History 4A Lecture Notes Fall 2012 The Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World 8/24/12 Introduction (power point on bspace contains images if desired) * Instructor: Carlos Norena * GSI: Patrick Clark‚ Brendan Haug‚ John Olmsted‚ Norman Underwood * historia (history) – Greek‚ lit. “inquiry‚ learning by inquiry; a [written] account of what has been learned by inquiry” Resources of History (example) * clay prism (Sumerian King List) * marble etchings
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Why do we study History? We study History today to learn about certain things that occurred in the past. History is important because it tells you when things happened‚ how they happened‚ and what contributed to it. Without History‚ we wouldn’t be organized and people would have no idea of events that occurred before our time. You can use History as a guideline to relate things to your own personal experiences and everyday life. If people did not know about history‚ the world would clueless
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Daniela Mota Exam 1 Chapter 1) Before the arrival of the Europeans to the Americas‚ Indians had lived and eventually developed different types of societies. The first and most simple of the type of society were called “nomadic societies”. These usually consisted of about fifteen to fifty people and usually no more than that. Men were primarily the hunters and women were the gatherers. These societies were also equalitarian which was a system based on everyone in the community contributing equally
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Strategic Report for Netflix‚ Inc. Hillary Carroll Alex Menenberg Ian Kwok April 20‚ 2009 Netflix‚ Inc. Table of Contents Executive Summary..........................................................................................................................3 History .............................................................................................................................................5 Business Model ............................................................
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| Netflix | Heather Murdock‚ Brian Wynn‚ Joseph Casey‚ Samuel Faulkner‚ Allen Porter‚ Josh Blum | | The University of Memphis | 4/13/2013 | | “Netflix‚ Inc. is the world’s leading Internet television network with more than 33 million members in over 40 countries enjoying more than one billion hours of TV shows and movies per month‚ including original series. For one low monthly price‚ our members can watch as much as they want‚ anytime‚ anywhere‚ on nearly any Internet-connected
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Running Head: Netflix Case Analysis Netflix Case Analysis Chisom Omenyinma University of Kentucky Introduction Often times the spark for vision can come from unexpected places. Take Walt Disney for example‚ the creator of the first animated feature-length motion picture. He was one of the greatest dreamers of the twentieth century. And his inspiration came from his disappointment when he took his two daughters to an amusement park in Los Angeles. Fascinated
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How Reliable is Oral History and/or Memory as a Historical Source for War? Oral history is a relatively new method of studying history and one which has the most scope to be used more frequently by modern historians. The age of technology is enabling more accurate recordings to be used as sources‚ rather than just a transcript of what happen which could be less likely to be regarded as a definite fact. For war specifically‚ it has only been very recently that historians have been able to use other
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on older and lesser-know movie titles. Shifting demand away from higher cost new releases drove down the average price of acquiring DVDs and improved asset utilization. This produced increased margins and profitability. To balance demand Netflix developed a proprietary recommendation system. The system enabled the transition from a manual one-size fits all promotion approach to an automated data driven marketing plan that delivered personalized recommendations across the entire movie library
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times before Netflix is extremely difficult and many may not even recall the horrifying tragedy that was waiting an entire week until the next episode comes out. Only 90’s kids will remember how difficult it was to wait 6 months after the intense cliffhanger of one season to the exciting premier of the next. In 1997‚ Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph founded a company that would soon change the way movies and television shows are watched. Over 86 million people are subscribed to Netflix‚ and this does
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Maggie Miller Dance Appreciation Erin Leigh 11-10-2005 Jazz Dance "Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people‚ reflecting ethnic influences‚ historical events‚ and cultural changes" (Kraines‚ 2005‚1). When I was younger I used to take dance. I hated ballet‚ liked gymnastics‚ and thought tap was okay; but I loved jazz. I took jazz dance three times a week and never complained; it was my life. People all over the world are familiar with
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