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    The 15th and 16th centuries were a time of great turmoil for Europe. The various religious wars‚ the 30 years war‚ and the fluctuation in the economy were just some examples. There was also a rise in population‚ which led to overpopulation and unemployment‚ which in turn led to poverty. There were a great number of poor people in Europe in the 15th through 17th centuries. There were varied attitudes and reactions towards those in poverty. The attitudes towards the poor included people feeling it

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    The similarities and differences during the 15th through the 17th century amongst the Europeans‚ Muslims‚ and china is that much of their beliefs varied which than caused much differences among these three types of ethnic backgrounds. How the community interacted with each other influenced the way society acted in general‚ some communities acted in a well concerned manner‚ while some were stressed and disregarding the effects to being able to live in a well adjusted community. The Europeans were

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    ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ Реферат на тему: «American English: major dialects and variations» Выполнила: студентка 2 курса Contents Introduction 4 American English 5 Local Dialects in the USA 10 Spelling in American English 11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography 12

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    acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political and other matters. During the 17th and 18th centuries‚ monarchs and rulers sought to increase their power within their own states and internationally by adding to their territories and populations. In the 17th century some European states considered to be great powers are France‚ Austria‚ Spain‚ Netherlands‚ and Sweden. Great powers in the 18th century were Great Britain‚ France‚ Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia. King James says “Kings are justly

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    Americas for economic‚ political‚ and social benefits. England‚ who was experiencing overpopulation in the 18th century‚ colonized the eastern coast of today’s United States and their government and economy received massive benefits. However‚ life in the colonies had immeasurable‚ potential possibilities for new colonists to improve their life and to start a family. Life in the colonies was better than life in England for many reasons regarding economics‚ politics‚ and religion. In Americas‚ most

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    Archimedes found that Pi was between 3 10/70 and 3 10/71. Ptolemy was the next researcher. In 150 AD‚ he calculated pi to 3.1416. In 480‚ Zu Chongzhi calculated pi to seven decimal places. In 1665‚ Isaac Newton calculated it to 16 places. In the 17th century pi began being called the Ludolphian number after Ludolph van Ceulen‚ a German mathematician. He calculated pi to 35 places. The first person to use the Greek letter was a Welsh mathematician William Jones‚ in 1706. People use pi everyday

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    During the late 1600’s and early 1700’s things like migration of many immigrants to the colonies in search of economic‚ religious and political burgeoning and freedom. When they arrived some came to the south‚ some in the middle and some in the north. When the people landed in the north near MA colony they were out of the charters jurisdiction so they created a temporary gov. like agreement called the Mayflower Compact which in a way was like an attempt to break from the mother country and sort of

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    "In the 1600’s there existed a degree of religious freedom in some colonies‚ while others were characterized by strict intolerance." then go on to further explain and elaborate on the thesis. As the textbook reveals‚ the colonists in New England were made up of a web of families who were extremely devoted to their faith (Christianity). This is where the university of Harvard originated which was originally meant to train ministers and over half of the graduating students became congressional

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    “12 million Africans were brought to the new world against their will to perform back breaking labor under terrible conditions”. From the 1500-1700‚ slave trade started in the region of Africa‚ specifically in Swahili. Slavery was an inhumane act. It was truly barbaric and constantly controlling a person’s life‚ what they eat‚ sleep or if they were sold or bought‚ was vicious. The slaves were used and thrown away like garbage. As mentioned above‚ following along it was from the Swahilis where it

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    Reparation for African Americans Ryan Edmonds Baker College of Jackson Nov/8/2011 Reparation for African Americans Anta Majigeen Njaay a thirteen year old African girl was awakened at the crack of dawn on a spring morning in 1806‚ to the sounds of screams and gunfire. As she looked outside to see what all the commotion was about‚ invaders were raiding her village slaughtering and kidnapping her countrymen and women in front of her eyes (Horton & Horton‚ 2005‚ p. 13). By the end of the

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