The last thing you see before you die is the most terrible‚ horrific face with hair of snakes and scary red eyes‚ you know it’s not human‚ it’s a Gorgon. The idea of Gorgons dates back all the way to the Greek times. The Gorgons can be found in Greek art and are included in epics often‚ Medusa was the most common out of the Gorgons but there are many discrepancies about who she was‚ and Perseus was ultimately the one to defeat Medusa. The Gorgons were monsters of Greek mythology‚ showing up in culture
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It’s not a subject we like to talk about but death is something that we are accustomed to. The funeral is a practice that most have witnessed at some point in their life. In fact‚ every single culture throughout history and the world have some sort of funeral rite or ritualistic way of handling the disposition of the deceased. The Egyptians had some of the most elaborate funerals involving the process of mummification‚ magic spells and the building of enormous tombs. Egypt as singled out as one of
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Derek Bouvier A.P. U.S. History Mr. Schultz Labor Unions DBQ February 9‚ 2015 Labor Unions In the early 19th century industry was beginning to foster with the help of a post-civil war boost in production. During this time though there was an equally stark drop in the quality of working conditions and wages. During this time also a flood of immigrants caused a surplus of laborers and thus a drop in wages. All of the while the richest men in American history began their reign over industry.
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3 essays Doesn’t matter which essay you write first Label the essay so that a reader can figure out which one you are writing ½ or 50% of total test score and each essay is equally weighted Must not spent all of your time on one essay although the DBQ will take a little longer as you must read the documents Every single point count and even if you are running out of time you write whatever you can 3. Document Based Question Know the rubric Quickly tackle the documents to look for categories to form
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World War I couldn’t have ended any worse. The way it was handled was wrong and as a result of that‚ a war even worse than before broke out. The three main causes of World War II were the ways France‚ Britain‚ and Germany handled it diplomatically‚ socially‚ and financially. There are sources that show the actions taken by the countries. After World War I France had made a treaty with the country of Poland that states if either country is attacked‚ the other will send aid and assistance via money
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Maddy Zimba During the period of 1850-1861‚ America was struggling to stay united as debates over several major issues started to take the forefront. After the war with Mexico ended in 1848‚ America gained the territories of Texas‚ New Mexico‚ and California through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Soon after‚ disputes over whether these states should be free states or slave states erupted. By 1850‚ a solution was found in the Compromise of 1850 where California would become a free state‚ and New
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DBQ - The Scientific Revolution The Scientific Revolution of the sixteen and seventeenth century were affected greatly from the contributions of the opposing voice and ideas of the Church and their disagreement with the uprising of scientific studies. Despite the rejection from the Church‚ the Scientific Revolution was heavily influenced by those in society who felt differently‚ and believed the benefits the Scientific Revolution would bring. This view however‚ was unequally agreed in when it came
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Thesis The enlightened despots indicated a belief in the equality of men and natural rights. They thought the people should be able to prosper‚ yet these “enlightened rulers” ruled in a despotic fashion. They believed that they had absolute power and that they were the state. Their words went above everybody’s no matter what. In some kind of sense it was kind of like a parent to child relationship. The parent has the right to rule over the child to keep them in line. In the social order group
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multiple Gods.They believed in things like Zodiacs (Doc D). Religion played a huge factor during the Middle Ages. The Catholic Church ruled nearly everything throught Europe. When the Renaisance started‚ it brang along many new ideas‚ inventions‚ and beliefs due to the new art‚ literature‚ and science. One area that changed man’s views from the Middle Ages to the Renaisance was through art. Theodore Rabb‚ who wrote Days of the
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Paige Reinfeld Jacksonian DBQ The uproar of the people of the U.S. was heard after the corrupted elections of 1824. It wasn’t until 1828‚ the year the Jacksonians came into power and satisfied the popular demand after a mudslinging battle against the aristocrats. The Jacksonian Democrats claimed they were guardians of the Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberties‚ and equal economic opportunity‚ but the 1820’s and 1830’s put those claims to the test. The Jacksonian Democrats claimed
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