Ashley Austin WHO 2001 4 November 2012 The Origins of Totalitarianism Book Report Quotes Note to TA: I downloaded the book onto my iPad and got the digital copy‚ so the page numbers might possibly be different from that of the paperback. “Totalitarian movements are mass organizations of atomized‚ isolated individuals.” (Chapter 10‚ page 547) “It was recognized early and has frequently been asserted that in totalitarian countries propaganda and terror present two sides of the same coin
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Bananas are said to be currently the world’s third most popular fruit and evidence shows could be the oldest cultivated crop (Langdon 18). The tropical fruit is believed to have originated and first domesticated in Southeast Asia estimated around 5000 BC (Langdon 18). Due to how difficult reproducing the seedless banana plant is‚ the distribution did not stray far from Southeast Asia for thousands of years in its existence. Apparently the first Europeans to learn about it were the Greeks under
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contact with Jews & Christians • Married a rich widow named Khadija; bothered by class inequalities & rivalries • Experienced visions and was visited by the angel Gabriel • Came to believe that he received the final revelations of Allah (God) Early Spread of Islam • His followers (only 30) were persecuted so he leaves on the Hegira (to Medina). • He gains support in Medina and among the Bedouin tribes. • The first Muslim community (Umma)is formed here. Conquering of Mecca • 630 Muhammad conquers
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about Buddhism. In document four (doc. 4) written by Han Yu- male Chinese Confucian scholar and official at the Tang imperial court- the first statement is‚ "Your servant begs leave to say that Buddhism is no more than a cult of barbarian peoples spread to China." In that statement alone‚ the authors thought of the religion is exposed. Referring to the Buddhist followers as barbaric people is an extreme lack of respect and is an insult. The author also states towards the end‚ "...Buddha be given
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The Origins of Monasticism Through each of the texts‚ stemming from John the Dwarf‚ Cassian’s‚ Conference XVIII‚ The Rule of Benedict‚ and The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus‚ the prominent underlying themes are centered around individuals’ ability to improve themselves by implementing a life of asceticism and humility. Each author attempts to preach the importance of adopting the Psalms or word of God and stripping away any comforts in life. The authors‚ for example‚ in Athanasius’s
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Causes and spread of infection 1.1: Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms with a simple cellular organization whose nucleus lacks a membrane. Viruses are DNA wrapped in a thin coat of protein that replicates only within the living hosts. Fungi come in many different varieties and we eat quite a few. Mushrooms are fungi as is the mould that forms the blue or green veins in some types of cheese. Yeast is another type of fungi and is the necessary ingredient to make most types of bread.
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Trigonometry is a field of mathematics first compiled by 2nd century BCE. Greek mathematician Hipparchus. The history of trigonometry and of trigonometric functions follows the general lines of the history of mathematics. Early study of triangles can be traced to the 2nd millennium BC‚ in Egyptian mathematics (Rhind Mathematical Papyrus) and Babylonian mathematics. Systematic study of trigonometric functions begins in Hellenistic mathematics‚ reaching India as part of Hellenistic astronomy. In Indian
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threat to the Chinese way of life. The Tang Emperor‚ Wu stated that Buddhism poisoned the customs of the nation. He does not like the idea of people leaving their homes to follow the monastic decrees (Doc 6). Wu‚ being an emperor‚ is against the vast spread of Buddhism because a lot of people were converting‚ enough to outshine the imperial itself. He was probably trying to go against Buddhism to protect the imperial from a possible “invasion” or conflict between church and state. Han Yu writes about
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to bring together the eastern and western parts of Afro-Eurasia. China took advantage of The Silk Road and expanded it. This enabled China to be more open to the populations and cultures of its far western regions. Also‚ The Silk Road allowed the spread of Buddhism from India into central Asia and China. Buddhism completely transformed the Chinese Empire and Buddhist cave monasteries formed along the route into China. The Vedic religion known as Brahmanism attempted to explain all theological problems
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