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• Protestantism.

  F England The Anglican Church became the established church in England when Henry VIII assumed (1534) the ecclesiastical authority over the English church that had previouslybeen exercised by the pope. Henry’s motive was to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragón rather than to reform church doctrine, and he imposed severe lawsupholding the major tenets of medieval Catholicism. Under King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth, however, the Anglican Church developed a distinctly Protestant creedthat w...

• Martin Van Buren.

  political ambitions. The Clintonians cited as one example of Van Buren's unscrupulous methods his support of a convention in 1821 to revise the state's constitution. Van Buren and hisBucktails said they wanted to make the constitution more democratic. The Clintonians retorted that the real aim was to oust them from office. Both sides were right. Therevised constitution introduced a needed extension of voting rights and improved the operation of the state government. However, it also removed many...

• Martin Van Buren

  political ambitions. The Clintonians cited as one example of Van Buren's unscrupulous methods his support of a convention in 1821 to revise the state's constitution. Van Buren and hisBucktails said they wanted to make the constitution more democratic. The Clintonians retorted that the real aim was to oust them from office. Both sides were right. Therevised constitution introduced a needed extension of voting rights and improved the operation of the state government. However, it also removed many...

• United States House of Representatives.

  Because of the high cost of elections and the short two-year term of office, members of the House campaign almost constantly. They spend much of their time raisingcampaign funds, and they frequently return to their districts to keep in touch with voters. Because the elections are so frequent, House members tend to pay closeattention to how their votes in Congress will be seen in the short term. House members tend to come from wealthier family backgrounds than average Americans. Few working class...

• Madrid - geography.

  stores and offices on the first one or two levels. While many people rent their apartments, most own them and participate in cooperatives that maintain the building.Because living spaces are small by American standards, madrileños do most of their socializing in the streets, bars, restaurants, and parks of their neighborhoods. Onlya few very wealthy areas north of the city have single family houses with gardens and yards similar to those in American suburbs. Many of the newest neighborhoodsare c...

• Bosnia and Herzegovina - country.

  Serb military campaigns in 1992 and 1993 and Croat campaigns in 1993 and 1995 were aimed at expelling others from areas claimed by these groups. By the end ofthe war almost all non-Serbs had been expelled from Serb-claimed lands in eastern and northern Bosnia, and non-Croats from Croat-claimed lands in southwesternBosnia. In turn, most non-Muslims had left land under Muslim control in northwestern Bosnia. The largest cities had mixed populations in 1991, but the war and its aftermath made them a...

• Child Development.

  developmental scientists have studied how cultural values guide the skills and attitudes that children acquire as they mature, and how brain maturation influences thedevelopment of thinking and feeling. For a more detailed discussion of child development theories, see the Theories of Child Development section of this article. III BASIC QUESTIONS A Nature and Nurture Scholars have long debated the relative importance of nature (hereditary influences) and nurture (environmental influences) i...

• Sri Lanka - country.

  acacias, and orchids are found in many areas. The animal life of Sri Lanka includes 88 species of mammals, 21 of which are threatened with extinction. The Asian elephant, cheetah, leopard, and several species ofmonkey are endangered and officially protected. The island’s many species of primates include the long-tailed langur, toque macaque, and slender loris. Other mammalsinclude the sloth bear, several species of deer, mongoose, and wild boar. Reptiles are numerous, with 144 known species. Som...

• Hungary - country.

  Northern Hungary lacks sufficient water, especially between July and October, when precipitation levels are typically low. Canals irrigate the Great Hungarian Plain,which is subject to drought. Because of the country’s mainly flat terrain, only limited water resources can be harnessed for hydroelectric power. F Environmental Issues Rapid industrialization in Hungary following World War II contributed significantly to a number of major environmental problems, including air, water, and soil pollu...

• Hinduism.

  they do not share any basic terms. B Sanātana Dharma Evidence from inscriptions indicates that Hindus had begun to use the word dharma for their religion by the 7th century. After other religions of Indian origin also began to use this term, Hindus then adopted the expression san ātana dharma to distinguish their dharma from others. The word san ātana, meaning immemorial as well as eternal, emphasized the unbroken continuity of the Hindu tradition in contrast to the other dharmas . The Bu...

• Peut-on se connaître ?

  extérieur pour pouvoir se connaître.Selon Hegel, le fait de s'extérioriser, le sujet aurait la possibilité d'obtenir un jugement objectif de lui.Schopenhauer déclarait alors: « Ce sont les actes qui révèlent le caractère ». Les actes seraient alors unemanifestation extérieure d'une volonté extérieure.Mais cela est-il suffisant à l'homme pour se connaître? Peut-on se connaître uniquement par ce procédé? Suffit-ild'être conscient de soi pour se connaître? Hélas non.Hegel citait bien: « se...

• Civilisation britannique: Elections and Political Parties

  Weaknesses Strengths Future 1 Introduction Britain and France are democracies But : British and French political systems are NOT the same Britain : a very old and stable democracy a continuing and slowly evolving system the result of : the declining power of the monarch over the centuries the increasing power of parliament, the slow evolution of parliament - the development of the franchise (vote) - the development of the electoral system - the development of

• procréation, assistance médicale à la - Mécedine.

  avec l’âge. On implante généralement plusieurs embryons afin d’accroître le taux de réussite, mais il en résulte souvent des grossesses multiples. Il s’agit de grossesses àrisque, car les enfants sont souvent prématurés. 7 PROBLÈMES ÉTHIQUES Au cours de la fécondation in vitro, le médecin est amené à prélever plusieurs ovules (obtenus artificiellement par stimulation médicamenteuse des ovaires) et à provoquerla formation de plusieurs embryons, qui constituent une réserve autorisant de nouvelles...

• Modelado desértico - geografía.

  expandan. La presión causada debilita la roca, provoca la aparición de grietas y, por último, comienza a disgregarse. Cuando es frecuente la aparición del rocío, puedenaumentar los efectos de la hidratación, ya que la roca se humedece y se seca de modo regular. El recalentamiento y enfriamiento diario de la roca puede, igualmente,aumentar las consecuencias de la meteorización química. En zonas de calizas, puede aparecer, también, la meteorización por disolución ( véase Modelado calizo). 5 METE...

• L'argent est la puissance aliénée de l'Humanité. Marx, Troisième Manuscrit de 1844

  - 2 - Nous reviendrons longuement sur ce concept d’aliénation, très présent dans le texte que nous avons à étudier. Mais d’ores et déjà, donnons lui un sens simple, courant : être aliéné, c’est, pour une conscience, être déterminée par une puissance extérieure à la conscience, en l’occurrence, par la réalité des modes de production de la vie matérielle et ses besoins. Si donc le philosophe est la figure de la conscience en tant qu’elle est aliénée, cela veut dire deux choses : la premi...

• Définition du terme: CUIT, CUITE2, participe passé et adjectif.

  en pierre. — Huile cuite. " On augmente la siccavité naturelle de l'huile (...) en la cuisant avec des composés métalliques, d'où le nom primitif d'huile cuite donné aux huiles dont on augmente la siccavité " (Charles Coffignier, Les Vernis, 1921, page 431). Les huiles cuites donnent une protection [contre la rouille] moins bonne que les huiles crues (CHARLES COFFIGNIER, Couleurs et peintures, 1924, page 689 ). — Soie cuite. " Soie complètement débarrassée de son grès (manchon entourant le fil d...

• Proyección cartográfica 1 INTRODUCCIÓN Proyección cilíndrica Si se coloca un papel dispuesto en forma de cilindro alrededor de un globo iluminado, la proyección en el cilindro será un mapa de proyección cilíndrica.

  proyecciones cónicas, se puede representar en un mapa un área extensa con una exactitud considerable.• Proyecciones acimutales o cenitales. Se obtienen al proyectar la superficie esférica sobre un plano. Pueden ser polares (plano tangente al polo), ecuatoriales (planotangente a un punto sobre el ecuador) u oblicuas (plano tangente a un punto cualquiera entre el polo y el ecuador). Son las que representan mejor las zonas polares. Soloabarcan un hemisferio. Las deformaciones aumentan a medida que...

• Assisted Suicide.

  regardless of the fairness of the procedures used (substantive due process). In the Glucksberg case, the Court indicated that the liberty interest protected by the 14th Amendment does not encompass the right to determine the timing and manner of one’s own death. The Court’s decision means that each state may determine whetheror not to prohibit or permit (and otherwise regulate) assisted suicide. In 2006 the Court upheld Oregon’s law permitting physician-assisted suicide. In a 6-to-3 decision,...

• Parkinson Disease.

  III SYMPTOMS Parkinson disease most notably affects motor control (muscle activity). The disease progresses differently for each individual—symptoms develop swiftly in some peopleand slowly in others. Some Parkinson patients may develop problems that affect their intellect or ability to reason, or they may suffer from depression or anxiety. A Motor Control Problems Doctors look for the presence of four principal symptoms in patients they suspect may have Parkinson disease. Tremor (the involun...

• Paul Martin.

  VI CONFLICT WITH THE PRIME MINISTER Martin’s success could not have been achieved without the support he received from Jean Chrétien. Yet relations between the two men continued to deteriorate. In partthis was because of their continuing disagreement about how best to deal with the separatist challenge in Québec. In the 1993 election, a majority of Québec seats hadgone to the Bloc Québécois, and in 1994 the provincial separatist party, the Parti Québécois, won election on a platform promising...

• Paul Martin - Canadian History.

  VI CONFLICT WITH THE PRIME MINISTER Martin’s success could not have been achieved without the support he received from Jean Chrétien. Yet relations between the two men continued to deteriorate. In partthis was because of their continuing disagreement about how best to deal with the separatist challenge in Québec. In the 1993 election, a majority of Québec seats hadgone to the Bloc Québécois, and in 1994 the provincial separatist party, the Parti Québécois, won election on a platform promising...

• Central America - Geography.

  F Animal Life Most of the animal life of Central America is similar to that of South America, but some animals have ties with North America. The marley and opossum have links withSouth America, as do the jaguar, ocelot, jaguarundi, and margay, which are members of the cat family. In contrast, the puma, gray fox, and coyote are of NorthAmerican origin. The armadillo, anteater, and sloth have ties to the south, deer to the north. The large manatee, an aquatic plant eater, survives in the isolated...

• Arab-Israeli Conflict.

  the Suez Canal and in 1951 blockaded the Strait of Tiran (Israel’s access to the Red Sea), which Israel regarded as an act of war. In June 1956 Egypt nationalized theSuez Canal, which had been jointly owned by Britain and France. In late October, Israel invaded the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula, defeating Egyptian forces there.Britain and France attacked Egypt a few days later. Although the fighting was brief and Israel eventually withdrew from the Sinai and Gaza, the conflict furtherexacerbate...

• Arab-Israeli Conflict - History.

  the Suez Canal and in 1951 blockaded the Strait of Tiran (Israel’s access to the Red Sea), which Israel regarded as an act of war. In June 1956 Egypt nationalized theSuez Canal, which had been jointly owned by Britain and France. In late October, Israel invaded the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula, defeating Egyptian forces there.Britain and France attacked Egypt a few days later. Although the fighting was brief and Israel eventually withdrew from the Sinai and Gaza, the conflict furtherexacerbate...

• Comte, Isidore-Auguste-Marie-François-Xavier

  1 Life Auguste Comte was born in Montpellier, France. He attended the École Polytechnique, from which he was expelled in 1816, for political reasons. Comte's main concern throughout his life was resolving the political, social and moral problems caused by the French Revolution. To that end, he embarked upon an encyclopedic work, which he first conceived under the inspiration of Henri de Saint-Simon , for whom he worked as secretary from 1817 to 1824. At that time, he proposed several pla...

• Folk Art I INTRODUCTION Carved Native American Figure This figure of a Native American trapper was carved from a single pine log (about 1850-1890).

  that young Native American women were taught to weave by Ursuline nuns. The overall spirit of French-Canadian folk art is colorful, happy, and, at the same time,devout. B Anglo-Canadian Folk Art The English tradition in the Maritime provinces is strong in the decoration of utilitarian objects, in graining, marbling, and incising, and in ship carvings (both figureheadsand stern-board decorations). The emigration to Canada of many New Englanders during and after the American Revolution led to int...

• Fidel Castro.

  result, Castro formed a radical branch of the Ortodoxo Party called the Radical Action Orthodox wing. This organization supported Chibás in the 1948 election. PrioSocarrás won the election, despite Castro’s efforts. After Chibás committed suicide in 1951, Castro believed he should become the leader of the Ortodoxo Party and ran for a seat in the Cuban House of Representatives inthe 1952 election. Before that election could occur, however, General Fulgencio Batista staged a bloodless coup d’etat...

• History of Astronomy - astronomy.

  Egypt, the Sun was directly overhead at noon. On the same date and time in Alexandria, Egypt, the Sun was about 7 degrees south of zenith. With simple geometryand knowledge of the distance between the two cities, he estimated the circumference of the Earth to be 250,000 stadia. (The stadium was a unit of length, derivedfrom the length of the racetrack in an ancient Greek stadium. We have an approximate idea of how big an ancient Greek stadium was, and based on that approximationEratosthenes was...

• Civil Rights Movement in the United States - U.

  The Great Depression of the 1930s increased black protests against discrimination, especially in Northern cities. Blacks protested the refusal of white-owned businessesin all-black neighborhoods to hire black salespersons. Using the slogan “Don't Buy Where You Can't Work,” these campaigns persuaded blacks to boycott thosebusinesses and revealed a new militancy. During the same years, blacks organized school boycotts in Northern cities to protest discriminatory treatment of blackchildren. The bla...

• Globalization.

  higher living standard for their people. The World Bank made loans to developing countries for dams and other electrical-generating plants, harbor facilities, and otherlarge projects. These projects were intended to lower costs for private businesses and to attract investors. Beginning in 1968 the World Bank focused on low-cost loansfor health, education, and other basic needs of the world’s poor. B International Monetary Fund The IMF makes loans so that countries can maintain the value of thei...

• Armenia (country) - country.

  because of ethnic tension brought on by a secessionist conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited predominantly by Armenians in western Azerbaijan. In thereverse direction, many Armenian refugees entered Armenia from Azerbaijan during the conflict. Armenia’s official state language is Armenian, an Indo-European language with no surviving close relatives. It has a unique 38-letter alphabet that dates from the early5th century. Of its many spoken dialects, the most important are Eastern or Y...

• Holy Roman Empire I INTRODUCTION Holy Roman Empire, political entity of lands in western and central Europe, founded by Charlemagne in AD 800 and dissolved by Emperor Francis II in 1806.

  acquired the imperial title and an area running from the North Sea through Lotharingia (Lorraine) and Burgundy to northern Italy; Louis II received East Francia (theGerman duchies of Saxony, Swabia, and Bavaria). In 870 Lothair’s middle kingdom was divided by the Treaty of Mersen, which gave Lotharingia to East Francia and therest to West Francia. This division created the foundation for today’s states of Germany and France, respectively; however, in the 9th century these were highly fractured d...

• Holy Roman Empire .

  acquired the imperial title and an area running from the North Sea through Lotharingia (Lorraine) and Burgundy to northern Italy; Louis II received East Francia (theGerman duchies of Saxony, Swabia, and Bavaria). In 870 Lothair’s middle kingdom was divided by the Treaty of Mersen, which gave Lotharingia to East Francia and therest to West Francia. This division created the foundation for today’s states of Germany and France, respectively; however, in the 9th century these were highly fractured d...

• Canadian Parliament.

  government’s legislative program. Members of Commons can also present a motion in response to the Budget Speech, which reviews the government’s economicrecord, taxation, and expenditure plans, and to Supply Motions, which concern budgets for individual departments. If a majority of MPs support a no-confidence motion,the government must resign. Also, if Parliament rejects a significant government proposal, the government is expected to resign and request the governor-general to call an election....

• Labor Union.

  B The Legal Environment The legal environment, which permits certain types of union activities and prohibits others, also influences the extent of union organization. States with right-to-worklaws have much lower unionization rates than other states. In the United States, the states with the lowest unionization rates are North Carolina, South Carolina, SouthDakota, and Arkansas—states that have right-to-work laws. In 2000 the unionization rate in these states ranged from 4.44 percent to 6.7 per...

• Colonialism and Colonies.

  by plundering the riches of existing civilizations in the Americas and by seizing the area’s mineral wealth through mining. These practices were promoted by the policy of mercantilism that many European colonial powers adopted. Those who advocated mercantilism believed that exports toforeign countries were preferable both to trade within a country and to imports because exports brought more money into the country. They also believed that thewealth of a nation depended primarily on the possession...

• Colonialism and Colonies .

  by plundering the riches of existing civilizations in the Americas and by seizing the area’s mineral wealth through mining. These practices were promoted by the policy of mercantilism that many European colonial powers adopted. Those who advocated mercantilism believed that exports toforeign countries were preferable both to trade within a country and to imports because exports brought more money into the country. They also believed that thewealth of a nation depended primarily on the possession...

• Ancient Egypt.

  around 4500 BC. The style and decoration of the pottery found at these sites differ from those of pottery found in Upper Egypt. The northern type eventually fell out of use. Other differences between the peoples in Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt include the nature of their architecture and the arrangements for burial of the dead, thelatter perhaps signifying differing religious beliefs. B Unification and Early Dynastic Period By 3500 BC, the settlement of Hierakonpolis, located on the west bank...

• Ancient Egypt - USA History.

  around 4500 BC. The style and decoration of the pottery found at these sites differ from those of pottery found in Upper Egypt. The northern type eventually fell out of use. Other differences between the peoples in Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt include the nature of their architecture and the arrangements for burial of the dead, thelatter perhaps signifying differing religious beliefs. B Unification and Early Dynastic Period By 3500 BC, the settlement of Hierakonpolis, located on the west bank...

• Afghanistan - country.

  D Climate Most of Afghanistan has a subarctic mountain climate with dry and cold winters, except for the lowlands, which have arid and semiarid climates. In the mountains and afew of the valleys bordering Pakistan, a fringe effect of the Indian monsoon, coming usually from the southeast, brings moist maritime tropical air in summer.Afghanistan has clearly defined seasons: Summers are hot and winters can be bitterly cold. Summer temperatures as high as 49°C (120°F) have been recorded in thenorth...

• Turkey - country.

  has a general elevation of 900 to 1,500 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft) above sea level. The eastern highlands region is the most mountainous and rugged portion of Turkey; Mount Ararat (Ağrı Da ğı) is the highest peak in the country at 5,165 m (16,945ft). Many Christians and Jews believe it to be the same Mount Ararat mentioned in the Bible as the place where Noah’s ark came to rest. The eastern highlands are thesource for both the Tigris (Dicle) and Euphrates (Fir āt)—two of southwestern Asia’s principal...

• Constitution of the United States.

  chief executive should have the power to veto legislation, should be elected by Congress or the people, should be eligible to run for reelection, and should command thearmed forces. Some delegates even hoped for a limited monarchy. Not until September 8, more than three months after the convention started, did the final shape ofthe presidency emerge: a single leader, elected to a four-year term and eligible for reelection, with authority to veto bills enacted by Congress. The president was alsog...

• Constitution of the United States - U.

  chief executive should have the power to veto legislation, should be elected by Congress or the people, should be eligible to run for reelection, and should command thearmed forces. Some delegates even hoped for a limited monarchy. Not until September 8, more than three months after the convention started, did the final shape ofthe presidency emerge: a single leader, elected to a four-year term and eligible for reelection, with authority to veto bills enacted by Congress. The president was alsog...

• Dans quelle mesure la hausse progressive du taux de chômage observé après 1970 résulte-t-elle d'une hausse du taux de chômage d'équilibre ou de la lenteur et de la complexité des dynamiques d'ajustement enclenchées par une succession de chocs négatifs ?

  Par exemple, en 1974 dans les pays de l’OCDE le taux d’inflation moyen atteint 13.5%.D’autre part, dans les pays de l’OCDE en 1975, le PIB stagne, la production industrielle régresse pour la première fois depuis la Seconde guerre mondiale, ce qui signe la fin des Trente glorieuses. Cette récession est accentuée par le changement des politiques économiques : dans un premier temps, les gouvernements sont obligés de mettre en œuvre des plans de lutte contre l’inflation : réduction des dé...

• Why might the separation of ownership and control result in lower firm profits? Do you think that the market for corporate control is effective disciplining managerial behavior?

  2 Why might the separation of ownership and control result in lower firm profits? Do you think that the market for corporate control is effective disciplining managerial behavior? Introduction The separation of ownership and control in the modern corporations traces back to the idea that in general the division of labour leads to more efficient performance. The shareholders take the risk by handing over their capital to people who have the expertise and the time that they do not have in order t...

• Le style est l’homme même Buffon

  Terre, sur les animaux, l'homme, les oiseaux, les miné­ raux). Quand on cite, correctement ou incorrectement, l'affir­ mation de ce naturaliste, on lui prête une conception qui n'est pas la sienne. On lui attribue, en effet, l'idée selon laquelle Je style résulte de l'expression spontanée de ce qui est singulier chez un individu. Or, Buffon dit, à peu de choses près, le contraire. Pour lui, le style est ce qui permet à une œuvre de pas­ s...

• Loi du 6 juillet 1989, article 17 c: commentaire

  puisqu'il ne prend en consideration ni le prix des terrains ni celui de ('habitat recent et ancien. Renouvellement du bail : A la fin du bail, au moment de sa reconduc- tion, le loyer est, en regle generale, seulement revise en fonction de l'indice du coat de la construction, comme chaque armee. Dans le cas oti le pro- prietaire souhaite une re- evaluation plus importante, it doff respecter toute une procedure. Si le locataire accepte, eventuellement apres arbitrage d' une com- mission de concil...

• Les déviations des tendances.

  B. Les déviations des tendances. - Dans ce domaine comme dans celui de la matière brute, rien ne se perd : on ne peut pas suppri·mer les ten­ dances. Sans doute, les force!'! d'ordre pB y chique sont plus souple-s et plus malléables que les forces physiques, mais aucun effor·t ne peut les annihiler. a) :\"ons panenons cependant parfois à l'annihilation apparente que cons­ titue le refoulement par lequel la tendance devient inconscie...

• Réfléchir et connaitre la vérité peut-il nous rendre heureux ?

  Le savoir reste la condition essentielle de cette conduite. Les forces obscures de l'inconscient nous poussent hors du droit chemin et le malheur naît de nos égarements. Seule, la culture intellectuelle permet de réprimer cesforces. Elle nous aide à mettre au service du bonheur les puissances du sentiment et de la passion. Par ailleurs, la moralité qui résulte de l'extension du savoir n'est point une servitude.Enfin, les qualités intellectuelles qu'exige l'acquisition du savoir deviennent des ve...

• Peut-on fonder le droit sur la nature?

  présence de témoins qu'il respecte les lois ; mais s'il est seul et sans témoins, son intérêt est d'obéir à la nature.Car ce qui est de la loi est accident ; ce qui est de la nature est nécessité ; ce qui est de la loi est établi parconvention et ne se produit pas de soi-même: ce qui est de la nature ne résulte pas d'une convention, mais seproduit de soi-même. Ainsi, celui qui transgresse les règles légales, s'il le fait à l'insu des hommes qui les ont établiespar leur convention, est indemne de...