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    lot of the people were poor and uneducated. They didn’t know how to read or write. They only people who were educated were the popes or the people working in the church. The popes and the church people really took advantage of the poor and the uneducated. They told them that they only way their relatives are going to heaven is by them paying indulgences. After all of this‚ the Renaissance happened and it changed everything. The renaissance was a cultural movement that began in Italy. It sparked a rebirth

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    ICT can be beneficial to the world with computers to help students and teachers in their education. It benefits students because it can help them type up work quickly e.g. long essays. It gives them confidence on their vocabulary and if they did a mistake at the beginning when handwritten they don’t have to write up the whole essay again‚ making their presentation of work low rated. It helps the teachers so they don’t have that much of work to do. They benefit from this because they can have more

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    Parents suffer from picking their children‚ because it takes a lot of time. Leaving a lot of mess and disturbance for the neighborhood‚ Neighbors suffer too. Those problems cause a lot of troubles and grow larger every day‚ although the solution can be such a simple one. One of the main problems lacking a solution would be the absence of parking lots. The space is so tight for making parking lots‚ especially because the school doesn’t own the street. Constructing parking lots would make the problem

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    “Genius is eternal patience.” Michelangelo is a well known and important figure from the Renaissance which brought a cultural revival toward Europe. Michelangelo’s early life was heavily exposed to the arts since he liked to watch and copy the nearby artists. Michelangelo’s skills ranged from sculpting‚ painting‚ poetry‚ and architecture. His most famous works are David‚ Pieta‚ and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo had heavily influenced modern art and religion. If Michelangelo had

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    patriarchal‚ sexist‚ racist‚ capitalist‚ and homophobic ideologies. Although‚ I would like to “burn it all to the ground” I realize that this would not be the best approach to making meaningful change to these problematic institutions. Therefore‚ I can make small but impactful changes by choosing a career that enables me to change and challenge peoples preconceived notions of the ‘other’. By this I mean‚ my intended career as a museum curator within anthropological/natural history museums would allow

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    The Renaissance was a more forward-thinking age inspired by a re-interest in the art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. This essay will cover the period in time right before the Italian Renaissance kicked off called Proto-Renaissance‚ and the factors contributing to its success. The three factors that contributed to the success of this transition were‚ where it began‚ the influence of humanism‚ and artistic innovations contributed by artists. These factors are considered to be essential in the

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    A Defining Moment

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    feel nothing. She’s drunk again‚ I can’t stop her‚ however I can hear talking through the ringing in my ears. Out of the corner of my eye I see a tall woman‚ she has deep blue eyes along with a caring face‚ nevertheless she looks uneasy. She turns and glares at my mom. " What do you think you’re doing!" She yells "... That is no way to treat your child! are you out of your mind?" My mom‚ shouts back at the woman as best she can. She can treat me‚ however she wants‚ it is none of her business‚ she

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    thesis is‚ “The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural and psychological water-shed‚ and era in which black people were perceived as having finally liberated themselves from a past fraught with self-doubt and surrendered instead to an unprecedented optimism‚ a novel pride in all things black and a cultural confidence that stretched beyond the borders of Harlem to other black communities in the Western world.” Powell’s overall point in this article is the beauty of the Harlem Renaissance and the cultural influence

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    1. Define Ethics -the study of standards of conduct and moral judgment; moral philosophy; the system or code of morals of a particular person‚ religion‚ group‚ profession‚ etc. -Ethics can be one of two things: it can be something that you study and think about‚ or it can be a code that you follow and live by. Thus‚ it would seem that the definition of ethics is a code determined by what is "right" and "wrong." Ethics also refers to a code of conduct that guides an individual in dealing with

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    Research In Own Words Food In The Renaissance Poor people had a small variety of food. For most meals‚ they would eat soup with lots of ingredients with bread. However‚ the bread didn’t have much grain since it was too expensive. They would only eat meat at feasts once or twice a month. They drank milk instead of water‚ since water was often filthy. Middle class people had a much larger variety of food compared to the poor people. They could eat meats‚ but not very often. A food that became

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