Chapter 15 Outline The Maritime Revolution to 1550 I. Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 A. The Pacific Ocean -Historians have debated for years about Polynesian people and their sailing.Despite traveling over the vast Pacific Ocean and not being able to navigateusing the land (because of their distance from it‚ they could not follow the shoreline) The Polynesians left no written records on how they navigated‚ andhistorians debate over whether they were actually able to navigate
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way to the presidency for the Democratic-Republicans. Two men ran for the nomination: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Each received an equal number of votes in the electoral college‚ which mean that the Federalist-dominated House of Representatives were required to choose a president. Jefferson finally won (Albert Gallatin as his treasurer). Hamilton sided with Jefferson because he believed Burr to be an unfit and dangerous man. Burr later on killed Hamilton in a duel. The election was noteworthy
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1. Contrast the characteristics of economic growth in the HPAE with those characteristics of Latin America. Shared growth‚ rising economic quality‚ rapid accumulation of physical and human capital‚ rapid growth of manufactured exports‚ and stable macroeconomic environments. 2. How can passage through a demographic lead to high savings and investment rates. Increases the ratio of economically active to the total population. This creates a larger pool of income out of which savings and investment
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Susan Brinson Journal Entry for Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott I thoroughly enjoyed this reading‚ and having never read Little Women‚ this was my first experience with Louisa May Alcott. I am impressed and amused at Nurse Periwinkle’s candor‚ and her overall enthusiasm for life. After all “the Periwinkles are a hopeful race” and “they all wear rose-colored spectacles”. For some reason‚ and I expect it’s simply because I never really delved into it‚ I expected a writer from that time
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CHAPTER 15: THE FERMENT OF REFORM AND CULTURE Reviving Religion Know: Alexis de Tocqueville‚ The Age of Reason‚ Deism‚ Unitarians‚ Second Great Awakening‚ Camp Meetings‚ Charles Grandison Finney 43. In what ways did religion in the United States become more liberal and more conservative in the early decades of the 19th century? - Scientific revolution changed the way people thinking; they denied the divine of Christ and believe that the world was made with properties
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1) Which of the following would be a useful way to increase the saving rate? A) Tax breaks to increase the real return that savers receive B) Increasing taxes if Ricardian equivalence holds C) Increasing government spending D) Increasing taxes on capital goods Answer: A 2) Assume that the full-employment level of output is $5000 billion and the natural unemployment rate is 5%. Suppose the current unemployment rate is 8%. What would be the current level of output according to Okun’s law (when
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Chapter 1: What is Positive Psychology Traditional Psychology: * The Milgram study‚ people thinking they were shocking individuals. 66% continued to deliver shocks * Study suggests that ordinary people will go against their own judgment and morals under pressure from authority * Human nature‚ as it appears cannot be counted upon to insulate society from acts of brutality * Similar with people following orders in war * Psychology typically focuses more on the negative that
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Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework Review of Related Literature and Studies Local Literature Local Literature According to bituin Abi‚ (August 2010)‚ 658 Resort Online Reservation System. Short term base lodging is the main reason that a resort has been established. In the Philippines‚ wherein many foreign people go and have a vacation‚ resort is always their first destination to have relaxation after long hours of travel in an airplane. Because of the rapid increase of foreigners visiting
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Module One: Text Questions Review Questions 1. What is forensic science? Is the scientific method of gathering and examining information about the past which is then used in the criminal justice system. 2. What three tasks or responsibilities does a forensic scientist have? Toxicology‚ biology‚ and chemistry. 3. What criteria might be used to establish someone as an expert witness? Courts typically take into consideration a person’s education degrees‚ the number of years of experience that the
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ACCT 421A: CORPORATE TAX : Chapter Sixteen DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 5. How are farmers treated differently from other producers in regard to tax accounting? Since farmers are usually allowed to use the cash method of accounting‚ the UNICAP rules do not apply to farmers‚ except in the case of plants with a reproduction period of more than two years. The farmer can elect to use the farm price method of the unit-livestock-price-method. A farmer may also elect to average the income from farming
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