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    States of America is one of the most frequently studied wars of any in American History. This terrible war put brothers from the North against brothers from the South and the result was both awful and catastrophic. When counting the dead and wounded on both sides‚ including the destruction of houses‚ farms‚ and the livelihood of people on both sides‚ the Civil War was the most terrible and bloodiest war in American History. There were many issues that sparked the beginning of the American Civil War

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    Running Head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Risk Assessment Paper Tynette Miller Submitted to Dr. Sarah Combs in Partial Fulfillment of NR478 Community Health Nursing Practicum Regis University April 3‚ 2013 2 FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT A comprehensive family assessment provides a foundation to promote family health‚ Edelman & Mandle‚ C.

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    Dogs-roving English ships that plundered Spanish treasure ships (1560s) St. Augustine–fort Spain created in Florida 1565 to protect the route of its treasure fleet against English ships‚ French settlers‚ hostile Indians (1st permanent Euro. settlement in US) Comprehensive Orders for New Discoveries-new policy Spanish leaders introduced after military setbacks to pacify Indians by Christianizing missionaries not conquistadores (1573) Ecomenderos-privelaged spanish landowners in NM‚ who were allowed by

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    American law; only the federal government could take land from the tribes. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831‚ Marshall). "The conditions of the Indians in relation to the United States is perhaps unlike that of any two people in existence‚" Chief Justice John Marshall wrote‚ "their relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian. . .(they were a) domestic dependent nation." Established a "trust relationship" with the tribes directly under federal authority. Worcester v. Georgia (1832

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    Puritan Religious Beliefs

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    Church. Socially‚ the Puritans differed from the Anglicans’ orthodox beliefs of alcohol consumption and paganrelated practices; religiously‚ the Puritans called for change in the structure and abolishment of certain traditions in the Anglican Church; ideologically‚ the Puritans demonstrated their unique way of thinking with their idea of their “City on a Hill;” therefore‚ the Puritans professed change‚ rather than following the orthodox beliefs of the Church of England. The Puritans inspired social change

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    Puritan Society in Review

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    Literature about the puritan lifestyle makes it very clear that is most puritan societies are very sheltered. Although these extremist beliefs do not seem present today‚ back then they where enforced strictly. The where not allowed to wear any clothing revealing a single ounce of skin. They lived in little communities where everyone knew each other‚ therefore wedlock outside of their communities where very rare‚ if it existed at all. And speaking of marriage‚ the simple thought

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    Puritans Vs. Quakers

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    Puritan vs. Quaker The Puritans and the Quakers did not have an easy life when the first came to the new world. They by no means handled the pressure well. At first they had no idea what things were going to end up like. As they arrived in the “New World”‚ they had optimistic plans for creating model societies that would fulfill God’s will on earth. Most groups trying to find their way almost immediately encountered social and political challenges that threatened those plans. In particular the

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    Puritans: A Brief Summary

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    The first expedition was dispatched to the New World by Water Raleigh and consisted of 2 ships‚ a reconnaissance expedition‚ set out in 1584. Roanoke was reached in July 1585 and had on board John White a mapmaker and a painter who left a number of high-quality water color drawings representing Indians‚ their village‚ dances‚ and their way of life. Hariot‚ a scientific expert who was also on board‚ published in 1588 „A Brief and true report of Virginia”. On board there were many other specialists

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    Does the American Family Have a History? Family Images and Realities A revolution has taken place in family life since the late 1960s. Today‚ two-thirds of all married women with children--and an even higher proportion of single mothers--work outside the home‚ compared to just 16 percent in 1950. Half of all marriages end in divorce--twice the rate in 1966 and three times the rate in 1950. Three children in ten are born out of wedlock. Over a quarter of all children now live with only one parent

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    Mrs. Snyder Honors English 12 Little Stirrup Big Impact In Europe during the Medieval Period there were many misfortunes‚ such as famine‚ plague‚ and war. One third of the population of Europe died from the Black Plagues alone and war sprung from controversy within the Catholic Church. The warrior of the Early Middle Ages behaved like a barbarian‚ but his role became a more honorable one during the Medieval Period as he evolved into the armored knight on horseback with a code of moral values

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