AP European History 2011 – 2012 Mr. Porter pporter@montville.net Room 307 Course Description: This course examines the political‚ social‚ economic‚ intellectual and cultural history of Europe from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance to the turn of the 21st century. AP European History is a challenging course designed to be the equivalent of a freshman college Western Civilization course and can earn students college credit. Students are expected to do a considerable amount of reading in both
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reality when one acts upon it and history has many impact on helping one reach their dreams. Repeating history is like falling backwards instead of forward‚ a path to obscure one’s dream‚ and not learn from the previous mistakes. History has made dreams possible by having independence‚ freedom and having the opportunity to turn your dream into reality. A woman can be in a male dominant profession if she wants to and that is because of the women’s right. History has shown us a way to turn our dreams into
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Tony Mead-Smith Mr. Antonioli US History 18 November 2009 For the Common Man? With Jackson ’s warm welcome to office in 1829‚ a strong foundation was set for a powerful Democratic rule. With Jackson ’s Machiavellian theories he believed that the "ends justified the means"(Remini). Jackson integrated those beliefs into his presidency and used big government means to create a more democratic nation. Andrew Jackson and his policies strengthened the new American nationalism
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Zinn Questions – A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn Chapter 1 – Columbus‚ the Indians and Human Purpose 1. According to Zinn‚ what is the main purpose for writing A Peoples History of the United States? * Zinns purpose for writing this book is because he wants to tell the various point of views of the common people. 2. What is Zinns thesis for pages 1-11? * Zinns thesis for the first eleven pages is to tell/ describe events the way they happened. He starts with
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1. Why was the year 1989 one of the most momentous in the twentieth century? Overall‚ the year 1989 saw the greatest expansion of pro-democracy protests the world had seen in years. In April‚ thousands of students‚ teachers‚ workers‚ and even some government officials crowded “…Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing‚ demanding greater democracy in China” (Foner 1048). Inspired by America and recent reforms in the Soviet Union‚ the protests lasted until July‚ when government troops reportedly
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great benefit to society. In document 3‚ Huan Tan said then the pestle and the mortar “increase[ed] efficiency times” once it was improved. Once the power and animals and the power of water was added‚ “the benefit was increased a hundredfold.” In History of the Early Han Dynasty‚ according to Document 4‚ Tu Shih invented a water-powered-blowing-engine because he “wished to save [peoples’] labor.” It was widely spread and used. The Roman weren’t too happy with technology and didn’t care much for
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When the United States of America was created as an independent country at the end of the revolutionary war against Great Britan‚ the roots of an entirely new American identity took place. Though taking influence from its former parent country‚ England‚ the United States began its own system of representative government. Furthermore‚ the American identity shaped in the early years of 1775 to 1830 incorporated the ideas of agrarian farming‚ economic standpoints‚ and capitalism. Slaves and freedmen
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learn the duties of a man in the Yanomamo community. The language that is spoken is comprised of four main languages‚ Yanam‚ Sanumá‚ Yanomámi and Yanomamö. The Yanomami culture is described as being filled with violence. The Yanomami people have a history of acting violently towards other tribes‚ and each other. They are known to raid nearby villages‚ and kidnap women and children. Violence is one of the leading causes of Yanomami death. Most of Yanomamo males die violent deaths in constant conflict
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years. You’ve probably all heard the saying‚ "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." Why I brought this point up today is because of a recent change in George Washington University. They just barely made learning U.S. history optional for history majors. U.S. History is extremely important and it needs to be appreciated and taught. So first we will learn about the mistake of throwing that ball and making U.S. history optional
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I would like to take Advanced Placement US History. History is a big part of my life‚ as I have many of it in my blood. On my mother’s side‚ I am slavish and one of my great grandparents lived in a castle and ruled a part of scotland. On my Father’s side‚ I am irish and my great grandfather was the minister John Cotton that came over on the Mayflower to America. There is also so much more history that I don’t even know about. This is why I like history. I like learning about the past and how things
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