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    1993 DBQ APUSH ESSAY The Chesapeake region and New England was shaped because of the different social‚ economic‚ and geographic factors during the 17th century. During the entire century‚ New England maintained a strong; family orientated identity whereas the Chesapeake region remained divided and scattered. The Chesapeake region has a hot climate that can grow crop plantations and disease‚ New England’s cold and rocky climate made growing staple crops and the spread of disease difficult. The combination

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    The lively figures of speech in Herrick’s "Delight in Disorder" show his sensual delight in the little things in life. The oxymorons‚ animations‚ images‚ and paradox in this poem display the author’s enjoyment of true uniqueness. The animations in "Delight in Disorder" show how the speaker sees the clothing as having a will of it’s own that makes the outfit more "bewitch[ing]" (13). For example‚ the author cites a "tempestuous petticoat" and a "careless shoestring" as things that cause the woman’s

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    Macbeth‚ an exciting and suspenseful drama written in the seventeenth century by William Shakespeare‚ still engage modern audiences. The three universal themes of Macbeth are the supernatural‚ the conflicts of order and ambition‚ which are still relevant today. This is demonstrated through the original play and Roman Polanski’s film of Macbeth produced in 1971. Shakespeare’s theme of supernatural is apparent all through his play‚ Macbeth. It was believed that he wrote it especially for King James

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    godliness. By the 17th century‚ Lutheranism felt that a reform was needed as Christianity was not reflecting in people’s lives. Pietism arose as a reforming movement within the Lutheran Churches. (Woodhead‚ 2004‚ p. 214- 215) In this paper‚ I will explain what pietism is and focus on the development of pietism as a ecclesiastical movement from the 17th century to the 19th century in Norway and how it changed the relationship between state and church. Pietism developed in the late 17th century and its epicenter

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    There is no doubt that religious beliefs have control over the way that people live their lives. In the early 17th century‚ even as philosophers and scientists were questioning the role of religion in everyday life‚ a Christian identity was so integral to existence that many men or peasants were simply known as Christians. During the time of the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution‚ religion and many other dearly held beliefs were being examined and scrutinized more so than they ever had been

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    Women in the 17th century were faced with many difficult challenges as they were seen as not equal to men until the early 1900s. They were faced with the task of living in a patriarchy that gave them little to no opportunities to express themselves or their talents. The roles of a woman in any household were narrowed down to a housewife. No matter if they were a noblewoman or a commoner all women were expected to stay at home‚ prepare the household and respect the orders of their husbands. A woman

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    In the 17th century those that practiced astrology fostered the belief that the planets have a lot to do with the way we operate in life. The myths surrounding these beliefs have followed through the years. Even 50% of college students and 81% of mental health professionals attest to this same belief. It is something about the gravitational pull like the tide or a woman’s cycle. The fact that the moon does not effect small bodies of water brings to question what is the real truth. Galileo had

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    form colonies on the Eastern shore of what would become America‚ they did not arrive with the idea of enslaving other people (Jordan‚ 1968). The first wave of immigrants‚ just like perhaps every other wave of new arrivals to these shores since the 17th century‚ came here for various reasons and with diverse goals in mind. Yet‚ one of those goals was surely not to become wealthy by enslaving others (Friedman‚ 2007). The English‚ like the Irish and Scots‚ had no history of making slaves of other peoples

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    factors affect the work of scientists in the sixteenth and seventeenth century The scientific revolution was a time for development and growth in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It was a time for discovery and knowledge. Since this was a new concept‚ it wasn’t widely accepted amongst everyone‚ as we often see when something new emerges. Factors that affected the work of scientists in the sixteenth and seventeenth century were political factors because political authorities offered guidance

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    about hysteria in women‚ the prevalence of diagnoses of mental illness has been steadily climbing. Terminology has changed slightly over the past several centuries‚ evolving from hysteria to madness to mental illness; however‚ to what degree attitudes about mental illness have changed remains unclear. While methods of treatment used in the 17th century are no longer prescribed today‚ there still exists a strong disparity between the number of women diagnosed as mentally ill compared to the miniscule

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