MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of American civilizations during the post classical period? 1) _______ A) Highly developed agriculture B) Monotheistic practices C) Elaborate cultural systems D) Diverse civilizations 2) What was the relationship between the Toltecs and their predecessors in central Mexico? 2) _______ A) The Toltecs adopted the animistic religion
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The readings for Burke and Ortega y Gasset and Gentile dive into what we know about these ideologies (conservatism and fascism) and how they influence much of the policies we see today both internally in the United States government and elsewhere. As a response to liberalism‚ we note that conservatism and fascism render much of its ideology juxtaposing the very definition of liberalism and its involvement. The reading for Burke and Ortega y Gasset touches on the relative meaning of conservatism
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These days‚ I’ve read a book named Vanity Fair and learned a lot from it. In essence‚ vanity itself is neither right nor wrong. However‚ when we are motivated by our desires‚ we are likely to keep some problems in perspective. In the beginning‚ we set the wrong goals which we actually don’t like and choose the wrong way which are against our wills. That is because we don’t have a good understanding of ourselves and we don’t know what we do want. As far as I’m concerned‚ we should not attach too much
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continued to improve‚ not only from the contact with alien cultural patterns which influenced Europeans‚ but also with the wealth brought back from Asia and the Americas which catapulted a new class of merchants into prominence‚ displacing the old aristocracy. This new economic atmosphere undermined the previous power structure and transferred power to the new merchant class who‚ as they began to rise in power‚ worked to effectively utilize their new found wealth to leverage greater economic freedom
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Characters Name: Candide Role in the story: Protagonist‚ disciple of Pangloss‚ lover of Cunegonde‚ and illegitimate nephew of the Baron Significance to the story: Candide represents the naïve‚ sheltered life of the aristocracy as he has no knowledge of the world outside of the baron castle so it easy to assume that it is indeed the best of all possible worlds. Slowly through his adventures we see a change in Candide as he matures gaining a worldly view and begins to question Pangloss’ philosophy
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degenerated from their fathers; and‚ so far from trying to equal their virtues…” (Machiavelli 1). He thought that the children of the king would focus on living a rich life instead of one that focused on politics. He goes on to describe this as an aristocracy‚ where few noblemen would be in charge chasing the things they desired. They would seek riches and power by the form of violence‚ the people would quickly be disgusted with the oligarchy and overthrow the government to form a popular government
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The idea of human equality has been defined in several ways throughout history. The concept of equality which most Americans relate to is based upon the idea of divine‚ God-granted natural rights. In a context relating to government‚ this would be a system of fair treatment and equal opportunity‚ which rewards all citizens equally‚ regardless of their contributions. This system is also known as Egalitarianism. Egalitarianism requires a powerful central government which closely resembles current-day
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How are critical thinking and reading vital to human beings? Critical thinking and reading are the principals in society since today. There are many people out there who can’t read which is dreadful. There are many benefits if we read which are; mental stimulation‚ stress reduction‚ knowledge‚ vocabulary expansion‚ memory improvement‚ strong analytical thinking skill‚ improved focused and concentration‚ better writing skills‚ and tranquility. Animal Farm a novel by George Orwell addresses the issues
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This idea of social relations is what Lefebvre sees as the crucial cause of the Revolution: the conflict between the long-standing aristocracy—with their exclusion from political power but still-existing seat at the top of the social hierarchy due merely to birth—and the newly-forming bourgeoisie—who held economic power through supplying money to the monarchy but were continuously excluded
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inevitable‚ indeed necessary‚ but still in some ways an unwelcome displacement of the aristocracy from their established position. The Leopard ’s nephew had a different reaction‚ "Unless we ourselves take a hand now‚ they ’ll foist a republic on us. If we want things to stay as they are‚ things will have to change." He knew that they must accept the movement in order for the monarchy to survive and for the aristocracy to keep power in Italy. The Leopard ’s authoritarian temperament‚ a certain rigidity
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