Western Civilizations HMS-301 Section A Project Topic: Futurism Prepared By: Bassel Paoli (12110518) Instructor: Dr. Karim Tannous Introduction Futurism Futurism is an artistic and social movement that began in Italy Milan in 1909 by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. The movement launched under the name Futurist Manifesto‚ written by Filippo‚ was published in the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dell ’Emilia in Bologna on 5 February 1909‚ and later on in French on 20
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Western Civilization-Antigone Paper In the book Antigone by Sophocles the author portrays an image of how society was back in classical Greece. This book gives us a idea of what a woman’s order was in society‚ family life‚ death rituals‚ politics and religion. In Athens the king ruled over the land and its people. If any of his people questioned his leadership‚ they would be sentenced to death especially a woman such as Antigone. The book seems to show that men rule and women are ruled
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1Western Civilization I Rutgers/McNair Prof. Mellen 21.510.210.07/.98 Socrates: the Apology Fall 2014 Reading response sheet Name: CONTENT SUMMARY: in your summary include responses to the following What is Socrates searching for in his consultations with wise men‚ poets and artisans? What does Socrates consider to be the basis or source of virtue? Knowledge Why are the Athenians troubled by Socrates? *How does Socrates’ description of his actions and ideas connect to
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Second Examination Review Sheet 1. What were the goals of the Great Powers at the Congress of Vienna? What were their aims and how did they redraw the map of Europe in the wake of Napoleon’s defeat? What did the chief architects of the Congress‚ such as Metternich‚ hope to achieve? Congress of Vienna was a conservative group that aimed to develop peaceful international relations system Goal: achieve postwar stability by establishing secure states with guaranteed borders. Restore regimes to
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Neo-Babylonians‚ and Persians are considered to be amongst the first successful civilizations of first millennium B.C. It can be argued that each civilization was better than the others in terms of treatment of common people‚ but that’s a issue for another essay. What we want to know right now is‚ why? What made their model of civilization more effective than that of previous empires? According to Western Civilization Beyond Borders the answer can be attributed to the fact that these three empires
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The four factors that led to the economic boom in the 12th and 13th century were agricultural revolution‚ expansion of cities‚ advances in transportation networks and creation of new business techniques. These four factors contributed to the flourishing medieval cities. The agricultural revolution and expansion of cities allowed for populace increase and growth of cities. These factors helped the profitable boom while allowing residents to benefit from them. Advances in transportation networks and
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Carlson 03/08/2012 Religion Paper #2 What is Western Civilization and how does one describe it? Where does the west begin and were does it end‚ what exactly is the meaning of civilization? These are the questions that we have to ask ourselves. Because people are often both partial and biased‚ our definition of Western civilization is going to be comparative to how we see ourselves in this day and age. So let’s take a look into a brief description of what is meant by Western culture‚ and two specific
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Crusades in Western Civilization Development Name :Yiwei Li Student ID : 1057005 Date : 5/12/2013 Western Civilization Development Introduction Western civilization has evolved remarkably over the centuries. Western civilization refers to the period when the world began to live in organized communities with distinct military‚ economic‚ social‚ and political structures (1). During this period‚ religious‚ artistic‚ and intellectual roles assume significant roles in the early societies. Historians
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The History of the Remote Control: The Downfall of Western Civilization??? By: Kyle History of Technology Research Paper The typical American family has on average four remote controls in their household. Look around the room and count how many you have in your house. I count five in just this room alone‚ not including the wireless mouse and keyboard I am using right now to type this paper. Everyone has seen remote controls for televisions‚ VCRs‚ and stereos. However‚ can you imagine
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Civilizations are a group of humans living together in an organized way and have made advances in arts‚ science and technology‚ law or government. China is one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations; it is the only ancient civilization that has continued to this very day. The lifestyles that the ancient Chinese had is extremely different then the lifestyle that the Modern Western Civilization which includes North America and Europe currently has because of the different way that people
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