Katz’ article The Invention of Heterosexuality was an interesting read‚ albeit in my view a somewhat baffling oversimplification of a very complex topic. While I admire him for putting himself out there in his postulation of how he supposes heterosexuality was “invented‚” there‚ too‚ I am at a loss. His election of the term “invention” seems just as hair-brained as his hypothesis. Still‚ for the sake of argument‚ I will bite... I liked Katz’ introduction to his theories and particularly his use
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Impact of the Invention of the Sewing Machine on America The large number of practical and useful inventions brought forward during the time leading up to and including the period known as the Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on both American society and the world. The transition that took place resulted in reliance on mechanical sources of power/energy rather than the traditional human or animal sources to produce the products needed (Hackett‚ 1992). One of those inventions‚ the sewing
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One essential product of the Industrial Revolution was the invention of the camera. Through analysis of its effect‚ we can timeline the way the camera and new technological processes affected the perception of value in art originals vs reproductions. The imperative issue for industrial age work was that of originality‚ authenticity‚ uniqueness‚ and meaning. Society began to question the value of realist artistic representation of the world/life when it became possible to obtain a similar
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Ever wonder how algebra developed? Well algebra is Arabic! It is used for mathematical terms throughout the world. The three most important Muslim innovations would be math‚ medicine‚ and astronomy. Why? Well without mathematics‚ we’d still be using roman numerals! Astronomy helps us focus on outside of our own world. Medicine helps us everyday‚ with sick people. Medicine may not cure us‚ but it may help people throughout the day. Some may say mathematics aren’t all that important. There are actually
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Identify the four roles that artists play that have not changed over time. Artist like any other human been‚ are trying to understand‚ and explain the world to others‚ and to themselves‚ they use their experiences‚ and imagination‚ in order to make sense of the world ‚ tangible‚ or intangible‚ to do this the artist assume four roles‚ Henry M. Sayre in his book “A World of Art” define those roles as: 1) Artist help us to see the world in new or innovative ways: In this role the artist will produce
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"Battle Between Countries" On December 7‚ 1941‚ America was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor. This day changed America forever. This was the start of Japan entering WWII. Japan killed over 3‚000 American soldiers. This caused a major change in the US economy. This attack was a surprise‚ and not called for. This was a very dreadful moment for many Americans. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was not justified. America at the time was not involved for WWII at the time of its attack.
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Essay - three significant twentieth century inventions Technology‚ science and inventions have progressed at an exponential rate during the hundred years of the 20th century‚ more so than any other century. There is no doubt that the 20th century is one of the most remarkable and astonishing periods of human history for its rate of technological advancement‚ a rate that still continues to this day. In fact‚ there were so many new gadgets invented and discoveries made in the last century that it’s
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CELLULAR PHONES INFLUENCE(s) AND IMPACT(s) ON SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS This paper seeks to explore how cellular phones (cell phones/mobiles) have influenced and impacted social interactions and interpersonal relationships. There have been a number of suggested theories and studies that have been contributed to the rising popularity and commonality of cell phones as to how they are affecting the way individuals are interacting in society. Some of these include
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There have been many wars throughout the history of the world. WWII could easily be called one of the most devastating wars; solely because of the introduction of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons have taken away the lives of innocent civilians‚ are very expensive to make or contain‚ have caused devastating amounts of damage‚ and have long-lasting effects. They also violate human rights. During WWII America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima; an army base in Japan. Years later‚ John Hersey wrote
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his family moved to the vibrant city of Port Huron‚ Michigan‚ which ultimately exceeded the commercial excellence of both Milan and Odessa which were the two places Edison had lived. One of the many inventions established by Edison was the tin foil phonograph. When Edison was working on his invention he noticed that the tape of the machine sprang off a noise resembling spoken words when worked at a high speed. The machine had 2 needles in it one was used for recordings and the other for playbacks
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