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    Katie McMane Professor Mark Williams English 380 14 December 2015 A Canonical Critique on the Literary Canon William Shakespeare’s The Tempest presents the theme of freedom vs confinement by testing the boundaries of a power-hungry protagonist. The play revolves around the events of an isolated group of individuals being led, held captive, and manipulated by the magic-wielding Prospero. This theme is taken a step further in the final scene of the play when Prospero implies that the characters…

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    accumulation in macrophages leads to hepatosplenomegaly, hematologic abnormalities, and bone disease. In the severe types 2 and 3 GD, there are also serious neurological manifestations. Using iPSCs, we previously found that GD causes canonical Wnt/β-catenin…

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    and musical works it is more fluid still. Canon has a very particular meaning in music , where it is used to describe a musical form in which different voices or parts imitate each other .For example, Homer was considered to be as a classical and canonical poet ,because he is the author of the ancient Greek epic poems “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey. Many people considered him to be one of the earliest and most important Greek writers. He was a leading poet who contributed to the development of…

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    The Proto-Gospel of James, also referred to as the Infancy Gospel of James, is one of several non-canonical Gospels written in the second century. Though the Proto-Gospel of James (“proto-” as it describes events prior to Jesus’ birth, life, and death) is considered scripture by some groups and includes characters and events discussed in the canonical Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, the narrative was not ultimately included in the canonized New Testament, as opponents of the…

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    CTNB1 Case Study

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    The multifunctional protein, beta-catenin (CTNNB1) acts on many critical roles in the cell life cycle, including cell differentiation, proliferation and cell-cell contact (Ozwan et al., 1989), CTNNB1 plays a central role in canonical WNT signaling pathway to success the gene transcription process (Clevers and Nusse., 2012). Regulation and degradation of CTNNB1 take place at the cellular level through phosphorylation of serine and/or threonine amino acid residues. Specific kinase proteins…

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    Body Image Survey

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    1. I plan to administer a survey to approximately 150 undergraduate and graduate students under the age of 25 attending the University of Northern Colorado. The survey will be comprised of selected subscales from four assessments. Additionally, a demographic questionnaire will be administered. I will administer the survey online during the 2017 spring semester, which will take place between January and May 2017. Selected items for each survey and the consent form are included in Appendices A-F.…

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    Origin Of Buddhism Essay

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    Buddhism Origin It is believed that Buddhism originates in India around 5th century and traces back to a man by the name of Siddhartha Gautama. Who formed a group of people who were against the idea of the old Vedic religion (the predecessor of Hinduism) and were after a new view on spirituality. The legend says Siddhartha was a prince born to a King and queen who saw the suffering outside the walls of his glorious life a sought a way to free himself and others from sickness, death and old age…

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    English Assignment Speech

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    texts studied in Australia 's english classroom. This controversy has centred on arguments about the value of canonical texts versus the value of contemporary texts. So why do canonical texts have a bigger value on contemporary texts? Well I can tell you that, canonical texts have the unbelievable aesthetic…

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    Buddhism

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    Buddhism is a religion that began in India over 2,500 years ago, and remains the dominant world religion in the east to this day. Worldwide, there are over 360 million Buddhists, and over one million Buddhists currently living in America. Buddhist culture has been influential to the west, generally in the areas of meditation and nonviolence. Buddhism is based on the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhists believe that suffering is inevitable, but there are ways to end it. Though Buddhism has many…

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    shedding light on a topic that can be painful for some (Schmatz 282). More often than not, Young Adult novels embrace the uncertainty of life and reiterate the fact that humans are all united in our struggle to define the gray areas of our lives. Canonical literature often dismisses the uncertainty but, authors of Young Adult Literature boldly make the universal transitions in life the main focus of the novel (Dinnison). Reading about certain universal transitions, like childhood to…

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