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    Dbq 11 American History

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    1. This document was written between the years of 1796 to 1809‚ during which Napoleon Bonaparte was the military commander gaining popularity. The document starts in 1796 when Napoleon was a commander of the army‚ he began explaining with the conditions that they were fighting in and talks about wanting a change‚ and the document ends in the year 1809‚ with Napoleon explaining his strategies to make his army look larger than what it was (SWT‚ 117&119). 2. This document has four different parts to

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    In response to the scramble for Africa‚ Africans had actions spurring conflict with Europeans‚ reactions to Europe’s actions during colonization‚ and actions of peaceful accord. Many African kingdoms‚ who had governed themselves before European colonization‚ were against the colonization of their lands under other European countries. Based on an African Ashanti queen’s account‚ in document six‚ it is clear that the colonizing Europeans had very little respect for monarchies already in place (Doc

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    Period 3 APUSH Chapter 8 Summary Right after the battle at Lexington and Concord‚ around 20‚000 men‚ specifically Minutemen‚ surrounded Boston‚ clearly outnumbering the British troops. With high hopes that the English King would address the Americans’ grievances‚ the Second Continental Congress decided to meet in Philadelphia. They‚ however‚ had no concrete intention of being independent from Britain. To make sure that their voices were heard‚ they sent a second list of their grievances to Parliament

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    The Dark Side of Beauty Pageants With their glamour‚ expensive dresses‚ jewels and‚ big fake smiles‚ beauty pageant contestants are just hiding their true personalities under materialistic things. People may say that beauty pageants aren’t always about looks. The contestants are scored on beauty‚ personality‚ evening wear‚ athletic wear and over all perception of the contestant. Beauty contestant ages range from 2 years old to 60+ years old. The fact that contestants lie about their beliefs

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    Societal influences have the potential to negatively impact one’s body image‚ particularly through participation in a Child Beauty Pageant. This “extracurricular activity” introduces unrealistic ideal images to children at such a young age; children‚ particularly females‚ are impacted psychologically and physically from this controversial practice‚ as well as from the undesirable parenting behind it. Society as a whole is also impacted by the airing of sexualized shows such as Toddlers and Tiaras

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    claimed that God had destined the American people to acquire as much land as possible over the continent. 5. Polk and California a. Polk sent John Slidell to Mexico City for $25 mil to buy California but they were insulted by his arrival. 6. Polk and war with Mexico a. Polk sent men under Zachary Taylor from the Nueces River to the Rio Grande provoking Mexican troops. War broke out because Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande and killed/wounded 16 Americans. 7. Treaty of G-H-- what were the

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    Children Competing in Beauty Pageants Many young children like to participate in pageants. I personally think that putting children in pageants is good for them. They make lifelong friends‚ gain high self-esteem‚ and learn that you cannot always win and children need each of these skills. Sure‚ they could gain these by playing an instrument or a sport but I believe pageantry is the best way to go. Whether a boy or a girl‚ pageants can teach kids the true cycle of life. They learn what goes up‚

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    Wood is well known throughout the pageant world as the unstoppable toddler in creatively bedazzled dresses (Lexton). She started on the pageant stage at the age of one‚ and “retired” from the industry at the age of six (Canning). Over her run she has received between Forty-Thousand and Fifty-Thousand dollars in winnings. But how‚ would one suppose‚ will all of this early influence of beauty and victory affect Eden Wood’s life? The first modern American pageant was held in 1854 by P. T. Barnum. It

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    Libb Bray Beauty Pageants

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    queens by Libba Bray is the story about girls in a beauty pageant trying to survive a plane crash. It’s a satire about American society.The story is so funny because it takes the idea of girls in pageants and puts them in a hard life situations to see how they react. The author uses the superiority theory to get her point across. There many times when they are trying to find things to survive most of the girls were so worried about the pageant look didn’t care about necessities they needed to live.

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    By: Diana Larios TOPIC: Children Beauty Pageants GENERAL PURPOSE: To Persuade SPECIFIC PURPOSE STATEMENT: To persuade my audience that I’m against the children beauty pageants CENTRAL IDEA: So what happens at a beauty pageant? What is it? Essentially a beauty pageant is a contest over physical attractiveness. Some contests have portions of that focus on talent and interview‚ but a majority of the points come from the beauty and grace of the contestants as well as their outfits. Contestants try

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