Chapter Five Questions 1. What is Matriarchal Culture? Base on the text‚ matriarchy means “rule by mothers”. (Wood 121). It is a culture where women are the primary leaders in the family rather than men (patriarchal). “Numerous very successful cultures have been matriarchal‚ going back to the most ancient of times‚ to include Egypt‚ China‚ and numerous North American First Nations tribes as examples. In these cultures‚ succession (who inherits what) was through the daughter‚ rather than the
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What is the public sphere? An area in social life‚ independent of government where informed citizens can come together and discuss and influence political action‚ a domain that used to be solely for political figures and upper society. What were the major components of the public sphere in colonial North America? The public sphere expanded with the raising of literacy rates and the view that participating in politics and reading was fashionable. Some of the influences were numerous coffee shops
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Most Significant Event in U.S. History: The Louisiana Purchase The United States is not the most perfect country‚ but it is one of the most successful countries of the modern world. Our country’s vast history contains an immense amount of significant and momentous events that have molded our country into the place we know today. As a country‚ we have had our fair share of triumph‚ crisis‚ and everything in between. But overall‚ the most important event in the history of the United States is the
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Entries for Chapter 5&6 Quote 1: “ Here‚ she said to herself‚ had been the scene of her guilt‚ and here should be the scene of her earthy punishment; perchance‚ the torture of her daily shame would at length purge her soul and work out another purity than that which she had lost; more saintlike‚ because the result of martyrdom” (Hawthorne 80). Hester choose to stay in Boston when she is able to choose to leave. She states that because she thinks this is the place that she commits her sin‚ also
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approximate of 2 to 3 million people in a year. Mostly found on leading stores are the commercialized chemical based mosquito coils. These coils contains high level of toxic chemicals that cause respiratory illness‚ likely occur to children having 5 yrs. old and below of age. Like DEET (N‚ N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide) that are widely used
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Animal Farm Comprehension and Analysis- Chapter-5 Section A: Short Answers: 1. The pigs made all of the decisions on the farm policy because they were the smartest on the farm. 2. Snowball and Napoleon are always at odds with each other. 3. Three examples that show that they were always odds with each other was that napoleon was more demanding and snowball only wanted happiness. If one of them suggested sowing a bigger acreage with barely‚ the other was certain to demand a bigger
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The Outsiders Chapters 5-6 “Heroism is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost‚ but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” Arthur Ashe. In the novel The Outsiders we read of two young boys‚ Ponyboy and Johnny‚ who jump into a burning church to save a group of young children. In the few split seconds it took for the two to recognize the sound of innocent screams‚ Ponyboy and Johnny were dashing up the hill to the church; ready to risk it all for the lives of children they had never
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CHAPTER 5: INTRODUCTION TO RISK‚ RETURN‚ AND THE HISTORICAL RECORD PROBLEM SETS 1. The Fisher equation predicts that the nominal rate will equal the equilibrium real rate plus the expected inflation rate. Hence‚ if the inflation rate increases from 3% to 5% while there is no change in the real rate‚ then the nominal rate will increase by 2%. On the other hand‚ it is possible that an increase in the expected inflation rate would be accompanied by a change in the real rate of interest. While
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In Chapter 5 of Women’s Lives Multicultural Perspectives by Gwyn Kirk and Okazawa-Rey‚ many key concepts arise. The chapter discusses women’s health and the social controversies that contribute. There were many interesting points that were brought up in this chapter. The first one I found interesting was the discussion of childbirth and the new reproductive technologies that are developing. With new technological advances being made every day‚ it has become easier and easier to have children if you
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In chapter 5‚ Duhigg described a well-known experiment that was performed by scientists at Stanford that tested the willpower of a group of four-year-old children. The children were offered a deal. They could eat a marshmallow right away or they could have two marshmallows if they put off eating the marshmallow a few minutes after the researcher left the room. Certain kids managed to disregard the marshmallow‚ while some gave in and ate it as soon as the researcher left. Years later‚ the scientists
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