Though Reynolds agreed with Félibien about the natural order of the genres, he held that an important work from any genre of painting could be produced under the hand of genius: " Whether it is the human figure, an animal, or even inanimate objects, there is nothing, however unpromising in appearance, but may be raised into dignity, convey sentiment, and produce emotion, in the hands of a painter of genius.

Whether it be disposal or destruction of material objects or information, this needs to be considered since it may not be free from ramifications.

Whether counts of objects or observations are considered measurements is also largely a matter of how measurement is defined.

Whether due to collisions with a spiral arm, or through the shock wave emitted from supernovae, the atoms are precipitated into heavier molecules and the result is a molecular cloud.

Whether strength or endurance related, it is plausible that the majority of motor movements would require a skilled moving task of some form, whether it be maintaining proper form when paddling a canoe, or bench pressing a heavier weight.

Whether you experienced the passion of desire I have, of course, no way of knowing, nor indeed have I wished with even the most fleeting fragment of a wish to know, for the fact that one constitutes by one's mere existence so to speak the proof of some sort of passion makes any speculation upon this part of one's parents' experience more immodest, more scandalizing, more deeply unwelcome than an obscenity from a stranger.

Whether it is or not, the propaganda impact on the free world of the document scheduled to be adopted at this meeting will be far less than had been originally anticipated.

" Whether Johnson's description was entirely truthful or embellished is unclear, but it seems likely that Teach understood the value of appearances ; better to strike fear into the heart of one's enemies, than rely on bluster alone.

Whether or not this incident is true, Adomnan's text specifically states that the monster was swimming in the River Ness-the river flowing from the loch-rather than in Loch Ness itself.

Whether ClearType, or other rendering, should be used is very subjective and it must be the choice of the individual, with the report recommending " to allow users to disable if they find it produces effects other than improved performance ".

Whether it is the gender constraints of her society or because she is not fearless enough to kill, Lady Macbeth relies on manipulation of her husband rather than violence to achieve her ends.

* Whether grouping these economists together disguises differences more important than their similarities.

Whether offense is taken at hearing the word varies greatly according to listener and situation, and is related to age and social class: elderly speakers and those of ( or aspiring to ) higher socioeconomic strata tend to use it more privately and selectively than younger and more blue-collar speakers.

Whether the drug and non-drug, cultivated and wild types of Cannabis constitute a single, highly variable species, or the genus is polytypic with more than one species, has been a subject of debate for well over two centuries.

Whether or not Hamilton's rule always applies, studies have demonstrated that relatedness is often important for human altruism in that humans are inclined to behave more altruistically toward kin than toward unrelated individuals.

* Whether patents covering software discourage, rather than encourage, innovation.

Whether the Etruscans shared the Ixion figure with Hellenes from early times or whether Ixion figured among those Greek myths that were adapted at later dates to fit the Etruscan world-view, the figure on the mirror-back is shown as winged, a characteristic shared with Etruscan daimones and Underworld figures rather than human heroes.

Latrobe ’ s notation for the 23rd stated that he had gotten into Shores house and was “ much more comfortable than in the buzz of betting at the track .” Whether he meant Dr. Johns residence or Thomas ’ is unclear.

Whether a given form of speech prefers to use prepositions such as ad, ex, de for " to ", " from " and " of " rather than simple case endings is a matter of style.

Whether his beard was reddish, or any other colour I cannot say, for the razor had passed over it very closely and left a surface smoother than chalk ... His blue eyes indicated both a high spirit and dignity ; and his nose and nostrils breathed in the air freely ; his chest corresponded to his nostrils and by his nostrils ... the breadth of his chest.

Whether one is estimating the total cost of their groceries, calculating miles per gallon, or figuring out how many minutes on the treadmill that chocolate éclair will require, math as used by most people relies less on proof than on practicality ( i. e., does it answer the question?

Whether the hiring of Crosby was a good idea or not in hindsight, his organisation of the campaign was credited with making the Conservative election drive much more professional and organised than at the previous election.

Whether or not assault weapons should be legally restricted more than other firearms and the definition and value of the " assault weapon " classification is part of gun politics in the United States.

Whether they succeeded is an open question ; while at least one comparison exists which used implementations from the second quarter of 2008 – it shows x264 scoring higher than Dirac – it is now somewhat out of date, and is in any case of questionable scientific merit.

Whether he used the words attributed to him in the Annual Register for 1761 is more than doubtful, but the minutes of Council show that they express his meaning.

Whether it truly became extinct in England is unknown ; it has been speculated that it may have survived wild long enough for trees used in cultivation in England to derive from native ( rather than imported ) sources.

Whether Pope had really understood the tendency of his own work has always been doubtful, but there is no question that he was glad of an apologist, and that Warburton's jeu d ' esprit in the long run helped more than all his erudition.

Whether this means that Coruscant was the original homeworld of humans or simply the most powerful world at the time is still up for debate, and there has been little said about the event other than that it occurred.

Richard Fuchs, author of An Unerring Fire, concludes, “ The affair at Fort Pillow was simply an orgy of death, a mass lynching to satisfy the basest of conduct – intentional murder – for the vilest of reasons – racism and personal enmity .” Andrew Ward downplays the controversy, “ Whether the massacre was premeditated or spontaneous does not address the more fundamental question of whether a massacre took place ... it certainly did, in every dictionary sense of the word .” John Cimprich states, “ The new paradigm in social attitudes and the fuller use of available evidence has favored a massacre interpretation ...

Whether or not Machaut's mass is indeed cyclic is contested ; after lengthy debate, musicologists are still deeply divided.

Whether Iraq actually had weapons of mass destruction or not was being investigated by Hans Blix, head of the Commission, and Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

It was speculated that members of the Heaven's Gate group committed mass suicide based on rumors Bell aired, but others dismissed the idea, noting that the Heaven's Gate website stated: " Whether Hale-Bopp has a ' companion ' or not is irrelevant from our perspective.

Whether or not the mass rescue of the Danish Jews could have happened without Bohr ’ s political activity in Sweden, there is no doubt that he did all that he could for his countrymen.

Whether or not he wrote the first mass based on L ' homme armé, his was by far the most influential ; Obrecht's mass, for example, closely parallels the setting by Busnois and even the mass by Dufay quotes from it directly.

Whether this strategy is effective or not, it points to an important fact: the mass media are not above, but dependent on the public.

Recent histories agree that a massacre occurred: Richard Fuchs, author of An Unerring Fire, concludes, “ The affair at Fort Pillow was simply an orgy of death, a mass lynching to satisfy the basest of conduct – intentional murder – for the vilest of reasons – racism and personal enmity .” Ward states, “ Whether the massacre was premeditated or spontaneous does not address the more fundamental question of whether a massacre took place ... it certainly did, in every dictionary sense of the word .” John Cimprich states, “ The new paradigm in social attitudes and the fuller use of available evidence has favored a massacre interpretation ...

Whether you are interested in mathematics, the fine or performing arts, forensics science, or mass communication, the College of Arts and Sciences offers a wide variety of programs that you can choose to explore.

Market research helps to identify the niche segment of the population to which the product or the service has to be targeted to large mass of people. It helps in preparing an ad campaign. Once the niche segments are identified and the decisions are made onwhat ad campaign are going to be selected, then the management focuses on creating the specifications on the overall ad campaign. Whether it is a radio ad, a print ad, or a television campaign or any commercial ad and so on. Through advertising management any kind of strategies to be implemented in the various ad campaign can be done. A whole lot of creativity and inspiration is required to launch an advertising campaign and here the manangement skills are required and utilised.

Whether the attacks were anything more than a case of mass hysteria, if the individual reports were connected, and the ultimate explanation for the events all remain debated.

Whether single or multiple, the ridge's primary purpose to give the blade greater structural strength relative to its mass.

" Whether this is enough to call it anti-war in nature is certainly debatable because most of the mass is of a lyrically joyful nature.