American Revolution (1775-1783) Causes High and unfair taxes contributed to frustrations of the American people. The stamp act(1765) and taxing on tea caused uproar The middle class was upset with unfair political practices The Boston Massacre on March 5‚ 1770 (5 dead civilians) Results The American people have established their independence from the British George Washington was named first American President Events “The shot heard around the world”(April 19
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Indians for the sake of progress were atrocious. Brutal and cruel murders of millions of Indian peoples resound to this day. Their populations may never recover from such an incredible loss; the past can be ignored but never erased. However‚ we as Americans‚ celebrate Christopher Columbus day with joy. We think only of ‘The Founding of America’ and not by the means of which our country was constructed. To Indians everywhere this holiday is simply a remembrance of the murder‚ torture‚ rape‚ and enslavement
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in Middle English Syntax Dr. Thomas McFadden WS 2007/2008 14/11/2007 Christine Pöhler The influence of French in Middle English Syntax In contrast to Scandinavian‚ French did not change the OE phonology or syntax but its vocabulary: French became the “most substantial source of new words in written Middle English.” (Blake: 423) Why did French have this kind of impact on English and its lexis? - The number of the conquerors was relatively small: only around 7000 men and the French-born population
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AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH Lexical and grammatical differences LEXICAL DIFFERENCES • Vocab – most noticeable differences • Differ in: – total meaning OR – in one particular sense of usage OR – totally unknown in some varieties REASONS FOR VOCABULARY DIFFERENCES i) New objects & experiences encountered in N. America - new names – adapt or neulogism (i.e. create new word‚ expression or usage) e.g. corn (US); maize (UK) robin small red-breasted (Eng.) large red-breasted (US)
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be swayed into another group. Another contradiction that I saw‚ was stated in the first few "Fact" paragraphs‚ that every day is typically celebrated as a day of thanks for Native Americans. Every day is celebrated as thanksgiving. Then‚ in the last paragraph‚ it says that thanksgiving is a day of mourning for Native Americans. Thanksgiving serves as a day of thanks in the beginning of the article‚ then serves as a day of mourning in the
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The size and shape of the shells soon became standard and the use of the shells shifted to accomplish complex economic exchanges. Once wampum shells commonly began to be used‚ the Europeans not only saw shell trading with the natives but also within their own culture eventually becoming the center of currency for the Europeans of the area. This posed some problems as the Europeans were also trading with a world that did not recognize the wampum as a form of currency but rather
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Table of Contents Glossary………………………………………………………………………………….. 1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………… 3 Intonation Patterns of Language Functions in English……………………………….. 5 Intonation Patterns of Language Functions in Romanian……………………………. 9 Intonation Patterns of Language Functions in Spanish………………………………. 12 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….. 15 Reference………………………………………………………………………………… 16 Glossary Emphatic Uttered‚ or to be uttered‚ with emphasis; strongly expressive
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personalities. Some of these tattoos consisted of dotted lines‚ animals‚ and intricate shapes. (“Native American Tattoos”). Tattoos were also used as right of passages. In some cultures‚ getting a tattoo marked the transition from adolescents to adulthood. Some nomadic clans would believe that if a young boy could not handle the pain of getting a tattoo‚ then he would not be useful in battle. They also would not be considered strong enough to protect family members. Similarly‚ if a young girl could
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Two of the biggest and greatest civilization in the Americas were the Aztecs and Incas. These two civilization were both said to be conquered by the Spanish‚ but it wasn’t just the Spanish who conquered them. These two civilizations both fell from a combination of a weak government‚ lack of technology‚ new disease introduced by the invaders‚ and not being prepared for the invaders. For many centuries the Aztec civilization revolved around a ideological‚ social‚ and political system in
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The Native American Culture should be saved because they are people of American‚ they have their own belief system and the different ways of living. Native Americans are people too‚ but they are treated very different from "normal" Americans. One example of a Native American Culture would be the Navajo Indians which was the tribe in the TV show "30 Days". The Navajo tribe lives on a reservation in 3 states: Arizona‚ Utah‚ and New Mexico. Navajo reservation is know for being one of the biggest reservations
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