What Is Epic An epic (from the Ancient Greek adjective ἐπικός (epikos)‚ from ἔπος (epos) "word‚ story‚ poem"[1]) is a lengthy narrative poem‚ ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.[2] Oral poetry may qualify as an epic‚ and Albert Lord and Milman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form. Nonetheless‚ epics have been written down at least since the works of Virgil‚ Dante Alighieri
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Sociology as a science and particularly as a separate field of study is of recent origin. It is the youngest of the social sciences. August Comte‚ the father of sociology‚ first of conceived the word ‘sociology’ in‚ 1839. He had intended to name the new science social physics‚ but he rejected this term after a Belgian scholar‚ Adolphe Quetelet‚ began to make statistical studies of society and to call his area of Endeavour social physics. The word sociology is a barbaric combination of Latin word
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What is a seminar? A team of advanced students/ professional walking in association under the guidance of a teacher/ adviser. It is a place to discover new ideas‚ to relook an old idea or to develop insight (lecture‚ discussion‚ return demonstration) in connections among ideas. Planning A. Identify issues and trends We live in an age of constant scientific discovery‚ a world shaped by revolutionary new technologies. Just look at your favorite newspaper. The chances are pretty good that in the
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David Dickson What is health? “Health is not an absolute quantity but a concept which is continually changing with the acquisition of knowledge and with changing cultural expectations” (Richardson‚ 2001). Health is a difficult concept to define and one that provokes much debate. Within this essay I intend to give both a lay and official definition ‚ and to examine the elements that combine to give the overall sense of health‚ both in the individual and in society as a whole. Using the
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believed from someone else that the boy she was guarding talked ill of her to other people. She questioned him. The boy didn’t feel hurt because he knew that his angel would not suspect him. But he was wrong. His angel didn’t believe him. She believed what others say about the boy and hurts the boy deeply. But the boy didn’t say it. Why his angel wouldn’t trust him? She told him that he will not be able to be with anyone. At that point he felt the same stinging pain in his heart. The same pain when his
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WHAT IS LOGISTICS According to Paul R. Murphy ‚ Jr. and Donald F. Wood‚ who shared the definition as promulgated by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals‚ one of the world’s most prominent organizations for logistics professionals‚ defined it as “Logistics management is that part of supply chain management that plans‚ implements and controls the efficient‚ effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods‚ services and related information between the point of origin and the
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4th Pd What is history? That has been a question philosophers and historians have been asking for centuries. But really what is history? Webster dictionary defines history as "acts‚ ideas‚ or events that will or can shape the course of the future." Is that all history is a series of events leading up the present moment and then on to the future. English historian and philosopher‚ R.G. Collingwood said "History is for human self-knowledge. Knowing yourself means knowing‚ first‚ what it is to
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Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate What is Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate? It is also known as the GHB‚ and is a central nervous system depressant. GHB can be found in different forms like clear liquid‚ white powder‚ tablet‚ and capsule forms.(Moore‚ and Measham 565-590) It is very dangerous because GHB is odorless and colorless with a salty taste and when it is in a liquid form it is virtually impossible to be detectable.(O’Connell‚ and Kaye) This drug can found available by prescription for treating sleep disorders
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Joselino M. Poquiz 8-20 Statistics How many poor people in the country Death rate caused by poverty Rank of Philippines in terms of poverty Most successful country. What made them rich? Main Idea: There are still ways to improve the way of life of the poor people. It may not be possible to completely eliminate poverty but it is definitely possible to minimize it to a great degree. Conclusion: Perhaps poverty may never be eliminated in society because it has al… but there are some measures
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What is Piety During the Periclean age (around 400 B.C.) in Athens Greece there was a man named Socrates. He was considered a very wise man by the Athenians. However there were men in power who did not care for him or his teachings; Claiming that he corrupted the Athenian youth and did not believe in the Greek gods‚ Socrates was put on trail. On his way to his trial Socrates met a man named Euthyphro‚ a professional priest who is respected by the "authorities" (those who want get rid of Socrates)
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