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    Identify and explain two reasons for an increase in cohabitation [17] One reason is changing social attitudes. Religion regarded cohabitation as ‘living in sin’‚ but today there is less shame attached to it. Barlow et al found increasing acceptance of cohabitation. This shows that the change in religions social attitude‚ cohabitation is accepted more‚ leading to an increase in cohabitation. Some people prefer love that focuses of on intimacy‚ closeness and emotion rather than the duties of marriage

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    The great rebellions that happened during the 19th century in the Qing dynasty‚ proved to be costly. Notably the biggest and most dangerous of the rebellions was the Taiping Rebellion. The Taiping Rebellion was so widespread‚ that the Qing considered it to be more pressing than the second opium war against the Europeans. The Taiping Rebellion had taken over 20 million Chinese lives over the course of the rebellion. Why did the Taiping Rebellion and other Rebellions during the middle of the 19th century

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    Shay's Rebellion Analysis

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    Shay’s Rebellion. After the war‚ America could not pay its debts to foreign countries and farmers could not pay their taxes on the land they were given to support the states during the war. Property taxes imposed to the newly acquired lands was too much for farmers to pay. Disgruntled farmers refused to have their farms foreclosed by local courts and barred them so the government could not reprocess the land. The rebellion was eventually stopped‚ but the lingering presence of a rebellion urged for

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    The rebellion was caused by people rebelling against the government. There is lots of theories on what caused this from grease on gun shells to the government in general. Most of the reasons include the mix of religions and rumors. Many things contributed to this it was not just one. Rumors sometimes are more believed than the truth. There most likely was not animal grease on the cartridges but the rumor caused the soldiers to believe there was. The rumor is believed to have originated from the

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    Rebellion in Catching Fire

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    The Start of the Rebellion ​Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s stunt to win the last Hunger Games has inspired the beginnings of an uprising against the Capitol. This has put Katniss and her family’s life at risk. She tries to fix what she has started‚ and finds out she cannot; she then uses her influence to cause a rebellion in the districts. The author uses the protective control of the government and the rebellion to show what happens when a government takes citizens’ freedom away. ​Suzanne

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    The 1763 Berbice Slave Rebellion and The Rise of Cuffy The Berbice Slave Uprising is the most famous slave revolt in Guyana. Causes: 1. Slaves’ resentment of the ill-treatment received by estate managers and overseers 2. Lack of food provisions for slaves (resulting in them being underfed.) 3. The desire of some to officially partition Berbice with the Dutch‚ just like Djuku tribe of Surinam had done in 1761. Course: The rebellion began on February‚ 23rd

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    In her book‚ Jill Lepore set about to tell the history of King Philip’s War and the importance of its effect on American identity. In comparison with two scholarly articles‚ this article examines the complexity of identity and by what means people search to define their place in society. King Philip’s War is a pivotal point in America’s past. It falls between that first thanksgiving and the time of Cowboys versus Indians. The name‚ King Philip’s War‚ most likely evokes an image of a stuffy European

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    Paul Simeon Ogle History 383 Dr. J.P. Dessel Final Paper Overview The Breaking of the Sarissas: How the Maccabean Rebellion fostered Jewish religious identity and nationalism. Thesis- the Maccabean Rebellion changed permanently the status of Jewish social and religious identity‚ reverting the status mandate from foreign influence‚ and fostered indigenous ideologies of nationalism and religion. *Possible opening paragraph The subjugation of Judea‚ by the armies

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    Different Kinds of Terrorism

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    jurisdiction of the United States or any Different Types of Terrorism: 4 state. (Terrorism & Homeland Security pg. 4) Different types of terrorism have been defined by lawmakers‚ security professionals‚ scholars‚ and military personnel since the early 1970’s Different

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    The Rebellion Of The Americans in 1776 The American colonists were put under extreme policies and harsh demands by their mother country‚ Britain. Most of‚ if not all of these led to the rebellion of the thirteen colonies. However‚ some of the factors prompted the rebellion more than others. These factors include the parliamentary taxation‚ Britain’s restriction of civil liberties and the legacy of colonial religious and political ideas. The factor which was the prime reason for the rebellion was

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