Humanities
"The humanities are academic disciplines that study human culture. The humanities use methods that are primarily critical, or spec…
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Human factors and ergonomics
"Human factors and ergonomics (HFE), also known as comfort design, functional design, and user-friendly systems, is the practice o…
Online and offline
"The terms "online" and "offline" have specific meanings in regard to computer technology and telecommunications. Though common ve…
Literature
"Literature, in its broadest sense, is any written work; etymologically the term derives from Latin literatura/litteratura "writin…
Sarcasm
"Sarcasm is "a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt." Sarcasm may employ ambivalence, although s…
Depression
"Depression is a life-long condition in which periods of wellness alternate with recurrences of illness. Each year depression affe…
Christmas
"Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Crīstesmsse, meaning "Christ's Mass") is an annual festival commemorating the birth of …
Holiday
"A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work, are suspended or reduce…
Autopsy
"The word autopsy means to study and directly observe the body (Adkins and Barnes, 317). This includes an external exam of the dec…
Maggot
"A maggot is the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachyceran flies, such as houseflie…
