Summer Reading Assignment Name: ____ __________________ 10th Grade The House on Mango Street Before returning to school next school year‚ you will need to read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and complete this assignment. This organizer is intended to guide your reading and focus your thoughts in preparation for the discussions‚ summer reading quiz and writing assignments you will engage in when you return in September. By carefully completing this assignment over
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Using the Documents‚ compare and contrast the differences of Christian and Islamic attitudes towards merchants until about 1500. From a review of the 7 documents presented‚ it is clear that Christianity and Islam condemned inequitable trade‚ which led to many Christians and Muslims to look down upon merchants; however‚ honest business‚ especially as a merchant‚ is honored highly. In fact‚ the Qur’an compares fair merchants to martyrs which were some of the holiest people of all [D2]. However
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Populism DBQ During the period of 1880-1900‚ farmers were facing many hardships. Financial issues were one of the main difficulties as well as long hours‚ droughts‚ insect plagues‚ and ranchers and cowboys. The farmers refused to back down without a fight. Farmers made valid complaints and expected something to be done about it. Their complaints weren’t being listened to and they took matter into their own hands. The Farmers Alliance was formed in the 1890’s to serve for needs of education‚ farming
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November 27‚ 2012 Two Different Worlds Two different worlds can mean plenty of things with many similarities. For me living in Philadelphia it means living day and night‚ literally. That’s how I view Philadelphia now at the age of my mid-twenties. It really is like that in my neighborhood. Crossing one street can put you in two different state of minds and can change how you act according to where you are in the city. Therefore I chose to do an observation on two Nail Salons in two completely different
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Read‚ Watch‚ or Listen (RWL) Project AP US HISTORY Name: Directions: Each RWL project will consist of two sections. First‚ you will choose a source that relates to each of our units in United States history (read a book/portion of a primary source‚ watch a movie‚ or listen to an ITunes University lecture). Second‚ you will either answer five analysis questions or write a reflection paper based upon your source. Unit 1: Formation of Colonies – Colonial Wars (1607-1763) Unit
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society three classes; the free landowning class‚ the class of dependant farmers‚ and the class of slaves. The economy of Mesopotamia was based on slaves and trade. The trading was kept track with a system of tokens which gave ownership of different items and also property. Much of the trade there was done by boat and includes the trading of bronze‚ clay‚ and cattle. This is very much how Mesopotamia lasted so long and is known as the first great civilization. Egypt was the second and one of the greatest
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Living in Two Worlds Like every coin has two side‚ there are always two aspects in every human life. You can’t just experience good and happy lifestyle. Like other people I also experienced ups and down in my life. After reading Kim Hoang’s “Chinese in America‚ American in China‚” I feel that the necessity of immigrants to adapt or not adapt to American Culture‚ including speaking English‚ is on the highest level‚ for vocational‚ relational‚ and mental health reasons. For instance‚ the important
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A.P. WORLD HISTORY 2002 DBQ BASIC CORE Question #1: Using the documents‚ compare and contrast the attitudes of Christianity and Islam toward merchants and trade from the religions’ origins until about 1500. Are there indications of change over time in either case‚ or both? What kinds of additional documents would you need to assess the consequences of these attitudes on merchant activities? 1) Has acceptable thesis. The thesis must be explicit and based on the documents. It must deal with
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One of the two New World trading systems was the triangular trade. The triangular trade had three parts (legs) to it. The first leg included a route from Europe to Africa. These ships normally carried horses and European manufactured goods. For example; cloths and metal wares. When they arrived in Sub-Saharan Africa they exchanged these goods for slaves. One main reason why Africans would trade was for the gain of weapons. In the second leg of the trip the Europeans took enslaved Africans to the
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3. Was colonial rule a transforming‚ even a revolutionary‚ experience‚ or did it serve to freeze or preserve existing social and economic patterns? What evidence can you find to support both sides of this argument? Colonial rule transformed many societies in terms of ways of working‚ more independence for women‚ and the spread of religion. New ways of working emerged that spurred on the development of these colonial states. Although coerced labor remained‚ cultivation systems in areas like Indonesia
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