AP US HISTORY FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS SINCE 1990 I. Colonial Time 1607 - 1775 1. Throughout the colonial period‚ economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious concerns. Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to economic and religious concerns. (90) 2. For the period before 1750‚ analyze the ways in which Britain’s policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of American society as illustrated
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The opening scenes foreshadow an unnatural event stirring with a cold and silent night epitomizing a mood of suspense. At father first‚ Hamlet’s trusting friend Horatio is wary about the truth of a ghost appearing but to his horror to the truth is apparent through the change of his tone. “It harrows me with fear and wonder” (Page 5). Horatio and Marcellus debacle about the figure concluding it may be the late King Hamlet‚ ruler of Demark. The ghost itself is a motif that foreshadows trouble for Denmark
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attack Philadelphia. So Burgoyne plan was changed. That is when the Battle of Saratoga started. “The Battle of Saratoga started on September‚ 19th‚ 1777‚ British General John Burgoyne achieved a small but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates”(History.com). That was the first battle in the Battle of
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Hamlet Active Reading Notes: Act III‚ Scene I 1. Characters Character Traits Gertrude Queen of Denmark‚ Caring “Did you assay him?” (14) Shows emotion of the Queen towards Hamlet Claudius King of Denmark Demanding “And can you by no drift of conference / Get from him why he puts on this confusion‚ / Grating so harshly all his days of quiet / With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?” (14) Demands to know why Rosencrantz and Guildenstern can’t get the truth out of Hamlet Hamlet Son of the late King Hamlet
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environment. The Dalton family has a blend or incorporation of views on life and society. Mr. Dalton is perceived as a rich civil rights advocate. He has given millions to the black community to help better their lives. In reality‚ Mr. Dalton does not seek to solve major problems that African Americans face. Mrs. Dalton is blind elderly woman. She may lack vision but has a greater perception of the inequalities that African Americans face in America through their everyday lives. Mary Dalton is your typical
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act. The first facet of the deceiving under-tone in Hamlet is the fear of being deceived. On the third night‚ after two consecutive appearances of the ghost‚ Horatio joins Francisco‚ Bernardo‚ and Marcellus on the evening watch. Horatio scoffs at their stories of the ghost’s appearance‚ "Tush‚ tush‚ ’twill not appear" (1.1.35). Horatio is a scholar and a sensible man who needs to see things with his own eyes before he will accept them. Therefore‚ once the ghost appears to him‚ he quickly changes
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Religion‚ Honor and Revenge Thesis The first act of revenge is foreshadowed in the first scene when the ghost appears Appearance of Ghost Horatio states the ghost might be a warning of an attack (Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ Lines 80- 87) … Our last king‚ Whose image even but now appear’d to us‚ Was‚ as you know‚ Fortinbras of Norway‚ Thereto pricked on by most emulate pride Did slay Fortinbras‚ who by a sealed compact… …Did forfeit‚ with his life‚ all those his land Prince of Norway
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He had been planning to kill Claudius because of his new knowledge of how his father died. hamlet had been called by Horatio to talk to a ghost of his father. Hamlet talked to him and found out that Claudius had killed his father with poison. It was then when he decided to act like he was insane to get revenge. “To put an antic disposition” pg. 82 line 191. Hamlet is telling horatio that he is going to be acting and to always remember his true state of mind. It tells that even when we think
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The Ghost of Hamlet After the death of Hamlet and Claudius‚ Fortinbras takes over as King of Denmark. He is known as a noble and just ruler of the land and everyone is pleased with their new king. As a fishing vessel returns to Denmark from a long voyage‚ the men aboard the ship see a figure floating in the fog above the water. Immediately they believe it to be a man who has fallen overboard and send a rescue boat over. As they arrive‚ they are shocked and bewildered to see a ghost resembling
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Community service is very important because it helps build character‚ which is something that the Dalton School and the Detroit News would agree with me on. Having community service as a requirement to graduate is a good idea as long as the student can choose what type of community service they want to do; because it forces students to go out in their community and help others. Community Service doesn’t have to have a negative effect on people‚ it can and usually has a good effect. Willie Grothman
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