Today’s twenty-first century definition of honor according to Dictionary.com is‚ honesty‚ fairness‚ or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions. But the definition of honor has drastically changed over time. For example‚ in A.D 800 to the 11th century Vikings‚ a nomadic people from Scandinavia‚ had an honor code for their wives/ slave girls. The honor code they had stated that if a woman’s husband/ master died that she in order to keep her name and her husband/ master’s name honorable she was to be
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The dictionary definition of "humanities" is the languages and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome; the classics. A second definition I retrieved was those branches of knowledge‚ such as philosophy‚ literature‚ and art‚ that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts. So basically it’s a combination of art‚ literature and history. To me humanities are the study of culture and myths. It explains how different cultures communicated through story telling and old hymns. I believe
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Robert Roberson December 1‚ 2014 Etec 100 Dr. Wilson Chapter 10 Chapter ten introduces the topic of spread other cells. A spreadsheet consists of a table of cells arranged into rows and columns and referred to by the X and Y locations. X locations‚ the columns‚ are nord sheets‚ A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application program for organization‚ analysis and storage of data in tabular form. Spreadsheets devel computerized oped as simulations of paper accounting worksheets. The
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some more respect. Unfortunately‚ this does not happen all the time. Maybe this is because respect is not clearly understood. What is respect? The dictionary defines it as an act of giving particular attention or high or special regard. Another definition shows respect as a feeling or attitude of admiration and deference toward somebody or something. This does not explain completely what it is‚ but at least it gives us an idea about what it may be. As a matter of fact‚ there are many forms of respect
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Lorelle Hathaway Discuss one or more definition of abnormality. Abnormality is defined by society and the general public as to what differs from the normal standard fully functioning way of living. Each of us has unique behaviour that means we can stray easily from social norms but does that make us abnormal? The definition of Abnormality is a deviation from social norms which means that the individual’s behaviour is not similar to the general public which ultimately means that they cannot
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Self-definition Throughout history black women have been stereotyped and put into many different roles in society. Black women‚ it seems‚ have become the scapegoat for many issues and problems and have been misrepresented usually by men‚ mostly by white men. Through the creation of the mammy‚ the sapphire‚ the Jezebel‚ the strong black woman and more‚ black women have been misrepresented and portrayed in negative ways in society. In a response to this labeling‚ black women have begun to tell
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Definition of Fashion Fashion is an outcome of culture. Culture is everything that the members of a society creates based on its economic‚ political‚ and social system. For example‚ fashion during the Middle Ages reflected societal sentiments at the time individuals covered most parts of their body during the this period when sexual freedom was extremely repressed and people were extremely religious. The economy and technology are also important parts of fashion. As an example‚ during the
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If you look in the dictionary it will tell you that the definition of friendship is a state of being friends; friendly relation‚ or attachment‚ to a person‚ or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; friendliness; amity; good will. That all sounds nice‚ but it doesn’t cover the fact that a true friendship is a relationship that can survive the test of time and remain unconditional. Friendship for most people is a combination of affection‚ loyalty‚ love‚ respect
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A Definition Of Civilization by Philip Atkinson All Human inventions are first thoughts before they become things. So the creations of communities such as cities‚ governments‚ armies‚ as well as communal achievements such as conquests and discoveries— everything that goes to make a civilization — must spring from a community ’s thoughts. Hence: Civilization: is the tangible expression of a communal understanding. Communal Understanding: is that single understanding allowed by the set of values
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Definition of Poetry The poems that I’ve read from this chapter have left me confused and delirious. Poems can take you on an emotional‚ physical‚ and mental roller coaster. The poet can make you feel a certain way after reading their work. I believe that the best definition of poetry is Emily Dickinson’s definition. She said that she knew she was reading poetry if it "makes her whole body so cold no fire can warm it"‚ or if she "physically feels as if the top of her head were taken off". Basically
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