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Active Participation in a Democracy Participation is a key principle of democracy. Active participation among citizens ensuresthat the voice of those who are not in power, who are usually the majority in a democracy, isactually heard. A democracy is successful if most citizens are actively participating in it. This isbecause the involvement of a majority […]
Legends
Legends are an important part of literature. People still have an interest in them,although it is usually apparent that the tales are not always true. Legends are important becausethey provide children with a foundation on which they can better enhance their understanding ofliterature (Stumpf 25). Legends contain stylistic devices and figures of speech, such aspersonification. […]
Potential Research Problem
Bipolar disorders (BDs) are one of the psychiatric illnesses that are quite prevalent in theworld today. Studies show that 1-5% of the world population have a chronic disease trajectoryand have a high risk of increased premature deaths (Dome et al., 2019). Suicide has been provento be a key contributor to the decreased life expectancy among […]
Culture
For this assignment, the artistic work I chose is ‘They don’t care about us”, a song byMichael Jackson. It is a protest song that Michael Jackson sang to draw attention to the socialand political issues that Americans were facing at the time. The song talks about pain andprejudice. The artist sought to address the racism […]
Theme Parks
The Covid-19 pandemic led to a slowdown in almost every sector. The slowdown hashad negative effects on the theme park industry. Theme parks cater to a mass audience, and thepandemic brought a change to how people across the world approach their daily activities.Crowds have been termed as super spreaders as they facilitate the wide circulation […]
Summaries
Article 1The article, Linguistic-literary camouflage in Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” by Jayasreeprovides a critical analysis of the short story, Girl by Jamaica Kincaid. Jayasree explains that theshort story’s structure which contains disjointed phrases and sentences is a well-thought-outnarrative working to pass a critical message to women. The story is marked by deviations oflanguage, style, and ideas. […]
The Machine That Made UsQuestion 1: Components of a Gutenberg printing pressAside from the ink, Fry and his counterparts made three other essential componentsrequired for the Gutenberg printing press to function. These are the spindle or wooden screw,the nut, and the hose in which the spindle turns. These three are among the most exactingelements of the press (Timeline, 2018). They are especially exacting because they must bemade using only 15 th -century techniques and materials.Question 2: What I found interesting about the making of these componentsI found it interesting that the components had to be designed and made from theimaginations of Fry and his counterparts. This is because no one knows what Gutenberg’sprinting press looked like. There are no descriptions, plan, or illustrations that would help onecome up with a close replica of the machine; only remnants of materials printed on the pressexist.Question 3: What is a scriptorium? Describe the room and the working conditions.A scriptorium was a room where books were written or illuminated (or painted). Ascribe staffed the room wrote the text and an artist referred to as an illuminator, painted thedecoration and pictures. The two made all books by hand. As these were exclusive spacesmostly owned by the Church, working conditions were satisfactory (Liulevicius, 2020).
THE MACHINE THAT MADE US 3Question 4: Why the printing of papal indulgences encouraged the Church to supportthe idea of mass-printed BiblesThe printing of papal indulgences encouraged the Church to support the idea of mass-printed Bibles because the printing of Bibles en masse enabled the Church to ensure that onlyapproved and uniform versions of the […]
A Case for a Safe Surgery Policy in Arkansas
There is a need for a state-wide policy to promote safe surgeries and protect theresidents of Clarksville City, Johnson County, AR, against Surgical Site Infections (SSI).Indeed, with one to three out of every one hundred Americans that undergo surgerydeveloping infections, SSI is a major healthcare problem not just to the Clarksvillecommunity but in the whole […]
Instruments in Aviation
One of the things in aviation that stand to benefit from a redesign is aircraftinstruments, specifically the displays of those instruments. The “six-pack” – airspeedindicator (ASI), altitude indicator (AI), altimeter, turn coordinator (TC), heading indicator(HI), and vertical speed indicator (VSI) – play an extremely important role in the control ofthe aircraft; they are the means […]
True West
At the beginning of the play, the relationship between Austin and Lew seems a little bitstrained. This can be attributed to the fact that the two are completely different in terms ofcharacter and their outlook on life. Austin is an ambitious screenwriter. Saul, the producer tellshim, “Well, to tell you the truth Austin, I have […]
Interpretive Summary
The article, Why are Americans so Distrustful of each other by Kevin Vallierexplores the level of social trust in the U.S. The author notes that although a democracy,the U.S has its levels of social trust declining instead of rising. The article also exploresthree main factors that explain a decline in social trust. These are ethnic […]
American Mass Media and Culture
Introduction While several types of both mass and new media have had a far-reaching influence onAmerican culture, two types of media can be said to have had the greatest influence,especially since 1970: television and the Internet. While the influences of the two are toomany and varied to be covered in this paper, the influences of […]
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