When the Europeans landed in the Americas‚ they were surprised to find that other people had already populated the land. These people came to be known as Indians to the Europeans‚ and Native Americans to us today. They were called Indians due to the fact that the Europeans at first thought that they were in India‚ as they stumbled across the Americas whilst looking for a quicker shipping route to India‚ not knowing the fast land masses that separated Europe and India. Eventually though they discovered
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i.e. the observation and interpretation of linguistic specifics. Dialect Continuum: A dialect continuum‚ or dialect area‚ was defined by Leonard Bloomfield as a range of dialects spoken across some geographical area that differ only slightly between neighboring areas‚ but as one travels in any direction‚ these differences accumulate such that speakers from opposite ends of the continuum are no longer mutually intelligible. Standard Language: A standard language (also standard dialect or standardized
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discovery of many other antibiotics‚ such as streptomycin‚ which are used to treat everyday infections for countless ailments‚ saving and improving lives throughout the world.
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segments‚ Democracy and Totalitarianism. Democracy is usually practiced in Western and Northern European countries. It gives the citizens the freedom and the rights to vote for multiple political officials‚ in which they feel that would be an advocate and help serve the needs of the people‚ the states‚ and the country. Some of these officials are voting in twice by the citizens‚ but there are time frames and limitations that a Politian can hold his or her sit in office. This gives other potential politics
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Comparison Essay Leith Kusmider Before the modern civilizations we all live in came to be as they are today‚ countless others have risen and fallen before our time. No two civilizations are exactly the same‚ but they all do what is necessary to survive and thrive. Many find survival through military power while others find it through trade or an agriculturally based economy. It has been like this since the birth of civilization. Two of the civilizations that marked the birth of all others
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Desiree Iwinski P-5 Global Studies Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 During the 1918 year period in America ‚ a majority of people were financially well off and spent most of their time going to the movies‚ roller skating‚ dancing‚ and playing pool. Theater was starting to lose popularity was it was still a good competitor for Hollywood. The celebrities from the black and white silent films were just as popular as current actors and actresses. Having large amounts of people gather together for these
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was taken from a book about the European revolutions of 1848‚ but could have easily been talking about the recent Arab Spring in 2011. The striking parallels between the two uprisings are remarkable. In 1848‚ revolutionary zeal erupted across continental Europe. The waves of revolution were set in motion in France and then it did not take long before the rest of Europe was hit by a storm of revolts. Like a domino effect‚ Denmark‚ German States‚ the Italian States‚
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Lucy Stone then went to form the AWSA (American Women’s Suffrage Association) which was much more conservative than the NWSA. The AWSA worked for the women’s suffrage without working towards other social reform
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Class #2- January 28‚ 2013 Review * Distinction between Nation & States * Nation Is more of a cultural thing * States is more of a political thing * Some nations can exist but not be part of a given state * Idea came from a British liberal named Jeremy Bentham * Worried more in this class about the different Nation-States * Use this term for what is normally referred to as “Countries” * Countries= varied interactions * Cooperation
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became inclined to aid his movement‚ his reputation ascends. By 1921‚ Hitler was now the leader of the NSGWP (National Socialist German Workers’ Party) or known formally as the Nazi Party. With the poor financial circumstances‚ and with inflation on the rise‚ people looked to Hitler and his Party as a solution to their problems and as a result of that his Party grew in numbers. By 1923 Hitler’s Nazi organization had risen to 56‚000 members and have gained the support of many more individuals (“Adolf Hitler
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