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    On the other hand‚ I postulate that it was the conservative religious thoughts that largely caused the stifling and decline of scientific progress in the Ottoman empire. The start of the Dark Ages in Europe coincides with the closing of Plato’s Academy and creation of the first monasteries in 529 AD. The churches acted as the dominant providers of knowledge and scholasticism and controlled information by using Latin‚ only understood by the rich. During this time‚ views not in accord with the church

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    It is my distinct pleasure to write this Research Faculty Progress Review for XXX XXX‚ PhD. I have known Dr. XXX since 2009 when she was in the Department of Epidemiology. Dr. XXX’s research training consists of MPH and PhD degrees obtained from the University of Texas in 2003 and 2007. She has held the research faculty appointment (RFA) in the Department of Gastroenterology since 2013. This review pertains to her activities in the rank of Assistant Professor from 2013 to 2017. Research Grants

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    Maria Callas gives an outstanding performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. This is unsurprising as Callas was one of the most famous sopranos of her time and a recognised Diva. The Newspaper review is gushing in praise of Callas who gives a powerful and convincing performance. It is noted that the reviewer had some reservations on a previous performance but the performance of Violetta in La Traviata left the reviewer in no doubt that Callas gave a performance that was the best

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    There is an element of truth in the given statement and this essay will seek to explain UK’s Parliament today does‚ to a certain degree‚ lack democratic accountability‚ and this can be shown in dominance of the (i) Executive‚ (ii) Unrepresentative‚ and its (iii) Detachment from citizens. Democratic Accountability One of the core functions of a constitution is to ensure the accountable and responsible exercise of power by those entrusted with it‚ and that they are called to account when they are

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    sources are better than their oral equivalent‚ but the African interior did not yield many written sources until the 19th century. Jan Vansina‚ however‚ supports the legitimacy of oral sources as a form of historical evidence and has adopted oral traditions to reconstruct the African past for fifty years. This paper‚ therefore‚ chronologically explores some of Jan Vansina’s major publications and discusses the methodological approaches he established to apply oral sources in the reconstruction of the

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    overall profits and sales will be. Amazon’s performance will also depend on the growth of the economy where they choose operate their second online business. Depending on the economic circumstances of the city that is chosen‚ it could either help or hinder the company. For example‚ a state that is increasing its disposable income could potentially boost the company’s overall performance. However‚ if there is a large amount of unemployment‚ then there could be a lack of disposable income‚ which could

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    pursue his passions; however‚ tragedy strikes a few days before with the passing of his mother from scarlet fever. We can only imagine the distraught Frankenstein traveling to school with the sadness that must have plagued him during this time‚ and how when he arrived may have unconsciously lead him down the road to the construction of the creature. Victor attacks his studies with enthusiasm and‚ ignoring his social life

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    Post-civil war was an era of many changes. For example‚ when the North and South divided it caused a change in values based on location; women in the North had different values than women in the South. The role of women in the South influenced many decisions‚ and women were fighting for more suffrage and freedom. As women noticed a revolution they were determined to receive change; however‚ not everyone was fond of change. As a result‚ in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” Emily’s actions are

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    Christine Sanchez Brian Carr English 1302-W03 October 27‚ 2014 Gender Inequality and Hispanic Traditions Gender roles in the Hispanic culture are very traditional. Many families that at one point immigrated to the United States have continued to follow their traditional gender specific roles in the U.S. Unfortunately; there is an inequality when raising children according to their sexes or what we call gender specific roles in the traditional Hispanic culture. Females are raised to be dependent

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    In Tobin’s work on the Pikachu’s global adventure‚ Tobin describes how Pokémon became a global sensation in two versions. The first is based on the perspective of the corporation that produced Pokémon and the second is based on the perspective of the children. In the first version‚ Tobin describes how Nintendo (the producers of Pokémon) aimed to brain wash children everywhere. Nintendo hired Tajiri Satoshi‚ a brilliant game designer who created the Pokémon game which was based on a mythical world

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