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    Rural Matters. An understanding of geometry, arithmetic, and astronomy is essential in gaining a deeper capacity for Rural Matters. Through Isidore of Seville’s Etymologies, we gain the understanding that without logic and grammar we would not be able to appropriately discuss rural matters. Isidore of Seville begins book seventeen of Etymologies, as he normally does, with the author and creator of the topic at hand. Isidore of Seville acknowledges the uncertainty of the creator by listing the different

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    of Morals. In section 4 of the first essay, he explains that the moral value of good was derived originally from the noble, aristocrats and that in contrast, the moral value of bad was based of the lowly, common plebeians. This is apparent in the etymology of words such as the German word for bad, schlecht. Similar words such as schlechtweg [plainy], and schlechterdings [simply] show that the “bad” was referring the plain, simple, common man. This conclusion is obvious for Nietzsche but he criticizes

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    “On Defining Creativity” is a dry and scholarly article written to persuade readers’ views regarding usage of the terms “creative” and “creativity.” The article is convincing, and uses logical reasoning combined with etymology to craft an argument. “How ‘Rock Star’ Became a Business Buzzword” is an observation (rather than an attempt to redefine a word like “On Defining Creativity”) that is entertaining and well-supported. Both articles are convincing in their own respects, each employing different

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    . Rapid development of medicine in the 20th century couldn’t shy away from this side of medicine. New ideas about physiological and pathophysiological processes of productive (genital) system of a man, contemporary approaches towards diagnostics, appearance of new diseases, change of therapeutic methods and preventive measures to avoid pregnancy, appearance of assisted reproductive technologies and prenatal diagnosis lead not only to creation of new specializations in obstetrics and gynecology, but

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    An advocator is a person who pleads the cause for others and as patient advocators; it would be for their rights. Mallik (1997), noted a difference in the structure of the advocacy relationship in law and in nursing. Whilst in law the etymology of the word advocacy relates to a “calling to” and the establishment of a contract between the parties. In nursing the action tends to reflect more a “giving of” helping an individual. Nursing advocacy had been defined as “communicating with and informing

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    language is associated with any specific region, country, religion, culture or its speakers that actually develops or with the passage of time change or revolutionaries the language. The history of any language defines its origin, present time and the etymology of the words being spoken in that language and how they have change with the passage of time. For my paper, I will be focusing on the history of English language and will cover the following aspects; What is the origin of the English language by

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    The usage of the term “spirituality” can only be recognized in regards to the privatization of religion brought forth by the Enlightenment era and its commodification through modern neoliberal capitalism. Corrette and King specifically describe how the “two phases in the privatization of religion” led to the decline of religious belief in favor of “rationalism...and modern, democratic models of the nation-state” while the commodification of religion led to the “promotion of...corporate capitalism”

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    Aesir Gods

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    Njord (pronounced “NYORD;” Old Norse Njörðr, whose meaning/etymology is unknown) is one of the principal gods of the Vanir tribe of deities. He’s also an honorary member of the Aesir gods, having been sent to them during the Aesir-Vanir War along with his son, Freyr, and his daughter, Freya. Freyr and Freya’s mother is Njord’s unnamed sister, who, based on linguistic evidence, is probably Nerthus. Njord was particularly associated with wealth, fertility, the sea, and seafaring in historical Germanic

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    I have listened to the episode from May 27, 2017 called “Hot Dog, Cold Turkey”. The main topics covered were the following: the names of the wind, the introduction of married doctors, gender-neutral terms for aunt and uncle, the etymology of phrases “hot dog”, “Hurrah’s nest”, “thesaurus”, “cold turkey” and other. The program addresses various questions about language, its history and development and current status. The hosts provide detailed explanation of the certain aspect of the English language

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    Pedophilia / paedophilia is a very emotionally and ethically-charged issue in the modern world. At least 7% of females and 3% of males have been victim to sexual abuse as children (Finkelhor, 1994). It is difficult to obtain firm numbers for prevalence of adults with pedophilic tendencies, but the highest estimates put it at around 3% - 5% of male adults and a fraction of that for female adults (APA, 2013). Furthermore, pedophilia is heavily socially stigmatized, and those affected are among the

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