The Age of Enlightenment & French/American Revolutions Enlightenment: * A philosophical movement in the 18th century characterized by the belief in the power of human reason and in the critical use of the intellect to reform society in accordance with rational principles. (Reason over tradition) William Blake * William Blake was a poet of the Romanticism movement concerned with the state of society. He challenged society and the prevailing modes of thought with his own unique and
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DBQ The long history of the United States is one of continual expansion as shows in the late nineteenth and twentieth-century. Certain factors can be found that are responsible for early American expansion and late nineteenth century imperialism. The motives for expansionism both in America and out were relatively the same. Religious reasons such as in early expansion was spreading Christianity and in late imperialism spreading Christianity to our little brown brothers in the Philippines. Economic
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The United States of America‚ from even before the time of it’s founding‚ had seen far past its borders. This belief‚ labeled Manifest Destiny‚ was an explanation or justification for that expansion and westward movement. But as the sprawling country reached the western coast‚ growing in power and strength‚ its ideas on expansion shifted. The policies of the late-1800’s and early 1900’s were not all that different from the policies and ideas of past growth. Yet they did contain new ideas about where
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people who died in the two world wars. “The Commonwealth War Graves Commission ensures that 1.7 million people who died in the two world wars will never be forgotten. We care for cemeteries and memorials at 23‚000 locations‚ in 154 countries.” Rudyard Kipling coined the phrase “Known unto God”‚ which is used on most of the graves who’s bodies were never identified. Logo of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Abbreviation CWGC Formation 21 May 1917 Legal status Commission Purpose To pay tribute
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In 1898‚ the United States engaged in a war against Spain‚ a declining imperial nation. The United States would eventually succeed in defeating the Spanish with their powerful navy and military power as well as their well-planned strategy. As a result‚ this secured the United States’ position as a major political player within the Pacific‚ which would later contribute to it’s rise and transformation into a world power. The United States’ victory produced the Treaty of Paris‚ which would eliminate
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Marriage Is A Private Affair : Chinua Achebe A Fishy Story : Jerome K Jerome Rikky-Tikki-Tavi : Rudyard Kipling The Monkey’s Paw: W. W. Jacobs A Day’s Wait : Ernest Hemingway 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. POETRY: The Golden Lyre (A Collection of Poems) (Compulsory) Compiled and edited by Michael Shane Calvert (Evergreen Publishers) Only the following poems to be studied: 1. 2. 3. 4. If : Rudyard Kipling A River : A. K. Ramanujan The Road Not Taken : Robert Frost Because I Could Not Stop for Death
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What did people in Victorian England do in their free time? “The evolving of man does not drive change -- it enables change.” (Unknown) Today‚ people surf the web‚ play video games‚ listen to their iPods‚ and watch TV (among other things). But back in the late 1700s/early 1800s‚ they did not have TVs‚ iPods‚ video games‚ or computers. With the resources available then‚ they would play sports‚ pick up a book to read‚ or have play time. One thing that has carried through the centuries is athletics
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NAME DATE PERIOD ESSAY DBQ: Effects of Imperialism AP WORLD HISTORY Document-Based Question: Effects of Imperialism Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1- 13 (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from the documents. Uses all or all but
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English 2323 25 July 2011 Religion of the Victorian Era: Faith in Crisis “It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ it was the age of wisdom‚ it was the age of foolishness … it was the spring of hope‚ it was the winter of despair.”(Charles Dickens‚ A Tale of Two Cities) The Victorians had a society comparable to ours with an explosion of ideas and innovation. Today our American society is famous for being a “melting pot.” Each individual has a different background where they
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7. The European countries that had a major presence in Asia were Britain‚ France‚ the Netherlands‚ Russia‚ and the United States. The territory that the British controlled was India where it was first under control of the British East India Company and then Parliament with the Raj‚ and they also had Malaya‚ the French had French Indochina that consisted of Laos and Cambodia‚ the Netherlands had the Dutch East Indies including Java‚ New Guinea‚ and Sumatra‚ Russia had influence over outer Mongolia
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