* Columbus was portrayed as a hero‚ a peaceful explorer‚ glorious. But Columbus portrayed by Zinn was full of lust for gold‚ greedy‚ and a torturer to gain things he wanted. 4. Why does Zinn dispute Henry Kissinger’s statement‚ “History is the memory of states.”? * Zinn disputes Henry Kissinger’s statement because he thinks that no one has the right to take the memory of their nation as their own. 5. What is Zinns basic criticism of historian Samuel Eliot Morison’s book Christopher
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In the short stories “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and Revelation” by Flannery O’ Connor the alienated antagonist are both the keys to the enlightenment of the protagonists Grandma and Mrs.Turpin. They are both egocentric‚ judgmental and believe they are holier than thou. They are thus confronted by those for whom they alienated The Misfit and Mary Grace. Those they assumed to be inferior now shine light on there clouded minds. In the beginning of the story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” The Misfit
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Student sample #1 Ideas Score and Justification: I gave a 5 because the writer has a sense of what a good friend means. The central message is clear and understandable with detail of what makes a good friend. They had knowledge about this prompt. This person could have elaborated a little more into detail about a specific example or experience. Examples: When they said a friend is special‚ they could have explained what they feel makes a friend special. “A good friend doesn’t talk bad about you”
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Pre-AP English 10 22 October 2012 Creation Myths Around the World There are many commonalities between creation myths from around the world. Two items most creation stories have in common is that the god(s) improved the earth‚ and people generally view themselves as the center of reality. Human beings tend to liken themselves to the gods they worship. The theme of God(s) improving the earth in mythology can be noted in the bible when God keeps making improvements to the earth because He “saw
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of India" by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio? Why hang’st thou lonely on yon withered bough? Unstrung for ever‚ must thou there remain; Thy music once was sweet - who hears it now? Although the above post gives some interesting suggestions about labeling meter‚ there are other focuses for annotating a poem. For example‚ you can annotate for figurative language and the meaning it grants the poem. The title “The Harp of India” seems to suggest a metaphor‚ and the background of Henry Louis Vivian
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Writing an English Essay Planning out and writing an English essay certainly is quite difficult to achieve in 50 minutes. Here are some tips and the essay outline to help out with the planning part ☺ When you first look at the question + Intro • Be sure to look at both questions and evaluate: which is the one that is easier/more familiar to me? Can I find a definite theme for me to argue about as well as determining a measurement for the terms? Then choose the question • If the question is a
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Danielle Joseph English 112/ 0002 Maginnes February 26‚ 2013 Genetic Modified Humans: Is Not Acceptable In the essay‚ titled "Building Baby from the Genes Up?" Ronald M. Green proclaims his approval of genetic selection and extraction of human genes. He gives reasons that support his outlook on the matter‚ that this will be useful to civilization. Ronald M. Green is in violation of several ethical codes‚ with his view on genetic modification. I am against genetically modified humans‚ and
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Decision Process 1. King Henry: Desire for a male heir (Personal Factor) King Henry had married his brother’s widow‚ Catherine of Aragon‚ in 1509. Catherine had produced only one surviving child - a girl‚ Princess Mary‚ born in 1516. By the end of the 1520s‚ Catherine was in her forties and he was desperate for a son. The Tudor dynasty had been established by conquest in 1485 and King Henry was only its second monarch. England had not so far had a ruling queen‚ and the dynasty was not secure enough
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TJ Long AP Euro DBQ Essay There were numerous responses to the plague‚ such as fear‚ greed‚ and looking for a cause. The plague is a zoonotic disease‚ one of the three rare types of diseases that is created from Yersinia Pestis‚ a part of Enterobacteriaceae. This was a devastating time for people in Europe from the late 1400s to the early 1700s and there were many responses about how the plague was affecting society during this time. This disease killed about 25 million people which caused
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Irene Kim AP Euro Winter Assignment 1/2 Unit I 1. There are several relationships that can be pointed out between the Middle Ages and modern times. One such example is the overpopulation that Europe faced before the Black Death and the overpopulation that the world is facing at this moment. Although not everywhere‚ there is poor sanitation and malnutrition in many areas of the world as there were back then. Another example is the economy and how there were a lack of jobs and pay for people
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