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    A. Victor Frankenstein

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    MULTIPLE CHOICE UNIT TEST 2 Frankenstein I. Matching/ Identification 1. Victor Frankenstein A. creator of the creature 2. Henry Clerval B. rescued Frankenstein from Arctic ice 3. Elizabeth Lavenza C. unknowingly taught the creature to read and write 4. Robert Walton D. recipient of a series of letters from her brother 5. Margaret Saville E. creature’s first victim 6. Justine Moritz F. Frankenstein family matriarch 7. William Frankenstein G. Frankenstein’s best friend

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    traveled to Mexico in 1519 with a group of men and 11 ships‚ after ignoring Diego Velasquez’s orders‚ where he then continued to have many encounters with the Aztecs because he wanted to overthrow Aztec ruler Montezuma . In addition‚ Hernan Cortes’s exploration of the Aztec territory led to an exchange of disease that helped lead to Cortes’s success. Ultimately‚ Hernan Cortes’s conquer of the Aztec Empire is a significant historical event because he explored the territory of Mexico‚ had various

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    Murder and Victor

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    “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley Victor is a very self-centered person‚ and he is dedicated to his experiment. He becomes obsessed with creating the fiend that he doesn’t communicate with his family. He lets Justine get convicted because he doesn’t want to admit to what he has done. He thought the fiend would kill him on his wedding night‚ so he protects himself instead of protecting Elizabeth. The fiend is kind-hearted and very lonely. He went out at night‚ and brought back fire wood for the family

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    Mexico

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    MEXICO CITY -- It is a good time to be in the renewable energy business in Mexico since landmark energy reform opened up the electricity market and prioritized renewables. The government has an ambitious 12-year goal for renewable energy production‚ and private equity funds and development banks have millions of dollars ready to allocate to clean energy. “There is a huge potential for exploiting renewable energy in Mexico‚” says Guillermo Gutierrez of BK Partners‚ an investment management firm

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    Conquest of Happiness

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    The Conquest of Happiness (London; Allen & Unwin‚ 1930): Full Text Preface This book is not addressed to the learned‚ or to those who regard a practical problem merely as something to be talked about. No profound philosophy or deep erudition will be found in the follwing pages. I have aimed only at putting together some remarks which are inspired by what I hope is common sense. All that I claim for the recipes offered to the reader is that they are such as are confirmed by my own experience and

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    Victor Horta

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    naturally growing and letting nature guide their course. The period in Victor Horta’s life dedicated to Art Nouveau is but deliberate or intentional‚ however in its chaos it has a sense of grace and fluid beauty. From the time he was born in Ghent on January 6‚ 1861‚ to the time he died at the ripe age of 86‚ on September 9‚ 1947‚ Victor Horta was an artist in every sense of the word. Horta was born to a working class family with Victor-Pierre Horta‚ a shoemaker‚ as his father and Henriette Coppieters

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    Rodriguez and Mexico

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    Rodriguez characterizes Mexico as a country with a culture of tragedy and America as a country with a culture of comedy. However‚ America is comedic in the Greek sense-in the sense that America is not comedic at all. Rodriguez feels that Mexico‚ in being the place of tragedy‚ is better off. America‚ on the other hand‚ has to face the burden of optimism‚ and the subsequent let-downs. Thus‚ in a sense‚ he characterizes them in ways that oppose what he truly thinks of them. Mexico is described as tragic-those

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    Victor Vroom

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    The expectancy theory of motivation is suggested by Victor Vroom. Unlike Maslow and Herzberg‚ Vroom does not concentrate on needs‚ but rather focuses on outcomes. [pic] Whereas Maslow and Herzberg look at the relationship between internal needs and the resulting effort expended to fulfils them‚ Vroom separates effort (which arises from motivation)‚ performance‚ and outcomes. Vroom‚ hypothesizes that in order for a person to be motivated that effort‚ performance and motivation must be linked. He

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    America was considered a surplus to Europe‚ as it gave them a variety of commodities they otherwise may not have possessed. The countries that had trade with America saw their economy boosted. (Page 2‚ Voices of Freedom) The economic results of the conquest of the Americas grew a greater and greater market industry for many countries across the water. The Native Americans greatly showed the European settlers a different aspect of culture. While the Europeans were focused on acquiring material possessions

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    The Conquest of the Far West

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    Placement 1 September 2013 Chapter 16 Outline: The Conquest of the Far West The Societies of the Far West (434-441) The Western Tribes * Indian tribes were the most important group before the Anglo-American migration in the Far West * Western tribes developed several forms of civilization * More than 300‚000 Indians lived along the pacific coast among them were Serrano‚ Chumash‚ Pomo‚ Maidu‚ Yurok‚ and Chinook * When the Spanish arrived disease and destruction followed for the Native

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