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    Although there were many incentives pertaining to the colonization of the New World‚ by the Spanish and English‚ religion demonstrated several distinct roles. Religion became a way for empires to justify their actions. These nations believed it was their duty to educate and spread their religion to those they considered "uncivilized". Thus to a larger extent‚ religion was part of a greater scheme of cultural assimilation of the natives but it was not a simple process regarding the destruction of

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    The French and Indian War alter the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between the Britain and its colonies by being in debt that lead to tax laws‚ mercantilism and the way people felt about Britain’s control over its colonies. ***After the French and Indian War‚ the colonizing of the North America changed greatly. The English took over most of the North America land. English colonies had dominated the new world(Doc. A). This took a toll on the political relationship between the American

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    English is a widely-used language that is originally used by the countries United States‚ Great Britain‚ England and many more. English is the universal language because it is widely used by many people like Asians‚ Europeans‚ Africans and many more. However‚ how can we use English in shaping 21st century learners? English has many purposes that can help shape 21st century learners. One is we can use English in expressing our thoughts‚ ideas‚ feelings and many more. Because English is important

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    the darkness of the French defeat and capitulation of 1940 rose one of the greatest mass-resistance movements in history. Thousands of French patriots rose up‚ by themselves and in groups‚ and defied Nazi authority. They formed resistance movements that fought the Nazi occupation of France and the collaboration of the Vichy government. The French resistance was detrimental to the success of the Allies during World War II because they played a key role in the D-Day landings and were able to assist the

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    he reminded himself of previous French king’s alliance‚ and instead‚ he gave a discreet answer to the people that proved unsatisfactory and vague. His refusal to choose an order highlighted his distance from the reality of the revolution and his non-committal answer revealed to the public his deficiency of leadership. The character of Louis became more noticeable to the public eye as his speeches and answers lacked substance and passion for France. From 1787 until his decision at the Etats-Généraux

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    speakers of this language. Although English is not the most widely spoken language in the world in terms of the number of native speakers - there are many more native Chinese speakers than native English speakers - it is described as a ’global language’ and Chinese is not. This is because there are few other communities in the world that give Chinese‚ be it Mandarin or Cantonese‚ a particular use or function‚ probably due to the fact that its alphabet is so different from that which is used in the majority

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    Vocabulary List General and Topic Areas 1 to 5 GCSE French OCR GCSE in French: J730 OCR GCSE (Short Course) in French Spoken Language: J030 OCR GCSE (Short Course) in French Written Language: J130 This Vocabulary List is designed to accompany the OCR GCSE French Specification for teaching from September 2009 © OCR 2010 Contents Contents French GCSE Vocabulary List French Vocabulary List General 2 3 5 12 12 21 28 28 31 36 36 37 40 40 42 48 48 51 Topic Area 1 Home and local area Life in the home;

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    is largely at fault and is a leading cause to the outbreak of the french revolution. King louis had been regarded as ‘ one of the most uninterested and uninteresting spectators of his own reign” ( pg 153)‚ Louis was reluctant with enforcing political‚ social and economic action regarding concerning the community and he showed no sign of concern with any extraneous affairs and matters that did not involve him. The king however did initially have good intentions‚however his indecisiveness only influenced

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    French Adjectives

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    follows: adjective | Masculine sing. | Feminine sing. | Masculine plural | Feminine plural | This‚ these | Ce‚ cest | Cette | Ces | ces | That‚ those | Ce‚ cest | Cette | Ces | Ces | Examples: This pen – ce stylo these desks – ces pupitres That jacket – cette veste those desks – ces pupitre Iterrogative Adjectives They serve to ask questions. The form quel ‚ quelle ‚ quells ‚ quelles ‚ and they translate

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    1898 the United States of America declared war on Spain immediately after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15‚ 1898. This was the start of the Spanish American War; the war ended a few months later with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10‚ 1898. As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire which included Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ the Philippines Islands‚ Guam‚ and a few other islands. Beginning in 1492‚ Spain was the first European

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