Alexandria library Library of Alexandria‚ the most famous library of classical antiquity. It formed part of the research institute at Alexandria in Egypt that is known as the Museum‚ or the Alexandrian Museum. The Alexandrian library and museum were founded and maintained by the long succession of Ptolemies in Egypt from the beginning of the 3rd century bc. The library’s initial organization was the work of Demetrius of Phaleron‚ who was familiar with the achievements of the library at Athens.
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Kathy Terry Team Assignment/ Week 3 Team A: Adult and Aging: Social Processes and Development * Research has found with age people have fewer social partners * Family members and friends play a significant role in social processes and well-being across adulthood. * Most reliable findings in social gerontology are that with age people report fewer social partners * The number of emotionally close social partners stays relatively constant with age. * When men are caregivers
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Library Search Worksheet Use this worksheet to take notes about the articles you find when researching for Week 3 Assignment 1: University Library Search. Fill out each section of the tables for Article 1 and Article 2. You can also save a blank copy of this worksheet and use it to properly cite your sources when you write research papers for your future courses. Article 1: Author Ryan D. Duffy Year published 2010 Title of article The Salience of a Career Calling Among College Students:
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The DevelopmenT of Social SecuriTy in america by Larry DeWitt* This article examines the historical origins and legislative development of the U.S. Social Security program. Focusing on the contributory social insurance program introduced in title II of the Social Security Act of 1935‚ the article traces the major amendments to the original program and provides an up-to-date description of the major provisions of the system. The article concludes with a brief overview of the debate over the future
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Introduction The brain as an organ is designed to change and grow in response to stimulus and experience. Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to reorganize itself‚ mostly by reorganizing synaptic connections. Dr. Nandini Mundkur explains neuroplasticity in children as the ability of brains to make functional and structural changes to the brain through training and experience (Mundkur 2005). Neuroplasticity in adults has been thoroughly studied in adult musicians. It has been shown that anterior
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family. Not that the Taliban care‚ most of them can’t read or write anyway. In the “I was one of the Taliban’s torturers: I crucified people” article‚ the man said‚ “There are no educated people in this administration - they are all totally backward and illiterate.” All the Taliban supposedly care about is their religion‚ but as the man in that same article wisely pointed out‚ “Nowhere does it say men must have beards or women cannot be educated; in fact‚ the Qur’an says people must seek education
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Mexico: Economic and Social Issues After WWII‚ Mexico’s economy‚ much like the other countries involved‚ got better. They went from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy. After the war‚ Mexico also went from a closed economy to an open economy. In 1992 Mexico introduced NAFTA‚ North America Free Trade Agreement. Their economy slowly but surely got a lot better. Also‚ while the economy was getting better‚ so were the social issues. The population grew significantly‚ and the quality
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There has been a long debate about whether sports and social activities are just as important as classes and libraries. Some people claim that classes and libraries are more crucial and deserve more financial support because hiring qualified teaching staff and updating research sources in libraries needs a lot of money. Others hold the opposite opinion. Nevertheless‚ the purpose of school education is not only providing opportunities to acquire knowledge but also cultivating different kind of skills
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The definition of a social problem‚ also called a social issue‚ is an undesirable condition that people believe should be corrected. I believe sex slavery is a social problem because‚ people are willing to pay to have sex with young girls‚ this is way outside social norms. It is very hard for police to catch the pimps due to the use of the internet. I think this trend is absolutely horrifying and had no idea it was so prevalent in the United States. The fact the average age of a sex slave is 11 years
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OPAC | | | Library Management Systems | * LIBRA.NET * Contact us | | | RFID | | Self Service | | | | | | Solutions > Library Management Systems Axiell is the fifth biggest vendor of IT systems and solutions to libraries in the world. We develop‚ market and support library management systems. Our library management systems are technically advanced and adapted to international national standards. A huge amount of municipal libraries and a large number
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