Mr. LoMonaco lomonaco.v@deerparkschools.org AP World History Summer Assignment 2014 “Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.” -Napoleon Hill Part I- Read Chapter 19 Part II- Answer the following questions. (20 points) 1. What three factors led to the growth of the Ottoman Empire? 2. Why was the capture of Constantinople‚ in 1453‚ significant for both the Ottoman Turks and Europeans? 3. Looking at the map on page 532‚ describe the extent of the Ottoman
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Reasons for the Outcome of the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 Topic and Thesis Statement In April 1989‚ people from all over China gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of the Communist Party Leader Hu Yaobang. The gathering grew larger each day and more and more people expressed their dissatisfaction with the party. People could not see the results of the reforms that they had been promised and students‚ in particular‚ were agitated due to the rising corruption in the party
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Thesis statement: Research suggests that the obesity crisis in the US is caused primarily by lifestyle‚ the food industry and marketing practices. Annotated Bibliography Appleton‚ N. (1996). Lick the sugar habit. Garden City Park‚ NY: Avery Pub. Group. Sugar contributes to obesity as well as many other illnesses because it upsets our body chemistry allowing physical degeneration to take place in the human body. Most people aren’t aware of the addictive properties that sugar
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Evolution by Natural Selection *** Please review lesson 5.02 to help answer the questions Living things that are well adapted to their environment survive and reproduce. Those that are not well adapted don’t survive and reproduce. Any inherited trait that increases an organism’s ability to survive is called an adaptation. Remember that these adaptations are inherited traits; they are not changes that an individual chooses to make and that increases fitness‚ which is defined as the ability
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Areopagitica and its place in United States History Areopagitica‚ by John Milton‚ was a speech designed and written to denounce the use of licensure and decry the suppression of free speech and the press. Essentially‚ this document set the stage for modern laws regarding free speech and freedom of the press in the United States‚ making this document one of the penultimate articles in terms of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The First Amendment allows for freedom of both speech
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members of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength. C. Tigers have a large head with massive canine teeth and a long muscular and powerful body Thesis Statement: Tigers are fierce predators with a calculated intelligence that makes them one of the leaders out there in their natural environment‚ most people easily recognize the tiger due to the stripes found on their bodies. II. Appearance A. They have powerful large feet are implanted with huge claws. The fur on their
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Jubilee Garcia AP English August 20‚ 2013 Summer Assignment Biblical Allusions Allusion: Cain Origin: Hebrew Bible‚ Book of Genesis 4:1 Brief Explanation/Summary: Cain is a character in the Hebrew bible portraying jealousy and anger. Cain is the child of Adam and eve. Shortly‚ after Adam and Eve were asked to leave the Garden of Eden‚ Cain was born. He is the child of eve‚ first murder of a human being‚ and the first human being to fall under a curse. Cain was jealous and angry due
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History 11 Take Home Final Please be prepared to transfer your answers to a scantron when you arrive at the final. Bring #2 pencils. 1. As evidenced by the formation of the Lowell Female Reform Association in 1844‚ female workers in New England textile mills had changed their methods of resistance to deteriorating working conditions. What new method were they using? a. They organized a nationwide product boycott. b. They called for the passage of state legislation to shorten the workday. c
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BOOK: The Alchemist AUTHOR: Paulo Coelho Thesis Statement: The novel “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is an emotive story that has reached many lectors and for its popularity‚ this novel has transcended by many generations. 1. About Paulo Coehlo Paulo Coehlo is a Brazilian writer who always dreamed of an artistic career‚ something frowned upon in his middle-class household. In the austere surroundings of a strict Jesuit school Paulo discovered his true vocation‚ however‚ his parents
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Walden Summer Assignment Background: 1. Henry David Thoreau was many things‚ but the most important were him being a philosopher‚ a naturalist‚ abolitionist‚ and a poet. He was born in Concord Massachusetts‚ into a modest family with his two older siblings Helen and John Jr. as well as his younger sister Sophia. He went to Harvard College in 1833 to 1837. He took courses in philosophy mathematics‚ and science. He wasn’t satisfied with the traditional professions for college graduates so he
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