OBSERVATIONS AND PROPOSED REBUTTAL TO STEVEN PINKER’S PRESENTATION IN “THE GENDER AND SCIENCE DEBATE BETWEEN PINKER AND SPELKE” Steven Pinker’s presentation on the gender and science debate brings into foray the controversial and the somewhat touchy topic of under representation of women in the field of physical sciences‚ mathematics and engineering concentrating on the elite universities like Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University. In a niftily presented staging of
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Built in Shikhara style this temple has a complex and yet amazing carvings on stones. Goddess Durga is worshiped in the temple by the name Mahishasuramardini. Visitors can find stone sculptures and carvings on the walls of the temple. According to legends‚ the king was ordered to build the temple as he suspected his daughter‚ and she vanished as a punishment of his suspicion. Chandrahani
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mesh of patterns‚ usually consisting of trefoils and quatrefoils. A lot more stained glass is used during this era‚ because it fit well with the complex designs. This period was also the peak of detailed carvings on many buildings. There was a floral theme‚ and many windows had grandiose carvings in them. It also was based on the ogee‚ or S-shaped
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The fall of the Songhay Empire starts chapter thirteen. The height of power was under Askiya Muhammad Ture‚ during the 16th century. Towards the late 16th century the royal power weakened‚ because of short reigns and dynastic disputes. This caused growth of rivals‚ which drew off trade from Songhay domination‚ gold from Akan forest to go to Europeans coast‚ and no external threat visible. The Moroccan invasion also contributed to the fall of Songhay. The Moroccan motive was to control and revive
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architect Apollodorus of Damascus and commissioned by the Roman Senate in 107‚ it took six years to be built‚ therefore‚ the column was completed in 113 DA. The column measures 126 feet high and it used to end with a bronze statue of Trajan. The carvings on the tower represent different scenes of the narrative of the Dacian campaigns and wars‚ depicting different experiences his soldiers went through in different parts of the territory. Moreover‚ it is located in Rome‚ Italy at the end of the Roman
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A long time ago‚ in a small village named Talintos‚ lived a young girl named Viola Lin. Everybody in Talintos excelled or invented something that changed the world; everybody except for Viola. People in the village mocked and laughed at Viola‚ even her parents‚ who were disapproving and ashamed of their own child. “I thought that she would invent something‚” said Viola’s mother‚ shaking her head. “But no‚ now I realize that will never happen.” “I can play the flute!” Viola exclaimed‚ tears forming
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the school especially to the hospitality students. Extracurricular activity could be a sport‚ writings‚ cultural‚ sing and dance‚ popularity‚ and skills. For hospitality students‚ extracurricular activities such as joining in cooking‚ carving‚ bar and flair tending‚ food presentation‚ flower arrangements‚ table set-up‚ and other skills
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The Classical and Medieval West The Medieval period ‚ this is a period beginning at about 5th century to the 15 century. The 5th century would put it in the era the last Emperor of the West Roman Empire abdicated in favor of the Emperor of the East Roman Emperor‚ but it is also referred to as the date of the "fall of Rome." From the 5th century East Roman Empire would lasted nearly another thousand years‚ and finally fell in 1453. bringing rise to the Byzantine Empire. But the important thing
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The Trobrianders’ way of life seems to revolve around the mother significantly more than almost every other culture. For example‚ children are claimed as part of the matrilineage meaning that they are claimed on their mother’s side of the family. To someone who is not familiar with their culture‚ it may seem as though the fathers of the children have no rights or obligations to care for and raise their children. Even some people who have studied the Trobrianders have failed to see the importance
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like fire which gives the appearance of possible life within the hare. The ears are pulled back. This could be for the hare to appear that it may be listening to some sort of noise in the distance. This object appears to have been produced by hand carving‚ probably somewhere in Japan. The hare is made of Ivory which would most probably have been from an Asian elephant but could also have been made using ivory from another mammalian species. The ivory appears to have been either buffed and polished
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