What ’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition 1 Stephen Bates and Anthony J. Ferri What’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition Introduction Entertainment has been a part of all cultures‚ from the Chauvet Cave paintings to the iPad. For Rothman‚ it is “the storehouse of national values” (xviii). Perhaps nowhere is that observation more apt than in the United States‚ a nation that Gabler terms a “republic of entertainment” (11). Many Americans seem to feel entitled to high-quality
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WHAT IS STATISTICS? Statistics is the mathematical science involved in the application of quantitative principles to the collection‚ analysis‚ and presentation of numerical data. The practice of statistics utilizes data from some population in order to describe it meaningfully‚ to draw conclusions from it‚ and make informed decisions. The population may be a community‚ an organization‚ a production line‚ a service counter‚ or a phenomenon such as the weather. Statisticians determine which quantitative
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Discussions regarding rights can become emotive‚ particularly when there is a conflict between individual and communal rights and responsibilities. While obligations‚ values‚ attitudes‚ and beliefs may appear to be individual‚ these things exist at the level of society as a whole‚ arising from social relationships and human association. The real effects are manifested in external indicators of sentiments such as religious doctrines‚ laws‚ and moral codes. Who is to say the image of someone facing
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a variety of circumstances that can change the relationship between the mind and the world in less drastic ways‚ producing what are known as altered states of consciousness. Some altered states occur naturally‚ others can be produced by drugs or brain damage. The two most widely accepted altered states are sleep and dreaming. Although dream sleep and non-dream sleep appear very similar to an outside observer‚ each is associated with a distinct pattern of brain activity‚ metabolic activity‚ and
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Hydrocephalus September‚ 2005 What is Hydrocephalus? The term hydrocephalus is derived from two words: "hydro" meaning water‚ and "cephalus" referring to the head. Hydrocephalus is a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within the ventricles (fluid-containing cavities) of the brain and may increase pressure within the head. Although hydrocephalus is often described as "water on the brain‚" the "water" is actually CSF‚ a clear fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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Mushroom A mushroom (or toadstool) is the fleshy‚ spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus‚ typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom‚ Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi (Basidiomycota‚ Agaricomycetes) that have a stem (stipe)‚ a cap (pileus)‚ and gills (lamellae‚ sing. lamella) or pores on the underside of the cap. "Mushroom" describes a variety of gilled
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books. It can refer to the listing of books according to some system (called descriptive or enumerative‚ bibliography)‚ to the study tangible objects. The purpose of bibliography is to organize information may take the form of information about a particular nation or period. A bibliography can also be: 1. Systematic list of writings by a given author or given subject 2. The study of books as material objects‚ involving technical analysis of paper‚ printing methods‚ bindings‚ page numbering and publishing
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Source 1 : What teachers should know about common core In examining how the Common Core State Standards have been presented‚ and comparing this public image to what is factual‚ I researched a number of articles‚ books‚ and other academic works. One such article is called What Teachers Should Know About Common Core. In my analysis of this article I will demonstrate the author’s use of rhetorical tools and how effectively he presents his information and any argument. When analyzing any document‚
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What is Race? Many people will define race as a set of biological characteristics and traits that are present is a specific population of people. From some dictionaries that a race is a biological construct‚ of a more or less distinct population with anatomical traits that distinguish it clearly from other races. The functional traits usually refer to the color of the skin‚ shape of the eyes or the nose‚ all of them are from out looking. For example‚ in China the people in the southern parts are
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Dyslexia: What is it? Is it possible to define something that no expert in the world has yet to define? Some would say no but‚ dyslexia‚ and the area of its disease‚ has made this possible. It is upon this idea that dyslexia has multiple meanings and symptoms to many people‚ and that is the reason it has yet to be truly defined. There are many people in the world that have succomed to dyslexia and its difficulties and prevailed. Dyslexia can affect anyone and everyone and sometimes may not show
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