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    In 1522‚ Albrecht Dürer made a claim regarding the ultimate goal in art to be “simplicity” which is the “native countenance of nature.” The ‘nature’ he refers to is the natural state of the subject he is depicting without the fanciful dress or any artistic complications or additions. That is to say‚ ‘nature’ is the forms of God’s work sans the corruption of the profane. This is perhaps most well-illustrated in the self-portraits that Dürer paints in 1500 and draws in 1522. With the gap of twenty-two

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    With the growth and development of all powerful countries comes an increase of population. India and China‚ both rapidly growing countries of power‚ serve as fine examples of this. Both of the countries inhabit over one billion people‚ something that no other countries in the world can say about themselves (Rosenburg China). While these two nations have improved industrially and economically‚ their populations have grown drastically as well. To stifle over-population‚ both countries responded by

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    com/2012/07/24/investing/natural-gas- - prices/index.htm. Retrieved September 16‚ 2012. Hersch‚ Laura How the US Uses Oil (2012). Alternative Energy. Retrieved September 16‚ 2012. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=001797 Index Mundi (2012). http://www.indexmundi.com/g/r.aspx?c=us&v=91. Retrieved September 16‚ 2012. Sethuraman‚ Nathan (2012). Poll: Increasing numbers see oil below $100 in 2013‚ 2014 Winter‚ Michael (2012). U.S. Exported more gasoline than imported last year

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    “Poetry focusing on villainy and wrongdoing or even on foolish characters with dark minds‚ often produces engaging material for the reader or the listener”. Consider in what ways foolishness and villainy appears in your six selected poems and in what ways‚ if any‚ it may be of interest. I do agree with the title that poetry‚ villainy and wrong doing do produce more engaging pieces for the reader because everybody likes to see the villain’s attempts at success but as we see in Percy Shelley’s

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    Kasmine Sinclair April 26‚ 2015 Medical Sociology (SOC 3700) Dr. Jonniann Butterfield The Sociology of Mental Illness Media Analysis Paper on Girl Interrupted Part A – Theoretical Framework Describe the major components of the Sociological Model of Mental Illness and compare it to the Medical Model of Mental Illness. What evidence exists that supports the Sociological Model of Mental Illness? What evidence exists that supports the Medical Model of Mental Illness? (Approximately 2-4 paragraphs)

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    References: TradingEconomics. (2011‚ 11 26). Australia Government Budget. Retrieved 11 26‚ 2011‚ from TradingEconomic <http://www.tradingeconomics.com/australia/government-budget> TradingEconomics Mundi‚ I. (2011‚ 10 4). Australia Inflation rate (consumer prices). Retrieved 11 24‚ 2011‚ from Index Mundi <http://www.indexmundi.com/australia/inflation_rate_(consumer_prices).html> C

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    How successfully did Edward the Confessor deal with the Godwin’s? A question such as this is not a straightforward answer; there are many arguments for and against his success with the Godwin’s. The Godwin’s power changed over time from when Godwin was bought up through power under the reign of Cnut right up until when Edward declared Harold to be the next king on his death bed. Edward needed to control the power of the Godwin’s in order to keep his own power because if he did not control them

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    | The Life and Accomplishments of Ian Wilmut | Dr. Ian Wilmut with the year-old Dolly in 1997. Dolly was the first animal to be cloned from DNA taken from an adult animal. © Najlah Feanny/CORBIS SABA | James Ray | Shepherd University | 9/16/2011 | | Ian Wilmut is an embryologist from England that is arguably the most controversial researcher in recent history. He is considered to be the pioneer of cloning. He and his colleagues successfully cloned a lamb they named Dolly. He

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    MBS507 Strategic Marketing Management INTEGRATED MARKETING PLAN FOR WESTERN UNION ’S B2B SOLUTIONS IN JORDAN     Ayushma Amatya  (31875988) Hani Abdel‐Latif     (31720299) Pati Aliyu Alex         (31933406) Vikram Hensh         (32061726) 1 Integrated Marketing Plan for JORDAN Contents 1.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 4  2. SITUATION ANALYSIS ....................................

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    Efthimios Mariakakis Spring 99 Music Appreciation Throughout the history of music‚ many great composers‚ theorists‚ and instrumentalists have left indelible marks and influences that people today look back on to admire and aspire to. No exception to this idiom is Johann Sebastian Bach‚ whose impact on music was unforgettable to say the least. People today look back to his writings and works to both learn and admire. Bach‚ who came from a family of over 53 musicians‚ was nothing short of a

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