Chapter 7 Terms Al-Mahdi- 775-785 CE‚ 3rd Abbasid caliph tried but failed to reconcile Shi’a to Abbasid rule and failed to resolve succession problem Harun al-Rashid- Great Abbasid ruler Harem- Buyids- 10th century Dynasty that invaded and captured Baghdad. Ruled Abbasid Empire under title of sultan and kept Abbasids as figureheads Seljuk Turks- Central Asian nomadic invaders. Sunnis who ruled in name of Abbasid caliphs from 11th century CE Crusades- Military adventures launched by western Christians
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Eric Schlosser starts chapter with Matthew Kabong who works for the Little Caesars Pizza in Pueblo‚ Colorado. Eric is one of workers who work for Dave Feamster. Feamster played hockey for Black Hawk before he got an accident during a hockey game. “Feamster was struck from behind by Paul Holmgren‚” (93) so he couldn’t play hockey anymore because “the cracked bone didn’t heal.”(93) Therefore‚ he becomes a franchisee for the Little Caesars Pizza. The author‚ Schlosser‚ is very successful by leading
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Chapter 4 Microscopes Two important factors in microscopy are: 1) Magnification: an increase in the object’s apparent size compared with its actual size. 2) Resolving Power: the ability of an optical instrument to show two objects are separate. Three types of microscopes: 1) Light Microscope (LM) M: 1000x RP 0‚2 micrometer (small bacterial cell) 2) Electron Microscope (EM) uses a beam of electrons to resolve electrons‚ better resolving powers than light microscope M:100‚000x RP 0
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Jane Eyre -Spark notes Chapter I Jane is an orphan. She was adopted by Mr. John Reed‚ yet he died when she was a year old. One of his last wishes was for his wife‚ Mrs. Reed‚ to look after Jane. This she does out of duty‚ but she treats Jane as less than a servant. She despises Jane for her quiet and creative character. Jane takes great pleasure from reading books‚ and is very smart for her age of ten; Mrs. Reed secretly feels intimidated by her. A child of a “more sociable and child-like disposition
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The notion of the "whole man" as talked about in Susan Faludi’s essay "Naked Citadel" is undermined by the "whole-body seers" as well as the power of imagination as mentioned in Oliver Sacks essay. The "whole man" refers to the stripping of the individuality of young boys in order to turn them into men through monstrous ways while devoting their lives to the Citadel. However‚ Faludi’s own belief is something way different than the Citadel’s. Faludi ridicules the Citadel throughout her essay‚ mocking
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Chapter 4: Nature‚ Nurture‚ and Human Diversity I. Introduction What makes you‚ you? Is who we are the result of our genes (nature) or is it the result of our upbringing (nurture)? Nature: the result of our genes Nurture: everything else other than genes‚ the culture you were brought up in‚ the country and family you were brought up in‚ the school you went to There is an interaction between nature and nurture II. The Nature Component A. Genes: Our biological blueprint Our body is made
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Another sculpture‚ which portrays the Greek concept for male beauty‚ was A Figure of a Naked Man‚ possibly Dionysus (Fig 2). As typical of Classical Greece‚ this is a nude male statue of another god‚ Dionysus‚ who was the god of wine and all things relating to wine (grape harvest). Unlike the previous sculpture of Aphrodite‚ there is not much motion in this piece (not very Hellenistic). Nevertheless‚ it still gives off a story‚ an aura. The man‚ Dionysus‚ seems to be very relaxed‚ which can be seen
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hypothesis * Design and carry out a simple experiment to test the hypothesis * Record and present data in a suitable form * Interpret data to draw a conclusion * Write a report of the investigation. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 1.1 Understanding Physics 1. Physics is the branch of science concerned with the study of natural phenomena and properties of matter and energy. 2. Name several physics concepts related to daily live
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Managing Human Resources | Quiz 3 | Review: Chapters 1 thru 4 Student: There are Multiple-choice‚ True or False‚ and Short Essay questions. Note: All questions also require a brief response explaining the reason for your answer. Circle the correct multiple choice answer; or check () the correct answer for True or False statements 1. When the human resources function creates a unique capability in a firm that creates high value and differentiates the organization from its competition‚ human resources
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Scarcity -Basic Economic problem - unlimited wants‚ but limited resources The question is: How do we allocate these limited resources? 3 questions that any economic system must answer: - What should be produced - How should we produce it? - Who gets it? Command Economy - You have heavy state involvement - State of ownership of resources and control of production - What should be produced - the state decides - How to produce it - the state decides - Who gets it - the state decides Market
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