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    The main imports from Europe that impacted the America’s were livestock‚ pigs‚ horses and many plants. Horses enabled Europeans to explore larger areas of land in a shorter time than it would have taken them on foot. Natives didn’t have this type of transportation‚ so they were limited in their ability to conquer vast amounts of land of quickly as the Spanish explorers. The introduction of cattle created a cheap and growing food supply of meat to new settlers from Europe. Cattle thrived in the new

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    were not the author of your own life at that time but you cannot escape from your past that was printed in ink. And neither can we. Modern America will never escape the history left behind by the Puritan society. The flaws that we have in our current society are of Puritan origin and are splitting images of them. After being born‚ we are raised under the influences of Puritanism. From The Lost Generation to Generation Alpha‚ all children are indoctrinated to value education. Puritans too‚ value education

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    The American Enlightenment also referred to sometimes as the Age of Reason‚ was a convergence of ideas and thoughts that took place throughout the American Colonies. Scientific rationalism‚ backed up by the scientific method‚ was the trademark of everything related to the Enlightenment. Following close on the heels of the Renaissance‚ Enlightenment thinkers understood that the advances of science and industry produced a new age of social equality and progress for humankind. More and more valuables

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    Ailey ’s Influence on Modern Dance Alvin Ailey never considered dancing as his career. He had always been enthralled by the lights‚ costumes‚ and dancers flowing with the music‚ but it never occurred to him that he would be creating such spectacles. He went to see many shows when he was younger‚ mostly ballet and musical theater. Acceptance for modern dance had not yet been established during the 1940 ’s‚ when Ailey was in his childhood‚ and he would become one of its most major influences. Alvin

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    In short‚ the impact of Shakespeare can be seen in various aspects of modern life. Shakespeare notably standardized the English language and created over 2‚000 words that are currently in use today‚ as well as a multitude of phrases such as the popular‚ “be all and end all” and “forever and a day”. As arguably the best playwright

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    November 25‚ 1835 in Dunfermline‚ Scotland. Andrews father was a handloom weaver (which is someone who threads yarn with interlacing yarn with another creating cloth) but that sadly came to an end as the steam powered looms came into play. Andrew learned what poverty meant as when his mother had to go to work to support their family. So this set his plan in action to become a great man. His mother moved their family out to pittsburgh in 1848 which in those times it was the iron manufacturing center of the

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    Difrenctiat between clasic‚ neoclasic and modern school of thoughts Clasical school of thought:- "Economics is the Science of wealth" According to Adam Smith "Economics is a subject which studies the nature of wealth and laws which governs its production‚ consumption‚ distribution and exchange." Hence‚ Adam Smith has described following four aspects of wealth in his definition.      1. Production of Wealth: How wealth is produced? What are the factors of production-i.e.‚ land‚

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    Natural philosophers using reason instead of faith‚ produced philosophies based on existing knowledge. These natural philosophers include Francis Bacon‚ Rene Descartes‚ Blaise Pascal‚ Thomas Hobbes and last but not least John Locke these natural Philosophers developed theories on Human Nature. Influenced by the Scientific Revolution‚ an intellectual movement of the late 17th and early 18th centuries was formed; the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment‚ also called the Age of Reason’s primary thought was

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    In today’s world‚ people often paint the Enlightenment as an era where reason finally triumphed over blind faith and antiquated viewpoints. However‚ not every view espoused by the Enlightenment thinkers furthered humanist ideals like universal equality and personal liberty. While the writers of the time did make massive strides toward theorizing a more just society‚ half of the population was entirely excluded: women. Not only did the Enlightenment thinkers fail to support increased rights of women

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    nonfictional stories and characters to have an underlying message to get a point across to the people that would entertain all ages and make them come together as nation with a story that was directed to them in a positive way. In Rumpelstiltskin another technique was used xenophobia‚ the intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries. Rumpelstiltskin is about a maiden who is forced to spin straw into gold by a king‚ but she doesn’t have the capabilities to do so. Rumpelstiltskin

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