Johnny Greavu PSTL 1112 07/14/2015 Video Response 4 Minnesota: A History of the Land (Episode II) 1) The Big Woods was a temperate hardwood forest defined by shade in south-central Minnesota and western Wisconsin. It was a “climax community”: an environment without a disturbance for decades to hundreds of years. The humidity of the area and proximity to rivers (which acted as a firebreak) led to a virtual absence of fire. Trees such as sugar maple‚ basswood‚ northern red oak‚ and American elm dominated
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Karl Marx defined the American Civil War as a struggle between two historical epochs –the feudal and the capitalist (Post‚ 2011). The Civil War was a war between the North and the South after several states in the south seceded following Lincoln’s Presidency. The war first started off so as to defend states’ rights‚ however as it progressed the war was fought
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Abraham Lincoln and slavery. As a child everyone is taught that Lincoln freed the slaves and that’s the end of that. However‚ history is a culture of argument‚ which allows for different people to interpret history differently. That is exactly what happens between James McPherson and Ira Berlin. While trying to come up with the answer to "Who Freed the Slaves" they came to two different ideas. McPherson decides that Lincoln freed the slaves and Berlin decided that the slaves created the perfect environment
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still able to represent a realistic drawing of the bison and rhino‚ but the drawing has two-dimensional properties with the absence of shading found in the Rhino and Horse piece. Another difference is that in the Shaft of the Dead Man painting‚ a story is being told. The major difference of historic significance between these two pieces is that in the Shaft of the Dead painting the first appearance of a male figure in cave drawing was found. It was the only painting that was found in either the Lascaux
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DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN SCREENING TEST AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS A diagnostic test is any kind of medical test performed to aid in the diagnosis of detection of a suspected disease or condition. This is different from a screening test which is used when not when a disease or condition is suspected‚ but when people are considered to be at high risk of developing a disease or condition. Diagnostic test are usually performed after a positive screening test to establish a definitive diagnosis. They are
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Although serfs and freemen were both peasants‚ they did have some major differences and their taxation was different. The serfs and freemen had many differences. Freemen were still peasants‚ but they were also unwealthy‚ like the serfs‚ but could own land which was farmed on in return for labor and other fees (Admin). Although they were bound to the land that the nobles owned‚ they weren’t owned by anyone (Admin). The serfs were taxed much more than the freemen. A freeman had to pay taxes as well
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women‚ their female gods reflect this. For instance‚ Hestia is the goddess of hearth and home. However‚ the myths‚ and how the goddesses are portrayed‚ tell more about the men who held power. Men craved power and were afraid of anything that could take what power they had away from them. They believed women held a significant strength now known as child birth: “As a result‚ many of the mythical stories about women manifest signs of a deep male anxiety about feminine power” (Women and Myth 1). However
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the stories The Book Thief and The Help. Though they are different stories‚ they all teach us about the life and struggles of someone from their respective times. When we take the time to look at specific characters‚ we see some similarities and differences. Some of these are subtle and some are very broad. For example we see Liesel‚ a young girl living in Nazi Germany‚ hiding the secret of the Jew in the basement along with other things like her real mother’s identity. This can be compared to Miss
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When he is cut into two by this coach‚ Sacagawea melts him using fire. This suggests that Roosevelt is not real. Thus‚ his ability to split into two and be put back together is very telling part of the difference between them as he announces: "I was made in mannequin factory in Poughkeepsie"(1:18:37-1:1845). The Whites have the ability to survive and outlive Native Peoples. On the other hand‚ Sacajawea is represented as the real historic Sacajawea who is awakened
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of seven debates between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois state election campaign as among the most significant statements in American political history. Douglas‚ the North’s most prominent Democratic leader‚ faced against Lincoln who represented the Republican. Douglas was seeking reelection to a third term in the U.S. Senate. The debates held in seven Illinois towns and attended by tens of thousands of listeners. The sharpest difference between the two candidates
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