GKE TASK 1 Western Governors University For the first of my two environmental/geography factors contributed to both the expansion and development of the United States‚ I have chosen the gold rush. The reason I have chosen this as one of my two choices is because I use to live in Grass Valley‚ California very close to Sutter’s Mill. As a child I would visit Sutter’s Mill often. Even now the town has retained the western feel of the gold rush
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GKE1 TASK1 Western Governor’s University A. The Nile River was a great contributing factor in the development of early Egypt. It is the country’s longest running river‚ and runs right through Egypt. The location of the river added convenience‚ which aided agricultural abilities helping to boost civilization. Farmers used the water for irrigation since most of Egypt is dry. During the long rainy season‚ the Nile would flood. When the flood occurred it would drop deposits of silt‚ a rich
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GKE Task 4 The two most significant social consequences of the First Industrial Revolution were the emergence of the Bourgeoisie and the rise of factories. As a result of new developments in machinery and the formation of factories‚ the division of the labor force drastically changed. No longer were people born into their crafts; however‚ they were able to choose factory work as their profession‚ and wealthy land owners were no longer able to count on the possession of large tracts of land
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GKE Task 2 Nelson Mandela was a visionary freedom fighter who brought about the end of an apartheid society and solidified the democratic elections of presidents by majority rule to South Africa. Born in 1918‚ Mandela’s early introduction to leadership in the Thembu tribe molded his democratic beliefs ("Nelson Mandela‚" 2009). His youth found him exposed to Western culture which ultimately led him to abandon the Thembu culture and relocate to Johannesburg ("Nelson Mandela‚" 2009). It was during
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ECE DB# 2 Gramling: Two phases related to the child development and learning standards and school readiness: What are my thoughts and experiences about this? Does Gramling overstate our reliance on child development and early learning guidelines? Should we not be looking at the next level of development and scaffolding children to move forward that outcome? OR do child development and early learning guidelines provide meaningful support to the adults that use the‚‚ to help assure appropriate expectations
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Britain utilized three strategies in order gain their rise to power in the colonization in Nigeria. Colonialism‚ “is the act of moving a significant number of citizens from a home nation into a new conquered territory”. As aforementioned they successfully did so by three means‚ one is by coordinating treaties. Seizing power and gaining control‚ British successful established treaties with the chiefs of the Niger Delta‚ which ultimately allowed them to proclaim the central and eastern coast of Nigeria
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GKE Task 2 J. Dan Gibbs Western Governors University GKE Task 2 Significant Changes/World Leader Martin Luther was born on November 10‚ 1943. He held many positions‚ he was a monk‚ a Catholic priest and a professor. Two of his most significant social accomplishments were the challenging of the Catholic doctrine of that time and the translation of the New Testament into German and incorporating his own doctrine. During the time of Martin Luther the Catholic Church was teaching that
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LAKE WASHINGTON ECOSYSTEM INT1 TASK 2 Lake Washington Description • • • • • Lake Washington is a large freshwater lake (Lake Washington‚ 2013). Lake Washington is approximately 33.82 square miles (Lake Washington‚ 2013). Lake Washington’s maximum depth is 214 feet (Lake Washington‚ 2013). Lake Washington has two main tributaries. The Cedar River and the Sammamish River (Lake Washington‚ 2013). Lake Washington’s main outlet is the Ship Canal to Puget Sound (Lake Washington
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Frost‚ GKE1 Task 1 Page 1 GKE Task 1 Part A: Over the centuries there have been many different environmental and geographical factors that have shaped the development of the United States. Two of these factors that I feel are extremely significant to this development are the Irish Potato Famine and the discovery of gold in California. The Irish Potato Famine began in Ireland in September 1845. The famine was caused by an airborne fungus‚ phytophthora infetans‚ which attacks the leaves of the
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Helpful tips for GKE1 By Andrea Hall in WGU Students: ECE/Elem/Special Ed · Edit Doc -Don’t try to find the information in the COS‚ you can waste hours and hours there. Find outside sources that help you make your specific points. -Do the tasks in whatever order is easiest for you. -Break each essay into parts‚ the graders don’t care too much about cohesion between part A and part B. -"Discuss imperialism" means "explain how and why" (I spent a page discussing in and got it sent back--the first
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