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    painful love so often intertwined with good literature? What is its never ending appeal to readers? 4. Evaluative Questions * In attempting to answer evaluative questions‚ students may be combining multiple logical and/or affective thinking process or comparative framework. * Erickson. H. L‚ 2007) added "These types of questions usually require sophisticated levels of cognitive and / or emotional judgment" * Examples: * What are the similarities and differences between the deaths

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    Egypt: Early Urban Civilizations or Not? “We are not the first to suffer‚ rebel‚ fight‚ love and die. The grace with which we embrace life‚ in spite of the pain‚ the sorrows‚ is always a measure of what has gone before…” Although preceding is a quote from Alice Walker’s “Revolutionary Petunias‚” and found in A Shining of Hope: The History of Black Women in America by Darlene Clark Hine and Kathleen Thompson (p.192); it also has significance when discussing the evolution of civilizations from the

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    society. Greek artists showed value for the individual. All people were portrayed in Greek art‚ from the sagging old woman to the ideal athlete. Although early Greek art focused on the human ideal‚ their later art shows that the Greeks appreciated all forms‚ and found the human body in general to be a beautiful thing. Even the gods in Greek art showed how highly the Greeks valued humanity. The gods were depicted as humans‚ and were made to human scale; no huge overpowering deity was ever portrayed

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    influenced the Western civilizations in many ways. The ancient greeks have made many contributions to them in aspects of art‚ mathematics‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ science‚ and architecture. These ideas have dramatically changed Western Civilizations‚ and continue to influence the world. When the Ancient Greeks would expand their empire‚ they would spread their cultures as well‚ a form of cultural diffusion. One of the greatest contributions Greece has made to Western civilizations was philosophy. The most

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    What were the causes of the unrest in England In the early 19th century? There were many issues in the 19th century that caused chaos‚ people weren’t happy with they way that England was being ruled during that period in time. As a result of this riots and protests broke out all over England. The people were protesting about the political and economical issues that they found in the way parliament ruled England. 16th August 1819. The Peterloo Massacre. Peterloo gained its name

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    CE. Viking art‚ also known as Norse art or the art of Scandinavia included the British Isles and Iceland. It has design elements in common with Celtic‚ Germanic‚ Romanesque and Eastern European art. Besides being known as plunderers‚ the Vikings were also excellent tradesmen and known for being traders along their coasts. They traded timber‚ amber‚ furs‚ and slaves with Byzantine and Arab merchants in the Mediterranean and Middle East and the Scandinavian colonies throughout Europe. Between their

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    death when he is fighting Menelaeus‚ but in the final outcome‚ the Greeks will sack Troy‚ and Paris will die. When mortals interfere with the will of Zeus‚ the results are much more tragic. Because they are mortal‚ their actions have direct influence on their comrades‚ and their lives. Gods feel pity when they cannot save a favored mortal‚ but that pity cannot compare to Achilles’ sorrow at the death of Patroclus. Death and fighting is not depicted as glorious in The Iliad. Brave warriors

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    Early civilization shared similar common features‚ because all of these societies were under the same pressures. Their whole purpose was survival as it is to this day. Each societies main focus was to become established‚ stay in one place provide food‚ shelter and protection for their families. Early civilizations materialize along rivers‚ because rivers supplied a continuous and dependable supply of water for farming and human consumption. Agriculture today has had an enormous benefit on today’s

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    Chapter 1 Part 1 Early Man • Most of the 2 million plus years of mans existence has been associated with the Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age. • This period had both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens sapiens and lasted until 14‚000 years ago. HE disappeared about 40‚000 years ago. HSS are our direct descendants. Hunter/Gatherer and Late Paleolithic Developments • HG economies dominated human history until 9000 BCE and help propel migration over most of the lands of the earth. • Tool

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    Early in the 19th century‚ people in the west tried convincing the Japanese to open their ports. Countries tried to import supplies to Japan‚ but Japan refused. Then in 1853‚ Commodore Perry brought four ships into Tokyo Harbor‚ Japan was astounded by these ships. There was a letter along with the ships‚ the letter asked that the shogun allowed free trade between the United States and Japan. There was a threat along with the note‚ the threat was that come back in a year with a larger fleet to receive

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