In the 18th and 19th centuries‚ European empires were on the rise‚ putting America in a tough position. Should America stay with what George Washington told them‚ which is to not leave the mainland? Or should the country go against him and follow Europe and expand overseas. In the end‚ America decided to go overseas in 1880 to conquer the small areas of land with the intention of replicating the idea of having an empire. The selection to expand overseas was simply chosen to gain power. It is hard
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Final Exam Study Guide Cosimo d’Medici- ruled Florence during the Renaissance from behind the scenes; very wealthy; political dynasty based on his family; backed architect for the dome on Basilica of St. Mary of the Flower Vasco da Gama- 1400/1500’s; Portuguese explorer; one of the most successful in the age of exploration and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India; discovered a route to India around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa Caliban-
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Who knew at its start in 1791‚ a slave revolt in Saint Domingue would lead to the first Black republic that continues to have global implications on the rest of the world? The African slaves that were viewed as being socially‚ culturally and intellectually inadequate more than proved their worth by defeating their colonizers. Now the Republic of Haiti‚ the country’s revolution serves as a symbol of Black intellectual and social greatness that continues to contradict the standard‚ set by a White oppressive
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biggest difference. It is obvious that Albert Pujols‚ when choosing his path in life‚ chose the one that “made all the difference”‚ consequently‚ he has successfully changed the lives of others. Jose Alberto Pujols was born on January 16‚ 1980‚ in Santo Domingo‚ the capital city of the Dominican Republic. (albertpujolsbiography.com) He wasn’t raised in a traditional family‚ instead he was raised by his grandmother‚ America Pujols and 10 uncles and aunts. The Pujols were really poor. Their house looked
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were distinguished (and oftentimes blurred). You may look at Staden‚ the readings on witchcraft and “superstition‚” etc. Beginning in 1492 when the Spanish under the crown of Castile invaded the Americas‚ where their first settlement was in Santo Domingo‚ their main motivations were trade and the spread of the Catholic faith through indigenous conversions and economic gain. Due to these objectives they intervened and attempted to change every facet of the indigenous way of life including their
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Latino history‚ Raphael Trujillo1. When his regime ruled over the Dominican Republic he seemed to not care at all at all for the lives of people. Over his 30 years of dictatorship he renamed Pico Duarte to Pico Trujillo‚ when a hurricane destroyed Santo Domingo he rebuilt the city and named it “Ciudad Trujillo” and put 2000 statues of himself in it. He even had signs that flashed “God and Trujillo” 2. He There was an upper class family that stood up against his regime‚ commonly known as the Mirabal
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Site A: Bayaoas‚ Urdaneta Historical Background: There are many versions on how Urdaneta City officially became URDANETA. One theory suggests its original name is ORGANITA‚ roughly meaning “little organ or unit.” This is plausible as it was then a composite of portions of barrios of the adjacent towns where they converged to create one composite pueblo. Some of the theorists‚ the so-called purists‚ belie this by saying that the Spanish root word is organo; therefore‚ the right word should be
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the registrar’s office. In the year 1970‚ Don Felizardo C. Lipana and Kapitan del Bario Melquiades B. Juan thought of a secondary school that would cater to the students of Sta. Rita. Their noble objective gained support from then Gat. Mayor Domingo Gonzales and Congressman Teodulo Natividad‚ thus‚ the birth of Sta. Rita Barangay High School. It started with only a handful of students and one full- time teacher. The school was managed by the elementary school principal who acted as assistant
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3 Algeria ----> Algiers 43 Denmark ----> Copenhagen 4 Andorra ----> Andorra la Vella 44 Djibouti ----> Djibouti 5 Angola ----> Luanda 45 Dominica ----> Roseau 6 Antigua and Barbuda ----> Saint John’s 46 Dominican Republic ----> Santo Domingo 7 Argentina ----> Buenos Aires 47 East Timor (Timor-Leste) ----> Dili 8 Armenia ----> Yerevan 48 Ecuador ----> Quito 9 Australia ----> Canberra 49 Egypt ----> Cairo 10 Austria ----> Vienna 50 El Salvador ----> San Salvador 11
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Title and author of work: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez 1. Significance of the title: In In The Time Of The Butterflies‚ the Mirabal sisters referred to themselves as las mariposas‚ which translates to the butterflies in spanish. This book was written about the true story of the Mirabal sisters before their pass. For that reason‚ Alvarez wrote how it was in the time of the sisters’ leadership. 2. Genre‚ literary movement‚ style‚ historical information‚ biographical information
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