The world has seen many great historians such as Greek historian Theopompus to German historian Fritz Fischer who is known for his analysis in World War I. These great historians come from different time periods and also had a different approach’s to their analysis. The novel Clio’s Battles by Jeremy Black argues how the study of history was ultimately altered in the eighteenth century and nineteenth century; by providing how it gradually moved to challenge objectivity and professionalism. In this
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"Do artifacts have politics?" Discuss Langdon Winner’s question and give some examples. Iva N. Ivanova ivai@ifi.uio.no First semester at UiO Word count: 2103 Introduction The objective of this paper is to discuss Langdon Winners theory on the politics of technology. In his book "The Whale and the Reactor" Langdon Winner asks the question "Do artifacts have politics?". That question has provoked many to look for different dimensions of technology. Winner argues
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The problem of free will refers to the examination of whether or not we as conscious beings have control over our own actions. French philosopher Paul Henri Thiry‚ Baron d ’Holbach argues that all acts are caused by past events and conditions‚ a belief known as determinism. Physical laws shows us that all events in time are determined by prior events‚ but the belief in free will implies that our actions are results from what we perceive as choice‚ are undetermined random events in time. Therefore
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Do People Have Premonitions? There are many debates on whether or not we have a sixth sense. That sixth sense is premonitions. The main questions asked are‚ do people have premonitions? Are they able to have premonitions? Does everyone have premonitions? Do only few people have premonitions? Most people will have dreams that will come true within the next day or the next few days. Many people get mild feelings of premonition; a feeling that something is about to happen‚ being good or bad. It can
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There’s a famous saying that goes something like this: “Love makes you do crazy things.” To be more precise‚ I am talking about a problem that many young adults pitfall into‚ getting hitched too young. Marriage‚ a formal union of man and woman where you are both recognized as husband and wife is no joke and should be thoroughly thought through before proceeding. Early marriages may suffer from multiple problems‚ such as lack of maturity‚ low income‚ and potentially an early halt to career and or
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In discussion of inhumane treatment‚ a controversial issue is whether animals are entitled to their rights. While some argue that only humans have rights‚ others contend that animals should have the same privileges as humans. The author of “A Change of Heart about Animals‚” Jeremy Rifkin‚ claims that animals should have better treatment. Rifkin rhetorically changes one’s view on this subject without the consent of the reader. Rifkin begins by showing the animals’ human qualities‚ then giving a counter
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November 27‚ 2012 Useful Junk Almost every American has been to see a movie at the theatres. We grab a bag of popcorn‚ candy‚ and a soda and head into the theatre to find good seats. As we sit into those comfy theatre chairs we start to sink into our movie watcher mode. Soaking up every action‚ line‚ joke‚ sad moment and every movement till the very end. We then leave while the credits are still rolling and then get into our cars and head home. We have covered our responsibilities as a viewer‚ but what
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States was founded on the belief that every man has “certain inalienable Rights.” Not until ninety years later‚ however‚ when slavery was abolished did the United States actually offer these “Rights” to all of its citizens. The 19th century was turbulent time of stress and change for America. One of the most controversial dilemmas was the issue of slavery. Slavery was conceived by many to be morally wrong‚ and it undermined America’s most valued beliefs. Despite this inconsistency‚ slavery was still
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do good have good It is a law of nature that whatever action we take in this world‚ there is always a reaction. If we do well‚ we stand to gain a good reward. If we do badly‚ we should expect a bad outcome ultimately. "As you sow‚ so shall you reap" is a popular saying. The Holy Qur’an has also guided on this subject‚ it says: "If you do good‚ you do good to yourselves. Likewise‚ if you do evil‚ you do evil to yourselves." (17:7) One of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad was very fond of
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Literature review The labour supply of women has been the subject of extensive study both in Australia and internationally.1 Despite this‚ only a few international and Australian studies have examined the inter-temporal labour supply behaviour of women‚ and it remains a less understood area of labour supply research (Hyslop 1999).2 However‚ study in this area is growing rapidly due to the increasing availability of panel data and improved computational power and techniques. This chapter reviews
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