—Inga Clendinnen‚ The History Question "Who owns the past? In a free society‚ everyone. It is a magic pudding belonging to anyone who wants to cut themselves a slice‚ from legend manufacturers through novelists looking for ready-made plots‚ to interest groups out to extend their influence." K. Jenkins – postmodernist * The historian’s purpose is to possible impose pattern on history. * Relativism… is a fact of life. * History is one of a series of discourses about the world. H. White –
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Alberto Alonso December 8‚ 2012 A.P. American History DBQ Essay #2 ------------------------------------------------- 1. “The opponents of the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War attacked slavery as the root cause of expansion‚ but in fact it was no more important than other causes.” Assess the validity of this statement‚ using the documents and your knowledge of U.S. history from 1820-1860 to support your answer. During the early-mid part of the 19th century (mainly 1820-1860)
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Part 1 1. Using the scale on the interactive map‚ give the approximate distance in miles that the Pilgrims traveled in their journey from Plymouth‚ England‚ to Plymouth‚ Massachusetts. The Pilgrims traveled approximately 3‚349.4 miles from Plymouth‚ England to Plymouth‚ Massachusetts. 2. Using the scale on the interactive map‚ give the approximate distance in miles that Lewis and Clark traveled from St. Louis to Ft. Clatsop near the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and Clark traveled approximately
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AP ART HISTORY EXAM STUDY PACKET KEY BARRON’S BOOK PAGE NUMBERS IN RED TEXTBOOK PAGES IN BLUE YEARS IN GREEN WORKS ARE UNDERLINED LOCATIONS ARE ITALICIZED PREHISTORIC ART Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf 68 17 Short‚ fat figure of a woman. It is small and meant to be carried around. Her large stomach and breasts show that she was a symbol of fertility. Lascaux Caves (Dordgone‚ France) 69 21/23 Huge set of cave paintings with many different
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Americans were not always free and independent. The colonists from Great Britain who settled America were ruled for many years by the British crown. After some time ‚ the colonists wanted independence. But‚ the English had many reasons to feel a wave of rebellion. The British placed unreasonable taxes on the colonists and to add on‚ unfair treatment was also placed on to the colonists by the British. To start off‚ a statement commonly argued was “No taxation without representation.” This basically
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AP WORLD HISTORY SEMESTER EXAM TEST REVIEW Structure: The exam will consist of 40 multiple choice questions (20 questions on Unit 3‚ 15 questions on Unit 2‚ and 5 questions on Unit 1) and 2 free response essay questions (1 Comparative FRQ and 1 CCOT FRQ). The MCQ section will count for 50% of the grade and the FRQ section will count for 50%. The exam will be two hours. You have 35 minutes for the MCQ section and 85 minutes for the two FRQ questions. The test will cover content from class and from
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The Financial Detective‚ 2005 Financial characteristics of companies vary both from industry to industry and within a single industry for a variety of reasons. The challenge for any company in planning its strategy is the consideration of the industry’s economics in conjunction with their own strategy to help the company’s financial statements remain strong and competitive across both lines. In this case‚ we are asked to use this consideration of strategies to determine which company description
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the setting or service in response to accidents‚ incidents‚ emergencies and illness. Accident Book – Each room has an accident and incident book‚ with clear guidelines. The books are stored in the main office. They are numbered carbon pages and a copy is always kept inside the book‚ all information is stored in a locked cupboard for confidentiality‚ once a form is completed two people are to sign the carer who has written it and also the manager on duty. Written on the form will be the name of the
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The US Government shouldn’t provide free healthcare for all citizens. Free healthcare is too ambitious‚ and would be very difficult to regulate. Institutions that have tried to offer free healthcare in the past have been exploited. Johns Hopkins hospital was a charity hospital for patients who were unable to pay medical bills‚ usually black patients who were segregated by ward (Skloot 15). Hospitals like this took advantage of poor and black patients and did research on them without their knowledge
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Collingwood argued that history is always a product of the relationship between the past and the present. He argued that there are no "pure" facts. They all come to us through the mind of the one who records them. As the famous historian Fustel de Coulanges said‚ "Do not applaud me. It is not I who speaks to you‚ but history which speaks through my mouth." I think first to understand the weight of truth in relation to history‚ I must define what history is about: - History is a term that refers
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