electrical signals (red arrow) that pass through the Vestibular cochlear nerve to the brain (purple arrow). The cochlea transforms sound into electrical signals using tiny hearing hairs inside it. FIGURE 1 The natural hearing process. Image courtesy of howstuffworks.com What causes deafness? In some deaf
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social relationships. Historians herald the significance of these different factors because they take a variety of historiographical approaches. Absolutism redefined the socio-political structures and language of court society. Court cabals and courtesies became important factors that influenced social relationships. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie uses the court memoirs of Duc de Saint Simone‚ to explain the system of court cabals. Ladurie explains how the King placed himself at the top of the court hierarchy
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populations’ (Lumb‚ Jeffrey)‚ instead the colonies developed a similar type of localized independence and citizenship as their ‘mother’ city states. The Greek word for ‘colony’ was apoikia‚ literally meaning ‘away from home’‚ which emphasizes how the customs and institutions of a colony were directly translated from their original city state. MAJOR CITY-STATES AND THEIR COLONIES: Miletus: many colonies in the Black Sea area‚ such as Sinope‚ Abydos‚ Cyzicus; also Naucratis in Egypt. . Megara‚ Chalcedon
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Taxation without Representation Ryan Vote March 8‚ 2010 U.S. History It can easily be said that the Stamp Act of 1765 was the beginning of the revolution for the colonies of North America. Before the Stamp Act‚ there were other failed attempts to tax the colonies by the British parliament. Each attempt to gain money from the colonies was unlawful because there was a lack of representation from Parliament. The Stamp Act of 1765 was very detailed and expensive for the colonists. The Stamp Act was
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THE PLYMOUTH THANKSGIVING STORY By Chuck Larsen When the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1620‚ they landed on the rocky shores of a territory that was inhabited by the Wampanoag (Wam pa NO ag) Indians. The Wampanoags were part of the Algonkian-speaking peoples‚ a large group that was part of the Woodland Culture area. These Indians lived in villages along the coast of what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island. They lived in round- roofed houses called wigwams. These were made of poles covered
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having Congress get rid off all internal taxes‚ leaving only land sales and customs duties He also cut government spending‚ which resulted in cutting the debt in half. Military Jefferson scaled down the armed forces and the navy‚ because he feared limiting civilian freedoms and government. This also promoted overseas trade instead of agriculture. At same time‚ he established US Military Academy and built up the navy after threats by pasha of Tripoli (rulers in Libya)‚ which occurred because Jefferson’s
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Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea‚ using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver combined arm task forces; It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States. The Marine Corps is component the United States Department of the Navy (marines.com) often working closely with naval forces for training‚ transportation and logistics; however‚ the Marine Corps is separate branch‚ they are known as
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Our Malay ancestors brought us their own culture like drinks and foods‚ government‚ laws‚ writting‚ language‚ way of dressing‚ housing‚ literature‚ music‚ religions‚ arts‚ science and traditions and customs.. Early Filipinos staple food was RICE. Aside from rice‚ their foods includes pork‚ chicken‚ fish‚ fruits and vegetables. Pots and bamboo tubes are used to cooked their foods. They used their finger to eat and banana leaves as their plates then coconut shells as their glass for drinking.
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social media. This is where Charles Fisher mentions that the issues truly began. Although cell phone is incredible intelligent‚ they also create how rude people can be. The advancing technology of cell phone has also diminished the common customs and courtesies that were established by the generations‚ decades ago. People do not pay attention to their surroundings‚ which causes accidents; use indecent language that offends the older generations and even some younger ones‚ and they do not know how
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influence was the product placement of the Navy and Ray Ban sunglasses that was accompanied by an emotional and political message that resonated with the American people. Product Placement has a long history‚ it has been occurring for a decade and a half but did not receive much attention until the 1980s. In this time‚ many films brought attention to products and services. The centrifugal role of the Navy in Top Gun was a commercial that provided the Navy publicity without having to endorse the film
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