Olmec The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E.‚ the __ people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture‚ wide-ranging trade‚ ceremonial centers‚ and monumental construction. The __ had great cultural influence on later Mesoamerican societies‚ passing on artistic styles‚ religious imagery‚ sophisticated astronomical observation for the construction of calendars‚ and a ritual ball game. (p. 75) Chavín __ The first major urban
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Greek Classicism Greek Civilization: • Greek sages concluded “Man is the measure of all things.” • Greeks supremely self-confident and self-aware • Greeks developed this concept of human supremacy and responsibility into a worldview that demanded a new visual expression in art. • Artists studied human beings intensely‚ than distilled their newfound knowledge to capture in their art works the essence of humanity—a term that‚ by the Greeks’ definition‚ applied only to those who spoke Greek; they
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Arguments from Silence The popular idea for theologians and archeologists is to be “scientific”. One popular result of that is to base everything on “evidence”. At times there should be room for an argument from silence. In science great discoveries have come from silent instruments when results were expected. Everyone “knew” light traveled through the “ether” until it could not be found‚ which led to relativity. Following the data can‚ has‚ does‚ continues to‚ lead us to misunderstanding
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“ In individuals‚ insanity is rare; but in groups‚ parties‚ nations‚ and epoch‚ it is the rule.” (Nietzsche). Everything starts of pure but when groups form the people involved turn it into a deranged scheme. The Peoples Temple Church is based off of ending racism and equality. But it took a terrible turn of events by portraying a demonic cult led by the infamous Jim Jones. Jim had always grown up in a religious environment‚ he started his own church in 1955. The mystery behind the Jonestown Massacre
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MAF680 CASE: CHICKEN RUN GROUP MEMBERS AFIQ IZDIYAD BIN IBRAHIM 2008368767 AHMAD SABRAN JAMIL BIN MOHD AMIN 2008555807 MUHAMAD RUZAINI BIN AB RAHMAN DAYANG CASANDRA ASMALIA BT SAIDI ILI NAZIEERA BT MOHD SOHED 2008383779 2008333715 2008318359 CONTENTS Page Introduction 1. What were the problems/issues facing the company? 2. Who are the stakeholders and what their stakes are? 3. How were the affairs of the company managed? 4. How would you describe the system that existed within the company? 5.
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In his novel‚ "1984‚" George Orwell warns us against three things. He stated that people are only out for personal gain‚ and will use any means to reach their goals. He also warned against these types of people who are already in power. And lastly‚ he warns us against the lost of privacy through constant surveillance‚ and how we actually allow this to happen. If we all have the traits to become evil‚ why does it become a reality only in some? Before this question can be answered‚ we must first
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Jones town A tragic massacre took place on November 18‚ 1978‚ in Guyana. 909 members of Peoples Temple died in the middle of a jungle in Guyana and five people were killed on an airstrip. It has been called the largest mass murder suicide. The story of the massacre was told by survivors and relatives who happened to survive and know Jim Jones. According to Jim’s childhood friends‚ Jim was a weird kid‚ he was obsessed with religion and death‚ and he used to conduct funerals of small animals that
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citizens drank cyanide-adulterated punch and suicided in Guyana‚ South America. From those 913 members‚ 276 were innocent children. As informed in the Britannica Encyclopedia article “Jim Jones‚” these members belonged to a cult known as the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones‚ who was responsible for ordering the members to suicide. According to an article “Why Do People Join Cults?” by Adrian Furnham‚ Ph.D.‚ a cult is a group with “powerful and exclusive dedication and devotion to an explicit person or
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[pic] . The Kandyan Kingdom The Kandyan Kingdom managed to save the territorial integrity of Sri Lanka by its geographical location. Not only once several times in .History the heart of hill country with its natural location secured the independence of Sri lanka The Kandyan Kingdom which has a geographical location of a special category and a climate wnich is r ;ally cool and enjoyable is famous both home and abroad. The Kandyan Kingdom was divided into five different areas‚ namely Udu Nuwara
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Hit and Run He was driving too fast to see them early enough. One minute he was shouting at the kids in the back to calm down‚ the next‚ two shadowy figures were just there; in front of the car; riding the windshield; falling limply to the floor with a sickening slow roll as the car pulled too slowly to a halt.The sweat poured from his forehead; he looked in disbelief at the young bodies tangled together on the road. His face was aglow‚ his eyes large. His children for once sat quietly in their
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