Chapter 7 India Monday‚ October 15‚ 2012 12:21 PM Indian Subcontinent • 3 topographical zones: - Northern mountainous zone - Indus and Ganges basins - Peninsula Vindhya Mountains and Deccan plateau divide peninsula from other two zones 4 sub regions in Peninsula: - Tropical Kerala in west - Coromandel Coast in east - Flat area of Tamil Nadu in south - Island of Sri Lanka Weather‚ Crops‚ and Geography • Peninsular India and Ganges Valley have a subtropical climate and
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CHAPTER 1 Theme: The first discoverers of America‚ the ancestors of the American Indians‚ were small bands of hunters who crossed a temporary land bridge from Siberia and spread across both North and South America. They evolved a great variety of cultures‚ which ranged from the sophisticated urban civilizations in Mexico and Central and South America to the largely semi nomadic societies of North America. Applying evidence- * Paleo Indians-utilized land bridge as a important hunting tool(nomadic)
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trained by Fern Elston‚ a freeborn black woman. From census data and touching narrative‚ we begin getting a feel for the horrors of slavery‚ including blacks owning blacks‚ in the late 1830s through 1855‚ the year of Henry’s death at age thirty-one. Chapter 2 describes how Manchester County enters a period of peace and prosperity under Sheriff John Skiffington‚ who believes the bible condones slavery‚ but he will not be a slave-owner. Relatives give him and his bride Winifred a slave‚ whom they treat
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Summary of Reading – Chapter #2 Chapter 2 of The New Jim Crow focuses on how the system of mass incarceration works. Alexander concentrates on the "War on Drugs‚" because "convictions for drug offenses are the single most important cause of the explosion in incarceration rates in the United States." Early on‚ she exposes myths‚ noting that the war is not "aimed at ridding the nation of drug ’kingpins’ or big-time drug dealers‚" and the drug war is not "principally concerned with dangerous drugs"
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Chapter Summary After the Civil War‚ Americans‚ who believed expansion was their “manifest destiny‚” began moving westward across the continent‚ subduing the Native Americans through various means‚ creating a North American empire. BEYOND THE FRONTIER Prior to the Civil War‚ the march of White settlement paused at the margin of the semiarid Great Plains‚ a region seared by hot winds in the summer and buffeted by blizzards and hailstorms in the winter‚ presenting a temporary obstacle to further
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CHAPTER 8 How Did They Make And Use Tools? Technology Summary The physical remains of humanly made artifacts form the bulk of the archaeological record. The artifacts that are found by archaeologists may not represent the range of objects actually used because certain materials preserve better than others. For this reason‚ stone tools and ceramics dominate the archaeological record. Objects made of fabric‚ cord‚ skin‚ and other organic materials no doubt date back to the very earliest archaeological
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Derek Clayton October 30‚ 2008 Mrs. Craft 4th period “Ida B.” Chapter Summary 1-5 In the first chapter‚ Ida B and her parents are in the kitchen talking and washing dishes. Her parents are moving too slow‚ she wants to go outside and play. She told her Dad‚ “There is never enough time for fun.” After a few more dishes‚ she was allowed to go outside. She grabbed some paper and a pencil to draw some things. Ida B decided to write to Canada‚ or so she thought. Ida
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and gender try to conform us to act in a certain way. Culture and society are just two examples of outside factors that try to construct these identity categories upon us. Selections from Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi and the article “The Naked Citadel” by Susan Faludi are two pieces of work that help to demonstrate how outside factors attempt to enforce identity categories upon people. Conforming to and resisting identity categories help an individual to gain an identity
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To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 3-5 Summary Chapter 3 summary Jean/scout tries to beat up Walter Cunningham at the school playground for getting her in trouble Jem stops her from beating Walter up and scout explained the situation to Jem Walter was invited by Jem to come and have lunch with him and Scout During lunch Atticus and Walter were talking about farming for most of the time Walter pours molasses all over his food which causes Scout to yell in surprise making Walter embarrassed
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Chapter 14-15 Summary In chapter 14‚ it is really clear that Ender doesn’t like Eros. This is from the moment they arrive. Everything feels weird and off. He is surrounded by people he does not know. He is isolated as he received private teaching from the teachers. Since he is alone‚ Ender starts studying and quickly begins to learn. His favored thing to do is the simulation. He calls it the best video game. Ender first controls a fighter ship‚ but is later put in charge of a squadron. This squadron
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