“Rise and Fall of the Tokugawa Regime” The Tokugawa period (1603-1868)‚ also called the Edo period‚ was the final phase of traditional Japan. It was a time of internal peace‚ political stability‚ and economic growth under the shogunate founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. As shogun‚ Ieyasu achieved dominance over the entire country by balancing the power of “potentially hostile domains with strategically placed allies and collateral houses” (McClain 1944 pg. 31). It was an era of oppressive rule where
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C. Write a short paragraph in Spanish describing your typical day. In your paragraph‚ use 5 of the verbs included in the chart listed below. Make sure that you put these verbs in the yo form‚ as you will be talking about yourself. Remember there are 2 parts to this verb: the pronoun (me) and the verb in the yo form. Included in your paragraph should also be your responses to 3 of the questions listed below. Be sure that your responses are in complete Spanish sentences‚ and form a logical part
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1. Spanish Heritage Spain ruled the Philippines for three centuries (1565-1898) Spain’s cultural legacywas more beneficial and comprehensive than her political and economic endowments. 2. Christianity Spain’s greatest legacy The Roman Catholic religion - originated in Asia‚ being founded by Jesus Christ in Palestine; spread to Western Europe after Christ’s crucifixion‚ in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ propagated across the Atlantic to the New World and across the Pacific to the Philippines‚ making
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Prior to the American Revolution‚ no other historical people had explicitly voted on a written constitution‚ and while ancient Greece and Rome operated as a democracy‚ neither were actually founded in full democratic fashion (Amar‚ 2005). The course of events that unfolded during the Revolutionary period leads one to believe that the inception of the United States did unfold in two different and unique stages. In the words of Benjamin Rush‚ " The American war is over: but this is far from being
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Me llamo: Fecha: Unit 3 Mini project -> Presentación oral TASK: Describe in Spanish what you were like when you were a small child and draw/include a series of pictures that illustrate your sentences. A.Think about what you were like when you were a small child‚ what things you used to do‚ and what things you weren’t allowed to do. Then‚ complete the following sentences. 1.Cuando era niño(a)‚ era ___________________________ y ___________________ [adjectives]. 2. Yo jugaba con
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The Destruction of the Old Regime France prior to 1789 had been ruled by the highest order of nobility. The king and queen commanded the country from afar while the middle and lower classes agonized in pain at their excessive life of luxury. The constant strain that this was putting on the lower classes created much resentment towards the monarchy; continually ushered in alongside huge financial disparities from the lavish impulses of the nobility and common squandering of money lead to the collapse
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vehicle with a siren?… Me too.) Ihad the chance to watch the inaugural program of the newly-proclaimed president of our country‚ Benigno Aquino III‚ or more commonly known as Noynoy to the masses. The excerpt above was mentioned by his excellency during the early stages of his speech. Even though it’s not the crux of the speech‚ I could easily relate to what he said‚ for I myself experienced it. “Ako rin…”. Isn’t it a bitch to be kept waiting at an intersection‚ waiting for the light to turn green
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Spanish-American War The Spanish-American War was different from many other wars because it did not deal with America’s rights; nevertheless it dealt with our issues over expansionism. The war was caused by yellow journalism‚ sinking of the main‚ and the de Lome letter in which he discussed his bad faith with America. The Spanish-American War was a "splendid little war" because it demonstrated the enormous influence of yellow journalism‚ changed the balance in the Federal Government‚ and most
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was under jurisdiction of President Andrew Johnson‚ who was a Southerner and also thought that African Americans shouldn’t have a role in Reconstruction‚ American Historian‚ Robert Cruden said of Johnson‚ "His Jacksonian philosophy had perhaps an even greater flaw in view of the problems he confronted: it had some place for the Negro as a free man‚ but it had none for him as an equal"1. During the Presidential Reconstruction‚ 1865-1867‚ Johnson appointed provisional governors and ordered them to
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Dialects in American Literature In the late 19th and early 20th centuries dialect was not common in American Literature. Writers who attempted to accurately capture American dialect and slang often failed to make it believable. In my essay‚ "Dialects in American Literature‚" I will compare and contrast three writers who used dialect in their writings and explain the difference between effective and ineffective use of dialect. The writers I will be discussing are Mark Twain‚ Bret Harte‚ and
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