1. Henry smiled self-consciously. like a politician before a camera. 3. At this point the Chesapeake is over a hundred feet deep. Deeper than it is anywhere else in its course. 5. Everything stopped in mid-air. All eyes turned to my father. 7. A construction crew has started work on the foundation of the new building. Which will be paid for by state tax revenues. 9. My father always planting a spring vegetable garden. 11. Mainly because it rained everyday. We had a miserable camping trip. 13. Sarah
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Europeans Settled in North America over 500 years ago‚ but why? I have three reasons that I think is what pulled the Europeans to settle in North America. My three reasons are freedom of religion‚ the discovery of new land‚ and to find resources that are rare. The first pull factor for the settlement in North America is the freedom of religion. “Catholic leaders in Spain often burned heretics—nonbelievers—in public during the Inquisition of the 1400s and 1500s.” “Heretics” or "nonbelievers" were
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The Dimensions of Culture (Chapter 3) The Dimensions of Culture (Chapter 3) What is Culture? Culture means to me the tastes‚ in art‚ manner‚ thought‚ letters‚ beliefs‚ and behavior of a social group. Culture is what guide everyone’s life and everyday things. Its has been said to be the backbone of human cultivation. The main thing behind culture is to help guide most people who do not seem civilize actually civilize in their own way. Most people stay within their cultures. According to the
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reaper harvests grain seven times faster than traditional methods with half the work force‚ • Guaranteed that wheat would dominate the Midwestern prairies • McCormick would help the North win the civil war • North provided the main market for the McCormick reaper and do for the models of his many competitors • The reaper would keep northern agricultural production high at a time when labor shortages caused by troop mobilization might otherwise have slashed production Samuel Colt
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Outlined Notes 2011 Chapter 1 Sex – designated based on biology‚ naturally born body parts Biological‚ based on chromosomes and anatomy‚ influenced in utero by progesterone levels Gender – socially constructed and expressed‚ it is not stable or innate Can change based on: self‚ culture‚ in relation to others gender Transgender – have the physical characteristics of one sex buy identify internally strongly as the other sex Intersexed – people who have biological qualities of both sexes
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to look at things differently. He sends out a message saying that its okay to be different and not everyone will end up as successful as one another. It is important not to compare yourself to anyone else and not feel that you have to live up to what people want u to. Things you do should be done because you want it‚ and not to satisfy someone else. There are many things out in the “real world”. Something there to make everyone happy‚ but you have to go out and look for things‚ they are not going
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Chapter 3 E1. Web site needs The Brilliant Line http://risdmuseum.org/thebrillian MoMA Popart http://www.moma.org/interactives/... iphoneart.org http://www.iphoneart.org Offer accessible facts about organization Small to the point Stated their mission Mission stated easy to use Allow visitors to experience the site in different ways and different levels Yes very interesting Yes but if you don’t have the required programs your experience is not that great Yes you jump all over and not
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protagonist recounts his life in America and the changes he had gone through in his American Journey. The use of an extended monologue makes readers view events through Changez’s perspective. Readers can also see that Hamid used a lot of parallel to present America‚ and Changez’s relationship with America also shown by these parallels. Initially‚ the company Changez works for‚ Underwood Samson. Underwood Samson is clearly a parallel to America‚ it has many similarities with America. As readers see‚ they all
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Slavery: Southern Slavery from 1607 to 1775 In 1607 Jamestown‚ the first successful English colony‚ was founded. A mere twelve years later the first African slaves would be introduced to the colony‚ and throughout the 17th century and early and mid-18th century their usefulness would increase and they would become the saviors of the Southern colonies. The growth of slavery in these colonies was brought on in large part by geographic‚ economic‚ and social factors of this time. Economically‚ slavery
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Summary of Chapters-Great Gatsby Chapter 1 * We are introduced to narrator Nick Carraway who firstly talks about the places within America that are so divided and different. He talks of New York‚ the eggs and the valley of ashes. * He talks of how New York is full of commerce and possibilities and how it has gangsters and crime. * He decides to move to where the ‘bond business’ is and lives in west egg‚ where it is not as fashionable as east egg. * He is fascinated by Jay Gatsby
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