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    is used‚ on the word “piled” which refers to haemorrhoids or losing hair‚ both caused by syphilis. People in Shakespeare’s time believed in physiognomy‚ and this is demonstrated during act one‚ scene on of the play when the duke is speaking to Angelo. “There is a kind of character in thy life That to th’observer doth thy history Fully unfold.” Physiognomy is the belief that external appearance is an indicator of a person’s personality‚ and here‚ the duke is saying that Angelo’s appearance shows

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    smoothly like a hank of flax” (Gen L. 693-694). The physiognomy of a character with blonde hair is translated by the commoners of Chaucer’s time as a person who is arrogant‚ prideful‚ angry‚ and deceiving. “In driblets fell his locks behind his head down to his shoulders which the overspread; thinly they fell‚ like rat-tails‚ one by one” (Gen L. 695-697). Chaucer is demonstrating that the Pardoner is not well kept; returning to his beliefs in physiognomy‚ long hair is representative of an untrustworthy

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    Criminology. He rejected the established Classical School‚ which held that crime was a characteristic trait of human nature and that rational choices were the foundation of behavior. Lombroso‚ using a scientific approach and concepts drawn from physiognomy‚ early eugenics‚ psychiatry‚ and Social Darwinism‚ argued that criminality was inherited‚ and that the "born criminal" could be identified by physical defects‚ which confirmed a criminal as "savage‚" or "atavistic." While his particular identifying

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    and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Washington: Author. Critical Thinking Consortium. (n.d.). Developing insight into egocentricity or sociocentricity. Retrieved September 11‚ 2004‚ from http://www.criticalthinking.org Digital Physiognomy. (n.d.). Match person ’s face to his or her character. Retrieved September 11‚ 2004‚ from http://www.uniphiz.com/digital_physiognomy/personality-types.htm Gandhi‚ M. (1939‚ July 23). Gandhi ’s letter to Hitler. Retrieved September 11‚ 2004‚ from

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    water which includes water from seas‚ oceans‚ rivers‚ lakes‚ moisture in soil‚ groundwater and frozen water in polar ice caps plus moisture in the air 2. Atmosphere- gases 3. Lithosphere- land portion of the earth‚ made up of solid rocks and soils PHYSIOGNOMY OBSERVATIONS OF EARLY NATURALIST EXPLORERS 1. Plant communities from different regions of the world were often very different in appearance. 2. Regions with similar plant communities have similar climates. J.F. Shouw‚ A. de Candolle and A.F

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    healers‚ seers‚ graphologists‚ and advisers’ (Baker and Benjamin 2014‚ p. 3). Presumptions were regularly made by ‘philosophers’ in the 19th century due to being uneducated. Physiognomy and phrenology were regularly used leading to todays society being able to easily judge one’s characteristics by looking at them. Criminal physiognomy has majorly shaped this by judging a person’s looks to define if the were a criminal or not. Cesare Lombroso an anthropologist/criminologist describes the typical criminal

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    Name: _________________________________ English 3 CP The Canterbury Tales Test (60 pts.) “BACKGROUND”: 1-4 1. During the Medieval time period in England‚ which of the following lists is correct concerning the language spoken during this time: a. Latin – church; French – nobility; Middle English – peasants b. Latin – church; Italian – nobility; French – peasants c. Italian – church; French – nobility; Latin – peasants d. Everyone was educated

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    Shakespeare and race‚ is an article by Jonathan Gil Harris. The article discusses the understanding of race in Shakespeare works. Shakespeare conventions of race dose not infer to skin color‚ as he never uses the term and refer it to black characters. Aaron the Moor in Titus Andronicus is a great example of that. Moreover‚ the article states that we assume that we know the meaning of the word race still; it might be slippery and trick us ending up with a different meaning. An example of that would

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    Stele of Hammurabi During the Babylon‚ the dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and Hammurabi became the most powerful king of Babylon which conquered large portions of Mesopotamia. Hammurabi is known for his law code‚ his stele that presents the law code and other orders. There is a system of crime and punishments outlined on his law code‚ as well as a representation of Hammurabi. If you look closely at the stele‚ it shows that Hammurabi has a close connection with Shamash‚ the sun god (Hammurabi

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    the Pardoner.  Chaucer’s satirical account of the Pardoner is written in a very matter-of-fact manner that made it even more unsettling with his audience.  Chaucer uses his straightforwardness regarding the hypocrisy of the Pardoner‚ suggestive physiognomy of the character‚ and an interesting scene at the conclusion of the Pardoner’s Tale to inculcate his views of the church to his audience. The way that Chaucer used these literary devices to subtly make his views known to an audience while hooking

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