Orientalism is still alive on the earth through the occupation of Egypt by the West, the Vietnam Crisis, the Palestine -Israel Crisis, the declaration of Palestine as the province or capital of Israel by the United States, and so on. Why is it important to study Orientalism? The importance toRead More →
It happens when the blood vessels do not constrict (tighten) as you stand up. It is usually a symptom of an underlying disorder rather than a disease in itself. The condition is also known as postural hypotension. Everyone is likely to experience a mild form of postural hypotension at someRead More →
The Sophists held no values other than winning and succeeding. They were not true believers in the myths of the Greeks but would use references and quotations from the tales for their own purposes. They were secular atheists, relativists and cynical about religious beliefs and all traditions. What were theRead More →
The Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany from placing its military in the Rhineland. … France and the USSR had signed an agreement in which they promised to defend each other against attack by Germany. Hitler used this a pretext to support remilitarisation, as Germany was now threatened. What did GermanyRead More →
Gallipoli invasion The peninsula was important because it guarded the entrance to the Dardanelles Strait – a strategic waterway leading to the Sea of Marmara and, via the Bosphorus, the Black Sea. … Led by Lieutenant-General Sir Ian Hamilton, the MEF launched its invasion of the Dardanelles on 25 AprilRead More →
The significance level, also denoted as alpha or α, is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true. For example, a significance level of 0.05 indicates a 5% risk of concluding that a difference exists when there is no actual difference. How do you determine the significanceRead More →
Playing the didgeridoo strengthens muscles in the upper airway of the respiratory system thus reducing their tendency to collapse during sleeping, helping fight sleep apnea (a common disorder involving potentially dangerous pauses in breathing while sleeping) as well as the tendency to snore. What makes the didgeridoo unique? Produces aRead More →
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custer’s Last Stand, marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War. The demise of Custer and his men outraged many white Americans and confirmed their image of the Indians as wildRead More →
Monterey was the concert that propelled The Who into the American mainstream. At the end of their frenetic performance of “My Generation”, the audience was stunned as guitarist Pete Townshend began smashing his guitar, amid smoke bombs and explosions. What Act opened up the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967? BothRead More →