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    new light centers were formed. Some examples of the new light centers for higher learning include Princeton‚ Brown‚ Rutgers‚ and Dartmouth. Molasses Act: In 1733‚ Parliament passed the Molasses Act. It was put in place in order to stop North American trade with the French West Indies. American merchants responded to the act by bribing and smuggling their way around the law. Therefore‚ the act started to push the Americans towards revolting rather than obliging. Naval Stores: Were highly valued because

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    Greenleaf Whittier comments on his joy over the "prospect of the speedy emancipation of the slaves of the United States". He also declares "I set a higher value on my name as appended to the Antislavery Declaration of 1833 than on the title-page of any book". Whittier‚ a Quaker‚ farmer‚ and poet had long been involved with the abolitionist movement and many times had expressed his opinions on the subject of slavery. In his poem‚ The Farewell Of a Virginia Slave Mother to Her Daughters Sold into Southern

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    are governed by Project Tiger‚ and are of special significance in the conservation of the tiger. Some wildlife sanctuaries are specifically named Bird Sanctuary‚ e.g. Keoladeo National Park before attaining National Park status. Many National Parks were initially Wildlife Sanctuaries. Wildlife sanctuaries of national importance to conservation‚ usually due to some flagship faunal species‚ are named National Wildlife Sanctuary‚ like the tri-state National Chambal (Gharial) Wildlife Sanctuary for conserving

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    Throughout the Seventeenth and Eighteenth century‚ the development of the New World colonies in British North America and Barbados by Britain and its colonists made use of the option of slavery to benefit the new colonies economy. The reason that slavery was appealing towards the settlers was due to the strenuous labour and long hours necessary to grow cash crops on plantations. It takes time and effort to grow these crops‚ and the main crops we will be focusing on are sugar‚ tobacco‚ and rice. Since

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    life and art were very closely related. Everything in his life was reflected in his art. All the major changes in his works and styles represented important turning points for him. When Dali was younger‚ he experimented with different styles. The first style he used was soft‚ blurry and seemed a little bit out of focus‚ although his use shadowing was well from the beginning. Dali’s early works were not very impressive‚ but he was very talented and dedicated to

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    The medical field during the eighteenth century was comprised of unsanitary‚ heinous‚ and uncustomary practices‚ such as blood letting‚ trepanation‚ and the overcrowding of hospitals. Even though these practices didn’t help in the development of the medical field‚ there were auspicious practices that were beneficial‚ such as midwifery‚ ingrafting‚ and faith in God. Midwifery‚ during the 1700’s‚ was one of the most womanized practices of the century. To get the help of a male midwife was a belittlement

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    Experiences are a part of life which makes man more confident‚ strengthen its capabilities and polish him like a diamond. Same thing happened to me when I took admission in university .After leaving college life entering in university life is a different experience for me where everything is change from environment to studies. The first day of university life was quite different than the rest of the days. Have you ever been so excited that your heart can’t stop beating? That’s how I was my first

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    republicanism and liberalism differ in 18th century British North America? Republicanism emphasized an active participation in public life by economically independent citizens. Republicans held that only those with property were virtuous-the willingness to subordinate personal interest to public good. Liberalism was quite the opposite. Foner writes‚ “Government‚ he wrote‚ was formed by mutual agreement among equals… In this ‘social contract’ men surrendered a part of their right to govern themselves

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    Response Paper- Gorn Ch.3 Constructing the American Past Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Voices How would you characterize the relationship between William Byrd and Lucy Parke Byrd? If Lucy had diary‚ how do you think she might have characterized the same events? The relationship William Byrd and Lucy Parke Byrd was quite different than most marriages in the old Virginia days. Lucy Parke was rather knowledgeable than most women her age‚ while she grew up educated. Lucy Parke caught the

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    but had no obvious male heirs to the throne. However there were candidates within the Austrian and French kingdoms. The countries battled over who is going to take the kingdom. During the war‚ countries had used privateers who are privately own armed ships who are commissioned by the government to fight or harass other countries on the sea (Privateer History: A General Overview‚ n.d.). However‚ after the war was over the privateers were withdrawn and to be sent back to their home countries‚ but

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