Study Guide CEP Midterm Important Vocabulary Eugenics- the efforts to improve the race through selective breeding especially negative means Culture- changing collection of norms‚ language‚ artifacts etc of a group of people Macro culture- overarching cultural aspects of a society Micro culture- subgroups having distinguishing characteristic within a society Race – socially constructed categories of people based on physical features or ancestral origin Ableism- system of devaluation of people
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-1America Government Midterm Review 1. Evolution Ÿ America gets name from Amerigo Vespucci Ÿ 1756: Britain and France at war over land (French/Indian) Ÿ Britain owned most of east America Ÿ Britain retreated in 1771 Ÿ First form of government: Articles of Confederation Ÿ Louisiana Purchase: 828‚000 square miles of land from France in 1803. French controlled from 1699 to 1762 when it became Spanish property. Napoleon Bonaparte revived aspirations to build an empire in North America
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Amelia Baumgardner FYS 1399 Modernism Midterm Modernism In it’s broadest sense‚ Modernism is modern thought or reason. More specifically‚ Modernism explains the adventurous new ideals of society that originate from the sweeping and widespread changes of Western culture in the earliest portion of the 20th century. In other words‚ Modernism was a rebellion from the conventional pillars of realism. Modernism seems to snub many of the overhanging values of the Enlightenment‚ such as religion‚ as well
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MidTerm Notes 02/11 1.40 short answer explaining situation‚ pencil‚ 1. pg. 3. Physical activity is body movement produced by skeletal muscles. That requires energy expenditure and produces progressive health benefits. (Gardening‚ dancing‚ washing car) Exercise is a type of physical activity that requires planned‚ structured‚ and repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness.(cycling‚ aerobic‚ swimming) 2. pg. 9. Wellness is constant and deliberate
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Law Midterm Cases Citizens Insurance v. Parsons Citizens Insurance v. Parsons was an 1881 decision‚ which established the test to determine governmental jurisdiction. The constitutional issue in this case concerned the validity of the Ontario Fire Insurance Policy Act. Parsons owned a hardware store in Orangeville‚ which was destroyed by fire one evening. Insured by Citizens Insurance‚ Parsons asked the company to cover him for his loss. Citizens Insurance refused to pay out on the basis that
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Eli Tanenbaum Ms. Anderson English 3H‚ Set 4 22 January 2013 Midterm Essay Sometimes the truth has the ability to imprison one’s self; other times it can set one free. Either way‚ the truth is something that can decide one’s fate. Society often decides what is true and what is false; however‚ sometimes these truths are indeed a lie. In order to come to the realization that what was once perceived true is actually a lie‚ one must embark on a trek to discover the genuine truth. As evidenced by
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NAME: SECTION: ORAL COMM. / MIDTERMS / ------------------------------------------------- I. True or False ______1. The vibrator part of speech mechanism is responsible for the production of sound waves. ______2. The vocal cords are in ‘closed position’ when voiced sounds are produced. ______3. (Word) stress is the emphasis or force given to a syllable or syllable in a word or phrase as it is pronounced ______4. Semiotics is defined as the study of signs. ______5. Noise is anything
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Midterm #2 is THURS 11/8/12 in lecture EBS 309: bring 100 question scantron & #2 pencil This exam covers material from lectures #9 (9/27/12) through #19 (11/1/12) Remember – you should take an ACTIVE role in studying – test yourself by trying to explain concepts to others or to yourself with no notes. Find a partner or group to study REGULARLY with – it is not pos sible to learn in 1 night! If needed‚ seek help with plenty of time before the test. Lecture #9 (9/27/12): Phytoplankton‚ Picoplankton
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Ryan McNeal Professor Glover English 101 – Midterm 7 October 2010 “Three Girls” Midterm Joyce Carol Oates wrote the story “Three Girls” in 2002. The story actually takes place on “one snowy evening in 1956” (77). The initial characters in the story are “two NYU girl-poets” (77)‚ but later the reader is introduced to another character that changes the entire story. The two poets are the narrator and the reader who is spoken of using the word “you”. The point of view is first person‚ but can
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Midterm 1 Essays 1) Describe the three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) The film Birth of a Nation used the three basic types of music heard during the silent film era‚ which were adaptations‚ arrangement‚ and newly composed. Adaptations borrow a complete passage from another source and usually accompany large action scene. The composer Breil used Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyrie to underscore
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