Many historical figures, including Socrates, Lord Byron, Edward II, and Hadrian, have had terms such as gay or bisexual applied to them ; some scholars, such as Michel Foucault, have regarded this as risking the anachronistic introduction of a contemporary social construct of sexuality foreign to their times, though others challenge this.

According to the historian Socrates, its introduction into Christian worship was due to Ignatius of Antioch ( died 107 ), who in a vision had seen the angels singing in alternate choirs.

Many historical figures, including Socrates, Lord Byron, Edward II, and Hadrian, have had terms such as gay or bisexual applied to them ; some scholars, such as Michel Foucault, have regarded this as risking the anachronistic introduction of a contemporary construction of sexuality foreign to their times, though others challenge this.

In the lengthy first two chapters of the work, Xenophon argues that Socrates was innocent of the formal charges against him: failure to recognize the gods of Athens, introduction of new gods, and corruption of the youth.

In Tsia Carson's introduction to her book ' Craftivity: 40 Projects for the DIY Lifestyle ,' she muses that " the kind of agency one gains over their life by making their things is certainly powerful, heady stuff.

After casting about for a way of describing this spirit, we decided that it would be better to use Mr. Lyford's introduction as an illustration.

De temporibus, or On Time, written in about 703, provides an introduction to the principles of Easter computus.

The People's Bank of China evolved its role as a central bank starting in about 1979 with the introduction of market reforms, which accelerated in 1989 when the country adopted a generally capitalist approach to its export economy.

The Truth about Homosexuality: The Cry of the Faithful, introduction by Benedict J. Groeschel, C. F. R .. Ignatius Press.

Contains an autobiographical afterword by C. L. Moore, and a biographical introduction by Del Rey, which is carefully noncommittal about the influence of her personal life on her writing.

In ancient Greece, Tjeered van Andel and co-writers summarized three regional studies of historic erosion and alluviation and found that, wherever adequate evidence exists, a major phase of erosion follows, by about 500-1, 000 years the introduction of farming in the various regions of Greece, ranging from the later Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age.

Due to the introduction of new technologies, many workers have been made redundant in the recent years, creating a total unemployment rate of about 10 %.

The introduction provides some general notes about Paul.

The Harp ( Persian: چنگ Chang ) flourished in Persia in many forms from its introduction, about 3000 BCE, until the 17th century.

In the introduction of the 1892 edition of Engels ( 1844 ) he notes that most of the conditions he wrote about in 1844 had been greatly improved.

In the Islamic world and the West, all books were in manuscript until the introduction of movable type printing in about 1450.

Europe's colonization of Asian countries also brought about a decline in local martial arts, especially with the introduction of firearms.

The introduction and advance of the cultured pearl hit the pearl industry hard ; it had pearl dealers publicly disputing over the authenticity of these new cultured pearls, and left many consumers uneasy and confused about the much lower prices.

Because of this runner, the mouldboard plough is harder to turn around than the scratch plough, and its introduction brought about a change in the shape of fields – from mostly square fields into longer rectangular " strips " ( hence the introduction of the furlong ).

The introduction of the pendulum, the first harmonic oscillator used in timekeeping, increased the accuracy of clocks enormously, from about 15 minutes per day to 15 seconds per day < ref >

In the introduction to the novel Blaze, King ( writing about Bachman ) claims, with tongue-in-cheek, that " Bachman " used the pseudonym John Swithen for The Fifth Quarter.

The introduction of gunpowder and the use of cannons brought about a new age in siege warfare.

In addition, the introduction of interleague play in 1997 that has called for the teams to play each other about 6 times every season since 1997.

Per the introduction: " A curious fact about the recent left-critique of science is the degree to which its instigators have overcome their former timidity, of indifference towards the subject, not by studying it in detail, but rather by creating a repertoire of rationalizations for avoiding such study.

' The story he chose to tell turned out to be Strangers in Paradise, or ' this story about 2 girls and a guy who gets to know them ' ( from Moore's introduction to The Collected Strangers in Paradise, Volume One ), which used characters he'd developed during his time on the gag-a-day circuit.

This mysterious Western, offshoot of Gnosticism had no single feature about it which could soften the hostility of a character such as Martin's, but he resisted the introduction of secular punishment for evil doctrine, and withdrew from communion with those bishops in Gaul, a large majority, who invoked the aid of Maximus against their erring brethren.

" The introduction to the chapter more cautiously states, " The debate about whether and how much genes and environment have to do with ethnic differences remains unresolved.

In the introduction to the song, Springsteen referred to it as " just about one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

Admirably written, it is a perfect introduction to Swedish history for readers of other countries.

These reforms included guarantees to ensure the Ottoman subjects perfect security for their lives, honour, and property ; the introduction of the first Ottoman paper banknotes ( 1840 ) and opening of the first post offices ( 1840 ); the reorganization of the finance system according to the French model ( 1840 ); the reorganization of the Civil and Criminal Code according to the French model ( 1840 ); the establishment of the Meclis-i Maarif-i Umumiye ( 1841 ) which was the prototype of the First Ottoman Parliament ( 1876 ); the reorganization of the army and a regular method of recruiting, levying the army, and fixing the duration of military service ( 1843 – 44 ); the adoption of an Ottoman national anthem and Ottoman national flag ( 1844 ); the first nationwide Ottoman census in 1844 ( only male citizens were counted ); the first national identity cards ( officially named the Mecidiye identity papers, or informally kafa kağıdı ( head paper ) documents, 1844 ); the institution of a Council of Public Instruction ( 1845 ) and the Ministry of Education ( Mekatib-i Umumiye Nezareti, 1847, which later became the Maarif Nezareti, 1857 ); the abolition of slavery and slave trade ( 1847 ); the establishment of the first modern universities ( darülfünun, 1848 ), academies ( 1848 ) and teacher schools ( darülmuallimin, 1848 ); establishment of the Ministry of Healthcare ( Tıbbiye Nezareti, 1850 ); the Commerce and Trade Code ( 1850 ); establishment of the Academy of Sciences ( Encümen-i Daniş, 1851 ); establishment of the Şirket-i Hayriye which operated the first steam-powered commuter ferries ( 1851 ); the first European style courts ( Meclis-i Ahkam-ı Adliye, 1853 ) and supreme judiciary council ( Meclis-i Ali-yi Tanzimat, 1853 ); establishment of the modern Municipality of Istanbul ( Şehremaneti, 1854 ) and the City Planning Council ( İntizam-ı Şehir Komisyonu, 1855 ); the abolition of the capitation ( Jizya ) tax on non-Muslims, with a regular method of establishing and collecting taxes ( 1856 ); non-Muslims were allowed to become soldiers ( 1856 ); various provisions for the better administration of the public service and advancement of commerce ; the establishment of the first telegraph networks ( 1847 – 1855 ) and railroads ( 1856 ); the replacement of guilds with factories ; the establishment of the Ottoman Central Bank ( originally established as the Bank-ı Osmanî in 1856, and later reorganized as the Bank-ı Osmanî-i Şahane in 1863 ) and the Ottoman Stock Exchange ( Dersaadet Tahvilat Borsası, established in 1866 ); the Land Code ( Arazi Kanunnamesi, 1857 ); permission for private sector publishers and printing firms with the Serbesti-i Kürşad Nizamnamesi ( 1857 ); establishment of the School of Economical and Political Sciences ( Mekteb-i Mülkiye, 1859 ); the Press and Journalism Regulation Code ( Matbuat Nizamnamesi, 1864 ); among others.

His thick booklet in the series of monographs, Zbirka Sigma ( the Sigma Collection ), entitled Kvantna fizika ( Quantum Physics ), ( DZS, Ljubljana 1974 ) contains an almost ' perfect ' definition and introduction to the understanding of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle for the graduate beginner.

In addition to this, the introduction of SMPTE time code allowed studios to run multiple machines in perfect synchronization, making the number of available tracks virtually unlimited.

In 2007, Bill Belichick led the Patriots to the first perfect regular season since the introduction of the 16-game regular season schedule in 1978, only the fourth team to do so in National Football League history after the 1934 and 1942 Chicago Bears and 1972 Miami Dolphins.

In the introduction to the 2004 report on the situation in Russia, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, noted the " sweeping changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union " and reported that " the fledgling Russian democracy is still, of course, far from perfect, but its existence and its successes cannot be denied.

Music journalist and culture critic Greil Marcus used the Fat EP as the introduction to his " Food Fight: Real Life Rock Top Ten 1981 ", remarking that " if a more perfect disc has appeared this year, I haven't heard it.

" of Love ' was the perfect introduction to her voice.

Despite the fact that Sharon married Grant initially, EastEnders writer Tony Jordan has revealed in The Mitchells-The Full Story that the love-triangle storyline had been planned since Phil and Grant's introduction in 1990, after the writers came to the realisation that Sharon was perfect for them both.

Despite the fact that Sharon married Grant initially, EastEnders writer Tony Jordan has revealed in The Mitchells-The Full Story that the love-triangle storyline had been planned since Phil and Grant's introduction, after the writers came to the realisation that Sharon was perfect for them both.

Proceduralists often suggest that it is the process by which a work of art is created or viewed that makes it art, not any inherent feature of an object, or how well received it is by the institutions of the art world after its introduction to society at large.

Earlier, the guilds of writers had denounced the printing press as " the Devil's Invention ", and were responsible for a 53-year lag between its invention by Johannes Gutenberg in Europe in c. 1440 and its introduction to the Ottoman society with the first Gutenberg press in Istanbul that was established by the Sephardic Jews of Spain in 1493 ( who had migrated to the Ottoman Empire a year earlier, escaping from the Spanish Inquisition of 1492.

The introduction of sugarcane from Dutch Brazil completely transformed society and the economy.

Customary law was non-existent in Inuit society before the introduction of the Canadian legal system.

The introduction of special excursion trains meant that all classes of society could attend the new racecourses opening across the country.

If Anglo-Saxon England was already changing before the invasion, with the introduction of feudalism or castles or the changes in society, then the conquest was important but not a radical change.

Irish society had no history of literacy until the introduction of Christianity, yet within a few generations of the arrival of the first missionaries the monastic and clerical class of the isle had become fully integrated with the culture of Latin letters.

Lapita society featured renowned pottery, stilt houses, the introduction of domestic animals such as pigs, dogs, and chickens, and substantial developments in agriculture and boat technology, allowing long distance trade to develop.

During her time as First Lady, Eliza Lynch educated Paraguayan society in many European customs and was largely responsible for the introduction of social events and clubs.

Felice Trapassi was glad to give his son the chance of a good education and introduction into society.

His major legacies are considered to be national unity, and the integrity of Ecuador's borders ; the increased secularization of the country ; and the modernization of Ecuadorian society through the introduction of new ideas, education, and systems of public transport and communication.

* In both rural and urban areas, the cost of children to parents is exacerbated by the introduction of compulsory education acts and the increased need to educate children so they can take up a respected position in society.

The introduction of Buddhism marked a change in Japanese society.

With the introduction of mass education, conscription, industrialization, centralization, and successful foreign wars, Japanese nationalism began to foment as a powerful force in society.

With such a fundamental division within the assembly it was not possible to take any definitive action toward unification or the introduction of democratic rules, and so the assembly became little more than a debating society.

In an interview granted in 2002 to the well-known Mexican writer and ( the then ) editor-in-chief of the monthly Letras Libres, Ricardo Cayuela Gally ( b. 1969 ), Kapuściński opined that the war on terror, owing to the asymmetrical character of the combatants engaged in it, could only be wonand indeed easily, within a monththrough a ( re ) introduction of " Stalinism ", a method undesirable for the sole reason that it would leave the world under the permanent " hegemony " of the United States, a circumstance that would spell the end of " the free society ".

The distinguishing characteristics of this period can be found in the development of akkamu ( music, songs, and dance ) comprising the kamu ( singing and dancing ) or angmu ( music and dance ) performed in the worship rites of heaven and earth of the ancient society, the introduction of some instruments from Central Asia during the Three Kingdoms period ( 57 B. C .- 668 AD ), and the development of hyangakki ( indigenous instruments ) in each of the Three Kingdoms.

Wells viewed war as the inevitable result of the Modern State ; the introduction of atomic energy in a world divided resulted in the collapse of society.

Afterward, the westernization of the Ottoman society and the influence of the national minorities caused the introduction of the mercantile ethics in the Ottoman society.

The greatest achievement of the IPP was the introduction to Irish society of a parliamentary constitutional tradition and all that went with it – a fully up and running local government administration with its diverse institutions, which had rooted itself more deeply than anyone could have imagined into the life of the country.

Since their introduction in the fiction, a number of the original clans have been destroyed, reformed, or otherwise lost ; three clans were absorbed by others ( Clans Widowmaker, Mongoose, Burrock ), two were annihilated ( Clans Wolverine and Smoke Jaguar ), one abjured from Clan society ( Clan Nova Cat ), one was split into two ( Clan Wolf ), and two eventually merged with Inner Sphere nations ( Clans Ghost Bear and Snow Raven ).

Along with the introduction of these bands, Turkish society began to undergo significant cultural changes, including the growth of multi-party democracy in the region.