Herstory is history written from a feminist perspective‚ emphasizing the role of women. It is basically history told from a woman’s point a view. Even though the word history is etymologically unrelated to the possessive pronoun his‚ history and other humanities and sciences were and sometimes still are dominated by men. Therefore the word herstory gets a more powerful meaning by exactly focusing on this false etymology‚ to show that the interpreter is the one with power. Male authors have more than once
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developed‚ chairs developed. When I think of a chair‚ I immediately think “four legs‚ seat‚ back‚ etc.”. But is this really what a chair is? Could you not also place a book on this “chair” and it would now be transformed into a table? Is it possible that I could sit on a table‚ or a stump‚ or a bed and it would now be a chair? How do we as humans instinctively know what chairs are? When are we taught to know the difference between chairs and other furniture? Is it just implied‚ or is there something
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a What is Computer Science? Computer Science is the systematic study of the feasibility‚ structure‚ expression‚ and mechanization of the methodical processes (or algorithms) that underlie the acquisition‚ representation‚ processing‚ storage‚ communication of‚ and access to information‚ whether such information is encoded in bits and bytes in a computer memory or transcribed in genes and protein structures in a human cell. The fundamental question underlying all of computing is: what computational
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Scientists have worked countless hours to find different ways to safely strengthen your immune system from diseases that would easily harm you if given the chance. Vaccinating worked so well across the world that humanity was able to eradicate smallpox; a disease that has taken so many lives. This invention has worked so well eradicating diseases that less than 1% the population would catch some of diseases that were so common in the early 20th century. Shortly after
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What is redlining? What is gentrification? Redlining is unethical practice in which financial institutions discriminate against certain areas when deciding who can use their services. Often it is poor neighborhoods that may be racially determined as well that are refused loans‚ insurance‚ or mortgages when redlining is taking place. When an institution is practicing redlining‚ they will ignore the individual’s unique situation and qualifications because of a history of default from that area
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Marie Callinan What is positivism? Positivism is a well established philosophy within the natural sciences. In the early nineteenth century it became an integral aspect of social science methodology. In Baconian tradition‚ positivism is the precise and objective observation of an object from a scientifically detached position. Though its definition is broad‚ there are fundamentally six assumptions in positivistic philosophy and three distinct generations that negotiate with these assumptions
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collection‚ analysis‚ interpretation or explanation‚ and presentation of data. It also provides tools for prediction and forecasting based on data. It is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines‚ from the natural and social sciences to the humanities‚ government and business ("Statanalysis Consulting"‚ 2013). Statistics is used in decision making that affects our everyday lives. The study of statistics is divided into two categories and has four levels of measurements. The two types of
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dying at an early age (Kushner 452-53). Of all the other babies‚ Aaron was the baby chosen by fate to suffer a deadly illness. The chance of getting this disease is so rare that Kushner’s son’s illness seemed unfair to his family. Kushner cries‚ "On what grounds did Aaron have to suffer? He was an innocent child. Why should he be condemned to grow into adolescence . It simply didn’t make sense" (453). Kushner exclaims that his son was mistreated and obstruction of the progeria disease had not allowed
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Community College What is love? SPH 109H Professor Richardson Shannon C. Valdiviez 05.06.2008 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 I. What is love? (Definitions) 3-4 II. Types of love emotions 5 III. Conclusion…………………………………………….6 IV. Bibliography………………………………………….7 Introduction Love has always been and interesting topic to me because it seems to have no limitations; desired by many‚ and disregarded by some. Have you ever heard the expression ‘’Love is a universal language’’? What does this really
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“What Are Heavy” – Christina Rossetti In the children’s poem “What Are Heavy” by the Victorian poet‚ Christina Rossetti‚ the author uses two speakers in order to show the contrast between the innocent curiosity of a child and the wisdom of an adult who attempts to answer the child’s questions truthfully while preserving the child’s innocence by simplifying an extremely complicated topic. Exploitation of the truth leads to the attainment of knowledge‚ from the attainment of knowledge comes the acquisition
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