John Gemmer Professor Solomon English 10100 6 March 2012 Section 1 World Civilization Chapter 4 Summary Iran is a land located in Central Asia which is surrounded by the Zagros mountains‚ Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains. The geography of Iran features deserts‚ mountains‚ streams‚ and plateaus. The people of Iran relied on irrigation in order to gain resources and move further down the land. Iran also featured a number of resources such as copper‚ tin‚ gold‚ and silver which served as goods
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A Soundtrack to Suddenly Becoming an Adult The novel A Little Lumpen Novelita begins with a solemn mood starting off with the back story of the main character’s parents’ sudden death. This mellow somber mood continues throughout the novel as they piece their new life together. Bianca searches for the missing love she lost with her parents’ death. She seeks out an older‚ experienced man for the wrong reasons and ends up falling apart even more. This playlist has a dark mood that focuses on the depression
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Title: A Million Little Pieces Author: James Frey Publisher: Random House Copyright Year: Main Characters: James‚ Leonard‚ Lilly‚ Miles‚ Hank Setting: A Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation facility Main theme: How a person deals with drug and alcohol addiction while in an institution Summary Chapter 1-5: The book opens with the narrator‚ James‚ waking up on an airplane. He is bleeding‚ missing four teeth‚ and has a broken nose. He doesn’t know how he got these injuries or where he is going
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Chapter 22 of “History Created Equal” explores the hardships and hopes of the great depression. This chapter investigates the situation leading before the Great Depression‚ and explains the attempts and measures that were taken in order to relive many Americans and end the Great Depression. These relive efforts take shape in the form of the first new deal and in the second new deal. Before the onset of the Great Depression‚ Herbert Hoover was elected president of the United States in 1928. Hoover
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Leo Polonsky History Alive Chapter 7 “The American Revolution Date: October 25‚ 2011 | |Revolutionary war begun in 1775 | |How and when did Revolutio- |British landed 25000 troops in New York | | nary war begun? |The
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Chapter 9 P192-211 Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe Introduction: BIG IDEAS DETAILS One: Two major Christian civilizations took shape- the orthodox Christian Byzantine & Catholicism in Central and West Europe- yet the remained mostly different Two: Expansion into areas never controlled before • Both new civilizations were impacted by Islam o They had Different principles • Byzantine places a higher stress on politics‚ economy‚ and cultural life (from
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In chapter one‚ The Director’s tone makes the World State sound like a utopia- the perfect world. However‚ as you continue reading‚ you realize the society they have created is more dystopian- a world where no one is an individual and through technology‚ the government is very powerful. I felt the World States motto- "Community‚ Identity‚ Stability" (Huxley‚ 1)‚ was ironic because the people in this community don’t have an identity since they are conditioned to act‚ feel‚ and think a certain way
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In comparison to the rest of the world‚ the continent of Africa can quite often be described as a place riddled with tribal beliefs‚ ethnic conflicts and “bad” governance. It is believed to be backward and isolated from the world’s long history towards modernity.Within John Lonsdale piece “Globalization‚ Ethnicity and Democracy: A View from “the hopeless Continent”‚ he argues that contrary to popular belief Africa has gone through the processes of globalization and that its current issues are due
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William Barnett October 18‚ 2013 1st Period B Day World History Chapter 5‚ Section 1 Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism I. A Powerful Spanish Empire a. Philip II‚ the nephew of King Charles V‚ inherited Spain‚ the Spanish Netherlands‚ and the American colonies. b. Philip was a shy and serious person‚ like his father‚ but could be an aggressive leader when needed. c. Europe was going through Reformation when Philip assumed the throne. II. Golden Age of Spanish Art Literature a.
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In Chapter 8‚ the author talks about as globalization came along‚ major cities and capitals became “world cities” ‚ meaning that they linked more internationally than locally. For instance‚ the author mentions that Miami interacts more with Sao Paulo than the cities that are closer by like Orlando. But not all major cities are “world cities”‚ but that does not mean they do not have an influence on the power of place. Big cities attract markets‚ talented people‚ learning centers‚ and etc. Although
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