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    be allowed to eat during class because it will help them stay alert and focused. I am an eighth grade student who instead of paying attention‚ complains about being hungry. Hunger is a horrible distraction and if the chewing gets that bad then the teacher can reprimand that person.Eating in school can help sleepy people stay awake in

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    Those living in the American colonies in the seventeenth century faced many challenges. These tensions of political‚ social‚ religious and economic natures came from abroad and within. Influences of the political and economic nature from abroad onto the established American colonies shifted the shape and nature of the colonies; whereas‚ the social and religious tensions from abroad tended to create new colonies. The Quakers‚ for instance‚ were a group of English Protestants who left England in

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    Why was the Byzantine Empire able to expand to the east in the late ninth and tenth centuries? In the seventh and eighth century the Byzantine Empire was overwhelmed by Arab attacks resulting in the loss of Syria‚ Egypt and North Africa. The swift loss of the Empire’s lands and the continuous Arab sieges on Constantinople appeared to be signs of the end of the Byzantine Empire. In the late ninth and tenth centuries however this had changed‚ surprisingly within these centuries the Byzantine

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    In Common Sense‚ Thomas Paine argues for American independence. His argument begins with more general‚ theoretical reflections about government and religion‚ then progresses onto the specifics of the colonial situation. When he’s laid out his opening focuses‚ Paine considers the majority of the contentions set forward by individuals who need to remain associated with Britain. One by one‚ he shoots these contentions down and demonstrates that they are simply pardons made up by weaklings who would

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    Declaration of Independence was a document written by the colonists to separate from Britain. It listed many reasons as to why they were separating. It is important to America’s history because if the colonist hadn’t declared themselves independent we may still been a part of Britain today and might not be called The United States of America. The declaration is separated into 5 sections consisting of different topics. The first section of the Declaration is the preamble. The colonies were declaring that

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    that inspired most American colonists to seek for their independence. Through his pamphlet‚ he professed negligence in the form of government of Great Britain. He highlighted several grievances of the unjust laws forced by the London Parliament that limited a policy of foreign relations‚ and the territorial advantage the colonies possessed over Britain. All his claims influenced most colonists a will for freedom from the chains that bound them to Britain. This idea of independence was integrated into

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    Prostitution became a significant of London ’s history during the 18th and 19th century. At the time‚ prostitution was a chronic problem of the public order. It became so big in London that it attracted the attention of many groups such as‚ "the church‚ the state‚ the medical profession‚ philanthropists‚ feminists and others." (Bartley‚ 1) All of these groups worked together in order to resolve the problem‚ even though at the time prostitution was not illegal. However‚ it was an activity that many

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    21st Century Skills: Comparative Analysis Self-assessment is an explorative and introspective activity to find self-realities in order to gain insight and plan self-improvement activities (Yena‚ 2011). The self-assessment aspects reviewed for this assignment‚ include skills assessment‚ skills inventory‚ emotional intelligence‚ and a career profile summary. In particular‚ this paper will focus on the results of the self-assessment in comparison to 21st century skills and analyze the results for growth

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    who say the colonists were not justified for breaking away from the British because of the war they fought for the colonists. However the colonists were justified because the king violated the colonists rights‚ put the colonists in economic parallel and punished them instead of listening to their needs. Through The Enlightenment and the Great awakening the colonists realized that the king was neglecting their God given rights and became outraged. The king passed laws that were not in favor of the

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    A Maturing Industrial Nation During the 19th century the United States faced its greatest economic revolution. Mainly‚ this industrial enhancement primarily a result of the completion of the transcontinental railroad‚ a transportation system that runs cross-country. Aside from impacting the economy‚ the railroad also affected the politics of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Since the political jobs were reserved for the upper class‚ investors in the railroad tended to have inflated bank accounts;

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