debate was clear and accurate‚ but was not usually thorough. Information had several inaccuracies OR was usually not clear. Rebuttal All counter-arguments were accurate‚ relevant and strong. Most counter-arguments were accurate‚ relevant‚ and strong. Most counter-arguments were accurate and relevant‚ but several were weak. Counter-arguments were not accurate and/or relevant Use of Facts/Statistics Every major point was well supported with several relevant facts‚ statistics and/or examples. Every
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This is How They Were Placed For Us This is How They Were Placed For Us is a poem written By Luci Tapahonso. The Poem talks about how our sacred mountains are our teachers and they teach us how to live our daily lives. For example Blanca Peak wakes us up in the morning and sets our living standards. She teaches us to create. Mount Taylor tells us to eat and reminds us of our strengths and goals and has taught us to believe in all ways of learning. San Francisco Peaks taught us to believe in our strong
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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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any US soldier out on patrol and was used to explain why massacres of innocents did take place such as the one at My Lai in 1968. US patrols were under constant psychological pressure that each step might be the last for a young US soldier. Known patrol routes were ridden with booby traps such as the infamous ‘Bouncing Betty’ or the punji traps that were found by the thousand on routes used by the US military. Known patrol routes could be booby trapped with the aforementioned punji traps or trip
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How were the Pyramids in Giza constructed? Teresa Walker Dr. Dwight Webster Hum 111 Sunday‚ February 03‚ 2013 How were the Pyramids in Giza constructed? There has always been great interest in knowing how the ancient pyramids were built centuries ago. Some of the greatest pyramids are located in Giza‚ Egypt. One theory‚ by a man named Dr. Joseph Davidovits‚ stated that the bricks used to build the pyramids were not carried‚ but instead the Egyptians carried buckets of slurry‚ made of lime
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Sphinx and they needed help from him once more. During this plague‚ blight on the crops was present‚ children stillborn‚ women dying after giving birth‚ and cattle were sickened. The main characters in both epic poems were also very similar. Both King Oedipus and
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Mongol Essay The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians”?” The Mongols did accomplish a lot as an Empire. But‚ as they accomplished what they wanted‚ they were completely barbaric groups of people. In the 13th century‚ the Mongols warriors swept across the lands of Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Eastern Europe. “Nothing like it had ever been seen before. Nothing quite like it was has been done ever since.” ( Quote from Article:“The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the“Barbarians”?”). The “great” leader
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Thomas Jefferson may have written the Declaration of Independence‚ but he could not have accomplished such a feat without the help of Thomas Paine and John Locke. Both Locke and Paine were some of the most influential men in the early years of American history. Paine wrote Common Sense‚ a pamphlet that challenged the rule of the American colonies by England. Locke wrote “Two Treatises of Government.” The second treatise was the most influential to the Declaration and it is focused on the Theory of
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The Declaration of Independence marked a significant turning point in American history. It has been rendered a sacrosanct document‚ an amalgamate of the anti-British sentiments that impelled the revolution. The declaration postulated several revolutionary ideas‚ influenced by the period’s increasing philosophical emphasis on reason and logic. Indeed‚ the Enlightenment fostered many of the dogmas presented in the declaration‚ the most inviolable being the idea of man’s unalienable rights. The declaration
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How “barbaric” were the Mongols? Although taking a harsher approach to conquering China‚ the Mongols’ barbarity does not compare to the impact they have made improving the country. The leader of the Mongols‚ Genghis Khan‚ had only one objective to bring the Mongol clans of the region under one leadership. Years later‚ his grandson‚ Kubilai Khan‚ maintained ties with other khanates achieving security across much of Asia. This period is called pax Mongolica or “the Mongolian peace.” Kubilai expanded
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