In 1789‚ France was not a unified country. Instead‚ it was divided into three estates. The first estate was the clergy‚ who claimed to be ordained by God‚ which gave them authority over the second and third estates. The second estate was the nobility‚ a wealthy group of individuals who were almost all land owners. Buying into nobility was an option‚ but you had to be very wealthy to afford it. Between 1700 and 1789‚ around 50‚000 commoners were able to afford a noble title. The third estate was the
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looms closer‚ immigration continues to increase in America. More diversity is coming to America‚ in the form of Hispanic and Middle Eastern immigrants. While the debate about the value of immigration continues‚ the debate about the superiority of one group of immigrants contribution remains at hand. Do Middle Easterners provide more for America? Or do Hispanics have more to offer? Both groups of immigrants bring new cultures and traditions to America‚ a twist on the typical American way of doing things;
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In the late 15th century‚ there were five kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula‚ Castile‚ Aragón‚ and‚ Navarre‚ the Muslim kingdom/in Granada. Spain’s government was a Monarchy; the people of Spain had to serve the King‚ Queen‚ and any other royalty. The King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile brought Castile and Aragon together. They were seen as strong Catholics during the time‚ those who refused to convert to Catholicism‚ were exiled. Granada was the first target that the King
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Lecture Two: Early Settlement of North America I. The Vikings: First European Visitors to the New World: --Vikings: groups of seafaring warriors from Scandinavia region (modern day Sweden‚ Norway‚ Denmark) most of them small farmers. --Between 750-1050 A.D. clans and family groups unite and begin raiding expeditions to Russia and Western Europe in search of agricultural produce and other riches. --By the end of the first millennia AD (late 9th century-10th century) a small group of
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Colonies got away from England because they had come for many reasons. Their goal is the freedom of religion or whether economic opportunity was the need to target a certain amount of independence from the king. They had all intents and purposes related to some 3‚000 miles away. They had not only willing to owe commitment to the king‚ but also they wanted to pay their fair share of taxes. The result was the spirit of democracy does not exist in the England (Democracy in the colonies‚ n.d). The American
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The Society of New France There were many early expeditions from Europe to North America‚ most in search of a Northwest Passage that linked the Atlantic to the Pacific‚ thus leading to the wealth of Asia . These excursions alerted Europeans of the resources North America offered and this attraction of fish and furs stimulated annual voyages from Europe to reap the benefits of the New World. As appealing as this discovery was‚ Europeans considered this New World a harsh environment and
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Stereotypes and the culture of the Dutch The Dutch are stoned all the time‚ they wear wooden shoes and all Dutch are tall‚ have blond hair and blue eyes. At least half the population is gay‚ tulips are everywhere‚ there is lots of freedom “everything is accepted”‚ Wind mills‚ the Dutch are greedy “going Dutch”‚ cheese‚ Amsterdam is heaven and every Dutch shed keeps at least a dozen bicycles. All of these are stereotypes of the Netherlands and the Dutch culture. Some are true and some are false
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2.3.5. Shared Mobility in North America Technology enabled shared mobility: With the increase in the smartphones and the Internet-based technologies‚ the Intelligent transport system and the mass level marketing of the connected vehicles helps in the improvement of the efficiency of the shared mobility and the multi modal transportation system. The increment in the availability‚ capability and the affordability of the various ITS‚ GPS and wireless technologies available joined with the data availability
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The Crazy Clown Craze Recently this nation and social media have erupted in a massive search for these mysterious clowns. After the first sighting in North Carolina this craze has spread like wildfire across our nation. Although there are some people that do not care about these clowns‚ many people are very concerned for their and their children’s safety‚ security‚ and peace of mind. Everybody and their brother have been hunting these clowns down like their lives depend on it. The purpose of people
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the formal statement of the will of the thirteen colonies to become an independent nation. ☞ In the Declaration of Independence the founders include not only their will to break ties with Great Britain; they also voice their beliefs and complaints. Who is declaring independence from whom? ☞ The thirteen colonies‚ tired of the despot-like rule from Great Britain‚ decide to declare independence from Great Britain to relieve the newly formed nation from monarch rule and convert to a democratic form
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