Codex

climbing, reaching, searching, for something that may or may not be mine Pero voy, because my memories are older than me, And so is this fence Pero Que Mas? Just like Cherrie Moraga, Xicana feminist, storyteller, activist, and author of A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness, I too see the power and wonder in writing- except Moraga uses it to teach and to publicize. Moraga came to this realization that she was a Xicana feminist…

that represent sounds or syllables that were put together to form the name of the place. Unlike the Maya the writing system never reproduced the full spoken language for the Aztec. Instead, the writing was done in books called codices (plural for codex), were long sheets of paper folded in accordion-like fashion. Writing and pictures covered both sides of each page and read from top to bottom. Reading and writing in Tenochtitlan was not designated for the common people, but for professional…

In the Codex of Florentine, Juan Gonzales book uses a powerful part of it to help give understanding of the pain and suffering the MesoAmericans were facing, “ The people cried ‘we have suffered enough let us leave the city let us go live on weeds.’” (Gonzales…

las Cosas de la Nueva Españia written by the Franciscan friar Berdardino de Sahagún in 1529 portraying the conditions and consequences Aztecs had to face due to the epidemic.. This idea is further proven through an illustration from the Florentine codex depicting patients with smallpox being consulted by a…

helped in a multitude of ways. Da Vinci recorded all of his results and research from his experiments. Unfortunately, though, his research was found centuries after his death. He recorded his research and took notes in notebooks called codices. Each codex had his notes compiled on separate subjects. Every one of the subjects he took notes on contributed to society in some way. He uncovered many medical anomalies centuries ago that we have only uncovered, ourselves, recently. Proving that da…

When the Spanish arrived in what is now Mexico, they were shocked by the level of complexity of Mesoamerican civilizations, but particularly by their penchant for human sacrifice. While human sacrifice is well documented among the Aztec of Central Mexico it is not as well documented among the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica. There is debate among archaeologists as to whether many of the burials claimed to be evidence of human sacrifice among the Maya should be reinterpreted as funerary, citing…

BIOL101 - Cellular and Molecular Biology Biotechnology and Genetic Diversity Essay: Biotechnology is defined as the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc (Oxford University Press [2010], Oxford Dictionary of English, Oxford; UK, 2010). The ability of a species to survive is a product of the individual species ability to adapt to its environment, as well as the…

Due to its miniscule size and the fact Claviceps purpurea is an unknown to these people, many commoners that consumed the bakery products made from the flour that was recently made became very ill and fell into the hands of Ergot of rye poisoning, a disease given the nickname back then “holy fire" or "St. Anthony’s fire (Schumann 2016). While ergot poisoning is no longer a concern to us due to the cleansing process harvested grain must undergo through to remove any such parasites or anything…

Law cannot be defined as simply a general and universal codex. The idea is far too reminiscent of Marxist theory which first began to assert the idea to hide class lines and achieve a supra-class society. Marxists contend that law is merely the will of the ruling class codified and handed down, without regard…

During the developing years of life, the importance of maintaining a balanced diet is stressed and children are encouraged to eat more fruits and vegetables. Many parents place an emphasis on the idea that eating sugar is bad, but fail to see how other aspects of nutrition play a vital role in the major functions of the body. It is important that parents be informed of how essential nutrition is to weight loss, the ability to concentrate, and how even mood can be affected by the foods a child…