Howard Zinn takes an interesting side when it comes to Columbus and his exploration in A People’s History of the United States. While others praise Columbus for what he discovered‚ Zinn condemns him and attempts to shed light on what treacheries that where committed during the explorations. His focus on the more negative outcomes causes a shift in perspective than most are used to and shows details that many historians may have left out or simply glossed over. In order to back up his opinions‚
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• CHAPTER I 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? 2. What is Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11? 3. According to Zinn‚ how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? 4. Why does Zinn dispute Henry Kissinger’s statement: “History is the memory of states?” 5. Identify one early and one subsequent motive that drove Columbus to oppress indigenous peoples. 6. What was the ultimate fate of the Arawak Indians? 7. What were the major causes
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Kristine Palisano HW week 6 Individual-work 2 August 24‚ 2013 1. Describe the general characteristics of a future contract. How does a clearinghouse facilitate the trading of financial futures contracts? 2. How does the price of a financial futures contract change as the market price of the security it represents changes? Why? 3. Explain why some futures contracts may be more suitable than others for hedging exposure to interest rate risk. 4. Will speculators
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under Chapter 7 instead of Chapter 13. Like Chapter 7 there are qualifications that must be met in order to file Chapter 13 bankruptcy‚ your debt must be under the limit for filing‚ as of September‚ 2009‚ the limit on secured debt was $1‚010‚650 and the limit on unsecured debt was $336‚900. Any amounts above these limits and you may not be able to file Chapter 13 bankruptcy. In addition to Chapter 13 there are two other types of reorganization bankruptcies‚ Chapter 11 and Chapter 12. Chapter 11 bankruptcies
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Chapter 13 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Superfund refers to a federal program that was set up in 1980 to clean up toxic waste sites. True False 2. Disease caused by industrial pollution is far more significant than disease caused by older‚ non-industrial forms of pollution. True False 3. One disability-adjusted life year (DALY) equals one lost year of healthy life. True False 4. The ecosystem is home to multiple
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A People’s History of the United States is a book that explores the history of the United States. Howard Zinn writes from an omniscient point of view‚ this includes the view of the European explorers‚ the Native Americans‚ and scholars who study the discovery of America. Zinn’s book isn’t an alternative history as some say‚ it is history told with excruciating details that allow for reasoning from bias and change the impression of readers‚ and something to learn off of when it comes to history in
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Managerial Accounting Chapters 11-13 Chapter 10 – 3 Relevant costs are costs that are avoidable by choosing another alternative. If a variable cost differs between alternatives in a decision‚ than it is relevant; however‚ it is not necessarily true that ALL variable costs are relevant. Chapter 10 – 7 Prentiss would need to isolate the unavoidable costs of the product line first. A decision of whether a product line or other segment should be dropped should focus on the differences in the
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Kyle Freund History 1302 TTH 10-11:20 11/28/12 Zinn‚ Howard. The Bomb. Pollen: City Light Books‚ 2010. Call No. 940.54’2521954 The Bomb gives a unique insight on the bombing of Hiroshima and Royan from the perspective of an air force bombardier World War II veteran Howard Zinn. This two-part book includes Zinn’s essay over the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Zinn’s experiences of the bombing over the town of Royan. Although this book may be a quick read‚ it is an influential and inspiring
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innovating and creative for this particular period in the film production industry. This type of filming industry has become important to the American society‚ and there are beliefs that Hollywood has influential effects on a society as well. Howard Zinn was a professor and currently is a book publisher‚ a play‚ and musical writer. Howard soon realizes in his career‚ something seems to be odd about the way Hollywood makes films in history. He felt it was very important for the public to realize how
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Carter Lei Lei1 Ms. Brown H. English Pd.5 TKAM QQN 5 part 1 Monday‚ November 12‚ 2012 Summary In chapter 13 aunt Alexandra explains to Atticus that she should stay with them for a while so that the finches have a feminine influence in the house for a while. She associates with the neighbors and begins to learn about the town. She notices that each family is different and each has their own unique characteristics. She tells Atticus that he should teach the children to be proud of being
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