Thesis: As the Internet becomes our primary source of information‚ it is affecting our ability to read books and other long narratives. This process of rewiring our brains carries the danger of flattening human experience even as it offers the benefits of knowledge efficiency and immediacy. 1) The author begins the article with a description of the closing scene in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey when Dave dismantles the memory circuits of Hal‚ the artificial brain that controls the
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Primary Source Analysis: The Communist Manifesto By Oliver Stearns B00559549 The Communist Manifesto discusses the political objectives of communists on behalf of the proletariat class. The ultimate goal of the Communist Manifesto and communism is the overthrow of the bourgeois by the proletariat class and the removal of private property. “formation of the proletariat into a class‚ overthrow of the bourgeois supremacy‚ conquest of political power by the proletariat.” (Marx) Marx theorized that
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Primary Sources - Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ and Buddhism For more background information on religions see: http://home.comcast.net/~mruland/WHAP/Notes/foundations/wreligion.htm The Aryan invasion of the subcontinent around 1‚500 B.C.E. brought with it a new religion that featured a pantheon of gods that the Aryans worshiped through ritualism and with burnt sacrifices. Over the next thousand years‚ the religion matured‚ probably incorporating some elements of Harappan theology and certainly establishing
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cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root‚ a major source of carbohydrates. It differs from the similarly spelled yucca‚ an unrelated fruit-bearing shrub in the Asparagaceae family. Cassava‚ when dried to a powdery (or pearly) extract‚ is called tapioca; its fermented‚ flaky version is named garri. Cassava is the third-largest source of food carbohydrates in the tropics‚ after rice and maize.[1][2] Cassava is a major staple food in the developing
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The first primary source I found was an interview from manymountains.org. The women that was interviewed was on February 2‚ 2002 was Joy Nozaki Gee‚ daughter of Kiyoshi "Semita" Nozaki‚ at her home in Sacramento‚ California. Gee talks about how her father‚ Mr. Nozaki‚ had earned his Master’s degree is Literature from the University of Washington and was a poetic writer. Nozaki was teaching Japanese in Arroyo Grande‚ California. When he became imprisoned at an internment camp in New Mexico‚ Mr. Nozaki
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governmental action being taken during this time. In his letter he reflected upon the country’s appearance to the rest of the world and encouraged a sense of reflection to the recipient of such content‚ President Truman. Not only is this document a primary source‚ Henry Wallace was an American politician thus adding great value to the document because he had previous knowledge and perhaps insight of the issue‚ allowing him to make a clear conclusion or summary of what was causing the problem. However
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In a patriarchy‚ male dominates holds primary authority of land and household. Although patriarchy puts male authority over women’s‚ it did not prohibit the opinions of women. The three Primary Sources‚ Ban Zhao’s Lessons for Women‚ the Psalms of the Sisters‚ and Livy’s History of Rome address the women’s experience of living in a Patriarchy society as well as their behaviors to conform or resist what is expected of them. Each document also address how even the social class of a women can determine
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Primary Source Analysis: The Act of Supremacy 1534 The primary source I chose to research is The Act of Supremacy (1534). This was an act passed by the English Parliament establishing the English monarch‚ which at the time was Henry Tudor VIII‚ as the head of state and religious head of the Church of England. Although there is always some glamorization in the writing and depiction of historically based movies‚ I enjoyed both “The Other Boleyn Girl” and the cable series “The Tudors”. I found
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Augustine: Primary Source Analysis Augustine of Hippo‚ also known as Saint Augustine‚ Blessed Augustine and Doctor of Grace‚ lived between 354‚ and 430 AD. Born in Thagaste‚ Roman Africa (Algeria)‚ to a pagan father and Christian mother‚ he is recognized‚ historically‚ as significant Christian Theologian and philosopher.1 Augustine‚ in his writing‚ City of God‚ documents the treatment and relationship between Innocentius‚ the physicians conducting the surgeries‚ and the house physician. Augustine
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Primary Source Analysis Japanese Fourteen- Part Message to the United States December 7‚ 1941 Introduction Japan in 1942 was at the height of its expansion . Japanese political culture and ideology was driven by nationalistic pride and its aim to dominate the Asian political scenario. During this expansionistic period of Japan‚ idealism dominated realism. Japan wanted to be the hegemonic power in Asia. Its limited resources‚ mainly due to the lack of land‚ created a dependency
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