Gadsden purchase - is a 29‚670-square-mile (76‚800 km2) region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that was purchased by the United States in a treaty signed by James Gadsden‚ the American ambassador to Mexico at the time‚ on December 30‚ 1853. It was then ratified‚ with changes‚ by the U.S. Senate on April 25‚ 1854 and signed by President Franklin Pierce‚ with final approval action taken by Mexico on June 8‚ 1854. The purchase was the last major territorial acquisition in
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Texts: The Norton Anthology of World Literature Vols D-F Sherman Alexie The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven Grade Distribution: There will three tests worth thirty points each and an oral presentation worth ten points‚ for a total of one hundred points. The final is the third test. However‚ the final will be split into two parts—the first half is an English Department test‚ which is cumulative and worth fifteen points‚ and the second part is based only on the work covered in the third
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ESSAY on Buddhism Four Noble Truths: 1. Life is suffering (dukkha) 2. Suffering comes from desire (tanha) 3. Getting rid of desire 4. Right behavior through 8 fold path THEREAVADE SOUTHEAST ASIA Teacher ideal : Arhat MAHAYANA largest JAPAN AND CHINA Savior Ideal: the boddhisattva Hinduism: Yoga- an action to form of bonding with God. Types- Karma – yoga of action/ work Jhana- yoga of knowledge Bahkji- yoga of devotion most important Raja- highest form of yoga Vedism:
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AP World History Study Guide General Terms to Study: Unit 1: history concepts/Prehistory Prehistory - Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing. The Five Themes of Geography - Location refers to the relative or absolute location of places. Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude and longitude‚ a street
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World War I Test Study Guide Notes Central Powers (Triple Alliance) vs. Allies (Triple Entente): Who belonged to each? -Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary. They were known as central powers because their location was in the heart (center of Europe). Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire joined later -Allies: Great Britain‚ France and Russia. Japan and Italy joined later‚ although Italy was part of the Central Powers first. -Reason for rivalries: What were the main rivalries between
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Computing In the Modern World Study CDA Guide What is Web 1.0 ? - Internet before 1990. "Read-Only" Era What is Web 2.0 ? - Internet after 1990. "Read-Write-Publish" Era What is Web 3.0 ? - Internet now and of of the Future. "Personalized/3-D" Computing What is firewall? - security software: a piece of computer software intended to prevent unauthorized access to system software or data What are Anti-Virus Programs? - protective software designed to defend your computer against malicious
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Chapter 7 Study Guide What was al-Mahdi’s attitude towards the Shi’as? They tried to reconcile among the Shi’a opposition. The core different was that they disagreed who the caliph should be. What was the fictional account of life at the court of the Caliph al-Rashid? The Tale of The Thousand and One Nights How did the administration of al-Rashid set a trend for subsequent Abbasid rulers? They set the trend for luxury living What was the result of the civil wars following the death of al-Rashid
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Fall 2013 Civ-II Study Guide for the Final Exam Date and Time: 1:00-3:00pm‚ Friday‚ Dec. 13‚ 2013 Location: Our Classroom ================================================= Instructions: The final exam covers Part 6 and Part 7 (from Chapter 28 to Chapter 33) of the textbook. The slides we used in class have already been uploaded to ANGEL. To prepare for the exam‚ you must combine studying my slides with textbook reading. This exam will be somewhat different from the first two exams
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This immerses the reader in the Acoli world helping us to see our own culture from an outsider’s viewpoint. P’Bitek describes the differences between Acoli and Western dances‚ his descriptions of both the Acoli and Western dances are described from the Acoli point of view. “That is the lazy girl who fears grinding the kabir millet.”[3] Here he uses the Acoli word “kabir” in italic‚ this attracts the reader into Acoli culture‚ away from the western world. He is describing the Acoli girl as
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*I’m only putting everything that’s on the sheet she gave us yesterday (Tuesday). If she adds anything in class‚ feel free to throw that in here‚ since I have no idea what she’s going to add‚ she told me I have to find out through other people. Also‚ by the time you read this it’ll probably be incomplete still‚ but I’ll try to get in as much as I can while y’all are still in school. K.G. Vocabulary Rise of Islam Vocab: Umma: A word used to describe the collective community of those who believe/practice in
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