Between the 1300’s to the 1500’s‚ Europeans wanted to explore. There are four major reasons why Europeans wanted to explore Asia. The reasons included economy‚ culture‚ politics‚ and technological advances.The European were looking for new ideas to bring back to Europe. The first reason for exploration is economics. Europeans wanted spices‚ perfumes‚ silks‚ precious stones‚ exotic foods‚ and tightly woven colorful rugs. Asia had all of these goods. European Merchants realized that they could make
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A disengaged generation? Analyzing the reasons for low turnout by 18-24 year olds and how turnout differs between different elections in the UK. Turnout in the United kingdom has been falling slowly for the past twenty years‚ with this general fall there has been an even bigger fall in the number of 18-24 year olds voting. In the last general election the turnout within the 18-24 age group was 45% much lower than the 63.8% average (ipsos-mori). So why does the youngest age group have the lowest
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Reasons People Speed Drivers are supposed to abide by the speed limit while driving‚ but they often exceed it for several reasons. The reasons seem to serious sometimes‚ but most cases‚ they seem to funny and ridiculous. Some people go over speed because they are late for work or private appointment. Furthermore‚ other people do over speed because of their physiological emergency. Every speeding has completely diverse reasons under specific driving circumstances. First‚ people do
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Gesselys Nunez Mrs. Villa AP World History February 17th‚ 2014 Did the Industrial Revolution Lead to a Sexual Revolution? Historians agree that between 1750 and 1850‚ the illegitimacy rates increased across Europe. In many of the European countries‚ this time period corresponds with industrialization. So did the introduction of capitalism change the living and working routines of unmarried women and introduce new attitudes that made them take more engrossed in sex? The
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Romanticism and The age of Reason Most people know that it is a lot more fun to watch something that is associated with some kind of emotion. It is common to hear someone say: “I cried so much‚ loved it!” or “That movie was hilarious!” after a movie. Movies that are strictly fact are not as exciting as the ones with some action in it; emotion makes the story interesting. The romantic period in American literature is often called the American renaissance. During this period many of the novels‚ which
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the path towards residency. My life’s timeline has been a great mix of personal‚ emotional and intellectual growth. Coming from a rural town in Pakistan with limited educational opportunities‚ life handed me various challenges and struggles. The key reason I have come this far is my belief to build a door when the opportunity does not knock. With courage and passion‚ I was able to stretch the limits of what was "possible" and went beyond and it has shaped me as a person that I am today. Through the
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Plato: The Rule of Reason There are some people from ancient times that seen to have been ahead of their time. The philosopher and mathematician‚ Plato‚ was definitely one of those people. Being born into a very influential family‚ in Athens Greece‚ which is remembered by its’ intellectual inquires‚ including sculpture‚ drama‚ history‚ mathematics‚ science‚ and philosophy‚ was very influential in framing Plato into who he became. Another huge factor in creating Plato into the prominent figure he
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Abortion Why choose Pro-Life over Pro-Choice Thesis: Although convenient‚ abortions are cruel‚ and inhumane alternatives to pregnancy. I. What is abortion? A. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy‚ either by choice‚ or for medical reasons. B. There are two possible ways to terminate a pregnancy (pill and in-clinic.) C. There are also two kinds of abortion. Therapeutic abortion‚ which the baby is aborted for the safety of the mother‚ and elective abortion‚ in which the abortion is
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Passion vs. Reason Human emotions are one of the most powerful factors in the world. Whether it is love‚ lust‚ hate‚ or even greed‚ everyone is selfish and everyone bases their choices from their compelling emotions. A person’s emotions blind them from seeing the overall effect of their choices. This can be seen especially in Romeo and Juliet‚ a tragic play by William Shakespeare. This play is the first to involve the idea of star-crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who act on their emotions in a
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Hello‚ every one. Today is my turn to give a speech. My topic is the reasons for traveling the world. Before I start‚ I just have a small question for all of youu: do you love travel? Yeah. I heard most of us love travel. I l also love travel so much Someone says: life is like a journey‚ don’t care about the destination‚ but the scenery and the mood at view. Whoever you think you are and whatever you think you want from life right now will change if you travel for a long time. When you travel
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