Galvani‚ an Italian physician and physicist is credited with starting bioelectricity. He was born in Bologna‚ Italy on September 9‚ 1737. He never expected to study science and instead wanted to focus on theology. His family encouraged him to pursue otherwise and in 1755‚ following his father’s desires he entered the University of Bologna‚ the Faculty of Medicine and Literature. In the 1770’s‚ Galvani became interested in studying the anatomy of frogs and electrophysiology. In the 1780’s‚ he began
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Standing at around four feet eight inches‚ the sculpture of Menkaure and His Queen is estimated to have been created between 2548 to 2530 BC. The figures depicted in the sculpture are Pharaoh Menkaure and‚ who is thought to be Queen Khamerernebty II. The sculpture was carved out of slate and has also been known as Menkaure and Khamerernebty. The artist of the sculpture is unknown. Menkaure and His Queen shows the two-people standing side by side and the queen has an arm wrapped around the pharaoh
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Constantine and his effect on Christianity When we look back at Christianity over the years‚ there are several people who are remembered for their impact on the religion. The first most important figure was Jesus Christ. However‚ if we travel forward a bit‚ into the 4th Century we come across Constantine. Historians agree that Constantine served as an important component in the spread of Christianity. Although he spread the religion in a massive way‚ others wonder if his methods were more harmful
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to save his city is to “drive out a pollution” (Kenney‚ 1002) that is holding the city back and causing sickness and death. This pollution is caused by the person who killed the previous king Laius. He finds this out and has Teiresias‚ a blind prophet‚ come and tell him who is the perpetrator is that killed the previous King. Teiresias says that he‚ Oedipus‚ killed the king and this enrages him. Later on‚ we find that there was a curse on Oedipus Arauzo 2 that he was to kill his father and
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This essay will focus on analysing two works of art‚ Marcel Duchamp’s ‘His Twine’ and Palle Neilsen’s ‘Model for a Qualitative Society’‚ and will compare them to one another. These prominent works of art both relate to some common themes of play‚ we will be focussing on Child’s Play. Also in this essay the aspects that will be discussed or briefly mentioned will include why these pieces were or are significant works of art‚ what they both represent‚ the possible meanings behind them‚ the effects
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what‚ why‚ where‚ and how questions about the church. The church of Jesus Christ upon the earth is God’s embassy‚ filled with ambassadors of Heaven who are called to fill the whole earth with the culture of Heaven. Jesus unfolds the revelation of His church at Caesarea Philippi‚ a well-known vacation site. Caesarea Philippi was named after King Herod’s son Phillip and Caesar. It was governed by Phillip‚ the son of Herod. An idol was erected and placed in a shrine at the gates of the city. Below
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HI or Hi may refer to: Hello‚ a greeting in the English language Hi and Lois‚ a comic strip Hi (kana)‚ Japanese character Hi (magazine)‚ teen lifestyle publication Hi Records‚ in music‚ a Memphis soul and rockabilly label Hi River‚ Ili River Hi territory‚ Yining City Hi‚ mobile phone brand of Dutch company KPN Hindi‚ an Indo-Aryan language (see list of ISO 639-1 codes) Hydrogen Index‚ the ratio hydrogen/carbon used in Van Krevelen diagrams by petroleum geologists for the assessment of kerogen
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"About his person"‚ suggests that this poem is about what is found about the person of a dead corpse. It also follows the theme of identity because we as the reader are attempting to analyse the poem to find out the corpse’s characteristics and why he died. "About he person"‚ can also be linked to us because we are made to think about what makes up our own personal image. My first observation about the poem is the fact that it is spilt into two line couplets. This could be linked to the content
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what joins and unifies the inner life of the Godhead‚ persona points to what characterizes and distinguishes it. The Son acknowledges the Father “speaking in his own person under the name of Wisdom.” When God said‚ “Let us make man in our own image‚” He spoke in this way because “He had already His Son close at His side‚ as a second person‚ His own Word‚ and a third person also‚ the Spirit in the Word’. The contemporary usage of ‘persona’ implied legal ownership or a ‘mask’ used in theatre. Tertullian
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great King Louis XIV‚ who referred to himself as "le roi soleil" meaning the sun king. In this paper I will be focusing on Louis XIV and his contributions to the artistic world then and now. Louis XIV and his family lived in Paris‚ in a palace called the Louvre. However‚ The Sun King had an upgrade in store. It took 36‚000 workers and almost twenty years to build his new palace in Versailles (12miles from Paris). Versailles was so grand and gorgeous it was symbolic of Louis XIV kingship in all its glory
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