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    Salem 1600s. The Crucible is a fictional retelling of events in American history surrounding the Salem Witch trials of the seventeenth century. The crucible is a historical drama that shows the puritan’s view of life in 1600s‚ including the importance of possessions‚ morality‚ and religion. Part-2- In Salem 1600s social class determined how much power someone had. Thomas Putnam was one of the wealthiest landowners in

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    factories and machines found in modernized societies causes harm to people and nature. The biproducts can create diseases and add to global warming which are both long-term negative effects (372). The 21st century brought many changes and challenges for the Ju/Hoansi. Modernization had both positive and negative aspects to the daily lives of the Ju. The addition of a new road greatly improved the travel time to their village where they had things like: a new water hole‚ a new soccer field‚ a new preschool

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    Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life‚ the whole aim and end of human existence.”–Aristotle By Dave Hood Many of the great philosophers have attempted to answer the question: What makes people happy? World religions‚ such as Christianity‚ have attempted to explain what makes people happy and how to live a happy life through faith‚ the belief in God‚ by reading scripture‚ by living life according to the moral code‚ and by the religious doctrine imposed by the church. The philosophy

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    Introduction: Powerful Language Assignment Name: Valerie Jane H. Harwart Date: January 11‚ 2013 Read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass on pages 174-183 of your text. Choose a quote that exhibits the use of powerful language and has a strong effect on you as the reader. Copy the quote in the box below. Then‚ list 5-6 powerful words or phrases from the quote. Explain in 2-3 high school level sentences what the quote means. Lastly‚ explain the effect the quote and powerful words has

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    What is the most important system in the Body? Organ Movement Digestive Juices Used Food Particles Broken Down Mouth Chewing Saliva Starches Esophagus Swallowing None None Stomach Upper muscle in stomach relaxes to let food enter and lower muscle mixes food with digestive juice Stomach acid Protein Small intestine Peristalsis Small intestine digestive juice Starches‚ protein‚ and carbohydrates Pancreas None Pancreatic juice Starches‚ fats‚ and protein Liver None Bile acids Fats In my opinion the

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    Explain the impact on Hinduism of ONE significant person or school of thought other than the Vedas. Mohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most significant people of the 20th century. His Impact on Hinduism‚ India‚ South Africa‚ and indeed the world is timeless and people still look to his teachings for inspiration and guidance. Despite having received a law degree at the University College in London‚ Gandhi found himself being persecuted for being part of an inferior race‚ The widespread denial of

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    economy market that caused the stock market to crash. Millions of people lost their jobs and banks closed because so many people were in deptt but didn’t have the money to pay the bank back because they were unemployed. Therefore‚ the banks closed and all of their saved income was gone. The Great Depression had very big impacts on American society both socially and economically. The American society‚ socially had a very big impact planted on it during the Great Depression. There was a very high

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    “To what extent did the liberal reforms in 1906-1914 improve the lives of people?” The Liberal government introduced a series of reforms aimed at moving away from the Laissez-faire ideology and toward a more self help scheme aiming to move people away from poverty and to make Britain a better country both in health and prosperity; Churchill said “If we see a drowning man we do not drag him to the shore‚ instead we provide help to allow him to swim ashore”. To do this the Liberals aimed at giving

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    Equality for indigenous peoples in the Australian Constitution This article is based around equality for indigenous people in the Australian constitution. It explains the ‘bleakness’ of the Australian constitution (Charlesworth‚ H‚ Durbach‚ A pg. 68‚ 2011)‚ Australia’s international obligations‚ constitutional models and much more. This article clearly is writing from the side of bringing equality to the indigenous people‚ hence the title. Specifically‚ it identifies some key aspects that are incorrect

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    Colonisation by European Empires had a Significant Impact on Africa‚ America and Asia. Colonisation by European Empires had a significant impact on Africa‚ America and Asia. In the 16th century the colonisation of these countries brought on powerful and important changes which had a definite impact on the future of their country. These changes proved to have both negative and positive impacts. The colonisation by European Empires had a significant impact on Africa in the 16th century. Before

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