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    tectonics Need a Hint? 1.What evidence proved that South America‚ Africa‚ India‚ and Australia were once covered by glaciers? glacial deposits and rock surfaces scarred by glaciers 2. What happens when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate? The denser oceanic plate slides under the less dense continental plate. 3. A divergent boundary is a boundary between two plates that __________. Move away from each other. 4.Do two colliding continental plates always cause volcanoes

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    Imperialism changed the world in many ways as we lunched into the 20th century. When talking about imperialism i mean the social change on people’s behaviors and territory in the world. Often times people confuse it with the opening of more jobs and business and even though that was also a change but there was many more important things what happened such as the education that was happening. People become much more educated on the justice system and the division of labor. Imperialism also was the

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    multicultural and welcoming country it is today. Although it was not always this way‚ throughout the 20th century Canadian immigration took many turns‚ some for good and others not so much. Canada stood with mostly unrestricted immigrations laws in the beginning of the 20th century besides the Chinese Head Tax that was put in place in British Columbia. It was raised to $100 in 1900 and $500 in 1903. Although this did not completely block Asian immigration it did make it fairly difficult for those of

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    Every coin has two sides. There is also a group of people who support the moral objectivism. According to their view‚ morality is based on some general facts‚ such as happiness is better than suffering‚ punishing people for the crime that they did not commit is wrong‚ and so on. In their theory‚ morality refers to the rightness‚ wrongness‚ goodness or badness‚ and morality is there to determine if an action or decision is correct or not. Morality is not related with the profit of an individual or

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    How did 20th century views on alienation play a part in the story’s plot? In today’s context‚ alienation refers to a large variety of mental health disorders such as anxiety‚ despair‚ rootlessness‚ apathy‚ anomie‚ loss of self‚ isolation‚ powerlessness‚ pessimism‚ loss of self and belief or values. However‚ this is very different from the 20th century view on things. Historically speaking‚ primative life was much more simple. The members of early society were connected to each other by the simple

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    20th Century Europe 1/15/14 18th century- many great events happening Enlightenment- began in France New generation of people First Political Revolution- France 1789 3 main social classes- royal class (no taxes)‚ peasants (taxed) Third class was responsible for everything From the European past: The First Industrial Revolution Use of child labor Social Protest Luddites movement Neal Ludd was the Robin Hood figure Most important industry started- Textiles Cotton Spinning

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    revolution:19th-20th centuries Throughout history‚ the medical innovations made have changed how we did and saw things when it came to our medical needs. In the hundreds of years‚ people have discovered many details vital to our survival and maintaining a healthy and knowledgeable lifestyle. The medical revolution was different depending on where you lived and the resources available. In the 19th century the “medical developments” were a “continuation from the the 18th century (Lyons‚ S. Albert)”

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    The 20th Century saw the United States of America grow from an upstart young nation‚ only recently over the bloody Civil War‚ into the last true Super Power. The Soviet Union‚ the United States’ mirror and polar opposite in ideals and philosophies‚ did not exist for even one single century. But while faced with this antithesis‚ the United States reversed its policy of isolationism and distancing itself from world affairs and conflicts to the containment of communism‚ both directly and covertly

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    RDuring the 20th century there were many political social and economic challenges that just lead to more problems. Some conflicts only affected certain people or some affected all. Most of the problems cause a long chain of cause and effect. The cold war affected many people and had a huge significant effect on history. The Cold War was a war between the u.s. And the u.s.s.r.‚ but in this war there was not much fighting between the 2 countries which is why they call it a Cold War. some cities in

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    A good scientist should possess the following qualities: 1. A scientist must be curious about the world Example: Galileo Galileo’s curiosity about the heavenly bodies made him the first person to use a telescope to study the moon‚ the sun‚ the planets and the stars. 2. A scientist is logical and systematic Example: Among the reasons why Gregor Mendel discovered the principles of heredity when others have failed was his logical experimental methods and his careful and accurate record keeping

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