of disease itself. According to Webster ’s Dictionary‚ 1913 edition‚ disease is defined as the "lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet." These words do embody the struggles of the great author‚ and main character of the novella‚ Gustav Aschenbach‚ but it is the description of disease as "an alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs‚ interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions‚ and causing or threatening pain and weakness; malady; affection;
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STS LECTURE NOTES 2nd Sem 2013 to 2014 Note: Topic Outline I. History and Philosophy of science and technology: II.Science and technology in daily life: III. Science and technology‚ in the arts‚ law and social sciences: IV. Science‚ science policy and national development I. History and Philosophy of science and technology: A. The Fertile Crescent Teaching religiona and mathemathics B. The Civilization of the Americas Aztecs Incas Maya Mayan Mathemathics and Astrology Impact
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DEATH IN VENICE Thomas Mann Context One of the most important figures of early 20th-century literature‚ Thomas Mann (1875-1955) is famous both for his fiction and for his critical essays. Mann was born in 1875 in Lubeck‚ Germany‚ to a distinguished merchant family that had a literary lineage‚ as well; Mann’s older brother‚ Heinrich‚ also became a famous novelist and playwright. Mann took a keen interest in the German philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche‚ and their theories
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American General Dwight Eisenhower once said‚ ¨Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained‚ well-equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely‚” in order to prepare his soldiers for a difficult but necessary war-time measure. The task Eisenhower described was an Allied military effort in Italy during World War II. American‚ Canadian‚ British‚ and French soldiers pushed through 20 months of fighting to reach Northern Italy. Heavy casualties happened‚ but they were able to
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also had failures. in 1923‚ they couldn’t pay the reparations. So they ended up having to print more money to pay them. This caused hyperinflation. Their money became so useless people made fire with the stacks of money. The same year‚ a man named Gustav Stresemann became Germany’s new chancellor. With him he brang new ideas on how to solve hyperinflation. He borrowed money from the United States to pay off the debt. People now had jobs and the infrastructure increased. The jubilee in germany continued
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element produces bright light of specific wavelengths rather than a continuous spectrum of colors. This phenomenon ultimately lead to the Neils Bohr model of the atom in 1913. Introduction In the middle of the 19th century‚ Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kichoff observed that gases emit spectral lines specific to each element. This made it possible for the composition of these gases to be analyzed by using a spectroscope to identify the wavelengths of the emitted spectral lines. In 1885‚ Johann Balmer
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The word personality originates from the Latin word “persona” which means mask. From the modern meaning of mask‚ it means a cover used for disguise. However from the ancient Latin-speaking world‚ the word is used not to conceal something but to typify or represent a character in theater plays. Thus‚ personality is what differentiates or distinguishes a person. It is a mask that sets an individual apart from others. For a more detailed description of personality‚ it is defined as the sum total
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919 by Hermann Müller and Johannes Bell after being written by the leaders of the Allied nations in the aftermath of the First World War. They needed a country on which to pin the blame for the war; a country which would need to accept its defeat by the Allied powers during the war and pay for reparations. The terms of the treaty affected Germany in many ways. For example‚ article 231 of the Treaty stated that Germany would be made responsible for all
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almost nonexistent. Like many things in life‚ what we cannot explain‚ we cannot accept. Sigmund Freud‚ mastermind of the field of psychology‚ began to theorize and explain the concept of the unconscious and its effects on our personal lives. Carl Gustav Jung was a young colleague of Sigmund Freud who made the “exploration of this “inner space” [the unconscious] his life’s work (Boeree 1). Jung was not only knowledgeable on the Freudian theory he was also knowledgeable in mythology‚ religion‚ philosophy
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from simplifying their home‚ they dreaded the possibility that their rooms would be called “bare.” But more simplicity in the homes would‚ in turn‚ also make lives simpler. Families could have fuller lives because they would have more time. Gustav Stickley was one of the more influential promoters of the bungalow home. Stickley suggested that many social issues and problems could be remedied by the adoption of a more simple home style. Even issues such as divorce rates‚ lack of servants‚ crime
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