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    Chapter 7 1. Besides the commercial and religious goals of Spain in colonizing the Philippines‚ give two other reasons (political and legal) why Spain claimed the country as its possession or the property of the king of Spain. The Spain colonized the Philippines because they want to expand the Spanish empire and they want to become the most powerful empire in the world. 2. What is meant by “crown colony?” Can you give an example of a present “crown colony?” Crown colony controls legislature

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    Smallpox Plague

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    What do you think caused the death go millions of Native Americans? The answer is plague. The Smallpox plague was caused by the exploration and encounter of the Europeans in the the Americas. Whenever the Europeans A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a c a aA a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a c a aA a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a c a aA a a a a a a a

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    As quoted from the Vancouver Sun‚ “A serial killer is one who commits more than three murders over a period that spans more than one month. For the most part‚ serial killers commit murder for some sort of psychological benefit.” Looking at a serial killer’s motives‚ their choice of torture‚ and the ending of their spree‚ this definition will be brought to life. In order to carry out an act one must have a motive. Serial killers are prime examples of someone who finds not only motivation to kill

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    The Plague Summary

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    Summary On “The Plague” In the book‚ “The Plague‚” the author‚ Albert Camus‚ solidifies the importance that evil has in bringing people a newfound hope/ faith. The book is set in at the location‚ 194-Oran which is a French port on the Algerian coast. The town is plain. The author believes the people may care more for money than their own happiness. The people don’t take time to process the world around them. The main character is Dr. Bernard Rieux‚ often referred to in the text as Rieux. Over time

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    Black Plague

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    What were the different responses between Christian and Muslims towards the Black plague? Well the black plague was a highly contagious disease. It spread through the 13th century killing 80116000 people. During that time period there was many religious powers. The Christianities and Muslims responses towards the black plague were different on their beliefs on whether it was Gods punishment or blessing‚ on how Christians jumped to conclusions and Muslims believed in rumors‚ and lastly their

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    Existentialism and The Plague Jean-Paul Sartre once said‚ “Man is condemned to be free; because once he is thrown into the world‚ he is responsible for everything he does.” Sartre speaks in accordance with the values of Existentialism‚ which is defined as a philosophical theory that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will. Existentialists like Sartre rejected the existence of a higher power and

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    The Worst Mistake

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    agriculturist‚ life became to change. Some people believe that transitioning from hunter-gatherers to agriculturists was one of the best decisions the human race has made. Jared Diamond the author of “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race” believes that life changed for the worst. Diamond also believes we never recovered from the agriculturist mistake. Jared Diamond believes that the adoption of agriculture was a terrible idea. Due to becoming agriculturists‚ many new problems occurred

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    The Black Plague

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    million people in Western Europe. The Bubonic‚ or “Black Plague”‚ began in China in 1334. The bacillus‚ Yersinia pestis‚ existed in all forms of the plague and caused it. The disease was carried in the bellies of fleas that attached to rats. The Black Death subsided in the Russian Steppe in 1351. Bad hygienic conditions in Europe helped the epidemic spread. European lifestyle also changed greatly during and after the disease. As the Black Plague spread rapidly through Western Europe‚ people tried a

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    Assignment III Worst Day of My Life 8/29/13 1. My name is Carl Buckner and I’m going to tell you about not the best day of my life‚ but the worst day of my life. 2. They day was great until a injury sent me to the hospital and then home to have surgery. 3. So let me begin to tell you about the worst day of my life. 4. The day of August 17‚ 2012 was the day that sat me down for 1 whole year. 5. On

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    An Annotated Bibliography on Jack the Giant Killer Lang‚ Andrew. "The History of Jack the Giant-Killer." Blue Fairy Book‚ 1/1/1889‚ pp. 233-237. EBSCOhost‚ Folk and Fairy Tales. The folklore story is about Jack‚ a young man of small stature who manages to destroy giants in his quest. The tale takes place during the reign of the famous King Arthur. Jack uses his trickery and intelligence to outsmart the giants. In the end‚ Jack is able to break the curse set by the giant Galligantus and the vile

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