was unhappily married and suffered against the adultery of her husband. Also‚ she was faced with the challenge of converting her son Augustine. He lived a scandalous life and began several affairs throughout his teenage years. Saint Monica dedicated 17 years of prayer to the reformation of her son. Eventually‚ St Augustine realized his doings and devoted himself to the church and is now a saint whose writings are considered very influential in the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy
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polysyndeton to show an attempt to encompass something complex: * The water‚ like a witch’s oils‚ / Burnt green‚ and blue‚ and white. --S. T. Coleridge * [He] pursues his way‚ / And swims‚ or sinks‚ or wades‚ or creeps‚ or flies. --John Milton 17. Procatalepsis‚ by anticipating an objection and answering it‚ permits an argument to continue moving forward while taking into account points or reasons opposing either the train of thought or its final conclusions. Often the objections are standard
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Chapter 7 terms & Key Points Admiralty Courts Stamp Act and Sugar Act offenses were tried in this court. Juries were not allowed and the burden of proof was on the defendant. All were assumed to be guilty until proven innocent. Trial by jury and innocent until proven guilty were basic rights that the British people everywhere had held dear. Boston Port Act One such law was the Boston Port Act. It closed the Boston harbor until damages were paid and order could be ensured. British East India Company
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Essay: Virtuous Republic As Americans‚ we’d like to think we have come far in terms of overcoming hardships of all sorts: economic‚ racial‚ gender- related‚ sexuality- based‚ etc. It is true‚ that we have overcome various waves of adversity‚ but‚ such efforts seem minute compared to the big picture our founding fathers outlined. Yes‚ the women’s movement in the 1940’s was good. Yes‚ working towards racial equality in the ’60’s was good. But was there ever a national groundbreaking event
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Situation Re- port Comment 1. A company has not followed generally accepted accounting principles in the recording of its leases. 7 2. A company has not followed generally accepted accounting principles in the recording of its leases. The amounts involved are immaterial. 1 3. A company valued its inventory at current replacement cost. While the auditor believes that the inventory costs do approximate replacement costs‚ these costs do not approximate any GAAP inventory valuation method
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Nicholas Alamillo Mr. Woolsey APUSH P.2 1. Compare and contrast Lincoln’s views on the federal Union with nullification theory found in Document B. Chapter 10‚ page 189. In this document‚ Lincoln argued that the Founders in 1776 created a single nation and not thirteen independent sovereign states. This did not give any state the legal authority to leave the union on its own. His adversary on this point was John C. Calhoun. Calhoun took the opposite position by declaring that the Declaration of
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Chelsey Lopez Apush Colonial Era Test Topics: Chapter 1 -7 Causes of Expansion Christian Crusades: control over Holy Land from Muslims‚ exotic delight from asia (silk‚ sugar) Marco Polo: venetian merchant traveler‚ introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China Improvement in navigation tech. Primogeniture: the legal principal that the firstborn to inherit entire estate (property & land) Development of Joint Stock companies: economic arrangement by which number of investors poo their
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Chapter 30 Study Guide – The American Pageant “The War to End War” – 1917-1918 Major Themes: Wilson‚ forced grudgingly into war‚ took the heel-dragging American public with him. The war would forever alter American history. 1. Recommendation: If you want a more thorough account of World War I‚ you should read the Enduring Vision. 2. Assess the final catalysts for American involvement in WWI AND the textbooks assertion that Germany had dragged America into the war. * On January 22
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How the Exam Works. The APUSH exam consists of two parts. Part 1 is the 80 question multiple choice section in which you have 55 minutes to complete. Part 2 consists of writing a total of three essays. The first essay is called the document-based question (DBQ) because you are given 9-13 documents which should be used to answer the essay prompt. The next two essays are the free-response questions (FRQ). You will be given four essay promts to read. Two prompts are from pre-civil war era and the
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HOMEWORK PACKET CHAPTER 3 DUE ON: 3rd & 6th Per’s.- September 16 7th per.- september 17 Chapter 3: Putting Down Roots: Families in an Atlantic Empire‚ 1620-1700 Key Points of Emphasis: stability in New England‚ Puritan Society‚ Plantation Life in the Chesapeake‚ development of race-based slavery‚ rebellion and dissent in the colonies. Readings for the week: Section 1: Per. 3‚6- 9/9; Per. 7- 9/10 Introduction 64-66 Sources of Stability: New England Colonies of the Seventeenth
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