question 1
(UFU-MG)
“The earth will burn and there will be great white circles in the sky. Bitterness will arise and abundance will disappear. It will be the time of pain, tears and misery. It's what's to come" - MAYAN PROPHECY
These are forms of domination, imposed by the Spanish conquerors in America, that show the fulfillment of the Mayan prophecy, except:
a) The sword, signifying the military superiority of the Spaniards.
b) The cross, associating the Church's work of catechesis with domination.
c) Hunger, as a result of the change in labor relations.
d) Epidemics, transmitted by Europeans to indigenous peoples.
e) Indolence, which led the indigenous people to refuse to work.
question 2
(Unicamp-SP)
“Our world has just discovered another one, no less populated and organized than ours [...] Those who subjugated it [...] wore vests of luminous skin and hard and sharp and shining weapons for those who, by the miracle of light from a mirror or a knife, exchanged great wealth in gold and pearls [...]. How many cities razed, how many nations exterminated, how many millions of peoples put to the sword [...]: mechanical victories.” – Montaigne, 16th century writer, referring to the Spanish colonizers in America.
a) How does Montaigne explain the conquest of America?
b) What constitutes, for Montaigne, European superiority over conquered peoples. Explain.
Come learn more about “The Origin of Tragedy”, by the great philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. For him, the Greek tragedy was much more than a simple dramaturgical production, representing a intense front of cultural production, which explains the vision of the ancient Greek people about the world and the life.
Not all reagents purchased for reaction processes are pure, as they are expensive. An alternative is to purchase reagents that contain impurities and, in experimental calculations for estimating the reaction, consider the percentage purity of the substance. In this lesson, we will see how important it is to calculate purity and impurity in the stoichiometry of a reaction.