The Auditory Sense or Organ of Hearing The Ear is divided into 3parts: External or outer ear Auricle (pinna) Made of elastic cartilage. Covered by skin placed on the opposite side of the head. External auditory canal Also called the “ear canal” auditory meatus: either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane. Tympanic membrane The tympanic membrane is a vital feature of the human ear‚ and is more commonly known as the eardrum. The tympanic membrane’s
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Misconceptions of the Sixth Sense: An Extension vs An Ability? The senses are basic: hearing‚ taste‚ smell‚ sight‚ and touch. These are the given senses that are apart of every living creature on earth. People have always wondered about the existence of the sixth sense. A sixth sense is a power of perception beyond the five senses. Many have theorized that the ability of the sixth sense is a skill that can be gained by appreciating nature‚ similar to the innate senses of an animal. The idea of
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To what extent do you think Kritios was a revolutionary sculptor? Kritios was an Athenian sculptor‚ whose style and technique during the late archaic period helped revolutionize the archaic period into the Classical period. He has two main statutes that I am going to examine the first of which being the Kritios boy. Also referred to as “the first beautiful nude art” it is very important as it is a precursor to the later classical sculptures. It depicts a young boy in an idea form (so sculpted
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To What Extent Was the Cold War Inevitable? With the end of World War II (WWII) in 1945 began the Cold War‚ an international conflict that lasted from 1947–1991 and plagued nations across the globe. As the post-war negotiations were deliberated by three of the strongest world powers‚ the United States (US)‚ Britain‚ and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)‚ disagreements arose that created tension between the US and the USSR and ultimately instigated the infamous “Fifty Years War” (Crockatt
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We the American colonists are not rebels. All the colonists wanted to do was have religious freedom so they left Britain to come to the Americas to start their colonies and have their own governments and have their own religions. They also got tired of the king taxing them without representation and saying to allow that British soldiers are to housed and taken care of by the colonists and that really set the colonists through the roof having to take care of someone they didn’t even know. We the
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To what extent is Victor Frankenstein a tragic hero? Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein presents the downfall of Victor Frankenstein‚ the tragic hero‚ as a result of his fatal flaw. Victor Frankenstein’s complex character‚ fits the guidelines of an Aristotelian Tragic Hero‚ which states that the hero must occupy a high status‚ epitomising nobility however‚ is not perfect - he possesses a tragic flaw‚ that is‚ an error of judgement‚ also known as harmatia. The hero also undergoes a process of self –
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Sense Perception Our five senses are important sources of knowledge that actively structure our knowledge about the world rather than passively reflect reality. They are ‘the gates and windows’ of the mind that controls communication between the outside world‚ and ourselves presenting us with different variety of the world. Using our senses to be aware of things is defined as our Perception. We do not realize that perception plays a bigger role than what it may seem‚ playing a more active process
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To what extent can Economics be considered a Science? The issue of categorizing fields of academia truly “scientific” is invariably complex‚ leading to much debate. Matters such as defining what Science actually is‚ how to judge what can satisfy such a definition and the importance of beneficial discoveries all lead to further unsolved arguments which must be understood in order to make any kind of judgment. For economics‚ there is the argument that broad assumptions lead to imprecise data‚ that
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To what extent is the party of David Cameron Thatcherite? Thatcherism comprised a mixture of ideas and policies such as free markets‚ privatisation of industries‚ low taxation and little state involvement in people’s lives. Some may argue that the conservative party today under David Cameron has drifted into a different direction from Thatcherite policies‚ however others say that Thatcher still has a huge influence on the modern conservative party. One of Thatcher’s main policies was the privatisation
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“What effects has the computer had on our lives?” The twenty-first century is already turning out to be the century of the computer. The computer revolution that started after the Second World War is now developing exponentially and computers are beginning to influence and take over nearly every aspect of our lives. How are computers changing and affecting society? There are two areas in which computers have brought about a profound change in our lives: one is in the economic field‚ the other
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