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    honey” Alvar Nunex Cabeza de Vaca- one of the first people who gave a realistic account of the new world Stranded in the New World for 8 years Lived with the Native Americans and so talked favorable about them When he finally returned to Europe and stood up for the Natives‚ he fell into disfavor *The Puritans were Protestants who wanted to purify the church of England Wanted to get the church to actively live out the meaning of the New Testament Didn’t think the government should control the church

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    Being a physicist and mathematician‚ Isaac Newton contributed to the scientific revolution with his theories of gravity and the laws of motion. Although his findings were controversial at the time they are now very important to modern science. Because of his discoveries science has changed dramatically. Isaac was born in Woolsthorpe‚ England on January 4‚ 1643. He was born into the scientific revolution so later on in his life he was one of the major contributors of this era. Through out his life

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    Conclusion/ Discussion Chin Up: Yes‚ the shoulder joint ( Ball and Socket). It is important for the analysis because you use your shoulder muscles to pull yourself up to the bar to complete one chin up. It can be difficult to determine each joint because each joint has a distinct way of moving for a specific task. It was difficult for me to determine the axis and planes because I could not see the bones moving inside of the body. An axis can be defined as a line that goes around when an object

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    century (Perry et al. 2009‚ pp.520-521). Romanticism’s relationship with the Enlightenment is like day and night‚ they seem to be the opposite of each other but they still have innumerable links. This essay will agree that Romantics’ thoughts on painting and poetry. Romanticism paintings have discriminable features such as strong emotions and free imagination‚ which is different from rigid paintings in the Enlightenment era. Painting‚ is expression of human emotions‚ imagination and inspiration

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    the period in Greek history known as the Modern Greek Enlightenment. The enlightenment represented the idealization and growing dream of a one day‚ unified and free Greek state. Greece had been under Ottoman rule for over three and a half centuries of slavery and oppression. For many Greeks‚ the idea of the Enlightenment was the only hope left to answering their dreams of independence. One very important figure of the Modern Greek Enlightenment who is now believed to be the “Greatest Greek Nationalist”

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    Chapter 4: The Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898) Historical Background After 300 years of passivity under Spanish rule‚ the Filipino spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez‚ Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt. This occurred on the 17th of February. This was buttressed with the spirit of liberalism when the Philippines opened its doors to world trade and with the coming of a liberal leader in the person of Governor Carlos Maria de la Torre. The Spaniards

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    How can a lack of dorsiflexion lead to shoulder pain in a person who plays volleyball? I am going to start by imagining a student who would walk into my tennis club for a lesson. This student would tell me about a shoulder discomfort that surfaces especially when performing overhead motions. I would then find out that she has been a volleyball player for quite some time. During my evaluation‚ which would include walking and light running‚ I would notice poor ankle dorsiflexion (maybe due to an

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    The Scientific Revolution brought about many changes and affected many different aspects of society. The ideals that were shared during this time threatened the stability of the church. Nicholas Copernicus believed that the Earth was heliocentric‚ or circled around the sun‚ which was in contrast to Claudius Ptolemy who believed that the Earth was geocentric‚ or centered around the Earth. Fiero‚ 2015‚ pg. 78. 112) These two are examples of some of our early revolutionary thinkers. Throughout the 1600’s

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    As the most profound and significant intellectual movement since the Renaissance in Europe‚ the Enlightenment in eighteenth century was never a coincidence‚ instead it was set in complicated economical‚ scientific and social context. With the growing power of emergent capitalist industrialism‚ the new middle class who had known poverty and hardship‚ and most of whom had obtained their present social statue through hard work‚ put high value on the virtues of self-discipline‚ thrift and hard work.

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    Squeeze Question: What aspects of the Enlightenment are found in the Constitution of the USA & Bill of Rights; Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizens? The age of enlightenment began with the belief in laws of nature which was discovered by Isaac Newton through the laws of gravity. This discovery resulted in a mechanical view of the universe that is operated according to fixed laws. Natural laws are rules discoverable by reason & therefore men should use natural laws to better understand

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