the colonies to receive orders so the Americans began to start their own government. When the colonists formed their own governments‚ they used the ideas of natural rights‚ representative government‚ rule of law‚ separation of
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some of the more disturbing parts of history. In A People’s History of the United States‚ Howard Zinn tells history from the perspective of all the minorities affected in the building of the United States. He criticizes the versions of history that are told from the “viewpoint of the leaders…” without any regard of the mass murders or exploitation (9). Zinn describes the novel as being “skeptical of governments and their attempts…” (10). The view of Zinn’s novel as a “history from below” is an unquestionably
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22 November 2013 Government Responses to Genocide There is no average or statistic of when and how a government responds to a genocide. Some times it could be days other times it could be years‚governments can send in troops or even ignore that anything is happening all together. Debates about governments involvement are constantly being brought up about what could be done differently or how it would have affected the number of lives lost.there is no doubt that government involvement‚ aid and
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Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States CHAPTER 1‚ pg. 1-22 Columbus‚ the Indians and human progress. Directions: read the above chapter and answer the following questions on this sheet. Major Question: Is Christopher Columbus a Hero? 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? 2. According to Zinn‚ how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? 3. What is Zinn’s basic criticism of historian Samuel Eliot
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Zinn Chapter 12 1. Why might Teddy Roosevelt have thought that the United States needed a war in 1897? a. The United States was struggling politically and economically. It was believed that opening up markets overseas would relieve a lot of the problems that the United States was having in its depression. 2. In what sense was expansion overseas “not a new idea”? If it was not new‚ then why did it not begin until 1898? a. The Monroe Doctrine moved the US down south into the Caribbean even before the
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Chapter 9- Thinking and Language: 9.1- what is Cognition‚ and what are the functions of concepts: Cognition refers to all the mental activities acknowledged with thinking‚ knowing‚ remembering‚ and communication. We form most concepts about prototypes or best examples of a category. 9.2- what cognitive strategies assist our problem solving‚ and what obstacles hinder it? An algorithm is a methodical‚ logical rule or procedure that guarantees a solution to the problem. A heuristic is a
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Chapter 9: Deviance What is Deviance? The recognized violation of cultural norms Crime: The violation of a society’s formally enacted criminal law Social Control: Attempts by society to regulate people’s thought and behavior Criminal Justice system: a formal response by police‚ courts‚ and prison officials to alleged violations of the law The Biological Context Early studies showed relationship of criminal behavior with head shape (Lombroso) and body size (Sheldon)‚ but they
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Chapter 9 GDP is the market value of all the final goods and services produced by all firms located in the United States in a given time period Marginal external cost The cost of producing an additional unit of a good or service that falls on people other than the producer. Efficiency Efficiency is achieved when the marginal social benefit equals the marginal social cost. Which of the following best describes an externality? An effect of a transaction felt by someone other than the
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Chapter IX. The French Revolution pp. 361-415 France “replaced the ‘Old Regime’ with ‘modern society‚’ and at its extreme phase it became very radical‚ so much so that all later revolutionary movements have looked back to it as a predecessor to themselves.” The French Revolution occurred in the most advanced country of the day‚ the center of the Enlightenment. It was the most powerful‚ wealthy nation in Europe. It had the largest population (24 m) under one government. Paris was smaller than
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ZINN CHAPTER 7: Study Questions "As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs" 1. What is the major theme (recurring idea) in this chapter. The major theme in this chapter was about the Native Americans and their survival due to the Americans taking their land‚ spreading diseases‚ and raiding their towns. 2. What evidence does Zinn cite to illustrate the overall impact of Indian removal? The evidence Zinn uses to illustrate the overall impact of the Indian removal by talking about the book
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