went by‚ maturity and experience taught me so much. Although I still have brown eyes and dark hair‚ my age isn’t
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Mirror With A Memory Millions of other Americans were searching for a place in the new industrial society of the late nineteenth century. The Civil War led to people flooding into cities. Urban areas changed from homogenous with Irish and Germans to large groups of European immigrants. New York had the largest Jewish population. The quality of living changed as manufacturing and commerce crowed into cities. The top classes fled to the suburbs. Realtors changed mansions into tenements for
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