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    Apush Id's Chapter 2 & 3

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    AP US History Chapter 2 Identifications 1.) English Protestant Reformation: took place in 1530’s when King Henry VII broke with the Roman Catholic Church. 2.) “Sea Dogs”: English buccaneers who sought to promote the twin goals of Protestantism and plunder by seizing Spanish treasure ships and raiding Spanish settlements. 3.) Francis Drake: famous “sea dog” who returned in 1580 with his ship full of Spanish booty and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth on the deck of his ship. 4.) Sir

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    Disney Princesses

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    Claire Crumback CMCL-334 7 November 2012 Response Paper 2 Over the course of the past 80 years we have seen major growth in the company of Disney and the way it presents itself to the rest of the world. One of the many ways Disney presents itself is by the animated films they produce‚ more specifically‚ the princess films‚ that we all know and love. In this paper‚ I will explore the role and functions of the Disney princesses over the past 80 years and discuss their differences. In particular

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    Respond paper to “ Construction of the Female Self: Feminist Readings of the Disney Heroine” Cinderella‚ Sleeping Beauty‚ The Little Mermaid‚ Beauty and The Beast‚ and Pocahontas are five Disney stories in which the female self is embedded. The feminist standpoint theory discus the idea of the “perfect girl” and its consequences on the female’s power‚ relationships‚ selfhood‚ and voice. The paper we have in hand discusses the dilemma that the females face between the “perfect girl” ideology and

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    of their situation and distance from this place‚ and who was chief amongst them." (Bradford 81) "...then as many as could‚ laid hands on him‚ dragged him to them‚ and thereon laid his head and being ready with their clubs to beat out his brains‚ Pocahontas‚ the King’s dearest daughter‚ when no entreaty could prevail‚ got his head in her arms and laid her own body upon his to save him from death" (Smith

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    Chapter Study Outline I. England and the New World A. Reasons for England’s late entry 1. Protracted religious strife catholics persecuted by edward‚ mary becomes queen-executes protestants‚ mary’s rule makes reconciliation with rome impossible 2. Continuing struggle to subdue Ireland absorbed money and energy directed towards new world B. England and North America 3. Early ventures a. Humphrey Gilbert’s failed Newfoundland colony

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    1994: My Birth Year

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    1994 Renee Marquez English Mrs. Melban February 19‚ 2013 1994 I thought my birth year was special all because of my birthday? After all these years I’ve never realized other important events that had happened on my birth year. There are so many interesting events that had happened on my birthday. It was very hard to choose from many interesting subjects such as sports‚ movies‚ and actors/actress. My decision that I chose was to do a combination and pick 3 of the most interesting subjects

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    Disney movies are full of sexist messages which teach young girls to fulfill a submissive role in society. According to Disney’s Director of Franchise Management for their consumer products‚ "The Disney Princess brand has gone beyond the dress-up and toys‚ and begun to look at the brand as a lifestyle‚ filling out all of the other things girls need in life." Disney profits off of and relies on young girls false illusions‚ and even goes so far as to offer "Princess Classes" in Disney stores. These

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    action against the Indians‚ leading to a war against the Indians. Englishmen raided villages‚ burned houses‚ and plundered. Although a peace settlement concluded this First Anglo-Powhatan War and an interracial union was created when John Rolfe and Pocahontas were married‚ the fragile respite that followed was broken when the Indians struck back in 1622. They had been hard pressed for land and ravaged by English disease to which they had no defense to and couldn’t take it anymore. After failing to uproot

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    the gold-hungry colonists into line with the rule b. He had been kidnapped in December 1607 and subjected to a mock execution by the Indian chieftain Powhatan whose daughter‚ Pocahontas‚ “saved” him but the symbolism of this ritual was intended to show Smith Powhatan’s power and peaceful intentions c. Pocahontas became an intermediary between the Indians and the settlers helping to preserve a shaky peace and to provide supplies 7. Of the four hundred settlers who managed to make it

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    853439 Free Response Essay #1 (question #2) The New England and the Chesapeake development of colonial society were greatly shaped by the social and economical ways prior to 1740. The New England society was shaped socially by the Half-way covenant‚ Roger Williams‚ and by the Salem witch trials. The Half-way covenant permitted the children of all baptized members including non-saints to receive baptism. This shaped New England since it signaled the end of the "New England Way" because the elect

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