The main goal of European exploration was for "gold‚ glory and God"‚ but this couldn’t have been made possible without the advancements made in technology. The problem with European ships was that they could not sail against the wind. The caravel was a new ship that was much more sturdier than other vessels and it had triangular sails. Theses factors allowed the ship to sail against the wind. Europeans also improved their navigational systems. The astrolabe was used by sailors to better determine
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Many circumstances on this Earth set up the start of WWII. In many ways‚ WWII was a direct result of the confusion left behind by WWI. Below are some of the main causes of WWII. Germany and the Allied Powers ended World War I with The Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was horribly harsh to Germany because they had lost the war. Allies war damages were put upon Germany because they were supposed to take upon the responsibility of losing the war. Germany was required to pay a vast amount
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explains Armand to be‚ “Confident that he is a white‚ a male‚ and a master‚ he feels in control of the system” (224). When this story was written‚ white people were superior to African Americans‚ and females did not have the same rights as males‚ which is what this statement means. This description of Armand shows that he is white which was the superior race‚ and he is a male which shows that females did not have the same rights that males did when this story was written. Because Armand viewed Desiree as
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What was the main cause of the American Revolution? The American Revolution was caused by the unique nature of the American Colonists and their society in contrast to their relationship with the English Government and peoples. Life in America was not a life of leisure. American colonists had worked hard to cultivate their lands and develop their towns and cities. Rural life in the American colonies consisted not only of farmers but tradesmen also prospered. (Handlin. 24) By 1763‚ the American
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anymore is someone have a tattoos. Everyone used to have to hide their tattoos because it was seen as a deviant act to have one‚ but now many people have tattoos and show them off. The way deviance is defined easily flows through societies. The three main theories of deviance are structural/ functional theory‚ conflict/
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Point Of View December 4‚ 2011 E block The three points of view are first person‚ third person limited‚ and third person omniscient. First person is when the narrator is a character in the story. Third limited is telling from one characters perspective‚ and omniscient is an all seeing‚ all knowing narrator. Situational irony is defined as a contradiction between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. Narrator point of view creates situational irony
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penalized for their crimes of unjustified shootings and acts of physical assaults. There have
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on. Nkunzi’s hated by at least half of KwaMashu... and you want me... to guess out of this half... Sbu‚ fair enough. I’m wondering... if Nkunzi... if Nkunzi’s shooting was related to what happened in the church. No... I’m confused now. You want me to mess up. I know how cops operate. You want to link me to Nkunzi’s shooting. Well‚ I don’t know anything. I’m innocent. Sbu‚
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information from the different texts is presented to the reader through a variety of ways. First‚ in the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk" by Virginia Morell has a picture of elephants to help the reader have a better understanding of what is happening. The picture helps the reader understand by clarifying how the objects in the experiment were set up. Second‚ in the passage ¨Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task" Joshua M. Plotnik has a visual of a graph to assist
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242 shootings in schools alone (Scheller). Since the Sandy Hook shooting there have been at least 1‚518 mass shootings leaving 1‚715 dead (The Long‚ Shameful List of School Shootings in America). In recent events‚ as I am sure you are aware‚ there was a mass shooting in Las Vegas leaving 58 people dead (Yan). The shooter was found with 42 guns in his hotel room and his home. There is a major need to limit the amount of mass killings in our country (Yan). From hate crimes to random shootings‚ we need
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