DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION DIRECTIONS: Compose a thesis controlled essay answering the following question based on YOUR analysis of the documents provided below. Take into account both the sources of the documents and the point of view of the authors. DO NOT SIMPLY WRITE A SUMMARY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENT. THE QUESTION: What was the scope and the attitude of people toward the institution of slavery in the world from the beginning of civilization to the dawn of modern times? Note to the wise:
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We are exposed to history and cultures in many different ways. While we study history in our Social Studies class‚ there are many more possible ways to experience and learn about our worlds past times and old ways. We continuously study about them from the news‚ traveling‚ musicians‚ theater plays and even Hollywood movies. The movie that I selected to expand my knowledge of history was Apocalypto. Through the events depicted in the film‚ history of the Mayans became a lot easier to understand.
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The northern regions tended to have more religious beliefs. The southern regions tended believe in a church and state separation. According to "The Articles of Agreement‚ Springfield‚ Massachusetts in 1636" (Doc D)‚ whoever entered Massachusetts had to comply with the certain articles and orders that shaped a community around God and the share of the land. The “Articles of Agreement‚ Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ 1636’’ is valid document because it was basic laws. As a result of “The Articles of Agreement
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The atomic bomb is the subject of much controversy. The original desire of the United States government when they dropped Little Boy and Fat Man on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not‚ in fact‚ the one more commonly known: that the two nuclear devices dropped upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki were detonated with the intention of bringing an end to the war with Japan‚ but instead to intimidate the Soviet Union. The fact of Japan’s imminent defeat‚ the undeniable truth that relations with Russia were deteriorating
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The Olympics were revived in 1896 thanks to Pierre de Coubertin. Since its reemergence in 1896‚ the modern Olympic movement has been shaped and influenced politically through the tensions between countries‚ economically through financial gain opportunity‚ and socially by promoting women’s rights. Another document I would like to have seen would be one containing a record of third world countries that have attended the Olympics. This document would have shown how wealth effects and shapes the modern
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References Dickerson‚ R.‚ Johnsen‚ K.‚ Raij‚ A.‚ Lok‚ B.‚ Stevens‚ A.‚ Bernard‚ T.‚ & Lind‚ D. S. (2006). Virtual Patients: Assessment of Synthesized Versus Recorded Speech. Stud Health Technol Inform‚ 119‚ 114-119. Retrieved from http://www.cise.ufl.edu/research/vegroup/vp/papers/dickerson-mmvr14.pdf Francis‚ A. L.‚ Nusbaum‚ H. C.‚ & Fenn‚ K. (2007). Effects of Training on the Acoustic–Phonetic Representation of Synthetic Speech. Journal of Speech‚ Language‚ and Hearing Research‚ 50(6)‚
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World War I couldn’t have ended any worse. The way it was handled was wrong and as a result of that‚ a war even worse than before broke out. The three main causes of World War II were the ways France‚ Britain‚ and Germany handled it diplomatically‚ socially‚ and financially. There are sources that show the actions taken by the countries. After World War I France had made a treaty with the country of Poland that states if either country is attacked‚ the other will send aid and assistance via money
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ESSAY World War I has a debatable issue about how the war was started. Some believe that each nation started it equally but I believe it was from a different cause. Austria-Hungary’s harsh act against Serbia and Germany’s unneeded declaration of war against Russia and France actually cause World War I. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia to quickly and then Germany declared wars on nations because it was “defending itself” even though it just wanted to gain more territories and use its large
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Dylan Gleeson The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 yet there was a struggle for its ratification that went on until 1790. Some members of congress believed that the Articles of confederation needed to be changed meanwhile others disagreed. After the revolutionary war the people needed a sense of power which they received when the new government was centered on the state. The new United States needed a strong central government but many feared of a central government
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The Renaissance was primarily thought of as being a period in which the revival of learning flourished‚ and the arts changed for the better and ideas became more focused life on earth. It was a time when new ideas of individualism‚ the thought of secularism and the interest in human ideas jumpstarted a new and freer lifestyle for everyone. The new ideas formed in the renaissance made enough impact on the world them and ever since that it deserves to be called its own era. The medieval times
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