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    In chapter fifteen‚ Atticus Finch goes at night to the Maycomb Jail to guard Tom Robinson. Scout‚ not knowing the true intentions of the men‚ runs from her hiding spot into their circle and attempts to make small talk with Walter Cunningham. After she speaks‚ Walter tells the men to get back in their cars and go. This is a powerful scene because it shows that there is good in everyone and that the things people share are more important than the things that divide them. She talked with Walter about

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    worksheet to reflect on self-regulation and willpower. Items with a blue asterisk require completion (*). 1. Summarize the main ideas from the video and article in one paragraph each. A. Video – “The Science of Willpower: An Interview with Kelly McGonigal”* In this video Kelly McGonigal speaks about what willpower is to her and gives examples of what it could be. Kelly also speaks about reaching goals and how you need willpower to reach them. At last‚ Kelly talks about how technology plays a big part of

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    CHAPTER 15: THE FERMENT OF REFORM AND CULTURE Reviving Religion Know: Alexis de Tocqueville‚ The Age of Reason‚ Deism‚ Unitarians‚ Second Great Awakening‚ Camp Meetings‚ Charles Grandison Finney 43. In what ways did religion in the United States become more liberal and more conservative in the early decades of the 19th century? Denominational Diversity Know: Burned-Over-District‚ Millerites (Adventists) 44. What effect did the Second Great Awakening have on organized religion

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    On september 11th 2001 a series of 4 terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda occurred killing almost 3000 people and injuring over 6000. This terrorist attack resulted in the destruction of the world trade centre and overwhelming damage to nearby buildings. Many studies and investigations have been performed by social scientists looking into the attack‚ resulting in many different answers and also conspiracies. As displayed in the information provided below‚ anthropologists‚ sociologists and psychologists

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    What this case has to offer This case allows the students to apply the ethical theories of utilitarianism‚ deontology and virtue ethics to a real situation‚ although the names have been altered so not as to bias any discussion in class. On March 14‚ 2007 Chiquita Brands International entered into a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Chiquita agreed to pay a $25 million fine after it admitted that it made payments to a terrorist organization for protection of its operations in Columbia

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    economy‚ technological development‚ and learning during much of the Middle Ages. The inferiority of European civilization helps to explain hostility toward the more powerful world of Islam. The Crusades were an outgrowth of Western anxiety about the growth of Islam. Western political structures were somewhat similar to other developing civilization centers in Africa and Japan. Despite its backwardness in comparison to other core civilizations‚ the West advanced significantly during the Middle Ages

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    Summary: Chapter 11 At the beginning of chapter 11 of the novel “The Hobbit“ when the group reaches the foot of the mountain they decide to search out the secret door described on their map. After hours of searching‚ Bilbo finally locates a narrow passage along a cliff that leads to a patch on the mountain’s side. Though the patch must be the door‚ the dwarves cannot find a way to open it. One evening the hobbit suddenly the riddle on the map. He quickly gathers the other dwarves by the door‚

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    This short chapter serves as a transition from the past into the near present — six months prior to the opening chapter of the novel. The mysterious phone call from Rahim Khan compels Amir to return to the Middle East after all these years. Many of the mysteries and suspense of the first chapter are now completely understood‚ yet not everything is clear. Readers who are not paying close attention might equate Chapter 14 with Chapter 1‚ not realizing that Chapter 1 actually takes place six months

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    terrorism can be internal or external. Internal terrorism is that in which a government commits acts of terrorism against its own people (Combs‚ 2013). External terrorism is committing an act of terrorism against the civilians of another state (Combs‚ 2013). The act of state terrorism is favored by some countries as an instrument of war because it can be camouflaged easily from an individual act rather than an act by a government. Also by doing so leaves the terrorizing country the chance to “hit- and-

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    ch15 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. The heart pumps about ____ liters of blood a day and contracts about _____ times in a lifetime. A. 1‚000 liters; 1 billion B. 1‚200 liters; 2 billion C. 3‚000 liters; 2 billion D. 7‚000 liters; 2.5 billion 2. Circulation is vital because it A. supplies oxygen and nutrients to and removes wastes from tissues. B. inflates the lungs. C. delivers carbon dioxide to tissues and removes excess

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