'Tyranny' presentation slideshows

Supercomputing in Plain English The Tyranny of the Storage Hierarchy

Supercomputing in Plain English The Tyranny of the Storage Hierarchy. Henry Neeman, Director OU Supercomputing Center for Education & Research University of Oklahoma Information Technology Tuesday February 15 2011. This is an experiment!.

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Unit 1 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of American Government

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Supercomputing in Plain English High Throughput Computing

Supercomputing in Plain English High Throughput Computing. Henry Neeman, Director OU Supercomputing Center for Education & Research (OSCER) University of Oklahoma Tuesday March 26 2013. This is an experiment!.

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Modeling and Measuring the Process of Watershed Change, and Implications for Fisheries Karin E. Limburg SUNY College of

Modeling and Measuring the Process of Watershed Change, and Implications for Fisheries Karin E. Limburg SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry. Supported by the Hudson River Foundation and National Science Foundation.

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Introduction to Persuasion

Introduction to Persuasion. PERSUASION. Convincing a targeted audience to support your views on an issue and/or to take action. PERSUASIVE APPEALS. A single piece of writing might use one, two, or all three of these. A balanced use of all three can strengthen an argument. Logical Appeal.

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Repression

Repression. An Example of Social Control. This Week. Repression as a means of social control Whose Responsible? Real Examples: Lynching and War Torture and Warfare. Things to think about. How is repression part of socialization? What are the goals of repression?

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Athens

Athens. CHW3M. The Acropolis. Inhabited as of around 4000 BCE Natural elevation provides security, defence. Pre-Classical Greece. Attica (the region in which Athens is located) ruled by four tribes Worked relatively cooperatively People had the ability to elect and depose chiefs.

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Law Codes, Types of government and leaders

Law Codes, Types of government and leaders. Dynasty. Rulers from a single family. For example China. Theocracy. Government in which rule is based on religious authority. For example Egypt. Feudalism.

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Warm Up

Warm Up. Can you predict a s trength and a weakness of the first Greek civilizations?. Write 1 answer on back, 1 on front of your whiteboard. The First Greek Kingdoms. 2800-1400 BCE Crete (Island). 2000-1100 BCE Greek Mainland (Peloponnesus). The First Greek Kingdoms. Cretans

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Campaigns & Elections

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Who would you prefer to fly the plane you're on: a pilot or a janitor? Why?

Who would you prefer to fly the plane you're on: a pilot or a janitor? Why?. Who would you prefer to run your society: a political specialist or anyone who wants to?.

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War

War. The Art of Deception Hiding the Grisly True Goals Behind Lofty Ideals. History Repeats. Colonial powers attempt to exploit a nation. The population resists, and a popular, anti-West leader emerges. This leader attempts to improve the conditions of the people.

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Reicher & Haslam Rethinking The Psychology of Tyranny

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The Greek City-States

The Greek City-States. World History I. The Polis. By 750 BC, the polis , or city-state became the center of Greek life. The most important place in a polis was the acropolis , a gathering place typically on top of a hill.

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Death and the Maiden (La muerte y la doncella ) Ariel Dorfman , 1990

Death and the Maiden (La muerte y la doncella ) Ariel Dorfman , 1990. Setting, Historical Context: A nameless country in Latin America that has only recently returned to democracy ( i.e. Post-Pinochet Chile). Augusto Pinochet: 1915-2006 . The Aftermath of Tyranny.

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Rhetorical Devices

Rhetorical Devices. Used in Persuasion . Oratory/ Orator. A form of public speaking A qualified speaker Contents of speech to add emphasis include: Charged Words Rhetorical questions Restatement Repetition Parallelism Exclamation. Charged Words.

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The Constitution & the President

The Constitution & the President. Introduction to Chapter 14. Contrast Between Presidents & Prime Ministers. -No set term. -4 year term. -Elected by indirect voting of people. -Chosen by members of Parliament . -Both Chief Execs. -Both appoint Cabinet.

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The Greek Polis- Athens

The Greek Polis- Athens. From eupatrids to demos. With the luxury of hindsight, we can see an orderly process that has, almost, an air of inevitability The process also seems natural to us because we suppose that other would share our admiration for democracy, that is, for rule by the people

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