Oriental carpets are works of art āunique and exquisite ā worthy of collections. But when it comes to buying oriental rugs, most people shy away or hesitate. Itās difficult to judge its quality and they can never know whether they are being ripped off or their purchase is really worth it. There simply is not one single factor determining the value and quality of oriental rug. People often talk about the knot density but it does not completely define the...
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Kafka's Trial questions the relationship of justice and the law (often capitalized in the novel as 'the Law'). The thing about laws is that they're supposed to be just. If there's an unjust or an unfair law, we expect to be able to work to get the law overturned by appealing to higher principles of justice. (Consider, for example, the Civil Rights Movement. Racial segregation and discrimination were unjust; therefore we appealed to a higher principle of justice ā racial...
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A quiet dentist begins to suspect his expressive wife, also a dentist, is having an affair. Meanwhile, the three kids are picking up cues, and the persona of a crabby patient becomes his alternative inner voice. The film is directed by Alan Rudolph (Breakfast of Champions, Choose Me) from a script by Craig Lucas (Reckless, Prelude to a Kiss), adapted from Jane Smiley's novella, Age of Grief. One of the most immediate impressions from viewing the film, is that the...
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In the beginning, I want to introduce the background information about this play. First, the name of this filmed performance is 'Oedipus the King' It is written by Sophocles, the most famous playwright of ancient Greece. He is one of the three tragic writers in Athens. He not only believes in the supreme power of God and destiny but also requires people to have an independent spirit and be responsible for their own actions, which is the feature of ideology...
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Over the last 50 years, human activities have considerably worsened the ecological situation. The Earth suffers from heat-trapping gases that lead to global warming. The rise of temperature increased the sea level that made the Arctic ice melt. As a result, the survival of polar bear population is under the threat of extinction. Global warming caused the disappearance of ocean ice thus limiting the food supply for these animals. Therefore, there is an urgent necessity to prevent global warming from...
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Birches by Robert Frost is a poem which talks about how one must escape from reality for some time, only to return to it later. In the poem, the author discusses the topic of birch trees and how they bend after an ice storm. In his imagination, the birches are being bent by a boy who has been āswingingā them. The author prefers his imagination over the truth. The poem tries to tell the reader about balancing truth and imagination....
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What we know today as pasteurization can thank a gentleman named Louis Pasteur. Now letās look into what made him, him. He was born in Dole, France on December 27, 1822. He had skills in drawing and painting and was an average student. Even though I donāt think someone who got a bachelor of arts in 1840 and another bachelor in science isāaverageā. He later got a doctorate in 1847 from the Ćcole Normale in Paris, which was a higher...
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Trees are very important, valuable and necessary to our existence as they have furnished us with two important life essentials; food and oxygen. Apart from basically keeping us alive, there are many other little and big benefits we get from trees. So, trees are vital resources for the survival of all living beings. Therefore, Governments world over and many Organizations are taking steps to prevent deforestation and to tell the benefits of planting trees. Let us go through some important...
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Major online retailers have held their positions for many years. Each of them has its own secret to success, but there is one thing they have in common: trust on the part of customers. It is built as a result of constant interaction with the audience and receiving feedback, which increases brand awareness and sales. Trust and happiness are closely linked. According to Marketing and Happiness research, the top two reasons for loss of brand trust are poor customer service...
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In modern times, rivers are generally regarded as a source of entertainment, fishing, or rarely, water. This was hardly the case in Ancient Egypt, where the Nile River was the key to the very existence of the greatest ancient empire of all time. The Nile River is a major northward flowing river in northeastern Africa. It empties into the Mediterranean Sea, in Egypt. It is generally regarded as the longest river in the world. In the times of Ancient Egypt,...
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Bioluminescence is the term used to define the chemical that produces light energy within the body of an organism. For the reaction to take place organism must contain a molecule called luciferin, which then reacts with oxygen to produce light. According to scientists, there are different types of luciferin, and they vary depending on the animal hosting the reaction. Most organisms do also produce a catalyst by the name of Luciferase, which also helps in speeding the reaction in the...
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The evolution of technological know-how has impacted each component of our lives from banking to the way that we communicate with each other. In fact, science has end up an indispensable section of sustaining society, and its infusion with training is therefore inevitable. Technology not solely presents college students with access to countless online resources, but additionally aids them in the studying process. A majority of universities and instructional institutes have already started out to utilize technology inside their teaching...
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In todayās world, it is necessary to use technology, especially when it comes to education. The computer has a very deep impact and important role in education. With the help of the computer now it is easy to impart education to students and also it is much more interesting than before. Computers has large capacities to store information and data. The computer enables quick processing of data with very low chances of errors. The computer has made the communication much...
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The Lincoln-Douglas sparked when after Abraham Lincoln gave his famous āA house divided against itself cannot standā speech, his competitor Stephen A. Douglas accused him of being a āradicalā and said that he was āthreatening the stability of the unionā. After Douglas said this, Lincoln then challenged Douglas to the debates. According to Britannica.com, the Lincoln-Douglas debates states: āthe two eventually agreed to hold joint encounters in seven Illinois congressional districtsā. The debates focused on the topic of slavery territory...
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National Honors Society is an organization I would like to be apart of because I would like to gain more leadership and volunteer skills than I already have. National Honors Society can also help me look forward into college and get more insight as to where I want to go in life. Character traits and personal skills I have that will contribute to the success of National Honors Society vary from having willingness to being a strong leader. I will...
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Currently I am a student at Diablo Valley College, and will continue to matriculate here until I am able to move on to a four-year university. My favorite subject is math. Iāve loved math since elementary school. In fact, I am considering mathematics as my chosen field. I am confident I will be successful in the future. I will focus and go the extra mile to be my best. One aspect of that success consists of the ability to reach...
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Art is a form of communication that artists use to pass information to the audiences that will experience the art. Sculptures one of the oldest art forms; they are made from stone, a medium that has been there since before, and thus with the sculptures are embedded a great source of information, culture, originality, and heritage that may never be practiced and envisaged at all in the present. We will compare and contrast two sculptures in the Metropolitan Art Museum...
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The story of āHow To Tame A Wild Tongueā by Gloria Anzaldua is a tale about how she researches the opposing view towards the Chicano methods for talking and the appalling impact of this pessimistic disposition on the Chicano individuals where they live in the border. Gloria begins the story by utilizing an analogy and recollecting a dental specialist who grumbled about her tongue and that it was excessively solid and obstinate. She got disappointed and needed to realize how...
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In the 19th century, other Spanish colonies in the Americas fought for independence, but Cuba's independence movements failed; this was due to the many Spanish royalists that came to Cuba, adding a strong pro-Spanish sentiment to the island. The USA was really interested in buying Cuba in the 19th century, therefore, they increased sugar and transportation investments. In 1898, the US ended the Spanish rule by invading Cuba and then made it a protectorate with the Platt Amendment in 1901,...
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The Ottoman Empire included a large area that included much of the regions contiguous to the eastern and southern Mediterranean. Ottoman rule stretched for a period of around 700 years and at its height. As a result, the character of Ottoman architecture has undergone multiple changes over the course of this long period. The architectural heritage of the Ottomans can be divided into three phases, starting with the early formative phase, the classical era, followed by a late period marked...
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Any sovereign state has its own official symbols. This is the flag, the motto and the anthem. This article is devoted to the state symbols of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Its meaning is described and interpreted as meaning, as well as interesting historical facts related to it. Attention is also paid to the legislative framework that regulates the procedures for adopting and using national symbols. The national flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a rectangular piece of cloth. Its...
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Humans are social in nature, involving with others and trying to figure out how different concepts work with regard to certain factors. It is like a network of comparisons, and that is how the human mind works too. For instance, a person who lives in a big and beautiful house is presumed to be rich, while a person who lives in a thatched house is assumed to be poor. This may be true is some cases, but not all. There...
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Australia has a national and state governments and federalism refers to the relationship between these governments. Federalism is when a government divides power between the national government and the state governments. Some advantages of federalism include that it separates powers of government to prevent one person or group to make all the rules in a society, this prevents a dictatorship. It encourages involvement from a local level because federalism allows states to create laws to suit themselves even if they...
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āA Poison Treeā, written by William Blake and published in 1794, uses rhyming couplet form, symbolism and metaphors, and tone to convey message. The message of the poem is that humans āwaterā their anger and let it grow, whereas the poem tries to teach us that this is unideal. The poem āThe Poison Treeā is a rhyming couplet. This is used as rhyming couplet is a very basic style following AABB. This contrasts the complex human emotions that are portrayed...
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There are a lot of amazing humans past and present, but as far as I'm concerned there isn't any as heroic as Nelson Mandela. Nelson was a great bloke and he did so much for his country. Nelson Mandela is a hero and I look up to him because of how he changed so many peopleās lives for years and years. He also is an amazing person and role model and basically the whole world looks up to him which...
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September 12th,1962, the height of the Cold War, tensions between the US and Soviet Union were at a high and both nations were trying to outdo the other. It was a common belief that the Americans were losing the āSpace Raceā since the USSR had become the first nation to put a man in space. John F. Kennedy was determined to not allow the Soviets to go down in history as the pioneers of space exploration, he was determined to...
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The industrialization era brought many types of technology that made farmerās lives much easier but in the progressive era we try to help workers from factories and children from mines make their lives safer, by giving children an opportunity to go to school and my adding safe fire exits for workers. The horrific tragedy occured on March 25th, 1911. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory the fire broke out on the top floors. It was burning and the fire spread quickly, the...
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In the history of art, we can always see that the artists get inspiration from the artwork by other artists to re-create their artworks. It shows that different people got different perspective when looking at the same thing and artist would like to express their perspective by creation of artwork. In this essay, we are going to discuss two artwork 'Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life)' by Matisse and 'Les Demoiselles dāAvignon' by Picasso are inspired by 'The Large Bathers'...
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Google is a well-known company founded in Stanford University by Larry Page and Sergey Brin on September 4th, 1997. They created an online search system that became an international essential for researching. Google is known for its reputation as the worlds largest search engine, a quick and simple cost-free service that appears within seconds. No matter what language you speak Google can recognizes it. Google also shows you different maps around the world, breaking news from across the globe, to...
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In Tan's novels, her Chinese and Western culture and the ultimate attempt at balancing the two is the foundation in which her stories lie upon: the trivial matters such as the manner in which one sits at a table, of the way one speaks and behaves, as well as the rough yet cherished moments of life. These details are perfectly described due to Tanās expert use of verisimilitude and are showcased in each and every one of her characters. A...
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