which later evolved in Provence. 2. Lake of Geneva is called Lac Léman. 3. Eleanor of Aquitaine was the queen of England who was the wife of Henry II and mother of Richard the Lion Hearted. Eleanor was born in what is now southern France. 4. Chapter 1 of Book 1: Gaul was divided in three parts: Belgae‚ Aquitani‚ Celts(Gaul). All of the parts had their own laws‚ languages and customs. There is river that separate Gauls from Aquitani- Garonne; and Marne and Seine separate them from the Belgae.
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It was a crispy cold morning and also was the first day of “Survival Camp”. At that time‚ I didn’t even know how to tie my own shoes. I was still a young chap and wandering why I was here. I thought my parents hated me because‚ “Survival Camp” was only for the bad kids who were kick out of school for. I played along with the small games and activity’s we played. I had not always been cautious of other people. They did not play fair. I was afraid of being near them. Yet they find there way to me
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Lost and Found It’s a story that many people have lived through‚ from one side or the other. You’re a child in a busy department store‚ tethered to your mother’s side by her firm grip on your hand‚ your eyes constantly drawn left and right by the colorful displays. She lets go to grab something or talk to a salesperson‚ and you see an exciting toy or stuffed animal and run to it. After playing with it for a few minutes you try to walk back‚ but your mother is gone. First a wave of confusion hits
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discusses how different people keep in God close to their heart when they are making the harsh‚ physical and emotional demanding journey to America. In chapter 7 of Migration Miracle‚ Hagan discusses how many of these migrants and their families’ use something called La Promesas or promises; in hopes that God will be a helping hand their journey. In this chapter‚ we see many unorthodox ways that people use in order to give praise to their religion. A couple of ways that the migrants and their families used
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Encountering God Chapter One: In the first chapter of “Encountering God” the author Diana Eck starts by explaining that the book is her experiences in encountering different religions. “All of us have rivers deep within us‚ bearing the waters of joining streams.” I loved this starting quote it feels like she is open to any view. She knows that different beliefs are a good thing‚ and that we all have to experience different people because we need to be mixed together for us to grow and form our own
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To begin with in chapter 8 it talks about a boy named Walter he starts school at Stuyvesant high school but the only problem was a all boys school and it was strange to him in some ways but he could deal with it. ’’But in the book it was an all boys school’’ In chapter nine Walter talks about trying harder in school with his grades. On page 132 Walter said ’’I resolved to do better the next year. ’’ However Walter had to get a job that involved a pushing hand truck. Walter saved money up from his
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In chapter one this short chapter lays the foundation for Machiavelli’s book. All kinds of authority‚ he says‚ can be divided into two large categories the republics and the principalities. Principalities can be either hereditary passed down from father to son or they can be new states acquired through military force or political fortune. Machiavelli continues by admitting that hereditary principalities are much easier to govern than those that are newly developed since the prince who rules by
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Chapter 1: Dinosaurs (Introduction) Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals belonging to the family of Dinosauria. The term “dinosaur” originated from the Greek words “deinos” which means fearfully great and “sauros” which means a lizard. The term “dinosaur”‚ was coined in 1982 by Richard Owen and was meant to refer to dinosaurs’ impressive size rather their scary appearance. Dinosaurs are considered to be the biggest animals to ever walk on Earth. They lived on every continent‚ including Antarctica
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Learner Journal 4: Famine: The Irish experience 900- 1900. What is the reading about? This week’s reading is a chapter is taken from the book ‘Famine: The Irish Experience 900 -1900’. The chapter is titled ‘Conclusion: Famine and Irish History. The author highlights the state the country was in before famine. Clarkson adds that all Famines in Ireland was a result of hundreds of years of starvation. In this text the author aims to explain the due course up to the Great Famine. The author also aims
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To summarize this Mill’s chapter two about what utilitarianism is‚ basically meaning that individuals would find some kind of pleasure that are more desirable and more valuable to themselves are inherently good. Utilitarianism is pleasurable when the actions are good; when the actions are bad the pleasure decreases. To Mill he compares human pleasures are as equal as animalistic pleasures. It depends on what kind of pleasure people are seeking. For this purpose‚ Mill mentioned that people would have
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