Michelangelo’s Moses and Da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks
Michelangelo’s Moses (1513-1516)
Created by Michelangelo, a prominent artist of the 16th century, Moses embodies the Neoplatonist concept that “the most beautiful leads man to good.” Michelangelo possessed an intuitive ability to perceive the final form within a block of marble. Around 1495, he moved to Rome and began his career. Pope Julius II became his patron, commissioning various works, including sculptures for the Pope’s unfinished mausoleum. Moses was created for this mausoleum.
This marble
Read MoreUnderstanding Health: Determinants and Promotion
Understanding Health: Determinants and Promotion
Definition of Health
- Old Definition: Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
- Current Definition (WHO): Health is “the ability to realize aspirations and satisfy needs and to change or cope with the environment.”
Major Determinants of Health
- Social factors
- Economic factors (often outside individual and collective control)
- Environmental factors
Factors Describing Population Health Status
- Life expectancy:
- Example (Czech Republic)
Macroeconomics: Key Concepts and Applications
1. Small Open Economy with Perfect Capital Mobility
Consider the case of a small open economy with perfect capital mobility. Suppose that the government raises public expenditure and taxation by the same amount. Starting from a long-run equilibrium, this policy will have the following long-run impact:
- c. A rise in the real exchange rate, a drop in net exports, and no change in GDP.
- d. None of the above answers is correct.
2. Negative Demand Shock in a Closed Economy
Consider a country that is hit by
Read MoreExperimental Literature: Poetry and Narrative Trends
Experimental Literature: Poetry and Narrative
Poetry of the 60s
As is customary knowledge, the poetry of this era explained in verses the presence of the intimate, a taste for memory, and the expression of subjectivity through the poetization of personal experience. Irony and humor are also used in a dispassionate way to move away from personal emotions, often employing mockery and satire, sometimes even targeting the figure of the writer.
In terms of style, there’s a remarkable attention to language,
Read MoreEvaluation Methods for Healthcare Clinical Documentation
Characteristics of Evaluation Methods
The following points highlight crucial aspects of evaluating clinical documentation in healthcare:
- Any evaluation process should involve and educate all members of the healthcare team.
- Seeking healthcare documentation that meets minimum design characteristics clearly allows for evaluation, such as being accessible, having a unique identification number, size and design standardization, and being properly written and organized.
- The evaluation process must be continuous,
Cervantes’ Don Quixote: A Literary Analysis
Cervantes and the Birth of the Modern Novel
The word novel comes from the Italian novella (meaning “new story”). However, the Italian novella refers to a short story, a slightly longer or more complex tale. A novel is a relatively extensive narrative text explaining events involving fictional characters, a setting, and a narrator. Descriptions and dialogues may appear to embellish, clarify, or make the action more entertaining. The genre as such emerged in the Modern Age.
Miguel de Cervantes: A Life
Read MoreSatellite TV and Community Facilities: Signals and Equipment
Community Facilities
Processors are devices that change the original frequency of emissions. They are used to mix signals from different satellites positioned at certain satellite transponders, filling empty voids present in the emissions of another satellite. This is achieved with a single line of descent.
Equipment for Distribution in F1
F1 Amplifiers: A broadband amplifier that covers the entire F1 band of 950MHz to 2150MHz satellite. It is necessary when you want to give users a transparent band
Read MoreCell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis
Cell Cycle Phases
G1 phase: A period of intense metabolic activity. The cell size increases, as do its cytoplasmic structures.
S or synthesis phase: The time when DNA replication occurs.
G2 phase: The period in which the cell prepares to enter division; e.g., chromatin begins to condense.
After phase two, cell division begins.
Example: Escherichia coli can divide roughly every 20 minutes, while human skin cells take about 15 days to divide.
Somatic vs. Sex Cells
Somatic cells: These cells have 46 chromosomes
Read MoreKantian Ethics: Duty, Categorical Imperative, and Autonomy
The Duty
Formal ethics merely indicates how we should act morally. According to Kant, a man acts morally when acting out of duty. Kant distinguishes three types of actions: contrary to duty, in accordance with duty, and done out of duty. Only the latter has moral value. Duty is rooted in one’s own rational will; from that point of view, there is nothing morally good or bad except a bad will. A good will is present when one acts out of duty. Respect for the subject is given by the same law; one will
Read MoreAdjectives, Modals, Phrasal Verbs, and Compound Adjectives
Adjectives Ending in -ed and -ing
Adjectives ending in -ed generally describe emotions—they tell us how people feel. Adjectives ending in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion.
- Amazed (surprised) / Amazing (causing surprise)
- Annoyed (upset) / Annoying (causing annoyance)
- Bored (feeling weary and restless) / Boring (causing boredom)
- Exhausted (very tired) / Exhausting (causing tiredness)
- Frightened (afraid or anxious) / Frightening (causing fear)
- Frustrated (feeling annoyed and discouraged)