The invention of printing subjected the existing field of histories – whether allegedly true‚ romantic or novel – to a process of trivializationand commercialization. Romances had circulated in lavishly ornamented manuscripts to be read out to audiences. The printed book allowed a comparatively inexpensive alternative for the special purpose of silent reading. Abridgements of ancient historians‚ popular medieval histories of knights‚ stories of comical heroes‚ religious legends and collections of
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The Four Great Inventions [pic] | | | |China’s long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge‚ most noticeably gunpowder‚ paper | | |making‚ printing and the compass‚ which‚ in the words of Roger Bacon‚ changed the whole appearance and status of | | |things in the world. | | |China was the first country in the world to make proper paper. Paper made during the Western Han Dynasty
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Not all conflict is destructive. Not all conflict is a destructive force in our lives. Conflict is more of a constructive force that results in building something new no matter how bad the outcome of conflict. If conflict were to be a destructive force then society would fail to advance to the world today‚ instead we would live in a world of anarchy. The type of construction that arises from conflict is the reason why the world is the way it is today. Conflict provides a force that constructs people
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Is a discovery an invention or is an invention a discovery? This is one question that can probably never be answered. A discovery can be defined as something which already existed‚ and is excavated after one notice’s it or proves its existence . Invention is the creation of something which didn’t exist before it was created by a genius mind . For instance‚ Newton discovered the existence of gravity when an apple fell on his head. It did exist before Newton realizes its existence‚ but
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The Destructive Effects of Healthism Healthism places our primary importance in our personal wellbeing. It results in destructive effects on the American society‚ creating a hostile environment by reinforcing victim blaming. Healthism also reinforces longstanding prejudices which promote a false illusion that bases personal worth off of fitness and health. Rather than unify a culture‚ healthism creates division in American society. First‚ healthism fosters destructive tendencies toward society
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Harriet Tubman’s life was like for 11 years of her life. Harriet Tubman was born in 1822 in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Her original birth name was Araminta Ross and she was born into slavery. In 1844‚ she married a free black man named John Tubman. This led to her changing her name to the name we all know as Harriet Tubman. Harriet then got fed up with all of this slave work and she escaped from Bucktown‚ Maryland to Philadelphia in 1849. What was Harriet Tubman’s Greatest Achievement? I believe that
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Self-Destructive and Risk-Behaviour related deaths among South African teenagers (Slide 1) What is a risk behaviour? (Slide 2) A risk behaviour is the exposure to harm. Risky behaviour will result in a person causing harm to themselves and therefore they will not reach their full potential. Alcohol abuse‚ suicide and drug abuse are all examples of risk behaviour. What is alcohol abuse? (Slide 3) This is defined alcohol being used in a situation where it should not be used. Alcohol abuse is also
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what do you want to be when you grow old: are but questions that even preschoolers “has” to answer. Society dictates that once I was born or even when I was still in my mother’s womb or even before I was conceived‚ I am already bounded to be an achiever. Would he be an actor‚ or an engineer or an architect: as my parents used to discuss among the two of them. I was named after a famous actor‚ “Romnick Sarmienta” but fortunately or maybe unwillingly I am not one‚ though the people of the Philippines
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Gunpowder Empires DBQ Before the 1700s‚ three of the major empires were called the Gunpowder Empires: the Ottomans of Turkey‚ the Safavids of Iran‚ and the Mughals of India. Although the Ottoman‚ Safavid‚ and Mughal Empires had strong bureaucracies and economic prosperity‚ they also had absolute rulers who denied their citizens basic civil rights. One of the strengths of the Gunpowder Empires was their strong bureaucracies based on meritocracy. Jahangir‚ a Mughal Emperor‚ stated that “where I
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Instruction 2 Definition: That which instructs‚ or with which one is instructed; the intelligence or information imparted Instruction 3 Definition: Precept; information; teachings. A basic command. The term instruction is often used to describe the most rudimentary programming commands. For example‚ a computer’s instruction set is the list of all the basic commands in the computer’s machine language. a·cil·i·ty (f-sl-t) n. pl. fa·cil·i·ties 1. Ease in moving‚ acting‚ or doing; aptitude: "an
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