Wikipedia

In the article “How Google, Wikipedia Have Changed Our Lives-For Better and Worse”. Jennifer Woodard Maderazo Introduces How the internet has changed the learning aspect of students in school. It Inflicts how back then when modern technology wasn’t prevalent, students had to use books to research the questions they worked on. As of now in current times more students tend to use the internet as a more useful source than going to a library and taking the time to source/research the information.…

The more relaxed yet vivacious manner in which religious figures were being presented by da Vinci can be seen in the his painting below of the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus and St. Anne: 175px-Leonardo_da_vinci%2C_The_Virgin_an Image procured from Wikipedia retrieved on September 28, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci#/media/File:Leonardo_da_vinci,_The_Virgin_and_Child_with_Saint_Anne_01.jpg As Europe entered the 1600s there began a distinct departure from strictly using art for…

personalized searches because they bobble my research, and also do not warn me of what they are personalizing. When I searched owl I noticed it went to Purdue owl an academic website that I have previously been on then brought up Wikipedia for the animal. When I searched pineapple Wikipedia was the first to come up for the fruit followed by a nutrition website…

Miscegenation Statute in the landmark case of Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Wikipedia, 2016). The case of Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia involved Richard Loving (Caucasian male) and Mildred Loving (African American female) whom were sentenced to one year in prison. Subsequently, the Loving’s sentences were suspended on the condition that they leave the Commonwealth of Virginia and not return for 25 years together (Wikipedia, 2016). The Loving’s appealed their case and in 1967 the…

form of medicine and doctors when the Ebola virus broke out in Arica. Mutual aid consists of two different definitions. Mutual aid in reference to organizational theory means “voluntary trades of resources and service that will benefit each party” (Wikipedia). Mutual aid in emergency services service is “An agreement among emergency responders to lend assistance across jurisdictional boundaries” (Mutual aid). Mutual aid eliminates the need to have competition amongst each other (Rosen). Peter…

Imru' al-Qais: Life and Poetry Imru' al-Qais was born in the Najd region of northern Arabia sometime in the early 6th century AD. He was an Arabian poet in the 6th century. He was the son of Hujr bin al-Harith who was a king that ruled over the tribes of Asad and Ghatfan. Many scholars believe that Imru’ al-Qais was born in the Asad territory and his mother was said to be Fatimah bin Rabi'ah al-Taghlibi. He is considered by many Arabic poetry scholars to be the father of Arabic poetry. His…

else that always seems to catch flak with instructors is the use of Wikipedia. While yes, Wikipedia shouldn’t be the main source of a student’s argument, it is in the best interest of instructors to teach their students how to use Wikipedia to find sources as well as gain a basic grasp of the topic being argued, provided of course that the student is unfamiliar with the topic. And after showing the students how to use Wikipedia, teach them how to verify using more reliable sources such as CQ…

The Mashigo Millionaire Wine Farm in Bordeaux France Merlot thrives in cold soil, particularly ferrous clay. The vine tends to bud early which gives it some risk to cold frost and its thinner skin increases its susceptibility to the viticultural hazard of Botrytis bunch rot. If bad weather occurs during flowering, the Merlot vine is prone to develop coulure. The vine can also be susceptible to downy mildew (though it has better resistance to powdery mildew than other Bordeaux varieties) and to…

32 1 When was Backgammon invented? The ancestors of Backgammon were according to Wikipedia invented about 5,000 to 4,400 years ago and Backgammon itself 1,500. Where was Backgammon invented? Its ancestors were according to Wikipedia invented in Egypt around 3,500 B.C., Persia 3,000, then Iraq in 2,600 and finally Backgammon was invented in around 450 to 500 A.D How did Backgammon spread? According to Wikipedia, it started in the Byzantine Empire, then the Ottoman empire, so what would become…

There is a case about the freedom of movement. In the case of Government of Malaysia & Ors v Loh Wai Kong , Loh was a permanent resident of Australia. He returned to Malaysia in April 1975, and was charged with a criminal offense in the High Court at Ipoh on 2 August 1976. Loh obtained bail on condition that he surrenders his passport. On 2 March 1977, his passport expired, and Loh had it returned. He later applied for a new passport, citing the need to return to Australia by 1978, or his…