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    Positivism

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    idealism‚ because it limits itself only to facts and does not examine the underlying causes of things. According to Auguste Comte‚ society undergoes three different phases in its quest for the truth. These three phases are the Theological‚ the Metaphysical and the Positive Phases. The Theological Phase of man is based on whole-hearted belief in all things with reference to God. God‚ he says‚ had reigned supreme over human existence pre-Enlightenment. Man’s place in society was governed by his

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    1300s a disease known as the bubonic plague killed many people. Over the five year duration more than 25 million people died. This was one third of the European population at the time. The bubonic plague was spread by squirrels and rats which carried fleas spreading the disease to people‚ which quickly spread to more and more people. There is no medication for this disease therefore more people died because they couldn’t be treated. The plague spread through many countries including Italy‚ England‚ and

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    days we sat around the resort and went parasailing‚ and lots of other activities. Parasailing was an adrenaline rush and probably one of the funnier things I had done in my life. We also went downtown Nassau and that is where they have a big flea market. The flea market had a lot of neat and different things down there. We spent the whole day downtown and later that night went out to a few dance clubs.         The last two days we were there a hurricane was roaring in‚ while we were trying to get

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    The disease was spread through contact with infected fleas. As a result of the poor living conditions in many parts the Europe‚ the fleas would nest on rats who would run through the streets. Just having contact with an infected individual would possibly cause immediate infection. This resulted in 25 million deaths in the course of 5 years. The

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    that the Black Death was ‘contagious.’ It was realised that contact with someone with the plague or even with their clothing was dangerous. They discovered that the plague was spread through tiny rat fleas‚ as these fleas jumped on rats and other rodents and infected them. When the rats died the fleas fed on human beings. Source D shows the cycle in which people were infected with the black plague. It displays how the plague started and progressed. Doctors also became more experienced by ruling

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    Ştefan Afloroaei / Descartes and the “metaphysical dualism” Descartes and the “metaphysical dualism”: Excesses in interpreting a classic* Al.I. Cuza University of Iasi Abstract The article focuses on one of the most serious accusations brought against Descartes and modern philosophy‚ namely “the dualism of substance”. The accusers claim that the human body and soul were viewed as completely separate; consequently‚ their relationship as such and the united being of man become incomprehensible. As

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    WAYS OF FORMING WORDS Compounding is the word formation process in which two or more words combine into a single new word. Compound words may be written as one word or as two words joined with a hyphen. Shortening is the word formation process in which a word is reduced or shortened without changing the meaning of the word. Blending is the word formation process in which parts of two or more words combine to create a new word whose meaning is often a combination of the original words.

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    witchcraft‚ others a punishment from God. But what was the true cause of the Black Plague? Why was it so bad? The bubonic form of the plague‚ which is when you get buboes in the body then swell up then break open‚ was caused by bacteria spread by fleas and

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    Introduction to the Microbial World; History of Microbiology By: Case Assignment Module 1 MIC 100: TUI University Date: March 17‚ 2013 In response to the web site article about Edward Jenner‚ I believe the author paid an over emphasis on the how the discovery of the small pox vaccine was the greatest of public health achievements of all times. But I am of a different opinion. I believe that despite this great contribution‚ Edward Jenner does not deserve the greater credit in his

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    would refer to the burning of the infected bodies. "We all fall down" would mean death directly. There are two methods of transmission. One is through an infected rat with fleas which then transmitted the plague to humans. The living conditions in towns which were dirty and the garbage became a habitat to those infected rats and fleas which made the diseases spread even more. Many people thought it was the end of the world‚ thus leaving towns to go to the country which in turn spread the Black Death

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