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A History of the Dictionary

in that language, and the world was well on its way toward the development of dictionaries as we know them today. In 1603, Robert...

Vital Signs/Multi-Ethnic Groups in US

pressure) is a chronic condition that constitutes a major risk element for both coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease...

A Dictionary History

of their problems are developed. (Winchell) The earliest known dictionaries were found in the library of the Assyrian king Ashur...

Birth Defects and Vitamin A Overuse

In five pages this paper discusses how birth defects including those involving the cranial neural crest and retinal issues can be ...

Alfie Kohn's The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

reward. He has been joined by a number of other theorist, each of whom present their own social cognitive theories. Several of t...

Model A’s, Model T’s, and the Changing Face of America

few weeks later, the company sold its first automobile, to a doctor in Detroit (Davis). As noted above, the company produced 1,700...

The Potential benefit Of M&A's in Supporting Nigerian Economic Growth

During the early 20th century merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the United States provided one of the tools for economic gr...

Threepeat and the Oxford English Dictionary

it is to be presumed. And, in the end, if the goal of the creators of the dictionary is to present an accurate picture and depicti...

Oxford English Dictionary Should Include the 'Wigger' Word

"N" word, which incidentally does appear in the dictionary. To an extent, there is a mystique about urban culture and a true emb...

Society Does Not Exist

objective that one becomes labeled as selfish and intolerant of commonly accepted methods. This negative connotation of individua...

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Definitions

might be termed the "straightforward" meanings of the words, he frequently adds a commentary of his own which sometimes refers to ...

Arbitrary Capital Punishment

when the death penalty is suitable and when it is not. For example, in California, the death penalty must only be administered in ...

Defining Public Relations

A 3 page paper providing several definitions of public relations, including the dictionary; the Public Relations Society of Americ...

Mexican Broadcast History

ever built one man, Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena, invented a kind of camera that was monochromatic which means it was a camera that...

What is Truth?

be quantified. That is, ones life may be the truth, but it cannot be articulated as the truth. Still, there had been much debate b...

Article 'The Dictionary of Disorder' by Spiegel Summarized

could say that he reinvented it. DSM existed, but it was Spitzer who implemented important changes. For example, it is noted that ...

"Character"/A Dictionary Perspective

are quite inept at conveying our personal perception to others. A young guy, for example, may imagine himself to be the most soph...

History of Mexico and Mesoamerican History's Role

across the continent moving throughout what is now the United States and down into what is now Mexico. In regards to his we note t...

'The History Book' and School Textbooks on History

One that attracts a great deal of attention as been the American Kennedy Family, others may be less well known as it s the accumul...

Chrysler LLC - An Analysis

wheelbases, power steering, air bags, the first minivans, the first SUVs, the first muscle cars and so much more (Chrysler, About ...

History and Traps

discovered that she was pregnant after Harry left for the War. It sounds like a soap opera because Harry did not return from the ...

'Nightmare of History'

In three pages this paper examines the observation by J. Baldwin that James Joyce 'is right about history being a nightmare--But i...

Disputes and Western Civilization History

the author indicates were very gracious to those they conquered and allowed them the right to still possess their traditions and t...

A Political History of Cuba

in 1515. Cubas position in the Caribbean has made it attractive to non-natives for centuries. The Spanish gave it extra at...

The Importance of Women's History

women to the sidelines of history, as insignificant to the progress of humanity. By implication, this view says that women did not...

The History of Black America as a Component of American History

5 pages and 3 sources. This paper outlines the different elements of Black American history, with a focus on the significant role...

The Journalist in Combat

The history of reporting in war is the history of telling America's story. This paper explores that history and how the war story ...

California History/Santa Barbara

("Santa Barbara County History"). The founding of Santa Barbara and its original characteristics The next stage of Santa Barbara...

Male Historians and the Challenges of Women's History

social relations formed by them impinged on the lives of Renaissance women in different ways according to their different position...

Life's Service and Disservice According to Friedrich Nietzsche

lessons. There is an old saying that claims that those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it. And although most ag...