Advantages of the alphabet • Easy to learn‚ as it requires relatively few characters. • Easy to incorporate new words into existing language. • Adaptable for use of new languages. Disadvantages of the alphabet • Easy to learn‚ which makes the ability to write less powerful. • Need to understand spoken language to read. • As spoken language changes‚ it becomes divorced from spoken language The Phoenicians lived in city-states in the area of modern Lebanon‚ in the same way as the Sumerians
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J Fircha Honors US History I 2 March 2012 Removal of Indians DBQ All presidents have a legacy; some good‚ some bad. Andrew Jackson’s legacy is the Indian Removal Act. This act was not supported by the Supreme Court‚ made Native Americans leave the places that they called home for countless years‚ and had a huge impact on Native Americans personally. In 1830‚ with consent and encouragement from President Andrew Jackson‚ many Indians were wrongly forced off of their native lands and onto foreign
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Cory Bonda 10/10/10 AP US HISTORY Mr. Mangan DBQ #6 Jacksonian Democrats‚ Protectors of the Constitution During the 1830’s and 1820’s the Jacksonain Democrats viewed them selves as the protectors of the Constitution from other parties who had a loose on the constitution. This statement can be viewed as both true and false as the Jacksonian Democrats did not live up to their promises. With the veto of the bank‚ Indian Removal Act‚ Jackson did little to defend the United States Constitution
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At the beginning of the 1500s‚ Indians suffered the deadly epidemics which took from Europeans‚ however‚ they believe that is god’s willing to punish them. After that‚ European countries were trying to brake Indian people. The Native population of North America fell by more than 70 percent between fifteenth-century and nineteenth-century. Europeans judged Native people by Europeans values‚ social orders and gender assumption caused the policy of removing Indian people from east to west. Indians
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During the late 19th century‚ the United States was divided into a informal country known as the Confederate States of America which consisted of seven secessionist slave holding states. Throughout this time period slavery played a prominent role in the Confederacy due to a great reliance of labor on the plantations in the South and it displayed a considerable amount of racism. Eventually‚ disputes between the Union and the Confederacy over slavery and other problems led to the Civil War. After a
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There are many distinct differences between the northern and southern settlers that came from Europe to inhabit the new world. Ranging form religious to economic backgrounds‚ these differences eventually lead to opposing viewpoints on slavery. The Protestants‚ mainly the Puritans‚ settled the north. Their strong religious convictions stemming from religious persecution in England and lack of a long growing season lead to an independence from slavery. The southern parts of the colonies were settled
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Talha Syed October 2nd‚ 2014 Speech Professor Ratcliffe Basketball: The Greatest Sport Invented (Outline) General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the history‚ basic rules‚ and the development of basketball. Introduction Attention Getter: There is no “I” in team‚ but there is in wIn. This is a quote from the 6x NBA Champion‚ Michael Jordan. Thesis: The game of Basketball is a very exciting sport. You need to be able to communicate with your teammates
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Sociological perspective on basketball In sociology‚ there are 3 paradigms. There is the conflict theory perspective‚ the symbolic-interaction perspective and the structural-functionalist perspective. From a conflict paradigm point of view‚ the essay would focus on gender and how the assumption that girls lack the same level of strength and stamina as men. The WNBA (Women National Basketball League) doesn’t get the same amount of respect as the males do in the NBA (National Basketball League). Another issue
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Teach Basketball If you ever played basketball you have to have your mind set to ten percent heart and ninety percent determination. I can remember growing up playing basketball with my dad because he taught me how to play. We would play all day and night. There were always rivalries in our house because we liked different teams. For example‚ he liked the Celtics and I liked the Miami Heat. I love to play basketball and I think that the little kids would love to learn how to play basketball. Basketball
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Basketball Activity Class Sherwood Middle School has just added a new elective class for students to attend. This class is the Basketball Activity Class. The basketball Activity class is and elective that a lot of students are excited for. Around the school‚ students are saying that this class is their favorite one yet. This elective class also seems to be a popular one. Many students were wishing that they could’ve had the class as one of their electives. This class is one that teaches the
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