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    Differences in the American and French Revolutions Sometimes a revolution can take place within a country against its own current state of government‚ other times a revolution can take place externally to rid a country of another country’s influence. There are many components that are involved in a revolution taking place. One must consider the causes or reasons of the situation‚ the events that occur during the revolution and the effects or aftermath that had been created by that revolution. There

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    Nishant  Jasani  TOK  essay       1   "All  of  the  other  Ways  of  Knowing  are  controlled  by  language."  The  author  of  this   statement  is  claiming  that  the  language  we  use  controls  all  of  our  other  ways  of   knowing‚  which  are  perception‚  emotion‚  and  reason.  This  author  is  declaring   that  without  language‚  we  would  not  know  anything.  Our

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    Lovas 1 The first Native Americans to arrive in North America arrived twelve thousand years ago. 1 They traveled across what scientists and historians call the “land bridge” that spanned the distance between modern day Russia and Alaska. The natives separated into many different factions and fanned all over North America; some tribes became nomadic roaming wherever their food supply went while other  natives learned to grow and sew crops. The Native Americans lived in mostly peaceful societies until 1492

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    RACISM & DISCRIMINATION – NATIVE AMERICANS By Fred Bridgwater Native Americans have had a huge impact on history and racial relations since they have been on the North American continent for over 10‚000 years. They have been discriminated against since the colonial era. The racism against these people was legally sanctioned due to greed. These people have endured the Indian Wars‚ Native American reservations‚ segregation‚ residential schools‚ slavery‚ and internment camps. They have

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    Dohle AP US History FRQ- Native Americans and Europeans The presence of a frontier changed western civilization for centuries after Columbus’ landing in the New World. One key aspect of the frontier was the American Indians‚ and their relationship with the English Colonists. Although the relationship was peaceful at first‚ it ultimately became a violent one with constant wars and disagreements. This is mainly caused by European expansion and ignorance towards Native customs. In the early 17th

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    The Differences of education between China and America I want to describe the major differences between Chinese and American education. It includes four aspects. Introduce “Harvard girl” 刘亦婷 1 Goals of education First of all‚ Chinese support all-rounder education.  The education’s goal is for making their living‚ for honor. They think that their children who were in very young can not lose in starting line. Hence‚ when children should be spoiled‚ children would have been forced to learn piano

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    Relationships Between Native Americans and European Explorers/Settlers The indigenous Native Americans and the European explorers of the 16th and 17th century were two very different and distinct groups of people. The Native Americans were usually peaceful until threatened. Although they did not have much technology‚ they knew the land well and used their resources very efficiently. On the other hand‚ the European settlers‚ though more advanced as a civilization‚ proved a bit more violent

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    An atlatl is a stick that propels a dart or a spear used by Eskimos and early Native Americans. There is a handle on one end and a hook or socket on the other were the spear or dart is held. The term atlatl comes from the Aztecs who were the first culture to actually write down this term. In modern time we use the expression throwing stick‚ throwing board‚ or even speer sling the problem is that these names do not just pertain to an atlatl. Throughout the years there are many cultures that have use

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    monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally-changing pattern‚ although technically there is also a dry phase. The major monsoon systems of the world consist of the West African and Asia-Australian monsoons. The inclusion of the North and South American monsoons with incomplete wind reversal may be debated. The term was first used in English in British India (now India‚ Bangladesh and Pakistan) and neighbouring countries to refer to the big seasonal winds blowing from the Bay of Benhe English

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    A: Hello everyone! Have you ever tried when typing a definitely correct word in Microsoft‚ but it says your word is wrong? Do you know why? It is because of the difference between British and American English. B: To begin with‚ let’s talk about history. In the past‚ the religions of the British & American were different. Christians(that is the Puritans) were persecuted by the other people. So some of them grouped together & went to America because they wanted to leave England. C: They

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