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    Witch of Blackbird Pond

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    name of the book that I read was "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" By‚ Elizabeth George Speare. The book took place in the year of 1687. Some of the book takes place on a boat called the "Dolphin‚" and then the rest of the book in Wethersfield‚ in the state of Connecticut. The main characters in the book are Katherine Tyler (her nickname was Kit)‚ Nat Eaton‚ Uncle Matthew‚ Aunt Rachel‚ Hannah Tupper‚ Kit’s cousins Mercy‚ and Judith‚ Prudence‚ Hannah Tupper‚ John Holbrook‚ Goodwife Cruff and Goodman

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    Elsa Schiaparelli

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    Designer Paper: Betsey Johnson and Elsa Schiaparelli Known for her famous grand finale cart wheel‚ Betsy Johnson is an edgy ready to wear designer. Johnson was born on August 10‚ 1942 in WethersfieldConnecticut. Growing up she was a dancer and an artist‚ Johnson fell in love with the decked out costumes she wore for dance recitals. Being an artist that she is‚ she enjoyed sketching costume ideas for hours on end. Johnson was very fortune to have a dance teacher who let her make her own costumes

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    Williamite War

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    revolutionary war in Ireland and its aftermath‚ 1689-1750‚ edited by W.A Maguire‚ 61-91. Belfast: Blackstaff press‚ 1990. Simms‚ John Gerard. The Williamite Confiscation in Ireland‚ 1690-1703. Connecticut: Greenwood Press‚ 1976. Simms‚ John Gerard. War and Politics in Ireland‚ 1649-1730. London: Hambledon‚ 1986. ----------------------- [1] Harman Murtagh‚ “The war in Ireland 1689-91‚” in Kings in conflict: the revolutionary war in Ireland and its aftermath‚ 1689-1750‚ ed [2] G.A Hayes-McCoy‚ “The Boyne‚ 1690

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    Vu Tran HIST 312 Continuities and changes in American Colonies c.1600-1750 When America was discovered people migrated to that country to lead a better and peaceful life. They settled there to practice their religion freely‚ to become land owners and to establish their trading business. In 1600s many Europeans immigrated to America a newly discovered country. Many immigrants came from England to the American colonies. The reason was that Europeans thought it as their dreamland where they could have

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    Introduction Tupac Amaru rebellions was a cycle of native uprisings amid Cusco and Potosı´ in1780–1782‚ who killed over 100‚000 lives‚ primarily natives‚ out of a population of 1.5 million‚ before being rumpled by colonial establishments. They have established excellent local studies‚ but no modern synthetic treatment. Charles F. Walker’s book is a rich‚ easygoing narrative history and charisma study of Jose´ Gabriel Condorcanqui (Tupac Amaru) and Micaela Bastidas‚ who led the most well-known of

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    DBQ -- To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? A single colony cannot depart from its mother country and lead a revolution; only a whole united nation‚ such as that of the American colonies‚ could successfully detach themselves from Mother England. One must take into consideration that up until the eve of revolution‚ much had happened in the time era of 1607-1776‚ where the British were still very involved in the

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    18th Century Hair

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    They would add false hair to their real hair. Padding‚ powder‚ and ornaments in a women’s hair were ordinary. Hairstyles of the 1750s were generally small and close to the head. Hair was worn in soft curls or waves‚ with little to no height. Hair was generally put in small curls‚ a twist or a pleat. Curling tongs which were metal with wooden or silver handles‚ were established at

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    Pe.Pex Series Jaw Crusher

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    PE.PEX Series Jaw Crusher PE.PEX series jaw crusher for large complex tilting‚ widely used in mining‚ metallurgy‚ construction‚ highway‚ railway‚ water conservancy and chemical industry and many other industries‚ processing large size‚ the compressive strength less than 320Mpa various ores and rock crushing or medium crushing operations. PE Series for rough broken‚ PEX series is used in thin broken. PE‚ PEX series jaw crusher structure consists of: Broken jaw structure main frame‚ eccentric shaft

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    Why was Britain the first country to industrialize? The industrial revolution‚ which occurred during the hundred years after 1780‚ was a true european revolution. It was in England that the industrial revolution first took hold. This change‚ which occurred between 1750 and 1830‚ happened because conditions were perfect in Britain for the Industrial Revolution. Having used wood for heat instead of coal‚ Britain was left with large deposits of coal remaining to fuel the new ideas. Any raw supplies

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    1641-1715 Louis XIV Louis the 14th ascended to the throne at the age of four. Jules Cardinal Mazarin served as the ruler of France until Louis came of age. However‚ after Louis came of age‚ he did not take over until Mazarin’s death in 1661. Louis believed he was a gift from God and therefore had the divine right to rule as a dictator. He considered all disobedience and rebellion to be sinful. Louis employed Jean-Baptiste Colbert as the controller general of finance in France. Colbert reconstructed

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