Greece and Athens are well known for many reasons. The opulent structures, the detailed sculptures, or the compact cites that convey a busy urban living. All of these contribute to the awe-inspiring city. Athens is the site of many historical buildings such as The Agora, which was, in the beginning, a marketplace, but later on also contained temples and civic buildings. Another notable structure constructed in that time is the Akropolis; an ancient citadel which was composed of multiple…
He wrote "The new technology, knowledge, and commercial wealth created the Renaissance in which Europe rediscovered some of its prior culture, but more importantly, absorbed the technology for printing, firearms, the compass, and the abacus from the East… the Mongols succeeded not merely from martial superiority; rather “they have succeeded by means of science” and “devote their leisure time to the principles of philosophy... Seemingly every aspect of European life changed during the…
Annotated Bibliography by Shannon Parker. Carr, H. Edward. What is history? (Vintage, 1967) This book is based on the George Macaulay Trevelyan lectures held in Cambridge University on January-March 1961. It is a study focusing on the questions that enshroud the pursuit of history and a Historians job. The heart of this book is the analysis of studying history, the approaches taken upon that task, and how they have changed throughout the centuries. It asks important questions, what is cause…
Effects of GPS Technology in Navigation Since the beginning of mankind humans have used navigation to travel. Whether it’s walking long distances to hunt and gather or sailing out to sea beyond the sight of land to catch bigger fish, man has relied on navigation techniques to return home. Since then, navigation has relatively remained the same without drastic improvement and up until 10 – 15 years ago we were still relying on the map and compass to land navigate. We now primarily use the…
At the turn of the digital era, it is crucial for the educational system to acclimate and prepare students for new progressive career opportunities. In Cathy Davidson’s essay, “Project Classroom Makeover,” the use of personal, professional, and cultural anecdotes are used to strengthen her argument for the use of more innovative, collaborative, and technological teaching methods in the classroom. Davidson’s relevant organization and incorporation of the Duke iPod experiment and United States job…
Jean Piaget’s study of the development of reasoning gives us the best insights into how we develop the self. This is best understood by assessing the insights of Cartesian dualism. ‘Cogito ergo sum’ is Latin for ‘I think, therefore I am’. In contrast, subjective interactionists claim that the “I” is the subjective self, whereas the “me” is objective. The older I get, the better I am at reasoning with my surroundings; even if I consider my body to be part of my environment. I adapt to my body…
The book The Divide by Matt Taibbi is an over look at the growing problem of inequality of the justice system. The book explains several examples of diversity in the justice in America. The diversity is between the wealthy and the not so wealthy. This book is a very good example of this course, because it is an over view of the different discussions throughout this courses. The book The Divide fits this course by the outline of views of difference in how the justice system prosecutes persons of…
Modern Architecture get a lot of its guiding principle from the early 15th and 17th centuries, renaissance, these magnificent architectures where predominantly and widely-adopted throughout Europe, consequently; this was a one of the biggest influence that was captured and characterized by the ancient Romans and Greek history. This helped in the development of how they built their structures. Santa Maria Presso and the San Satiro was built during the 15th century and is known as one of the most,…
In 2010, teachers came together to form the new common core, which was soon implemented across the nation. While it was acclaimed for its progress in the field of math, the handwriting aspect was written, forgetting cursive from the standards. Now, states, such as California and North Carolina, have gone against the common core by implementing state laws that require schools to teach cursive. These states are doing the wrong thing as cursive should be set to stone because of the greater…
the woman lights a bonfire in the yard and burns the Japanese items in the house including letters from Kagoshima, three silk kimonos, records of Japanese opera. She ripped the flag of the rising sun and smashed the tea set, Imari dishes, and the abacus. At the camp, they are quickly stripped of their Japanese side. It is not only the adoption of more American ways, it is the total swap of lifestyles, a complete loss of Japanese culture and a forced whole gain of American culture. They are not…