together into one mega-continent. The continents then spread out as drifting islands. 3.Geologic forces of continental plates created the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. 4.The Great Ice Age thrust down over North America and scoured the present day American Midwest. 2.Peopling the Americas 1.The “Land Bridge” theory… 1.As the Great Ice Age diminished‚ so did the glaciers over North America. 2.The theory holds that a “Land Bridge” emerged linking Asia & North America across what’s today the Bering
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American literature is any written work of art that is created in the United States. American literature is like all literature‚ it has literary experiences and contextual history of America. It depicts how America has changed is still changing today. American literature has changed over time just like most canons of literary works. The uniqueness of American literature is that America from its beginning had a special philosophy of life and freedom. The special philosophy of life and freedom that
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History of the Earliest Camera Centuries before the invention of the first practical photographic process‚ artists had been using a device called a Camera Obscura‚ literally a dark chamber‚ as an aid in rendering proper perspective or tracing a scene. Originally‚ in fact‚ it was a dark room with a small opening in an outside wall. The image of an illuminated object outside the room passed through the hole and was reproduced‚ upside down and in small scale‚ on an opposite wall. (2002.)
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Historical Events that Have Influenced The Foundations and Structure of American Legal History Even though Mr. Korematsu defied and evaded moving to a relocation camp in conjunction with the Civilian Restrictive Order No. 1‚ 8 Fed. Reg 982 he was still able to successfully prove that this order was unconstitutional and violated his rights. This order‚ Civilian Exclusion Order No. 34 of the Commanding General of the Western Command‚ U.S. Army stated “All persons of Japanese ancestry should
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Time Frame of Philippine Literature 1. Period of Re-orientation (1898-1910) 2. Period of Imitation (1910-1925) 3. Period of Self Discovery (1925-1941) 4. Postwar Re-orientation (1945)5. The Rebirth of Freedom (1946-1970) 6. Period of Activism (1970-1972) 7. Peiod of the New Society (1972-1981) 8. Period of the Third Republic (1981-1985) 9. Contemporary Period (1986) Differentiate Literature from History History and literature are two important subjects to choose from when one has decided
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Rubric Name: Historical Event Paper Criteria Full Points Partial Points No Points Topic 3 points Analyzed topic of historical significance from a business contingency planning perspective. 1.5 points Topic not of historical significance. 0 points Topic not analyzed from a business contingency planning perspective. Business Organization and Process 2 points Organization and its business processes were discussed. 1 point Organization or its business processes were not discussed. 0 points
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ideals. Analysis: "The Enlightenment" is more than just a movement. It is a way of thinking and certain ideals. Thomas Paine‚ as a thinker and a writer‚ believed himself to be more enlightened than his compatriots were‚ and he set out to enlighten them. He believed that human reason could be used to combat ignorance‚ superstition‚ and tyranny and to build a better world. The Enlightenment was the traditional thought of the time. Thomas Paine was able to exert vast international influence in this
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Western world from about 1890 to 1940. This period is known as the Modern Age. This broad and diverse movement sought to capture the excitement of the audience. The Modern Age was a distinct time period when art and literature changed dramatically. There were many historical events that influenced the ideas and attitudes of the people during this period. World War I and II had taken place and this devastated many parts of the world along with leaving many European countries in ruin. Not only did
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The formation of the United Nations (1945) Kegley (2007) mentions that the failure of the League of Nations‚ brought about the creation of the United Nations in 1945. Following the planning of the American‚ British and Soviet allies for a new international organization to maintain peace and security‚ the United Nations came into existence on 24 October 1945. Today‚ the United Nations has many departments that deal with vast global issues mainly humanitarian‚ economic and social. The creation of
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Native-American Literature‚ c.20‚000B.C.E.-present Characteristics The literature is as diverse as the cultures that created it‚ but there are often common elements such as stories explaining creation or natural forces. Major Writers or Works Oral narratives: Myths; legends; songs; creation stories from groups such as the Zuni‚ Aztec‚ Navajo‚ Lakota‚ Seneca‚ Tlingit‚ Cherokee‚ Blackfoot‚ Cree‚ Inuit‚ and many more. Exploration Period‚ 1492-1607 Characteristics The first European writings
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