Kimberly Nelson Slingerland 4th block 9/13/14 The Gilded Age Essential Question The US was founded by immigrants. With the exception of Native Americans‚ every US citizen was an immigrant‚ or had forebears who immigrated to the US‚ whether by force or free will. From the 1850’s to the 1870’s‚ about two-million settlers predominantly from Northern and Western Europe immigrated to the US. These people are known as the “Old Immigrants”. The immigration peak in the US lasted from 1880-1920. During this
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CJUS Final Review 1. Know what the Fifth Amendment limits? Limitations on the exercise of governmental power or authority and prevent person from being tried twice for the same offense‚ testify against himself. 2. Sixth Amendment guarantees what? The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to legal counsel at all significant stages of a criminal proceeding. 3. The eighth amendment bars what? U.S. constitutional amendment forbidding excessive bail‚ excessive fines‚ and cruel and unusual
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Case Questions 1. What is meant by the statement that training is extremely "faddish"? In an effort to remain on the "cutting edge" of a particular industry‚ organizations often shop for the most recent gimmick in training programs in hopes that it will provide them a competitive advantage over other firms. As a result‚ training entrepreneurs spring up around whatever is new in training approaches (e.g.‚ sensitivity training‚ OD‚ behavior modeling) without much attention to evaluation of results
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Fat Pooper Chapter 16 Question Responses 1) If Lincoln had lived‚ the events and outcomes of Reconstruction probably would have been substantially different. For example‚ the White House wanted a minimal Reconstruction policy where as Congress wanted a radical Reconstruction policy. Neither of these policies were like the one Lincoln wanted so obviously the outcome was different because of this. Also‚ Lincoln would have been much kinder to the South as they came back into the Union because he
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English II QUEST 19 February 2013 Animal Farm Questions Chapter One: A.) The pigs and dogs from the beginning arrange themselves in the front like they are above all the other animals‚ while the other animals sit in the back. Then later in the book‚ the pigs end up becoming the rulers of the farm and the dogs guard the pigs which pretty much makes them like a second in command to the pigs. B.) Major told the animals that man is the real enemy. Man is the only ‘animal’ that doesn’t produce
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What is Biodiversity? Biological diversity‚ or the shorter "biodiversity‚" (bio-di-ver-si-ty) simply means the diversity‚ or variety‚ of plants and animals and other living things in a particular area or region. For instance‚ the species that inhabit Los Angeles are different from those in San Francisco‚ and desert plants and animals have different characteristics and needs than those in the mountains‚ even though some of the same species can be found in all of those areas. Biodiversity also means
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Part 1: Review your notes on this presentation‚ then respond to the following questions: 1. Discus why it is important to adapt curriculum when working with children with special needs? It is important to adapt curriculum when working with children with special needs for many reasons. One‚ is that the children are a different levels of ability‚ so it is important to incorporate activities that can meet everyone’s needs by being able to engage in multiple ways. It is also important to be able to
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critical decision-making skills. However‚ decisions are not always made based on supportive evidence or an abundance of information. A key concept that will be thoroughly analyzed and discussed is the gambler’s fallacy‚ and how it corresponds with the study conducted by Roney and Trick (2003). As stated by in the textbook‚ “The gambler’s fallacy is the belief that if an event has not occurred for a while‚ then it is more likely‚ by the “law of averages‚” to occur in the near future” (Anderson‚ 2015‚ p
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1. When comparing the composition of world trade in the early 20th century to the early 21st century‚ we find major compositional changes. These include a relative decline in trade in agricultural and primary-products (including raw materials). How would you explain this in terms of broad historical developments during this period? The typical composition of world production during this period experienced major changes. Focusing on today’s major industrial countries the industrial-employment composition
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1. Was the Korean War a US war or a UN war? Provide two historical examples to support your views. The Korean War was a US war. This is because ninety percent of fighting men in the war were provided from the US and South Korea. Also‚ Macarthur was prevented from communicating with the United Nations because of President Truman. Disagreeably‚ the US dispatched the 7th Fleet to the Taiwan Straits‚ but this displays that the US acted on its own against those nations that disagreed. 2. How do Canada
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