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Gender and the Practices of Scientific History
Bonnie G. Smith, "Gender and the Practices of Scientific History," American Historical Review. 100:4 (1995) 1150-76. Bonnie G. Smith states in "Gender and the Practices of Scientific History," the predominantly male influence in the field of History and the relatively informal nature of historical teachings in days past. She asserts that the dawn of the 20th century saw a general change of attitude in regards to historical education. The concept of history being open for
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Gender Roles in Lysistrata and Medea
Between 500 and 400 BC, Athens was shining light of civilization, brightening the dark world around it. Yet in this glimmering metropolis of democracy and reason, an indelible line divided the men from the women and the Athenian citizens for non-citizens. Only male citizens were able to take part in Athenian politics, and therefore able to affect change, while Athenian women were bound to the seclusion of their homes where they were allowed only to
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Gene Brucker Has Argued That the В‘family’ Constituted the Basic Nucleus of Florentine Social Life Throughout the Renaissanceв...’how Important Was the Family in the Social Relationships of Renaissance Florence?
The family was very important in renaissance Florence as it constituted the primary unit of association. Within renaissance Italy there can be seen to be three distinct ideas as to what constituted a family, the nuclear or immediate family, the extended family including aunts, cousins, grandparent and the bloodline or linage which included all ancestors who shared the family name. The Florentine concept of the family or famigilia was, as theorized by Goldthwaite, the nuclear
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General Information About Australia
General Information about Australia Australia is situated in the south-west of the Pacific Ocean. The area of this country is 7,7 million square kilometres. The population of the country is about 20 million people. The capital is Canberra. The population of Canberra is about 300 thousand people. Official language is English. Australia is the largest island in the world and it is the smallest continent. The Commonwealth of Australia is a self-governing federal state. It
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General James Longstreet
Longstreet was born in Edgefeild District in South Carolina on January eighth, eighteen twenty one. He graduated from West Point in eighteen forty two and went straight to service. There he served until eighteen sixty one. He first saw action in the Mexican War, he was wounded in Chapultepec Mexico. For his services he received two brevets and the staff rank of a Major. He resigned his commission on June first eighteen sixty one and
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Genesis and Theogony... Plagiarism?
Genesis and TheogonyВ…Plagiarism? The Book of Genesis is a compilation, and like every compilation it has a wide variety of contributors who, in turn, have their individual influence upon the final work. It is no surprise, then, that there exist certain parallels between the Theogony, the cosmogony of the early Greeks, and the Book of Genesis, the first part of the Pentateuch section of the Bible. In fact, arguments may be made that the extent
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Genetic Engineering: Should We or Shouldn’t We?
Genetic Engineering: Should we or Shouldn't we? Genetic engineering is a process in which scientists transfer genes from one species to another totally unrelated species. Usually this is done in order to get one organism to produce proteins, which it would not naturally produce. The genes taken from one species, which code for a particular protein, are put into cells of another species, using a vector. This can result in the cells producing the desired
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Genetically Modified Foods
Genetically modifying foods is an imprecise experiment with widespread repercussions that is harmful to practically everyone involved and should be stopped. This relatively modern technology gives scientists the ability to change and swap the DNA make-up of any species. While this may seem like a breakthrough, it causes many problems for people who eat the modified food, for the plants that are changed, for the farmers who typically grow the original plants, and also for
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Genghis Khan
In the late twelfth century AD, by the Onon River Valley of northeastern Mongolia a young boy named Temujin rose as a leader, or khan among his people. As a young man, Temujin spent his early years building a confederation from pastoral tribes that had long vied for power in the grasslands north of the Gobi Desert. Hailed as Genghis Khan or "Universal Ruler" by the Mongols, he united and led an enormous army of
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Genghis Khan and His Methods of Operations: Relevance for Present Day
GENGHIS KHAN AND HIS METHODS OF OPERATIONS: RELEVANCE FOR PRESENT DAY INTRODUCTION 1. Eight hundred years ago, a man, named Genghis Khan, almost conquered the half of the known world. People living in felt tents in the steppes of Mongolia were divided in tribes to fight against each other. Total disorder, anarchy, killing and might is right was the order of the day. So the Mongols were defeated and subjugated by other tribes and external
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Genital Herpes
Genital herpes is an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus or HSV. There are two types of HSV, and both can cause genital herpes. HSV type 1 most commonly infects the lips, causing sores known as fever blisters or cold sores, but it also can infect the genital area and produce sores. HSV type 2 is the usual cause of genital herpes, but it also can infect the mouth. A person who has genital
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Genocide
Some historians have argued that mass deaths and mass killings in the 20th Century were linked to utopian projects that aimed at the radical transformation of society. This essay will look at why this argument is both true and correct and will focus on the mass deaths and mass killings better known as genocide that occurred in Cambodia (1975-1979) and Rwanda (1994) both of which were linked to utopian projects. In order to understand why
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Genocide
A refugee is a person who escapes from their native country in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution. A refugee faces many different complications while trying to seek refuge. Quite obviously a person who takes the risk to leave their country and go to another must have good reason. No one would go to a different country knowing that they would be given the right to freedom but
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Genocide
Genocide is a reality that no one can ever conquer or vanish if they are working alone or do not look at the consequences upon taking choices of action. We as Americans feel it is our duty to only take a course of action if we know and are fully aware of the actions being made against the people, or if we are being affected directly. If it does not affect us and we do
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Genocide
Genocide is an extremely broad subject with various different definitions. Genocide could be one or more leaders trying to get rid of a large group of people by killings or attacks, or it can be against a smaller group of people in a less violent manner. Genocide has been a very extreme problem in society and various reports of genocidal events have been recorded in history, but how does one go about finding the precise
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Genocide in East Timor
This is a report about genocide. Genocide is the deliberate assassination of entire peoples. There are many different types of genocide. There are also many different times and places at which it has occurred. The one that this report is on is East Timor . East Timor people had a unique and different belief than most people. Like Native Americans, they believed that everything that walks, flies, swims, and crawls is a person. In their
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Genocide in Our History
Genocide In our History Through out history there has been a numerous amount of massacres, holocauts, and genocides. These horrible acts of violence are also known as a massive killing of a nationality, members of an ethnic group or people of a certain religion. Within my life time there has been a genocide that has stood out to be one of the most horrifying events. This genocide would be the killing of the Tutsis and
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Genocide in Rwanda
GENOCIDE IN RWANDA GENERAL LAYOUT 1. RWANDA - This small country in the cemter of Africa was first colonized by Germans for a short period, and then by Belgians. - Ethnicity: there are two major ethnic groups in Rwanda. Hutu represented about 80-85% of total population before the genocide and about 90% of population after the genocide. Respectively, the Tutsi representaion in the total population has declined from about 14% to 8%. There is another
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Genocide Rwanda
The author seeks to explain variation among ethnic conflict using data from Rwanda and Burundi. Through a computational model, the author shows how groups that coexist handle with trust and violence. The question used for the model is, how far does trust go when you live with another culture and how does that affect the amount of violence between the two groups? The author challenges that extreme violence is necessary in order to see the
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Geography - Waste Management
What is waste management? We live in a throw-away society. Often, people do not consider what will happen to the packaging of products and their possessions once they are finished with them. It is very easy to simply squash the garbage lid down over the banana peels and milk cartons, and trudge the wheelie bin out to the kerbside once a week. On average, Australians produce about 700 kg of WASTE PER PERSON EVERY
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Geography of Greece
There were many factors that affected the development of Greece. One of them was geography. Geography affected the development of Greece in positive and negative ways. The geography that had the most affect on Greece included the climate, the sea, and the mountains. First of all, the climate in Greece was very temperate. It was comfortable to be outside almost all year round. This made it easy for the Greeks to have an outdoor life.
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Geography of the Cold War - What Was Containment?
On no the Russians are coming. We must stop them!! After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union glared at each other. What was containment? Containment is the idea that the Soviet Union and Soviet Communism should not be allowed to spread. These three events clearly demonstrate the US's policy of Containment, the Berlin Airlift/ Blockade, Korean War, and The Cuban Missile Crisis. One example of Containment was the Berlin Airlift. From
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Geography of World Commerce
Geography of World Commerce Greece GEO/150 Geography of World Commerce Geography of World Commerce Greece Greece has a presidential parliamentary system and is governed under the constitution of 1975. There is a 300 member unicameral parliament, which elects a president for a five year term. The executive branch also includes a premier and a cabinet. The country is divided into thirteen administrative regions, subdivided into fifty-two departments which are responsible for most local government. The
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Geography, Topography, and a Political Perspective
Ireland Geography, Topography, and a Political Perspective There are four provinces in Ireland: Connacht (western Ireland), Munster (southern Ireland), Leinster (eastern Ireland), and Ulster (Northern Ireland). The Republic of Ireland is comprised of the provinces of Connacht, Munster, and Leinster; the province of Ulster is referred to as Northern Ireland and is under Britain's jurisdiction. Northern and Southern Ireland are differentiated not only by geographical differences, but also by political and religious views. Approximately 5/6
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Geography’s Impact on Russian Politics
For centuries, Russia was cut off from most of Western civilization. This is due in part to Russia's geography. Russia has, what is called a natural barrier. Russia's natural barrier is simply its huge expanse. It is hundreds of miles from Moscow or St. Petersburg to any Western city. This isolation was a hindrance, and an advantage throughout history, politically, socially, and economically. Russia's language is an example of this. It is extremely clear that
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Geogrphy of the Indus
The Indus Valley Civilization encompassed most of Pakistan as well as the western states of India, extending from Balochistan to Gujarat, with an upward reach to Punjab from east of the river Jhelum to Rupar on the upper Sutlej; recently, Indus sites have been discovered in Pakistan's northwestern Frontier Province as well. Coastal settlements extended from Sutkagan Dor[15] in Western Baluchistan to Lothal[16] in Gujarat. An Indus Valley site has been found on the Oxus
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George B McClellan
AGeorge McClellan was a native of Philadelphia and attended the University of Pennsylvania. In 1846 he graduated second in his class from West Point. McClellan served with distinction under Winfield Scott in the Mexican War. From 1848 to 1851 he taught military engineering at West Point. Following that assignment, he spent several years surveying routes for railroads, most significantly the path of the Northern Pacific across the Cascades. In 1855-56, McClellan was on assignment in
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George Custer
There are many people in the Civil war that helped the north win it. One of those people is George Armstrong Custer. He was a general for the United States army until he died in the battle of the little big horn. Custer was born in new rumley, Ohio. He went to college at west point, where he did not stand out at all. After he graduated, two of his classmates got into a fight,
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George Herman
George Herman "Babe" Ruth, b. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 6, 1895, d. Aug. 16, 1948, was one of professional baseball's greatest sluggers and probably the best-known player of the 1920s and early 1930s. As a New York Yankee, Ruth took the game out of the dead-ball era, saved it from the Black Sox scandal of 1919, and single-handedly revitalized the sport as the country's national pastime. He teamed with Lou Gehrig to form what became the
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George Washington
George Washington On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. "As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent," he wrote James Madison, "it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles." Born in 1732 into a Virginia
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