Why did they decline? What are their major legacies? 1. Ottomans (1335-1920) – Istanbul, Turkey The Ottoman Empire first began as the Turks Tribe under the Rum Seljuk Sultanate in Anatolia after the Mongolian invasion in 1243. They were pushed to Western Anatolia and started to create small states, called be like, under loose Mongol overlordship. Osman, I was the leader of one of those beyliks which then led to the creation of the Ottoman Empire (Streusand, 2011, p.34-6). In...
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Explore how one of the stereotypes we have studied on this course (e.g. the fallen woman, or the self-made man) is represented in one or more texts. Fallen Women is a Victorian concept to address women who had sex outside of marriage. It was considered an immoral act because women were taught that giving in for their sexual desires was a sign of weakness, and only those who were strong enough to repress them could create a good morally influenced...
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Introduction The Edo period was crucial in the shaping of Japanese gender roles and expectations, creating norms that continue to influence modern-day views of femininity and masculinity. Japan was once a matriarchal society where women were head of social organizations, families, and clans, however, the influx of Chinese philosophy and Confucian ideas in the modern period led to a decrease in female power (xx). The Confucian ideology emphasized hierarchy and male dominance, and as a result, women became subservient (xx)....
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Imperial China lasted two millennia, and many differing thoughts and religions stemmed from this passage of time. During this time, massive amounts of information was collected. This along with the multitude of ideas give a startling view into this long span of time. During the time of the dynasty, each generation of Chinese history brought different changes to the public with major influences from philosophy helping them to evolve their society. Many emperors used their experiences with philosophers in order...
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The Five Constant Relationships The term Li (禮) was used in Confucian and post-Confucian philosophy to describe 'the way things should be done' In Li, one has to be mindful of how to behave and work within a society. You can cultivate your character in Li best by understanding what it entails. Li encompasses most importantly the Doctrine of the Mean and the Five Constant Relationships. The Doctrine of the Mean is the way in which one should make decisions...
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The priestesses of Ancient Greece It is my belief that since the beginning of times from Adam and Eve to our modern civilized and innovative technological society, women appear to have risen from the brut tyranny of men to the force of nature that is praised by many. While it could be considered that many women are still considered the property of men, it could be argued that women have achieved the goal of equality set by their ancestors. Furthermore,...
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Coursework English literature Miller constructs protagonists who are destroyed by their obsessive need to defend their masculine self-image. How far do you agree this applies to both Willy Loman and Eddie Carbone? The 1950s, in the USA, was a period of radical change for men in the workplace, as academic attributes became increasingly appreciated and the white collar and corporate worker become a common position in society for men. But social critics of that era saw this rise as terrible...
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1)What is the author attempting to study in the article? This section of the essay will focus on what the author, Jacob Garner Hariri is focusing his article ‘The Autocratic Legacy of Early Statehood’ on, what his theory is, and based on what evidence (Jacob Hariri; The Autocratic Legacy of Early Statehood). The author expresses that due to countries attempting to colonize other states, it restricted those states to develop their own idea of democracy, whereas countries that were stronger...
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In the 18th year of Daoguang, the Daoguang Emperor sent Lin Zexu to Guangdong to bring the opium use to an end. After Lin Zexu had arrived, more than 20,000 boxes of opium were confiscated and destroyed in Humen, Haikou. This move completely annoyed the British merchants, considering it as an invasion against Britain which destroyed the Sino-British trade and threatened the safety of British merchants in China, leading to the First Opium War against the Qing government. This paper...
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Section I: identification and evaluation of sources The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the question: “To what extent did Britain’s involvement in Palestine, from 1916 to 1948, maintain diplomatic relations between the Arabs and Jews?” In this section, the values and limitations of two sources will be analysed to determine whether Britain’s involvement in Palestine was effective in maintaining diplomatic relations between the Arabs and Jews. On one hand, the Balfour Declaration of 1917 is a primary source...
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Eurocentrism is under challenge in international law today.[footnoteRef:1] One may ponder what is eurocentrism. The term ‘Eurocentrism’ denotes a world-view that posits European history and values as “normal” and superior to others, thereby helping to produce and justify Europe’s dominant position within the global capitalist world system.[footnoteRef:2] In order to understand how eurocentrism had continuously affected the making of international law, we shall have a glance on the history of international law and its relationship with euro centricity. [1: A.A....
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Smoking is known for its health risks and toxicity. Many people across the united states and further are being diagnosed with diseases caused by tobacco smoke even if they have never smoked a cigarette. The leading culprit is secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke (SHS) poses major health risks, especially the risk of lung cancer. A person could die from lung cancer caused by constant exposure to smokers, without ever smoking a cigarette. With the effects of secondhand smoke into account, more...
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Psychopathology is one of the most glorified types of personality disorders in the modern world. There is a curiosity in the idea of social differences between individuals. Psychopathology was one of the first types of personality disorders to be discovered. (Millan et al, 1998) This finding of psychopathology allowed for an explanation of individuals with emotional tendencies that were different from societal norms. This new founding explanation has allowed the idea of psychopathology to be analyzed in depth by the...
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Introduction Common law as we know it, also known as case law, can be defined as the system of law that is based on judges' decisions and on customs rather than on laws that are written. In other words, it is comprised of a set of unwritten laws based on precedents recognized by the courts. It is also important to note that it remains a source of the UK’s unwritten constitution. Its purpose is to create order for constant principles...
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Question 1 – Compulsory Northumberland County Council’s main concern is their entitlement to the money that was entrusted to Aleena, their employee, and any remedies that will enable them in the repossession of the expended money. In order for the Council to retrieve the monetary sum, the trusted money can be traced through Aleena’s own account and her distribution of the money in question. Tracing is possible in this case but there are certain conditions that have to be met....
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AP English Literature and Composition Name: __Carmen Cerrito____________ Major Works Data Sheet Title: ___Henry V__________________________ Author: __William Shakespeare_________________________ Date of Publication: __1600_______________ Genre: __Historical__________________________ Biographical information about the author: (Provide information that gives insight into the author’s historical experiences.) William Shakespeare was born roughly around April 23rd, 1564, and he later became a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor. He was the third child of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. John was an alderman, and bailiff, and held a mayor-type...
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A brief history about Taiwan During the Yuan dynasty (1206–1368), when the Mongols ruled China, the P’eng-hu (Penghu) Islands within the Taiwan Strait were brought under China’s control. In 1430 the Ming dynasty’s famous explorer Zheng He (Cheng Ho) landed on Taiwan and obtained from the aboriginal people herbal medicines that were said to possess “miracle powers.” Meanwhile, perhaps as early as the 7th century, Chinese fishermen visited the P’eng-hu Islands, and doubtless, some farmers settled there and on Taiwan...
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The purpose of this literature review is to look at the current research on female terrorist recruitment, the research on female terrorism in IS and the role of Dabiq in recruitment. Women in terrorism Although female terrorist research is indeed under-researched, there are some scholars that have appreciated its importance. Women’s participation in terrorism is as old as terrorism itself (Sjoberg, 2011), and has been researched for decades (Lines 2009; Bloom 2011), but there is still a lack of scholarship...
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Fearfulness has been created in the public domain around organized crime with major attention around hijacking since 9/11/2001(Strang, 2018). The definition of hijacking has been characterised as a form of hostage-taking. Silke (2019) classified hostage-taking in to three different approaches, in which is defined that removal of a person against their will is determined by the form of restrain. Kidnapping as a form of hostage-taking to an unknown location, hijacking as the seizure of public transport, such as, train, airplane,...
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Abstract: Gamma-ray spectroscopy techniques have proven to be useful in mapping the surface composition of bodies in the Solar system. This paper reviews three space missions that made use of gamma-ray spectroscopy and their contributions to space exploration and planetary science endeavours. Keywords: Gamma-ray spectroscopy, 2001 Mars Odyssey, MESSENGER, Dawn, germanium semiconductors, neutron spectroscopy 1. Introduction Gamma-ray spectroscopy has proven to be extremely valuable in space exploration efforts - particularly in the study of bodies within the Solar system. A...
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Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic cancer is a silent killer and “is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States” (Reynolds and Folloder, 2014, p. 356). “Pancreatic cancer will often develop without clear early signs or symptoms, and the eventual manifestations will depend on the tumor location within the gland” (Reynolds and Folloder, 2014, p. 357). Pancreatic cancer is of significant concern for nursing because the signs and symptoms are very broad and can overlap with other disease processes. Pancreaticoduodenectomy...
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Abstract Introduction Predicting the clinical outcome in pancreatic cancer is often challenging due to the lack of reliable and cost-effective prognostic parameters. Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW), an index of the variability in the size of the circulating RBCs has been reported to have prognostic significance in some malignancies. However, there is a scarcity of literature supporting its relevance in pancreatic cancer. Objective To study the association between RDW and tumour stage in patients with pancreatic cancer attending a tertiary...
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Diseases of the Skeletal, Integumentary, and Nervous Systems The human body is made up of nine systems at the organ system level. These nine systems are made up of organs that have certain structures that promote functioning together, and similar functions and the systems working together constitute an organism. Diseases that affect three of these nine systems, the skeletal system, the integumentary system, and the nervous system is the focus of this essay. Skeletal System Disease: Osteoporosis Epidemiology and Causes...
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Overview Pregnancy is one of the most important periods of a woman’s life where during this time, lots potentially worrying changes could occur in her body. Pregnant mothers need regular check-ups, regular supervision, and care once they find out they are pregnant. In Malaysia, the health ministry has created a health record book for pregnant women known as ‘Buku Pink’ or in medical terms, it is called antenatal red card, but because of its pink color, it...
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Abstract — Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin lesion which is a severe disease globally. Early detection of melanoma using medical images significantly increases the survival rate. However, the accurate recognition of melanoma is extremely challenging task. Since the joint use of image enhancement techniques and deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) has demonstrated proven success, the joint techniques could have discriminatory power on skin lesion diagnosis as well. To this hypothesis, we propose the aggregation algorithm for skin lesion...
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Business Law The sale of the Rolex and Louis Vuitton bags by Mike Merchant is a misrepresentation because he is claiming to potential customers like Suzy and Samuel that the goods are real. Intentional misrepresentation which is also known as fraud is described when the party intends to induce another person to rely on this misrepresentation(Cheeseman). Mike could argue that he did not know that the Rolexes and Louis Vuitton bags were fake and that they were just seconds. Suzy...
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This study is focused on the Stroop effect , this was formed by John Ridley Stroop, where they asked participants a list of colours in the same colour ink and a list of colours in different colour ink. The hypothesis for the study is 'That it takes more effort to recall colours than of words'. The main study that link to this study is by James McKeen Cattell in 1886, who after doing the experiment, suggested that word reading is...
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In both texts, gender and sexuality are presented by the authors as something which is supposed to aid the students in their learning and is a natural component of their education. Miss Brodie, for example, continuously emphasises how important being in her ‘prime’ is to her girls as it is the height of her beauty and allure as a woman. Spark portrays sexuality through this as we are made aware of Brodie’s affairs with Lowther and Lloyd and, as a...
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Using detailed examples from both Little Women and Treasure Island, compare and contrast the novels’ treatment of conformity and rebellion in young women and in young men. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the treatment of conformity and rebellion in young women in the novels Treasure Island and Little Women. Both novels come under the genre of bildungsroman. I will be looking at Jo who resists the role as well as the paradoxical nature of her end,...
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The Little Prince The Little Prince, a novella for children, was published in the United States in the year 1943, several years after its author Antoine de Saint-Exupery died. Today, it is one of the most promising French literary pieces ever written. Antoine de Saint-Exupery who was a skilled aviator started writing the book in the year 1940 after he fleed France during the Second World War. The story is based on his own experience and creative imagination. Indeed, he...
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