American Studies Literature March 27th‚ 2014 Not Really a Gorge Silence fell across the group as we trekked towards our final destinations in the woods. For most‚ it was wandering‚ hoping to come upon some spot which would inspire them‚ but not for me. As the leaves crunched beneath my feet‚ I had one spot in mind. Two springs ago‚ I had stumbled across it while following the stream that runs from the pond. Freshman year‚ Lucas Santiago and Ethan Clearfield found a small clearing by the stream
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2001 AP@ UNITED STATES HISTORY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS UNITED STATES HISTORY SECTION I1 Part A (Suggested writing time-45 minutes) Percent of Section I1 score-45 Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-I and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period
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Vietnam DBQ The Vietnam War began in 1956 but the United States campaign began in the early 60’s. The Vietnam War heightened social‚ political and economic tensions in the United States with events such as the Gulf of Tonkin incident‚ the Kent State massacre‚ and the war powers act. Then the drafting started. James Fallows describes how he witnessed fresh graduates from high schools were being drafted (Document F). Mr. King Jr. was very upset as he learned about the racial statistics about the
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When Buddhism was brought to Ancient China in 1st century C.E.‚ it progressively won converts after the fall of the Han Dynasty. Buddhism continued to influence China for centuries. The extent of Buddhism’s appeal can be traced throughout its existence in ancient China. Buddhism had distinct influence in ancient China. According to Buddha‚ life is ultimately suffering. Desire is the cause of suffering‚ when one rids themselves of desire‚ their suffering will be over. “The Fourth Noble Truth is
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Silk Road DBQ The Silk Road in World History (Suggested writing time – 40 minutes) You should spend at least 10 minutes reading‚ analyzing‚ and grouping the sources. Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-6. (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) Write your answer on the lined pages of the Section II free-response booklet. This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay
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DBQ : REVOLUTIONS This task is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents and is based on the accompanying documents (1–6). Some of the documents have been edited for the purposes of this question. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Directions: Read the documents in Part A and answer the questions after each document. Then‚ read the directions for Part B and write your
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Using the Documents‚ compare and contrast the differences of Christian and Islamic attitudes towards merchants until about 1500. From a review of the 7 documents presented‚ it is clear that Christianity and Islam condemned inequitable trade‚ which led to many Christians and Muslims to look down upon merchants; however‚ honest business‚ especially as a merchant‚ is honored highly. In fact‚ the Qur’an compares fair merchants to martyrs which were some of the holiest people of all [D2]. However
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European Exploration From the fifteenth century to the seventeenth century‚ there were many signs of movement and conquering new land. Just before this era we saw the renewal of European power. Justinian was able to establish his own code of law which helped rule over Europe. He made his best efforts to get Europe back to where it was previously but shortly after‚ the continent split due to religious beliefs. The western part of Europe believed in Catholicism‚ while the east believed in the traditional
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Mr.Gross AP world 10-21-13 ABC Clio Activity Islamic account 1. How does each account portray the enemy? They don’t really describe them well but as a fierce fighting force. 2. What explanations‚ if any‚ do you see for the success of the Muslims? As Muslims would say they had the help of Allah They fiercely fought 3. How did they treat their conquered enemies? Jews? Christians? The Muslims treated both Jews and Christians friendly 4. How were Muslims perceived by Jews and Christians
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2011-2012 DBQ The Renaissance was a period in history where European life changed drastically. It revolutionized lifestyle from that of the Middle Ages in the areas of art‚ science‚ and ideology. The Renaissance revolutionized ideology the most because in the Middle Ages humanism was almost non-existent and ideas were based more on religion‚ and human potential was unvalued. In the Renaissance period‚ people focused on human potential and values. Human potential was completely different in these
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