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    Early in the 18th century when women started to make a name for themselves in the mathematical world. Despite it being known that most men were allowed to study and practice mathematics‚ yet “intellectual women were admired by men‚ [and] they were never ridiculed for being intellectual and educated” (Unlu). Because men were more encouraged‚ but a woman of a higher class who possesses a great intellectual mind and has a potential for pursuing mathematics are acknowledged and highly encouraged. Furthermore

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    throughout one’s life through experiences and sensations. In the 17th century‚ Rene Descartes founded innate ideas. We already have a set of ideas that we use in order to make sense of the world. These ideas are called ‘innate’‚ meaning ‘in-born’.

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    Establishing the Colonies Name _____ Motives for settling in the New World: Spread Christianity Find a short cut to Asia Better job opportunities Roanoke Island With the permission of Queen Elizabeth‚ Sir Walter Raleigh raised money to establish a colony‚ and in 1585 a small group of men sailed for the Americas. What did Raleigh find when he returned to the Lost Colony of Roanoke in 1589? The people had vanished and they found the word‚ “Croatian” carved in a tree. Jamestown What

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    New business is defined as an account that has not placed an order with Pacific Medical Supply for a two-year period. If an order is placed by one account and the product ships to an account of another salesperson‚ the commission is split 50/50 between the two salespeople. A guaranteed draw on commission will be granted for salespeople who are working their first two

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    The issue of slavery became a persistent topic between the North and the South. The northern states mainly focused on economic development‚ while the southern states focused mainly on increasing the number of slaves to work on plantations to make a profit. The article of confederation was modified greatly to support the needs of the north and south. However‚ as time went by the issue of slavery became a growing pain as it slowly destroyed the union. The issue of slavery also separated the north and

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    “added to the certainty of an irrepressible conflict.” There was a reason that Southern states were quick to secede following the election of Abraham Lincoln. The growing spread of abolitionism‚ they feared‚ would destroy their way of life. With both camps talking past each other‚ there was an absolute refusal of southern whites to consider any change in the economic structure. Many slave owners clearly believed in a Northern conspiracy‚ seeing only dark machinations. As long as cotton was king‚ slaves

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    1. What was the goal of Ottoman (and Egyptian) reforms of 18/19th century‚ who drove them and with what result? In Ottoman Empire the goal was to at first modernize military in order to sustain the Empire and it’s old order. Most radical reforms during the late 18th and early 19th century were introduced by Sultan Selim III‚ he intensified the military reforms which were introduced by his predecessors in the 18th century. The model for these reforms were European armies‚ Selim III wanted to reorganize

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    dominating to Christianity‚ because they thought that the Africans were uncivilized and weren’t practicing any religion or values. The pros and cons of imperialism affected the Africans’ social‚ religious‚ and political lives from the 16th to 18th centuries. As the Africans were vulnerable in such ways that they didn’t know how to fight back‚ other regions‚ primarily Europe‚ dominated them and took complete control over them. Africa’s unexplored lands offered plenty of raw goods for European factories

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    20th Century Social Reforms Kirsten Morris U.S History Period 4 March 22‚ 2013 Kirsten Morris U.S History Period 4 March 22‚ 2013 The Progressive Era‚ New Deal‚ and Great Society are similar in the terms of their origins‚ goals‚ and legacies to a mild extent. All three of the Era’s have similar origins‚ goals‚ and legacies. The Progressive Era was faced with the trouble of an economic collapse and had to find a way to dig the nation out of poverty and sorrow. That is where the New Deal

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    New England and the Chesapeake Compared MARY BETH NORTON The England that the seventeenth-century migrants left behind was undergoing dramatic changes‚ many of which stemmed from a rapid rise in population that began early in the sixteenth century. As the population grew‚ the economy altered‚ social stratification increased‚ and customary modes of political behavior developed into new forms. England’s ruling elites saw chaos everywhere‚ and they became obsessed with the problem of maintaining

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