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- 7991: Shamanism
- ... around the globe was never contradicted. However, over the years it did not receive the scholarly attention that it so requires. The age of discovery garnered a multitude of information on shamanism all over the world. The reporters invested a great deal of accuracy in the gathering of the information, but their observational skills were mostly underdeveloped. Furthermore as could be expected, they saw and evaluated things solely on the basis ... course of events, find lost or stolen items and identify the criminal when a crime takes place. Thus in a sense shamanism is the practising of these mechanisms in trying to make sense of the world. As you can see it encompasses various facets of the social life from healing illness to maintaining social order. This definition of shamanism is very brief and really can not be upheld as a precise ... these assumptions a negative definition of shamanism is created. Thus, during this period the definition of shamanism can best be described as phenomena practised by mentally disturbed people in trying to make sense of the world. Now as time progressed especially in the early seventies new ideologies contradicting early and mid twentieth century definitions of shamanism emerged. Some of these new concepts were upheld by Lewis who refuted many of ...
- 7992: Engineering
- ... engineers had to devise a way to lift the ponderous stones and place them where they were needed. Engineering has many applications, and is one of the most widely used and needed professions in the world. The building of the great pyramids is just one small facet of engineering. Engineering is not one broad profession but is a profession consisting of several specialized branches. Historically, engineering can be divided into four ... obsolete. In the late 1960s integrated circuits changed the field of computer engineering. Integrated circuits are tiny transistors and other electrical components arranged on a single silicon chip. Future refinements and breakthroughs in the world of computing led to the development of the modern microprocessor. Now modern microprocessors contain as many as ten million transistors. Computer companies used this new technology to build smaller and cheaper computers. This allowed for ... orally and in writing. They should be willing to work within strict budgets and meet tight deadlines. In addition, skill in directing and supervising other workers is an important part of many engineering jobs. (Engineering World Book Encyclopedia pg. 289) Computer engineering is not a profession in which you advance to a higher position when you have fulfilled a certain criteria. You must prove yourself to be better than you ...
- 7993: Sport Psychology
- ... important questions, first, what is sport psychology and second, who is it for? Put in the most sim-ple way, sport psychology can be an example of psychological knowledge, principles, or methods applied to the world of sport. "Two psychologists, Bunker and Maguire, say sport psychology is not for psychologists, but is for sport and its participants." (Murphy & White, 1978:2) However, it can be argued that sport psychology, can be ... more available for coaches to buy. This will help athletes tremendously. Alongside work on coaching, goal setting represents one of two primary areas where occupational psychologists have made a direct and considerable impact on the world of sports, in both a theoretical and a practical sense. "While the use of goal setting within sport is widespread, the adoption of formal goal setting principles has not been without controversy and it is ... coaches of athletes get in-volved in psychology and motivation models come into play for coaches to use in order to motivate their athletes. We can see that psychologists have not ignored psychology in the world of sport, something that cannot be ignored with the growing number in athletic participation by young people. "With each new year comes an increase in new developments dealing with sport psychology." (Murphy & White, 1978: ...
- 7994: Minor League Baseball: Boom or Bust to Communities?
- ... the stadium. The cost for the stadium would be 3.75 million paid by the county, and an additional 1.75 million would be financed by the private sector. It was supposed to be the world's greatest public-private partnership, now, everybody wants the county to pull their chestnuts out of the fire, Dutchess County legislator Woody Klose said. Although the team has been a rousing success and routinely sells ... Our commuter society is so splintered today, citizen's can't bond as much as a community anymore; minor league baseball is a chance to get together with your neighbors. Darwin explains, Away from the world of world-class, people behave normally. They are decent and friendly. They have time to chat. The fans are not impatient with the ball players. The ball players, paid salaries that are smaller than those of ...
- 7995: Sin And Virtue Used In Stephen
- ... religious dogmas. However, fear of retribution soon turned to cynicism and criticism of his idealistic parents God, "the wrathful Jehovah of the Old Testament" (Stallman 16), as he was confronted with the harsh realities of war as a journalistic correspondent. Making extensive use of religious metaphors and allusions in The Blue Hotel (1898), Crane thus explores the interlaced themes of the sin and virtue. Ironically, although "he disbelieved it and hated ... the cruel realities that each of us faces. Thus, it is only through trusting "the God of [one s] inner thoughts" (Stallman 16) that one can hope to cope with and survive in this brutal world.
- 7996: Greece
- During the Greek Golden Age, art and philosophy expressed hellenic "weltanschauung", their unique outlook on the world and way of life. Through the works of artists, playwrights, and philosophers, one can see both sides of the conflicted systems of the world, such as; good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, stability vs. flux, relativism vs. absolutism and balance and harmony. The Greeks were materialists. They adopted the philosophical doctrine which says that physical matter is the only ... a impeccable example of symmetry and proportion. The sides of the Parthenon give an optical illusion of perfect balance on all sides. Their desire for balance in art and architecture represents the balance of the world; order and moderation are expressed in the simplicity of lines and shapes. Sophists, who believed that the views of society are standards and the sole measurement of good, truth, justice and beauty. Protagoras was ...
- 7997: The Shield of Achilles
- ... men quarrel over the blood price for a murdered kinsman and take their case to a judge to decide the outcome. In the latter, children and housewives stand guard as the men march out to war. This scene is analogous to the Trojans leaving to fight the Achaeans between their shores and the city. As seen in line 625, . ..now hauling a deadman through the slaughter by the heels..., Homer foreshadows ... the harvest feast while the women fix the midday meal. The shield depicts happiness and prosperity for the king (whom represented Agamemnon, the King of the Achaeans) again foreshadowing the Achean's victory in their war with Troy. The shield also shows a thriving vineyard with a winding footpath on which the pickers run. Among the pickers is a young boy who plays his lyre and sings a lovely dirge. A ... the cities themselves and within the King's estate are evidence of this. Not only do they hold beauty in the intricacies, they also serve to represent the larger story of the Iliad and the war between the Achaeans and the Trojans. It serves to remind the reader of what has taken place,as shown in the battle scenes, while setting the scene for what is to come. It acts ...
- 7998: Pyramids
- Pyramids The pyramids of Egypt are the last remaining Wonder of the World. Even in the days of Ancient Egypt when powerful pharaohs ruled over Egypt the pyramids were considered a wonder. Today, the ruins of 35 pyramids still stand near the Nile River in Egypt. These pyramids ... best preserved of all Egyptian pyramids. They were built between 2600 B.C. and 2500 B.C. However, it is hard today to imagine the manpower involved in building the Great Pyramid (especially in our world of computers, machinery, and advanced technology. The ancient Egyptians had no machinery or iron tools to help in the building of the pyramids. The large limestone blocks used to build the pyramids were cut with ... dimension and placed in a row, they would extend over a distance almost equal to the circumference of the earth (Edwards 104). It is no wonder the Great Pyramid is still a Wonder of the World. All pyramids, no matter their size, design, or age, share a common curse. Tomb robbers have plundered the pyramids for centuries stealing gold, gems, beautiful furniture, clothing, musical instruments, even sacred vases containing a ...
- 7999: Louis Tanner of Destroying Angel and Rick Deckard of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep: Importance to the Thematic Development of "moral men in immortal worlds" and Body Mind Invasion
- ... Angel and Rick Deckard of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep are important to the thematic development of "moral men in immoral worlds" and body mind invasion. Is Tanner a moral man in an immoral world? What is considered moral or immoral? We know from reading Destroying Angel that Tanner is a good person. Tanner is the type of person whom we say would "do the right thing" in certain situations ... mind invasion in a certain fashion. Now l will compare it to how Rick Deckard in Do androids Dream of Electric Sheep developed the same themes. Was Rick Deckard a moral man in an immoral world? He lived in a world where humans were given classification such as chickenheads or specials if they didn't pass a mental exam. They were being judged by their own to see who was worthy to go to mars ...
- 8000: Imagination in Morte D' Arthur
- ... drawn, and a battle immediately ensues. Once again, the reader is told more than the characters. The only thing keeping the reader a part of the story is the vivid descriptions given of the nightmarish world of Arthur's dream, and the smoking, bloody battlefield of a war that wasn't meant to happen. Malory also makes use of drama in his portrayal of the double-death scene, again with Arthur and Mordred. When he describes Mordred's sword being driven into Arthur ...
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