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    Write a brief response to What was the primary cause of the Second Great Awakening? * The Industrial Revolution transformed the ways people worked‚ and it created an important separation between public and private life. * While the forces of the market may have created tremendous anxiety for some‚ others used the market to advertise upcoming revivals and church meetings. * Noteworthy religious innovations helped lay the groundwork for the Second Great Awakening‚ including circuit riding

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    patriots from America tried to push the British soldiers out of our country. The American soldiers were to tired and hungry to fight anymore. Most of the soldiers tried to escape‚ but couldn’t. According to General Nathanael Greene‚ he had never witnessed such scenes before in his life. General Greene was very discouraged when he arrived to the scene. America finally had a new plan to fight against the British Army. The American soldiers were going to plan a surprise attack on British soldiers. It was going

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    called the Enlightenment developed in Europe. In the wake of the Enlightenment‚ and the new ways of thinking it prompted‚ scholars and philosophers emerged who thought of innovative ideas which prompted and affected the course of the democratic revolutions in England and the United States. Their innovative ideas began a new age‚ where philosophers laid down old principles and began a new age where they challenged old accepted beliefs. They extended the boundaries of the known world in what became known

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    What were the causes and consequences of the Great Awakening? Discuss key people who influenced the Great Awakening and the differences between old and new lights. Info: • The Great Awakening was a spiritual renewal that swept the American Colonies‚ particularly New England‚ during the first half of the 18th Century. Causes: • Glorious Revolution of 1688: fighting between religious and political groups came to a halt with the Church of England was made the reigning church of the country.

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    began to see the world in a more secular view. Because of the Second Great Awakening there were two major reform movements known as the abolition movement and the religious reforms. First I will talk about how The Second Great Awakening was a movement which was a reaction against the liberal beliefs of Thomas Jefferson and other diest and led to religious reforms. The Second Great Awakening started mainly in the south and worked its way up north and then to the rest of the country along with encouraging

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    only a short while‚ but for others it may last for years. Siddhartha encounters various speed bumps on his road to spiritual enlightenment. Siddharta is very quick to attempt to choose one direct path towards his enlightenment. Siddhartha tried to reach his goal through the Brahmins‚ the Samanas‚ Gotama‚ and eventually the ferryman. Siddhartha begins his journey to enlightenment following the path of Brahmins. He has followed his father’s guidance through until he begins to suspect his father and other

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    The Second Great Awakening had a large impact on reform movements in the first half of the nineteenth century such as various social groups actions‚ how religion was viewed‚ and concepts. The impact can be seen in events and topics such as the feminist movement‚ what a revival of religion is‚ and the temperance movement. This time period impacted different social groups actions and what they did to change their conditions. In Document 3‚ David Walker talks about how coloured people should be spreading

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    1. What are the sources of conflict in this case? The source of conflict in this case is a disagreement about the way the business within the company is organized‚ changed by the emergence of new senior manager Mike Roth. Before the appearance of conflict situation the EPI (Educational Pension Investments) was conservative and adhered to steady and safe investments. With the coming of Mike the situation completely changed. Actually he undermined the whole image and philosophy of the company

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    What are the consequences of the breakdown of the traditional family for American society? Definition of family: The Western world regards the family as consisting of two or more people who consider themselves related by blood‚ marriage‚ or adoption; also known as a nuclear family. The extended family includes grandparents‚ aunts‚ cousins‚ etc. The changing family: At one time families worked together on farms‚ family trade‚ etc. They worked as a family to provide for the family. Parents instilled

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    SAT Essay Prompt Bank 5th Edition Compiled by solv6868@GTER March 10‚ 2008 Table of Contents Essay Scoring Guide…..………………………………..3 Practice Essay Prompts………………………………....4 May 2006 Essay Prompts……………………………….5 Oct. 2006 Essay Prompts……………………………….7 Nov. 2006 Essay Prompts……...……………………….8 Dec. 2006 Essay Prompts…………………………….....9 Jan. 2007 Essay Prompts………………………………11 Mar. 2007 Essay Prompts…………………………...…12 May 2007 Essay Prompts……………………………...13 June. 2007 Essay Prompts…………………...………...14 Dec.

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