Essay Question Explain Locke’s distinction between the so-called “primary qualities” and the “secondary qualities” (what is the definition of each one‚ and what is the important difference between them?). What argument does he offer in favor of this distinction? In addressing his argument‚ be sure to discuss his error theory. Why does Locke think that this is an important distinction? Do you find his argument for the mind-dependence of the secondary qualities successful? Why or why not? In his essay
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American Revolution. England had been situated in the Americas for over a hundred and fifty years and had maintained a dominant establishment. So why was there a revolution? There were multiple causes of the American Revolution; however‚ a primary reason for the revolution was for economic self- interest. Leading up to the American Revolution‚ there were plenty of occasions were England provoked the Colonies. The beginning of economic despair for the colonies‚ started with the
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was rooted early in the 20th century. World War I caused a huge demand from Europeans wanting American made goods. Europe received these goods on on a credit basis due to the lack of funds caused by the strain of war. What was thought of to be a good idea by Americans and Europeans alike ended up being the main cause of the depression. The United States economy was ruined for many years due to the piles of debt that the multitude of loans caused. The stock market crashed of 1929 began a downward
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The Roman Empire was considered to be one of the most powerful empires ever. But as the empire grew larger‚ it fell apart. Since it is impossible to say that only one issue caused the destruction of the empire‚ many of the theories are interconnected. Some of the issues that the Romans had back then can be applied to the United States today. An issue that was prevalent in the fall of Rome and an issue that is prevalent now in America are public health and environmental concerns. There were
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Without the Neolithic Revolution the world would know no wars‚ and would have had no epidemics. All the things that happened after the Neolithic Revolution‚ like cars‚ boats‚ and planes‚ would never even come into the thoughts of humans. It would have been a world without history other than hunting‚ gathering and wandering. The Neolithic Revolution is the period when people started domesticating animals‚ like dogs for the hunt. Chickens‚ goats‚ among others were also raised for food. This lead
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In August of 1990‚ Saddam Hussein‚ the Dictator of Iraq‚ invaded the small neighboring country of Kuwait with goals to acquire profitable oil supplies. By attempting to control over one-fifth of the world’s oil supply‚ Hussein also posed an immediate threat to other powers in the Persian Gulf. George H.W. Bush‚ the American President at the time‚ responded to the tension stating‚ “this will not stand‚” resulting in Operation Desert Storm. SOURCE The causes leading up to Operation Desert Storm
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There are multiple reasons and events that if occurred will guaranteed start world war one. It is clear that the war was ongoing for a long time‚ when it began in the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. However many other reasons took a part in starting the war‚ some occurring as far back the late 1800’s. Militarism‚ nationalism‚ and alliances system were the three main factors that were present back then‚ leading towards this explosive war (Turner‚ 2002) The First World War was truly “the
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the Economic Crash of 2008? Throughout history there has always been some sort of a class struggle. The rich always seemed to get richer while the poor barely managed to get by. One of the main things that contributed to the ever-expanding gap between the rich and the poor was greed. Whether it was the greed for money or for power‚ greed was certainly a driving force. More recently‚ the greed of several‚ rich and powerful individuals helped to cause one of the largest financial collapses of modern
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Document E could be one event that caused the Spanish-American War. The USS Maine was one of the first American battleships out there in this time and it weighed more than 6‚000 tons. Two weeks before the Spanish-American War‚ the Maine was sent out to Cuba to protect the interests of Americans due to Spanish ruling broke out in Havana. The USS Maine blew up in HAvana Harbor on February 15 1898. While travelling to Cuba‚ the USS Maine mysteriously blew up by going over a mine. Congress and most of
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statistic ‚overweight and obese is one of the major factor that cause different type of illness and sickness.The most common one are the heart failure‚diabetes and high blood pressure.They not only affect the way we live‚it even putting our life at risk between live and death‚killing more and more every year and it will not stop until action is taken.The contributing factor that cause this to happen is due to the individual lack of awareness‚living with a unhealthy lifestyle and limited access to healthy
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