IB History October 2‚ 2011 Chapter 6 “The Intimately Oppressed” Overview While reading the sixth chapter of Howard Zinn‚ I could not help but notice that the central focus was on women who rebelled against the inequalities women were given post-declaration. My AP History teacher last year‚ Mr. Hall‚ used to commonly use the saying “Now ladies… Sorry to say this but until about seventy years ago‚ you didn’t count for much.” This is a prime example of how the women in the 17th and 18th century
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The First World War was a very gruesome event in history. “Indeed‚ as the nations of Europe went to war in 1914‚ the governments flourished‚ patriotism bloomed‚ class struggle was stilled‚ and young men died in frightful numbers on the battlefields-often for a hundred yards of land‚ a line of trenches.” (Page 359) Before the war‚ the United States was not in a healthy condition. Socialism was growing and the IWW was everywhere. “In the summer of 1916‚ during a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco
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1. In a nutshell‚ Professor Howard Zinn’s purpose for writing “A People’s History of the United States” was to offer a history of the United States (from the first settlers all the way to the mid1970’s at the time of publishing) that did not outright lie or “sugar coat” our country’s past. Furthermore‚ Zenn seeks to avoid manipulating our history as a means to calm the reader‚ albeit causing controversy when his book first debuted. Additionally‚ in the word’s of the author himself‚ “If history is to be creative
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Outline of “Drawing the Color Line”‚ chapter 2 of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States p. 23 “. . . that special racial feeling . . . that combination of inferior status and derogatory thought we call racism.” Zinn says we need to understand how racism started in order to see how it might end. Factors that led to U.S. slavery 24 a—“The Virginians needed labor”—to grow food & tobacco 25 b—“They couldn’t force Indians to work for them” c—“White servants
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Chapter 4 In Howard Zinn’s book‚ Passionate Declaration: Essays on War and Justice‚ I read chapter four titled “The Use and Abuse of History.” Zinn in this chapter discusses how history is used and abused. Many in society today only tell “impartial history‚” meaning we leave parts of history out to make a certain group or event stick out. History in the United States of America is swayed always to make us look like the good ones. We are a biased country and the government will do anything to censor
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Answer Key Chapter 1 Nutrition: Making it Work for You INQUIRY 1.1 Study Questions: nutrition; nutrition; nutrition; wellness‚ physical‚ emotional‚ spiritual; nutrition‚ physical activity; diet INQUIRY 1.2 Study Questions: carbohydrates‚ protein‚ fats: macronutrients; carbohydrates; fats; proteins; not required by the body; fat soluble‚ water soluble; major‚ trace Completion Exercise: carbohydrates‚ fats and proteins are all yes (energy source for the body) and yes (broken down by
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Chapter 1 The Art and Science of Economic Analysis INTRODUCTION THIS CHAPTER HAS TWO PURPOSES: TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO SOME OF THE BASIC LANGUAGE OF ECONOMICS AND TO STIMULATE STUDENT INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT. IT CONVEYS TO STUDENTS THAT ECONOMICS IS NOT ONLY FOUND IN THE FINANCIAL SECTION OF THE NEWSPAPER‚ BUT ALSO IS VERY MUCH A PART OF THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. BEGINNING WITH THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM OF SCARCE RESOURCES BUT UNLIMITED WANTS‚ THIS CHAPTER PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD AND THE
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Vin Patel AP US History Howard Zinn A People’s History of the United Sates Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States has been a moving and influential book till its first publication date in 1980. It has told the story of the conquers‚ the leaders‚ and the rulers but also the hardship of the enslaved‚ the oppressed‚ and the led. Like one of his famous quotes say “There is an underside to every age about which history does not often speak‚ because history is written from records left
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Chapter One Quick Check: 1. Cells were not discovered by Hippocrates because he didn’t have the technology and equipment to. 2. Robert Hooke is credited with the discovery of the basic building block of living organisms. 3. Robert Brown is credited with the discovery of the cell nucleus. 4. Schleiden and Schwann’s contribution to biology was proposing that cells are the basic structural unit for plants and animals. 5. Before Virchow‚ one idea was that living things could arise from non-living
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Partnership – Basic Considerations and Formation 1 CHAPTER 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS 1-1: a Jose’s capital should be credited for the market value of the computer contributed by him. 1-2: b (40‚000 + 80‚000) 2/3 = 180‚000 x 1/3 = 60‚000. 1-2: c 1-3: a Cash P100‚000 Land 300‚000 Mortgage payable ( 50‚000) Net assets (Julio‚ capital) P350‚000 1-4: b Total Capital (P300‚000/60%) P500‚000 Perla’s interest ______40% Perla’s capital P200
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