During the 15th to the 17th century‚ Europeans engaged in intensive exploration and colonization of the world. Some of the many motives for exploration were that the Europeans wanted prestige‚ power‚ wealth‚ and to convert individuals to Christianity. Some historians often refer to this as the Age of Discovery‚ in which the Portuguese and Spaniards play a major role during this time. After an outbreak in Europe on the 14th century known as the Black Death‚ caused about 25 million people to die
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emotions. Among them is the tempo‚ which is the speed of the song. If a song is sad‚ the tempo is often slower. If a song is meant to be happy‚ the tempo is quick and light “Music is enough for a lifetime‚ but a lifetime is not enough for music.” These were the words of Sergei Rachmaninoff‚ a Russian composer and pianist who was very influential in the twentieth century. Sergei’s perception of music was accurate because he understood the impact and significance music can have. Everybody knows what music
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These monarchs were viewed as a husband or father ruling their household ? essentially not having to answer to anyone about what went on in their household. This became the norm for the sixteenth and seventeenth century which‚ up to this time‚ had been filled with destruction and chaos. Louis XIV developed a complex‚ yet simple‚ structure of government to rule the 36 generalities that France became divided into. Rulers of the areas were often not born or raised in the
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Classical empires were transnational‚ multi-ethnic‚ and often encompassed diverse physical geographic regions. Between then and the sixth century AD‚ the city of Athens‚ Macedon’s Alexander the Great and his Hellenistic successors‚ the Mauryans in India‚ the Romans‚ the Ch’in and Han Dynasties in China‚ and the Parthians and Sassanids in Persia‚ and lastly the Guptas in India all established empires. While culturally and geographically diverse and different‚ these states‚ nevertheless‚ were remarkably similar
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Aquaporins are "the plumbing system for cells‚" said Agre. Every cell is primarily water. "But the water doesn’t just sit in the cell‚ it moves through it in a very organized way. The process occurs rapidly in tissues that have these aquaporins or water channels." For many years‚ scientists assumed that water leaked through the cell membrane‚ and some water does. "But the very rapid movement of water through some cells was not explained by this theory‚" said Agre. Aquaporins selectively conduct
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Spanish culture in late 1500s to the late 1600s is frequently referred to as the “Spanish Golden Age”. This is a period that is characterized as a time of "vitality‚ exuberance‚ and a zest of living”. These ideals are combined with interesting social constructs to create a new type of Spanish culture. During this important time in Spain’s history‚ the most popular playwright of the time helped exemplify the cultural values and attitudes. Lope Felix de Vega Carpio wrote his masterpiece‚ Fuente Ovejuna
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Evaluation Form for Project 3 (10 points) The Evaluation Form must be attached to your Project 3 submission. I will deduct .25 points if the Evaluation Form is not the first page of your submission. Please note that I deduct 2 points per day that a project is late. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluation Form for Project 3 You gained points as follows: Effective introduction (1 point max): _____
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In some renditions of The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Banquo’s ghost is played by an actor on stage who sits in Macbeth’s chair. In other renditions Banquo is not onstage so the audience does not see him. Banquo’s ghost should be played as an actor onstage because it creates dramatic irony‚ it clarifies the scene for the audience‚ and it creates a bond between the audience and Macbeth as it relates to tragic hero elements. Banquo’s ghost needs to be played as an actor on stage because
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The way that the American Government spends its money is very important. Also the government must remember the Preamble goals when creating the Federal Budget. The Preamble established five purposes of the Constitution: establishing Justice‚ insuring Domestic Tranquility‚ providing Common Defense‚ promoting the general welfare of citizens‚ and securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. After evaluating the federal budget‚ it is evident that the budget is split into three
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The Virginia Company set out for the new world with three ships and about a hundred men these settlers arrived in America on May 13‚ 1607. By traveling to the new world ‚the settlers were hoping to make a better life for themselves. What the colonists failed to realize was the hardships it would take to make a settlement in a new land. Colonists faced hard ships such as the poor environment‚ unskilled colonists‚ and conflicts with the Native Americans As a result of poor environment several
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