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Ohio | Wikipedia audio article
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Ohio (listen) is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Of the fifty states, is the 34th largest by area, the seventh most populous, and the tenth most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.
The state takes its name from the Ohio River, whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word ohiːyo', meaning good river, great river or large creek. Partitioned from the Northwest Territory, Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, and the first under the Northwest Ordinance. Ohio is historically known as the Buckeye State after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as Buckeyes.The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch, led by the Governor; the legislative branch, which comprises the bicameral Ohio General Assembly; and the judicial branch, led by the state Supreme Court. Ohio occupies 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections. Six Presidents of the United States have been elected who had Ohio as their home state.
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Ohio
00:01:16 1 Geography
00:06:13 1.1 Climate
00:08:06 1.1.1 Records
00:08:37 1.2 Earthquakes
00:10:29 2 Major cities
00:12:20 3 History
00:12:29 3.1 Native Americans
00:17:46 3.2 Colonial and Revolutionary eras
00:18:37 3.3 Northwest Territory: 1787–1803
00:20:28 3.4 Statehood: 1803–present
00:26:00 4 Demographics
00:26:09 4.1 Population
00:27:40 4.2 Birth data
00:28:07 4.3 Ancestry
00:31:20 4.4 Languages
00:32:33 4.5 Religion
00:33:27 5 Economy
00:37:09 6 Transportation
00:37:18 6.1 Ground travel
00:39:59 6.2 Air travel
00:40:55 6.3 Transportation lists
00:41:18 7 Law and government
00:41:34 7.1 Executive branch
00:42:13 7.2 Judicial branch
00:43:10 7.3 Legislative branch
00:43:41 7.4 National politics
00:47:05 8 Education
00:48:11 8.1 Colleges and universities
00:49:50 8.2 Libraries
00:51:07 9 Culture
00:51:16 9.1 Arts
00:51:24 9.2 Sports
00:51:32 9.2.1 Professional sports teams
00:52:53 9.2.2 Individual sports
00:53:51 9.2.3 College sports
00:54:55 10 State symbols
00:55:14 11 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Ohio (listen) is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Of the fifty states, it is the 34th largest by area, the seventh most populous, and the tenth most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.
The state takes its name from the Ohio River, whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word ohiːyo', meaning good river, great river or large creek. Partitioned from the Northwest Territory, Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, and the first under the Northwest Ordinance. Ohio is historically known as the Buckeye State after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as Buckeyes.The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch, led by the Governor; the legislative branch, which comprises the bicameral Ohio General Assembly; and the judicial branch, led by the state Supreme Court. Ohio occupies 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections. Six Presidents of the United States have been elected who had Ohio as their home state.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Ohio (listen) is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Of the fifty states, is the 34th largest by area, the seventh most populous, and the tenth most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.
The state takes its name from the Ohio River, whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word ohiːyo', meaning good river, great river or large creek. Partitioned from the Northwest Territory, Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, and the first under the Northwest Ordinance. Ohio is historically known as the Buckeye State after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as Buckeyes.The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch, led by the Governor; the legislative branch, which comprises the bicameral Ohio General Assembly; and the judicial branch, led by the state Supreme Court. Ohio occupies 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections. Six Presidents of the United States have been elected who had Ohio as their home state.
Ohio | Wikipedia audio article
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Ohio
00:01:16 1 Geography
00:06:14 1.1 Climate
00:08:08 1.1.1 Records
00:08:38 1.2 Earthquakes
00:10:30 2 Major cities
00:12:21 3 History
00:12:30 3.1 Native Americans
00:17:48 3.2 Colonial and Revolutionary eras
00:18:39 3.3 Northwest Territory: 1787–1803
00:20:32 3.4 Statehood: 1803–present
00:26:04 4 Demographics
00:26:13 4.1 Population
00:27:45 4.2 Birth data
00:28:12 4.3 Ancestry
00:31:28 4.4 Languages
00:32:41 4.5 Religion
00:33:36 5 Economy
00:37:19 6 Transportation
00:37:28 6.1 Ground travel
00:40:09 6.2 Air travel
00:41:05 6.3 Transportation lists
00:41:27 7 Law and government
00:41:43 7.1 Executive branch
00:42:23 7.2 Judicial branch
00:43:20 7.3 Legislative branch
00:43:50 7.4 National politics
00:47:15 8 Education
00:48:21 8.1 Colleges and universities
00:50:01 8.2 Libraries
00:51:18 9 Culture
00:51:27 9.1 Arts
00:51:35 9.2 Sports
00:51:43 9.2.1 Professional sports teams
00:53:05 9.2.2 Individual sports
00:54:02 9.2.3 College sports
00:55:06 10 State symbols
00:55:25 11 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Ohio (listen) is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Of the fifty states, it is the 34th largest by area, the seventh most populous, and the tenth most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.
The state takes its name from the Ohio River, whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word ohiːyo', meaning good river, great river or large creek. Partitioned from the Northwest Territory, Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, and the first under the Northwest Ordinance. Ohio is historically known as the Buckeye State after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as Buckeyes.The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch, led by the Governor; the legislative branch, which comprises the bicameral Ohio General Assembly; and the judicial branch, led by the state Supreme Court. Ohio occupies 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections. Six Presidents of the United States have been elected who had Ohio as their home state.
506 Responsive Resolutions Debate & Vote
This is the fifth General Session in which the business of the Association is conducted. Please refer to the Agenda for details (
Talcott Parsons | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:13 1 Early life
00:03:57 2 Education
00:04:06 2.1 Amherst College
00:06:32 2.2 London School of Economics
00:07:31 2.3 University of Heidelberg
00:10:05 3 Early academic career
00:10:15 3.1 Harvard
00:10:23 3.1.1 Economics Department
00:11:54 3.1.2 Harvard Sociology Department
00:15:59 3.2 Neoclassical economics vs. institutionalists
00:17:28 3.3 Anti-Nazism
00:19:21 4 Second World War
00:21:50 4.1 Intellectual exchanges
00:29:26 4.2 Taking charge at Harvard
00:31:34 5 Postwar
00:31:43 5.1 Russian Research Center
00:32:54 5.2 Anticommunism
00:35:30 5.3 American exceptionalism
00:37:42 5.4 Defender of modernity
00:39:07 5.5 Harvard Department of Social Relations
00:42:14 5.6 iThe Social System/i and iToward a General Theory of Action/i
00:46:01 5.7 Subscriber to systems theory
00:48:34 5.8 McCarthy era
00:50:35 5.9 iFamily, Socialization and Interaction Process/i
00:53:24 5.10 Center of Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
00:55:11 6 Later career
00:55:20 6.1 Public conferences
00:56:51 6.2 Criticism of theories
00:58:46 6.3 Democrat supporter
01:00:01 6.4 Modernization theory influence
01:01:24 6.5 Interest in religion
01:03:41 6.6 Criticism of Riesman
01:05:40 6.7 Political power and social influence
01:07:46 6.8 Contacts with other scholars
01:09:14 6.9 Opposition to Frankfurt School
01:10:27 6.10 Ethnicity, kinship, and diffuse solidarity
01:16:45 6.11 Systems theory on biological and social systems
01:18:28 6.12 Sociology of law
01:19:36 6.13 Criticism of Bendix
01:21:40 6.14 Study of US university
01:22:55 7 Retirement
01:23:47 7.1 Brown seminars
01:24:47 7.2 Refinement of AGIL model
01:26:05 7.3 Sick role theory
01:27:28 7.4 Criticism of broken covenant theory
01:28:44 7.5 Symbolic interactionism
01:29:53 7.6 Review of Piaget
01:31:29 7.7 Lectures in Japan
01:36:00 8 Death
01:36:29 9 Work
01:38:37 9.1 iThe Structure of Social Action/i
01:39:56 9.2 Action theory
01:41:41 9.3 Relations to cybernetics and system theory
01:44:08 9.4 Unified concept of social science
01:47:17 9.5 Parsons and Habermas
01:48:24 9.6 General theory
01:52:46 9.7 AGIL paradigm
01:57:44 9.8 Social evolutionism
01:59:10 9.9 Pattern variables
02:00:06 10 Legacy
02:01:20 11 Selected bibliography
02:01:30 11.1 Author
02:02:21 11.2 Compilations
02:03:02 11.3 Translations
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
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Talcott Parsons (1902–1979) was an American sociologist of the classical tradition, best known for his social action theory and structural functionalism. Parsons is considered one of the most influential figures in sociology in the 20th century. After earning a PhD in economics, he served on the faculty at Harvard University from 1927 to 1929. In 1930, he was among the first professors in its new sociology department.Based on empirical data, Parsons' social action theory was the first broad, systematic, and generalizable theory of social systems developed in the United States and Europe. Some of Parsons' largest contributions to sociology in the English-speaking world were his translations of Max Weber's work and his analyses of works by Weber, Émile Durkheim, and Vilfredo Pareto. Their work heavily influenced Parsons' view and was the foundation for his social action theory. Parsons viewed voluntaristic action through the lens of the cultural values and social structures that constrain choices and ultimately determine all social actions, as opposed to actions that are determined based on internal psychological processes.Although Parsons is generally considered a structural functionalist, towards the end of his career, in 1975, he published an article that stated that functional and structural functionalist were inappropriate ways to describe the character of his theory.From the 1970s, a new generation of sociologi ...