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    Audrey Hamblen Victoria Anderson AP U.S. History August 14‚ 2014 Motives‚ Problems‚ and Rewards of European Exploration European expansion in the 1400’s was an unforeseen event that changed everything. This age endowed Europe to control something it never thought it could. With the persuasion of firm motives‚ the Europeans and their countries endured troublesome problems and prospered with advantageous rewards during the age of exploration and expansion. What provoked European countries

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    The development of the colonies made the minds of many wonder about what new land could bring to them. Could it bring wealth‚ fame‚ or a good life? The English‚ French‚ and Spanish were willing to venture for that. The English were the first of them to make that venture. In doing so the English colonies developed differently because they were allowed more freedom but on the other hand France and Spain had to abide by their ruler. The freedom that the English had allowed them to do much more‚ including

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    Native American women and colonial women’s sexualities confused and provided points of misunderstanding in the colonial era of America that contributed to a change in the societies. In the English colonies‚ the perceptions of women’s sexualities were turned on their heads. In the Chesapeake colonies‚ women were frequently freed from the usual social expectations regarding sexuality. In contemporary England‚ women were‚ “advised to maintain a modest demeanor.

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    functional departments. The marketing department often has primary responsibility for promotion and sales (TR); the production department has primary responsibility for development costs (TC); and the finance department has primary responsibility for acquiring capital and‚ hence‚ for the discount factor (i) in the denominator. These functional areas have lots of important overlaps. The marketing department can help reduce costs for a given level of output by influencing customer order size and timing.

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    Social Psychology: Characteristics‚ Motives‚ and Situationism PSYCH/550 May 27‚ 2013 Social Psychology: Characteristics‚ Motives‚ and Situationism According to Fiske (2010)‚ the classic definition of social psychology is‚ “the scientific attempt to explain how the thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual‚ imagined‚ or implied presence of other human beings” [ (p. 4) ]. In other words‚ where general psychology is the study of human behavior on an individual

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    husband. Lady Macbeth encouraged and pressured Macbeth into killing Duncan so that Macbeth could become kind and she would also have an equally high status. Although it may seem that Lady Macbeth lacks compassion and humanity‚ it is not the case. To kill two of Duncan’s guards and Duncan himself‚ Lady Macbeth had to call upon evil spirits to “stop up the access and passage to remorse”. She tells the spirits to “take [her] milk for gall” suggesting that she needs to be turned into something less that human

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    Although the Chesapeake Colonies and New England Colonies were settled at around the same time‚ the specific situations affecting each establishment altered the way that they developed. Jamestown was the first settlement on May 24‚ 1607. The Virginia Company of London‚ a joint-stock firm‚ commissioned it. The Jamestown colonists had increased pressure to strike it rich‚ because of the threat of abandonment in the wilderness. The first settlement in the New England region was Plymouth‚ which was founded

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    narrow minded and a very judgmental person‚ who didn’t want to accept any authority but her own. According to a church hierarchy‚ a nun was a subordinate to the priest‚ no matter how smart or experienced she was‚ she had no power. That was another motive for Sister Aloysius to dislike Father Flynn. She wanted him to be removed from St. Nicholas‚ which would grant her the only authority. That is also a reason that she tried to make Father Flynn confess‚ because no one would pay attention to her accusations

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    and the Central which consisted of Germany‚ Austria – Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire. Although not every country had all of the same actions and motives‚ World War I was a struggle based primarily on imperialism and nationalism‚ which led to geographical competitions‚ thoughts of cultural superiority‚ political differences between countries and economic growth and decay. World War I was a time of Imperialism. Imperialism is the building up of one’s “empire” to as big as the country could. That meant

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    The Real Motives Behind the Crusades The Crusades were more the result of ulterior motives of benefit‚ rather than the desire to wipe out the Muslims. The Pope at the time‚ Pope Urban‚ wanted the Crusades for his own benefit. The knights and had also gone on the Crusades for themselves. Everyday laymen also went on the Crusades to benefit themselves. Merchants went to profit themselves as well. Christians and Muslims at some points in history were even able to live in harmony. The Crusades was

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