Question1. Describe the sculptures‚ chaityas and viharas of the Mauryan Dynasty constructed to spread Buddhism during Ashoka’s reign. The Mauryan period is an important period in the history of Indian art and architecture‚ with the foundations for Indian art being laid‚ which would later reach their height during the golden age of the Guptas. Our main pieces of evidence and material come from the time of the great Mauryan king Ashoka. Ashoka’s Maurya Dynasty consisted of present-day Pakistan
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THE STORY OF GENIE Genie is the name used for a feral child discovered by a social worker in Los Angeles‚ California. From the age of twenty months Genie’s father chained her to a potty-chair and isolated her in a room. When she was found‚ she was severely malnourished and almost mute. When her case brought some interest to scientists‚ she became the focus of an investigation to discover if there was a critical age for the development of language in children. Since then Genie has been staying
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Created in 1915‚ the Yamaguchi-gumi is the biggest yakuza family‚ accounting for 50% of all yakuza in Japan‚ with more than 55‚000 members divided into 850 clans. Despite more than one decade of police repression‚ the Yamaguchi-gumi has continued to grow. From its headquarters in Kobe‚ it directs criminal activities throughout Japan. It is also involved in operations in Asia and the United States. Shinobu Tsukasa‚ also known as Kenichi Shinoda‚ is the Yamaguchi-gumi’s current oyabun. He follows an
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What is Kuru? In the early twentieth century health scientist shifted their attention to a new disease called Kuru. Kuru was a disease spreading within the Fore people of Papa New Guinea. Kuru is also known as the laughing sickness‚ or the trembling sickness because the disease caused its victims to tremor‚ laugh uncontrollably‚ loose their balance and lose control of their motor movements. Victims eventually lose the ability to talk‚ chew and swallow and Kuru inevitably leads to death. The tribes
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November 4‚ 2013 Ebola‚ The Lethal Virus Ebola has made its mark on the world over the past three decades. Since the first Ebola outbreak in 1976‚ numerous countries have come together in order to solve the mystery of the history of Ebola. Within a matter of days of symptoms presenting‚ the victims die an unimaginable death. Ebola is one of the most lethal viruses known to man with only one in every ten infected surviving (1). Key factors in understanding Ebola
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understanding of the world. Without these vital ways of life‚ we would not have some of the most valuable things that make Greece today. Therefore‚ Religion and Philosophy were essential for Ancient Greece because it affected western thought and supported Hellenistic age. The Ancient Greeks were polytheistic. Religion was important to them because they believed that it would make their lives better while they were living. They also believed the gods would take care of them when they died. The gods and goddesses
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Medical knowledge underwent several transformations from the Hellenistic era (c. 240 BCE) to the Renaissance (c. 1500 CE). This essay will attempt to analyse the various transformations and innovations that came about through translations and will illustrate some problems that arose as well. First it will approach Greek medicine by giving an overview of humoural medicine and the individuals that helped develop it. Following the reasons for translations in Islamic culture‚ it will analyse the translations
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of unifying Japan under one government. Prior to Tokugawa being appointed as shogun Japan was a fragmented nation with many clan leaders. By completing his power grab‚ Tokugawa effectively joined the three main islands of Japan. Japan entered a period of prolonged peace in which many changes could occur. Tokugawa established a government centered in Edo (modern day Tokyo) called a bakufu in which daimyo (lords or barons in the European system) controlled regional lands and in turned served the
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or Marburg‚ with more than 50% of the patients dying within days on the onset of acute symptoms. It is considered dangerous‚ as there has been no known vaccine. 2. How would I tell if I contracted the Ebola virus? The incubation period is 2 to 21 days. Humans are not infectious until they develop symptoms. First symptoms are the sudden onset of fever fatigue‚ muscle pain‚ headache and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting‚ diarrhea‚ rash‚ symptoms of impaired kidney and liver
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oboes‚ two clarinets‚ two bassoons‚ contrabassoon‚ four horns‚ two trumpets‚ timpani‚ and strings. The second piece I am going to discuss is the Symphony No.2 in D Minor‚ Op. 36 composed by Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827). It was in the Classical period‚ and the genre of it is Symphony because of it had four movements. The first movement is in the Adagio molto form‚ the second movement is in the Larghetto form‚ the third movement is in the Scherzo: Allegro form which breaks the rule of most of symphonies
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