Wqc Culture Flashcards
(46 cards)
Ethiopian born f painter
Julie mehretu
Founded superflat
Takeshi murakami
F abstract painter daughter of booker prize nominee shena maxkay
Cecile brown
Global community muslems
Ummah
Oneness of allah
Tawhid
Islamic call to prayer
Adha
Islamic jurisprudence
Fiqh
Islamic voluntary charity
Sadaqah
Islamic interpretation of koran
Tafsir
Containing the famous observation that “our machines are disturbingly lively, while we ourselves are frighteningly inert”, which 1985 essay by Donna Haraway uses the titular beings to argue that feminists should move beyond the limitations of traditionalist notions of gender and political identity?
A CYBORG MANIFESTO
Main river Syria
ORONTES
Main port syria
LATAKIA
Syrian city famous for its giant waterwheels
HAMA
Who is this “law of Effect” proposed that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated, while those followed by discomfort are less likely. This became a cornerstone of behaviorism.
Experiment: His famous “puzzle box” studies with cats (1898) showed animals learning through trial and error. A cat placed in a box would eventually press a lever to escape and get food, gradually doing so faster over time.
EDWARD THORNDKIE
The 24-year-old’s “Calm Down” (remixed with Selena Gomez) is Nigeria’s most-streamed song ever, with over 574 million YouTube views. His Afro-rave sound pushes boundaries.
REMA
Punjabi/Biengali playback singer, most followed artist on spotify
ARIJIT SINGH
Originally for gamers, BLANK 150 million+ monthly users now use its servers for public, X-like chats. It’s less microblogging-focused but competes for real-time interaction.
Discord
2023 microblogging feature lets writers share short posts alongside newsletters. With over 3 million paid subscribers on the platform, Notes rivals X for thoughtful, creator-driven content.
SUBSTACK
Founded in 2016, BLANK champions uncensored speech and has a small but dedicated user base (under 1 million). Its X-like interface attracts far-right users banned elsewhere.
GAB
Launched in 2022 by Trump Media & Technology Group, it targets conservative users with a free-speech stance. It has about 5 million users and mirrors X’s format, appealing to a niche right-wing audience.
TRUTH SOCIAL
Owned by Microsoft since 2012, which social networking service, used for private communication within organizations, began as an internal communication system for the genealogy website Geni.com?
YAMMER
The characteristic colour of China’s Yellow river is caused by sediment consisting of silt, sand, and clay that has been deposited by wind. First used to describe sediment around the Rhine river, what German name is given to this type of sediment?
LOESS
First queen of Sri lanka
ANULA
Architect of Fiat TaGliero building in Asmara
Giuseppe PETTAZZI