Byron Banuelos 12/11/2013 Ms. Arce Comprehensive and Intrepretive questions 1.Transcendentalist means The quality or state of being transcendental. It means to when someone finds themself through nature and being in solitude. 2.One of the most used quotations in the night thoreau spent in jail is "Retirement? What an absurd idea! Why spend the best part of your life earning money so that you can enjoy a questionable liberty during the least valuable part of it? Why work like a dog so
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Summer Reading Questions A History of the World in 6 Glasses 1. Out of the six beverages‚ tea shows the strongest interplay of different civilizations. It is stated in that book that‚ “According to Chinese tradition‚ the first cup of tea was brewed by the emperor Shen Nung”(177). Tea was first popular in China‚ while it was the greatest empire in the world at the time. With this‚ China traded with many countries such as India‚ Japan‚ and Korea. It was inevitable that tea would
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US History Prep 20 2012 1. The authors of the Articles of Confederation established a decentralized political system mainly to 1. cancel state debts incurred during the Revolutionary War 2. assist the southern states in their efforts to gain a manufacturing base 3. promote the common goal of national sovereignty 4. prevent the abuses of power that had existed under British rule 2. Senate ratification of treaties negotiated by the President is required by the United States
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AP* Practice Test Questions 1. The purpose of the pupil is to (a) focus light on the retina. (b) process color. (c) allow light into the eye. (d) enable night vision. (e) detect specific shapes. 2. Cells that can respond to specific edges‚ lines‚ angles‚ and movements are called (a) rods. (b) cones. (c) ganglion cells. (d) feature detectors. (e) bipolar cells. 3. Signal detection theory is most closely associated with (a) vision. (b) sensory adaptation. (c) absolute thresholds. (d) hearing. (e)
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AP US HISTORY ID’s/ Objective Questions ID’s 1) The English Civil War- The English Civil War took place during the years 1642-1646. The English Civil War was the conflict between King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects‚ generally called the “parliamentarians‚” that culminated in the defeat and execution of the king and the establishment of a republican commonwealth. The parliamentary army’s leader‚ Oliver Cromwell‚ during the so-called Commonwealth period ruled. But after
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AP US History English Colonies in North America Before the seventeenth century‚ countries such as Portugal and Spain had controlled the rich lands of the Americas‚ and England was left out of the race due to religious conflict back home. However‚ when Queen Elizabeth came into power‚ England’s power also rose in the colonial game in the America. Some of the first colonies they gathered are the ones of Virginia and Carolina. They also acquired the colonies of Massachusetts Bay and Rhode Island
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AP World History Summer Assignment 10 Questions By Omar Mohammad APWH 2nd 1) a) The Discovery of beer ties back to in the 5th Millennium BC and is widely known today‚ but the prime use of it ended in the industrialization era across the globe as beer was starting to be modified into to other more useful products that could be globalized. b) It started when nomadic societies transitioned to agriculture and the cultivation of grains such as wheat and barley which over time fermented
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My friends call me a history buff. I like to learn many unique facts about different countries and time periods. Because of this‚ I elected to take numerous AP history classes. Currently‚ I am taking one of my favorite classes‚ human geography‚ or the study of how humans interact with each other and the earth. This class‚ among my other history classes‚ inspired me to pursue a career in international relations‚ focusing on politics. I love the subtle‚ and drastic‚ differences between cultures. Moreover
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AP US History Presidental Review Washington (1789-1797) Judiciary Act of 1749 Supreme court used right to declare a law unconstitutional Whiskey Rebellion taxed whiskey- excise tax on whiskey of the westerners- tax used to centralize and fund National debt Roles of Jefferson‚ Madison and Hamilton Jefferson- Secretary of State Hamilton- Secretary of Treasury Madison- Presidental advisor and friend French Revolution Period of radical social and political upheaval
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Society‚ Culture‚ and Reform‚ 1820-1860 Questions AP US History Society‚ Culture‚ and Reform‚ 1820-1860 Questions According to Horace Mann benefits of free public schools were tied to the individual and society. He said an educated people is always a more industrious people‚ and that intelligence is a primary ingredient in the wealth of nations. The more educated people were the more prosperous America will be. Its is also a necessity and a right for a child to be educated. not to would be the
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