Encyclopedia

There are many aspects of life that bring different cultures in the spotlight to be compared to other cultures for a variety of reasons. These cultural make ups tend to set these cultures apart from one another or bring their daily lives into perspective for a deeper comparison. As we delve into the culture and structure of the Aztec Empire, Safavid Empire, and Mughal Empire, we will see what sets them above or below an acceptable threshold of life. The Aztec Empire social and cultural way…

phenomena. ("Boyle, Robert." Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 2008, "Boyle, Robert." International Dictionary of Films;Filmmakers. 2001, "Robert Boyle." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004, JAN W. WOJCIK, David A. Bassett, "Boyle, Robert." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Ed.. 2015, John Cannon, and "Boyle, Robert." World Encyclopedia. 2005. "Boyle, Robert." Encyclopedia.com. HighBeam Research, 01 Jan. 2008. Web. 23 Feb.…

blood oozing or trickling out” (Robinson 48) of their vaginas. Also, the book states that a woman is a “creature of sex” (Robinson 44) whereas 1950’s information does not correlate sex and women. As an example, in the 1950 book, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Sex, by Doctors Willy, Vander, and Fisher there is an absence of obscene language because of changing societal norms. So, as a result, there is a clear shift in language use from 1917 and 1950 to discreet descriptors about…

understand their background. The Emperor of China, Zhu Yuanzhang, was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (New World Encyclopedia). He was born poor, joined the army, and was constantly surrounded by Confucian scholars to help him learn to organize an effective…

the tremendous amounts of toxins and industrial chemicals emitted into the ground and atmosphere (Consequences of a Large Nuclear War, 2016). A nuclear war would definitely result in the massive decrease in the human population (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d.). Even those living in bomb shelters equipped with enough recourses to last several years, would most likely not survive the post-nuclear war environment (Consequences of a Large Nuclear War, 2016). Most species would…

Kendo. Teaching was very important for Japanese people. Jerome and Rohwer constructed a school for every 36 blocks in the camps (Densho Encyclopedia). Most of the Japanese immigrants weren’t Christian; the Japanese introduced Buddhism to Arkansas. The religion impacted the whole relocation camp, that Jerome made the first Young Buddhist’s Association (Densho Encyclopedia). Finally, the Japanese inmates introduced new methods for irrigations for plantations. The Japanese work so hard in the…

eighteenth-century movement called the Enlightenment" (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). François-Marie Arouet, also known by his pen name as Voltaire, was a famous French philosopher whom started at an early age with his studies that led him to his successful career that has left a life lasting impact on people today. Voltaire was born the fourth child of five children in Paris, France on November 21, 1694 (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).His father was a “well-to-do public official”…

Introduction The objective of this paper is to discuss how Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse and Pablo Picasso can be seen as in being inspired by and breaking free of Paul Cézanne’s work of art The Large Bathers. Through this paper I will briefly discuss the lives of all three individuals and their influences in an effort to understand how these painters each had their own unique style. Who was Matisse? Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse lived from 1869 to 1954, he was a french citizen. He started early…

Consolidating the definitions of irony presented in the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Muecke’s list of examples, and assumptions based on examples from class work, irony is quite obviously a three dimensional and fluid term. Studying the term from a logical side, irony is simply using language to deceive the surface point. The Princeton Encyclopedia lists seven definitions of irony; irony as a rhetorical device, dramatic irony, tragic irony, cosmic irony, romantic irony, postmod.…

An encyclopedia can be classified as a secondary source. In this New World Encyclopedia article we have three categories used to describe important achievements throughout the Renaissance. The categories are background, characteristics, and evaluation. In the background section the authors highlight important dates such as, the time period the Renaissance extended through. The characteristic category has the most information, the sub categories are tradition, arts, science and technology,…