1. Was the Spanish American War in fact a "splendid little war"? What was splendid about it? Yes it was in fact a “splendid little war”. There were a few things that made the Spanish American Was receive that nickname. The war lasted only 115 days and the death outcome was far less than any other war. The United States gained Puerto Rick as well as Guam and other islands in the pacific. In the book it stated that “If ever there were a good war‚ it was the Spanish-American war. The war ended with
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of all possessions and inherited freedoms‚ and sometimes even death. The Spanish Jews who selected to depart Spain instead of changing religions‚ scattered through the area of North Africa known as the Maghreb. In that area‚ they often interacted with the already present Mizrahi Arabic or Berber language communities‚ becoming the descendants of the Moroccan‚ Algerian‚ Tunisian and Libyan Jewish populations. Numerous Spanish Jews also escaped to the Ottoman Empire‚ where they were given sanctuary
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Government During the Spanish Period The Philippines was under the Spanish government for more than three centuries. Without any freedom and independence‚ Filipinos had to adjust and adapt to the new form of government as well as to different culture and traditions. The laws implemented in the country were all from the King of Spain passed through his representative who was called the Governor-General‚ “who was the source of civil power for the various levels of administration” (Agoncillo‚ 2008
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PLAOT ON CENSORING ARTISTS – A SUMMARY In The Republic‚ Plato makes a systematic case for censoring all arts. The task of the Platonic philosopher is to take up the “ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry” [607b] and to assert the State-enforced dominance of philosophy. To that end‚ The Republic as a whole is a powerful integration of philosophy‚ religion‚ education‚ and politics‚ and its argument for the political suppression of most art follows from that integrated system.
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The Spanish influenza plagued Alaska from 1918 through 1919. The origin of the illness is unknown‚ but thought to be caused by the overcrowding in many army boot-camps or in the crowded trenches on the battlefields. This deadly strain of influenza was known to cause death in as little as 48 hours‚ and left thousands in Alaska dead. The first cases were reported in October 1918 and by Halloween there were 200 cases in Ketchikan. Many smaller communities had few medically trained people like nurses
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Erin Garcia Social Studies P6 Due: November 4 DBQ Progressive Era Essay Where will you put your milion dollars? Did you know that there is an underside to America that people do not talk about? During 1900’s to 1920 in America‚ there have been many troubles in which a reform movement called Progressivism is working to try and fixing these problems. Accordingly to Aunt Bessie where will you put your million dollars? is the task at
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In a spanish christmas they don’t belive in santa claus .They belive that the 3 wiseman.Kids leave there shoes out side and believe that the 3 wiseman will come and fill there shoes up with presents.Most people in Spain go to Midnight Mass or ’La Misa Del Gallo’ (The Mass of the Rooster). It is called this because a rooster is supposed to have crowed the night that Jesus was born. Most families eat their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve before the service. The traditional Spanish Christmas
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For example the clients benefit from the lawyer. We have to judge the expertise of the ruling. The immoral person is never happy with anything. Moral people can look back and say that they are ok with the person he/she is. Chapter 2: The republic Types of goods 1. Good for their own sake – intrinsic goods. Simple pleasures and enjoyments. 2. Goods desirable in themselves and in their consequences. Example: knowledge and sight. 3. goods only desirable in their consequences. – results
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The Spanish Flu was a world wide epidemic that took the lives of an estimated 50 to 100 million lives between 1918 and 1920. It has been recorded as the most devastating outbreak in world history. The disease first appeared in Fort Riley Kansas on March 11‚ 1918 when an Army private reported to the camp hospital with complaints of a fever‚ sore throat and headache. By noon that day the hospital had treated over 100 sick soldiers with similar symptoms and 500 more by the end of that week. Initially
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El 26 de marzo Charger Time! Spanish 2—Acc Tuesday Per 2‚ 3‚ 6 1. Attendance 2. WHILE students practice their Voc 9A:¿Cómo sera el futuro? OR work on their movie review Teacher STAMPs HW (front of WS 901 El Futuro) 3. Teacher answers questions on the review (Casi una mujer). 4. Correct front of WS 901 El Futuro 5. Use PPT—Instrucciones para el juego Lápices Musicales to Show instructions for setting up for the Musical Pens game. Groups
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