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    that those with mental illnesses acquired demonic possession‚ and were the result of sorcery (Learning‚ pg. 1‚ para. 1). The people affected were isolated‚ punished‚ executed‚ exorcised and imprisoned for a matter they did not control. During the 18th century‚ Asylums were built in order to control the mentally ill (Unite for Sight‚ pg. 1‚ para. 1). Leaders of the Asylums incorporated unethical methods to treat the mentally ill‚ such as trephining-the method of poking a small hole into a person’s brain

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    3 major changed in ballet during the 18th century: - Professional dancers of both genders emerged. Their innovations in developing ballet separated it into a singular art form. - Different styles of ballet were developed (opera-ballet‚ ballet pantomime‚ ballet d’action) - Female dancers changed the game and norms of performing ballet Francoise Prevost – Showed a glimpse of the dramatic direction French ballet would later take. TEACHER OF MARIE COMARGO AND MARIE SALLE Marie Comargo – quick

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    One of the defining characteristics of 18th-century England was the contrast between the city and the country. The people who lived in the city were as partial and loyal to their own environment as the people who were brought up in the countryside‚ and the two groups developed opinions about each other that were often based on bias and misunderstanding. Frances Burney’s novel Evelina presents a comparison of city life and country life from the point of view of city and country dwellers‚ showing how

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    Elizabeth Fink AP American History 1993 DBQ Essay Question: Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? In the mid-1600’s‚ when both the New England and Chesapeake regions first began to colonize‚ each had the same goals and hopes for the ‘New World’. Both sought freedom‚ money and power but‚ instead

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    Massachusetts Bay‚ and the Chesapeake region were both part of the New World where England was starting to colonize. Even though the people from these two locations originated from the same land (England)‚ these colonies turned out to be extremely different from one another. They differed in the reason they settled the land‚ the economic activity of the region‚ and the demographics of the colonies. II. Motives for Settlement 1. Captain John Smith settled Chesapeake Region. Massachusetts Bay settled

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    The purpose of this lab is to analyze the conductivity and salinity of water simple from the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Oysters can live with a salinity level range from 10ptt-to 27ppt‚ but there is a parasite called protozoan that causes a disease known as MSX in oysters‚ that arise when salinity level of the water reach 15ppt. Therefore‚ aquaculture facility usually plants oysters in areas where salinity level are between 10ppt-to12ppt to avoid any risk of the protozoan. Oysters deliver nutrients

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    not put gifts in stockings Parents put gifts for children in stockings 18th Century England China Today send Christmas cards to each other Christmas trees only in shopping malls Family decorate its own Christmas tree decorate houses with holly‚ ivy and mistletoe Christmas songs‚ i.e. Jingo Bells stick the picture of Santa Claus on the door Compare and Contrast Celebrating Christmas in 18th Century England and China Today Since Christmas is coming‚ I go to the Internet and

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    Realism has been a major player in international politics. Unlike liberalism‚ realism stresses the fact that nation states are concerned with their own security and their own interests. Liberalism was founded on the idea of equality. Relativists tend to neglect ethical decision making in regards to conflicts among other states. Thucydides‚ Machiavelli‚ and Hobbes are the true founders of the realism theory. The evolutions of realism began with Thucydides and his theories for the Peloponnesian War

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    contrast‚ families of the Chesapeake were primarily men brought over to work the fields. Age: Ages of settlers in New England ranged wildly‚ seeing as immigrants came in family groups. Chesapeake settlers were all in the same general age range. Health: Since New England was spared the tropical diseases of the south‚ its inhabitants were considerably healthier. Immigrants to New England actually gained five years on their life expectancy‚ while immigrants to the Chesapeake lost about ten years. Most

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    new world. At first he didn’t sell‚ but then sold cheap to a poor land owner‚ Simon Janney. Tim escaped from the Janney’s by hitting Simon over the head‚ he then escaped in one of the Janney’s boats. He lost the search party‚ and headed into the Chesapeake. He was then “committed to the Eastern Shore.” The Marsh Tim finds himself staying in a marsh‚ shortly after arriving he meets four white men who briefly teach him survival. Tim went to Jamestown to turn himself in‚ but he ended up at the

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