AP WORLD HISTORY: 2013-14 Questions: Blood Money Name: Date: 10/9/13 Directions: Read the article linked in Moodle and prepare responses to the following questions for discussion on Tuesday‚ 10/15/13. Please write out your answers to facilitate the discussion‚ although I will not be collecting them. In addition‚ please print out a copy of the article at home to bring to class on Tuesday. 1) Who is Baldwin Spencer and what is he demanding? Baldwin Spencer is the prime minister of Antigua
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A Separate Peace‚ suggests that true friendship requires honesty between friends‚ because without honesty there is no trust between friends‚ and trust is the basis of a friendship. Friendship is the main theme in John Knowles’ novel A Separate Peace. Gene Forrester‚ an intellectual student and Finny‚ his roommate at Devon School‚ who is usually misbehaving‚ become friends. The two have opposing interests and personalities‚ yet still remain close friends. Gene‚ envying Finny’s athletic ability
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John Knowles’s separate peace is not a classic example of a novel‚ because the book was not analytical or explanatory. I believe Knowles’s goal was to create an impression of good vs. evil‚ and to communicate social values. A separate piece had many symbols and underlying themes in it‚ which right away is a tip off that Knowles has more than a classic-definition novel here. Knowles used impressions like evil always wins‚ again going against the theory of a classic novel. By focusing on our right
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Restorative justice In the restorative justice (RJ) city case study; Ed‚ David‚ and Mildred‚ had an unusual encounter. In this story about two young men breaking into a women’s home and violating her rights. In RJ city were this crime took place‚ the city has a very unique way of dealing with crime by using restorative justice. The restorative justice process emphasizes on repairing harm that is cause by crime. This repair includes the victim‚ the offender‚ and the members of the community
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Emilia Jędra 3B What criteria would you apply when selecting or designing a web quest for your students? Nowadays teachers can apply a number of methods to teach the language and to motivate students for the learning. Invented by Tom March and Bernie Dodge in 1990s‚ the web quest is inquiry-oriented online tool for learning. Therefore‚ students‚ in order to do the task and answer some questions‚ are to find‚ evaluate and organize information by using the World Wide Web. Usually it is
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Have you ever wondered if world peace is something that we truly desire? If so‚ why haven’t we started doing something in order to achieve it? I’m going to tell you why: Because it doesn’t exist. Peace has become one of the most important everlasting issues in all centuries‚ and it’s a concept that will continue to haunt future generations as long as we keep on doing nothing to make it happen. It is an utopian idea which consists of respecting each other’s beliefs and ideals. This means having
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The idea that democracies do not fight each other can be traced back to the writings of Immanuel Kant over two hundred years ago in essay ‘On Perpetual Peace’‚ however‚ only in the early 1980s and with the writings of Michael Doyle was the idea consolidated. According to Doyle and other advocates of the democratic peace theory‚ liberal democratic states have been able to maintain peaceful relations amongst themselves‚ but are prone to wage war against non-democratic regimes. In order to prove this
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Christianity and Peace Explain how Christians understand the concept of peace‚ as informed by their sacred text…. The Christian way of peace is spoken through passages of the New Testament. The New Testament is the customary text that all Christians follow. It declares the focus of peace within the Christian tradition‚ all of which began with the teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians are taught to live harmoniously with all humans and the belief of God. As documented in the Gospels and
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consequences of wars‚ the only thing we can see is streams of blood. Instead of combat to solve problems between countries‚ people should try to use peaceful ways such as dialogue and negotiation because it is inevitable reality that peace can achieve what war cannot. Peace provides people with safe and nonviolent lives; whereas‚ wars bring physical suffering‚ poverty‚ and governmental oppression. When we consider these devastating effects of wars‚ the question comes to people’s mind: Have there been
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In the novel A Separate Peace there are many symbols‚ however one of the most powerful is the burning of The Iliad. The burning of The Iliad‚ a famous tale of war‚ represents Finny’s rejection of the war. Gene says‚ during the carnival Finny"drew me increasingly ...into a world inhabited by just himself and me‚ where there was no war at all." Finny is actively rejecting the war‚ he is removing it from every aspect of his life; he is trying to bring back the carefree summer session through the carnival
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