I. Popular sovereignty and political upheaval A. Enlightened and revolutionary ideas 1. Popular sovereignty: relocating sovereignty in the people a. Traditionally monarchs claimed a "divine right" to rule b. The Enlightenment challenged this right‚ made the monarch responsible to the people c. John Locke’s theory of contractual government: authority comes from the consent of the governed 2. Freedom and equality: important values of
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Modern Jewish History Readings “ A Girl wasn’t much” - Eastern European women had paradoxical roles. Homemaker but responsible for economics of the family - Women’s work was considered to be important‚ but as a sex they are inferior - Allowed them to work outside of the home‚ but their massive amount of responsibilities limited them from pursuing higher education - Breadwinners partners in the family‚ second class citizens in the larger society - Not foreign to workplace when came to America
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Rose Laine L. Tabequero Nov. 6‚ 2014 BSN- 1NA NCM 100.1 Lec World History of Nursing The earliest nurses were often the nuns and army/soldiers who provided nursing-like service. In many societies‚ the provision of nursing care was a role that was assigned to females members‚ yet in other societies‚ care of the sick was a role assigned to medicine men‚ shamans‚ or other tribesmen. From A.D. 50 to 800‚ hospitals were usually near a church or monastery. Men were the caregivers and women
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How significant was the Tet Offensive in achieving a communist victory in Vietnam by 1975? The Tet Offensive had a major impact upon the outcome of the Second Indochina War‚ particularly due to the fact that it powerfully swayed public opinion in America of the Vietnam War. The American publics’ option of the Vietnam War beforehand had been strongly leaning toward their involvement in favor of conscription. However after the devastating loss of the Tet offensive much exposure
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Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall‚ the famous concert hall in New York City‚ has again undergone a restoration. While this is not the first‚ it is the most extensive in the building’s history. As a result of new restoration‚ Carnegie Hall once again has the quality of sound that it had when it was first built. Carnegie Hall owes its existence to Andrew Carnegie‚ the wealthy owner of a steel company in the late 1800s. The hall was finished in 1891 and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent performing
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Importance of Physics in the Modern World By PatrickB‚ eHow Contributor Physics is second only to mathematics in the purity of its principles. Physics describes how the natural world works through applied mathematical formulas. It deals with the fundamental forces of the universe and how they interact with matter looking at everything from galaxies and planets to atoms and quarks and everything in between. All other natural sciences stem from physics. Chemistry is essentially applied physics and
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Prince Hall was born in British West Indies. His father‚ Thomas Prince Hall‚ was an Englishman and his mother a free colored woman. He worked as a leather worker for his passage on a ship to Boston. During this time he married Sarah Ritchery. Shortly after their marriage‚ she died at the age of 24. Eight years later he had acquired real estate and was qualified to vote. Prince Hall also pressed John Hancock to be allowed to join the Continental Army and was one of a few blacks who fought at the battle
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(Radioisotopes image) An example of such radioisotopes is uranium‚ which has been serving us for the past 50 years. Uranium is found in various parts of the world‚ this metal is used to produce about 11% of the world’s energy needs by different procedures. In 1956‚ the first large-scale nuclear power station started in England. Nuclear energy helped the world not just in power‚ but other aspects to do with nuclear too‚ some were medical uses and agriculture (Energy Resources: Nuclear power). The amount of
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There have been many years throughout American labor history that have changed the ways that the affected communities live. Many movements have shifted styles of working‚ changed the nature of the working-class life‚ and have brought about such things as unions that we still possess today. In particular there are three major eras that have brought about such changes and one that is of the most importance. The progressive era brought us many changes in the workforce along with changes in technology
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Lindsay Brame 1st Period WORLD HISTORY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1. Key Traits of a Civilization: p 20-21‚ 1. Advanced Cities 2. Specialized workers 3. complex institutions (ie. Government‚ religion‚ economy) 4. Record Keeping 5. Advanced Technology 2. Sumerians p 20-23‚ 31-32‚ 29-30 One of the first groups of people to form a civilization: around 3000BC. Sumerian scribbles (record keepers) invented a system of writing called cuneiform in 3500 BC. First to use potter’s wheel
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