1 Mr. Saccullo 8th grade Social Studies DBQ on the Roaring Twenties Historical Context The Great War was over and America’s sons returned home having witnessed the horrors of war. The survivors brought tales of great battles‚ death‚ cabarets‚ new foods‚ dance and the wonderment of Paris with its grand boulevards. Upon their arrival‚ the soldiers were astonished to see that America too had been changed by the war. Women’s fashion‚ appearance and attitudes had changed as they rallied and protested
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Every weekend there are young adults ages eighteen to twenty engaging in underage drinking at parties. Alcohol plays a huge role in today’s’ society. More people drink today than ever before. It is clear that alcohol has had a good impact on people’s lives‚ but it is more clear that it has had an negative impact on people’s lives. Alcoholic beverages include good things such as happiness for celebrations. Downfalls of alcohol include DUIs‚ addictions‚ and death. Young adults break the law on a regular
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fun‚ doing activities besides work and having freedom‚ which meant using that free time to “go wild.” Another problem was that the Chinese people were trying to lay under the radar in America. As Vietnam Memorial architect Maya Lin thought at the age of 21. “I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible.” (Source G) This was how a lot of Chinese immigrants felt. They felt the need to blend in and just go through their life thinking that they need to be
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Absolute dating methods are used to determine the age of materials. We need to understand how fossils are made so we can date them properly. There are five ways bones are fossilized. They are by permineralization‚ unaltered preservation‚ carbonization‚ authigenic preservation‚ and recrystalization (Shepherd). When a fossil is found you need to make sure that it can be preserved properly so it can stay in the same shape to enable research. Many steps are taken to prepare fossils and conserve them
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The United States’ legal age of adulthood is eighteen. A person may smoke cigarettes‚ vote in elections‚ get married‚ play the lottery‚ and join the military. If a person can make those decisions at eighteen‚ why not decisions on their own alcohol consumption? Universal age of adulthood should be eighteen for everything‚ including alcohol consumption. Let’s be honest‚ why does the government even try? Young adults under twenty one are going to drink. They’re going to hide it in their trunks or bags;
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------------------------------------------------- Madison Markey * ------------------------------------------------- AP US History‚ P.2 * ------------------------------------------------- 30 September 2012 * ------------------------------------------------- DBQ Homework #1 * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- Question Analysis: The question is asking to explain how the French and Indian War affected the three main principles that
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As a society there is a lot of discrimination we face whether it is subconsciously or not; many discriminate against an individual or a group for many reasons. Age discrimination is a big problem in America‚ people choose to act a certain way toward someone because they are younger or in some cases older. Racial discrimination has been relevant and even though there was an act passed in 1975 it is still a huge problem today. Gender discrimination also is a big problem in workplaces; women are professionally
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Superior Rome! The golden ages of Rome and Athens‚ a period of important benchmarks for the system of citizenship in history. Athens and Rome meet their golden age in different times; Athens in 430 B.C.‚ Rome in 130B.C. A well-constructed citizenship system should contain the best offer to foreigners‚ citizens participation in government‚ and organization of citizens in social class‚ which Rome comes superior in. Coming from other lands‚ foreigners come for several ‚seeking new experiences ‚hoping
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The time period between 400 AD and 1400 AD was a dark age because of the decline in education and creativity‚ the black plaque and lawlessness. The decline in education and creativity in the time period between 400 AD and 1400 AD made the dark ages dark. Even though universities were built around 1088 AD only the rich were allowed to go to them. People in europe at the time were losing their educational skills and children from poor families could not afford to put them in school. According to
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everybody equal opportunities Document B 1. How much influence do you think pastors had on society during the Middle Ages in Europe? Explain. In the medieval ages in Europe pastors had a great influence on the society. They were considered to have a third kind of life called next life and were considered superior over other men or women. 2. What is the mixed life? In Middle Ages Prelates who were considered highly ranked clergies and pastors had a third kind of life called the mixed life. They
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