research allows me to spend my free time productively and allows me to exercise my memory and comprehension in a positive light. Furthermore‚ the importance of education has pushed me to willingly study often and seek outside help when needed. Recently‚ my AP Physics class met on a Saturday morning to help each other study for an upcoming test. Explaining and helping others understand a topic not only strengthens your own knowledge of the subject‚ but makes a positive impact on someone else’s educational
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Continuities and breaks 1. Most tumultuous eras in world history a. “age of extremes” 1. Tons of democracies vs. extremist dictatorships 2. Unprecedented prosperity vs. total poverty – income gap widens b. 1914 clearest demarcation line 1. After war‚ nations fight everywhere for power and territory 2. Empires weakened‚ monarchies toppled‚ new nations rose 3. Last 100 years‚ most dramatic/tragic in recorded history 2. World Wars a. WWI 1. Destroyed several
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Chapter 25: Terms & Questions Toussaint L’Overture Leader of the French slave rebellion on St.Domingue in 1781‚ led to the creation of independent republic Haiti in 1804 (1743- d. 1803) Mask of Ferdinand Latin American movements that allegedly supported the Bourbon monarch Miguel de Hidalgo Mexican priest who established independence movements among American Indians and Mestizos in 1810; he was eventually captured and executed Dr Jose Rodrequez de Francia First leader of Paraguay
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Hideyoshi dreamed of ruling Korea‚ China‚ and even India with his power base in Japan. His attacks on Korea eventually stalled and he died before he could fulfill his dreams. but his actions sparked the unification of Japan‚ for the first time in history‚ a step that would be crucial in the country’s rise to world power 3 centuries later. Political unification encouraged economic growth‚ partly because it put an end to much of the fighting that had consumed Japan during the preceding years. At the
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Chapter 5 Outline I. Opening Vignette A. In 2004‚ China celebrated the 2‚555th birthday of Confucius‚ despite Communism. 1. Buddhism and Christianity also growing rapidly in China 2. part of enduring legacy of the classical world B. In the period around 500 b.c.e.‚ there was a great emergence of durable cultural traditions that have shaped the world ever since. 1. China: Kong Fuzi (Confucius) and Laozi 2. India: Upanishads defined Hinduism a. Siddhartha Gautama
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p us history master terms Unit I Terms Bacon’s Rebellion-1676 - Nathaniel Bacon and other western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkley for trying to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army‚ with Bacon as its leader‚ which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city. The rebellion ended suddenly when Bacon died of an illness. John Winthrop-He
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The Green Revolution had a positive‚ negative‚ or possibly both consequences on the way human beings have evolutionized through out the years. Each of these documents specifically proves that whether good or bad the different societies have been able to incorporate a little from what the Green Revolution has left them into their daily lives. The Green Revolution on one-side has ignited the revolution for new ideas and traditions. On the other side the Green Revolution has become a form of destructing
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while lords and nobles benefited the most from feudalism. 8. The Church was the only place of knowledge at a time in the Dark Ages in which education was rare. It was a religious learning center that allowed people to become scholars and preserve history and philosophy‚ one of the only places in which someone could rise in social status. Christian religion and church was also a link to God. The seven sacraments provided codes to live by and it brought people together under common beliefs. The church
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Comparative Essay- William Wilson 10.18.14 What are the differences‚ similarities between the Paleolithic and Neolithic human eras? In this essay we will unfold how each group survived‚ lived‚ created‚ traveled and died. The Paleolithic Era or Old Stone Age‚ is a period of prehistory from about 2.6 million years ago to around 10‚000 years ago. The Neolithic Era or New Stone Age began around 10‚000 BC and ended between 4500 and 2000 BC in numerous parts of the world. In the Paleolithic
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manner as it transcends the notion of present. It reaches back to the past and forward to the future trying to synthesize these two imaginary places” This notion of both reaching back to the past and forward to the future‚ can be seen in Ridley Scott’s 1982 Blade Runner. The film although set in L.A. in 2019‚ shows many aspects of both the 1980’s culture and that of the 1940’s‚ when the film noir genre rose to popularity. Aspects of these cultures and time periods can be seen in the retro architecture
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