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    Why does making history matters? Is it important to consider the way a person shapes the world? Leaving something behind after death is surely of importance. People were put on earth for a reason‚ and if they don’t do something about their purpose‚ their lives may not have any meaning at all. The world is full of aspects that can develop into successful things. I can say that my life does have a meaning‚ and I believe‚ after my death‚ the world will receive something from me. People should shape

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    the major similarities and differences between two of the following systems: Caribbean slavery West African slavery Russian serfdom Answer: When you look at the Caribbean and Slavery and Russian serfdom you would probably think serfdom doesn’t seem like slavery but in a way it was. These two labor systems have their differences but they also have similarities. Slavery became popular in Caribbean and Russia; these too have similarities in how they treated their slaves/serfdom. In the Caribbean the

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    Art History of African Art and New World Culture - Exam #1 Study Guide --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction: Ceremonial Robe (Chilkat Blanket)‚ 19th-20th c. Haida red cedar bentwood box Cultural Anthropology: -the study of learned behavioral systems. -Includes kinship systems‚ religion‚ economic systems‚ political systems‚ and symbolic systems Holism: Cultures make sense when the relationships

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    Why Do We Study History?

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    Why do we Study History? People live in the present. They plan for and worry about the future. History‚ however‚ is the study of the past. The purpose of historical findings and inquiries is not simply to present facts but to search for an interpretation of the past issues. Historians attempt to find patterns and try to relate through the rigorous study of documents‚ laws and artifacts left by people decades or centuries ago. It is commonly understood that an understanding of the past is essential

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    Samuel Johnson in his‚ Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language‚ employs a multitude of rhetorical strategies to aid the development of his argument that the English language must be standardized and that lexicographers have had their valuable positions destroyed. Johnson begins by constructing the first paragraph through the employment of anaphora‚ continually repeating “to be” at the beginning of each clause. Through this structure‚ Johnson presents to the reader how the lower class workers

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    A document that would show a Japanese elementary school from the 19th century to compare it to the normal school in doc. 2 would help in comparison of the documents. Also a western style elementary school from the 19th century that could show the similarities and differences from the Japanese school would help. Education was affected by the west in many ways in Japan. Documents 2‚6 show this perfectly. This supports my thought that the West played a pivotal role in their development and modernization

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    Why Do We Study History?

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    Why do we study History? We study History today to learn about certain things that occurred in the past. History is important because it tells you when things happened‚ how they happened‚ and what contributed to it. Without History‚ we wouldn’t be organized and people would have no idea of events that occurred before our time. You can use History as a guideline to relate things to your own personal experiences and everyday life. If people did not know about history‚ the world would clueless

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    From the 1200’s BCE to 1300 AD‚ empires grew into existence and fell to destruction. They changed the systems of politics and warfare‚ shifting through different styles of warfare and uses for the armies they built. Most empires had some sort of military force used to conquer‚ expand and protect their lands from “barbarians” or certain nomadic people groups. Some empires though‚ such as the Mongols‚ Chinese‚ and those that were apart of the Islamic Empire had specific and vast changes to their military’s

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    *I’m  only  putting  everything  that’s  on  the  sheet she  gave  us  yesterday (Tuesday).  If  she  adds anything in class‚ feel free to throw that in here‚ since I have no idea what she’s going  to  add‚  she told  me  I have to  find  out  through other people. Also‚ by the time you read this  it’ll probably be incomplete still‚ but I’ll try to get in as much as I can while y’all are still in  school. ­K.G.    Vocabulary    Rise of Islam Vocab:  Umma:  ​ A word used to describe the collective community of those who believe/practice in 

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    Why isn’t the whole world developed?’ A comparative essay review by Prabhdeep Jammu ID# - 090294180 EC247 ’Why isn’t the whole world developed’ by Richard Easterlin Summary In the paper titled ’Why isn’t the whole world developed’ written by Richard Easterlin‚ the author tries to put forth an explanation as to why the whole world hasn’t developed yet. The past century has seen the greatest economic‚ technological and knowledge growth in modern history‚ yet some nations are still in

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