BlackDoctor.org) -- Federal health researchers said this week that a whopping half of African American teenage girls have a sexually transmitted infection. That fact is troubling enough‚ but it’s all the more so when you consider its implications for the Black AIDS epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the study‚ which is the first of its kind‚ on March 11 at its annual STD prevention conference. Researchers culled through 2003-2004 data in an ongoing‚ annual health survey
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known as the Middle Ages. “The castle was far more than a walled and turreted fortress; it was an instrument of social control and the symbol of power‚ authority‚ and wealth” (Stokstad xxvii). During the Medieval Ages‚ the main purpose of the castle was to protect the citizens of a particular kingdom. These huge fortresses played major roles in the society of the Medieval Ages‚ along with their magnificent architecture‚ castle are still popular today. A medieval kingdom commonly included a large castle
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Europe during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated in Hellenistic Egypt‚ and closely tied to Hermes Trismegistus‚ who may have been a combination of Egyptian Thoth and Greek Hermes (Budge 414-415). However‚ the transmission of alchemy to Medieval Europe is believed to have occured in the early twelfth century‚ with Robert of Chester serving as one of the earliest translators of Arabic texts and knowledge that Spain‚ under Moorish control at the time‚ and Italy were exposed to (Holmyard‚ “Early
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Efficient business practices help organize the financial structure of every culture. If a culture lacks standard business practices‚ it will be almost impossible for that specific culture to remain economically sound. Several ancient cultures during the medieval times utilized fascinating business practices: two cultures in particular were the Chinese and people the land of Ceylon. Though the Chinese emperor‚ and the people from the land of Ceylon utilized different methods of business practices within
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Torture is practiced in more than 90% of all countries in all regions of the world‚ big or small‚ dictatorship or democracy. Torture was a legitimate way to obtain testimonies and confessions from suspects for use in legal inquiries and trials. "What strikes us most in considering the medieval tortures is not so much their diabolical barbarity as the extraordinary variety‚ and what may be termed the artistic skill‚ they displayed. They represent a condition of thought in which men had pondered long
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Margaux Ratcliff The Evolution of Stained Glass in Medieval Times MSE 1111 Fall 2017 Medieval stained glass windows are the main feature of many famous buildings‚ from the Augsburg Cathedral of Germany to the Sainte-Chapelle in France. Due to cultural significance alone‚ Medieval stained glass is an important topic to learn more about the culture of Europe during the Medieval Period. However‚ the study of stained glass has one more important advantage. Since Roman times‚ the process of creating
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Polyphony in the Medieval Era Young J. Kim Music 386: History of the Medieval through the Baroque Eras November 17‚ 2015 Music in the Medieval Ages was considered to be one of the longest periods in musical history‚ which consisted of almost of a thousand years of European musical development. From 500 to 1450 A.D.‚ social and religious developments played an important role in the way music was composed and played. Music in the early medieval period was divided into two categories:
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as the dark ages in England. The life in medieval England was dominated by the feudal system. Many rules and beliefs caused controversy‚ even things that were unexpected like the bacteria borne diseases took a toll on the medieval life and its people. The Black Death‚ The first Barons War and The Medieval Church are all responsible for greatly contributing to Britain during The Middle Ages. The Black Death was a deadly illness the spread through medieval England and even further‚ it wiped out half
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Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight by David Edge and John Miles Paddock is an extremely great overview of the development of the knights’ armor and weapons‚ covering the evolution of the knight from the eleventh century all the way to the sixteenth century. The novel also shows illustrations of the weapons and armor that the knights used so the reader can get a better understanding of the material. On top of covering armor‚ weapons‚ and the evolution of the knight the book goes over the role of
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to knights (Smith‚ Andrew 3). The granting of a fief was a contract that was sealed with an Oath of Homage (Smith‚ Andrew 1). The person who granted someone a fief became lord over them and the person who was granted a fief became a vassal (Smith‚ Andrew 1). The most important role of vassals was serving their
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