Early European Exploration 1. Spain (new Spain) Reasons for exploration o God, Gold and Glory Area claimed o South and Central America without Brazil. Florida and New Mexico in North America Importance of Hernando de Soto, Hernán Cortez, Christopher Columbus o Columbus began first permanent contact between Europeans and the Americas o Hernando De Soto discovered the Mississippi o Francisco Cortes explored the SW (Grand Canyon), brought horses to Native Americans, 2. French (new French)
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it in classic literature like The Awakening by Kate Chopin and in short stories like “The Yellow Wall Paper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Both works, written in the late 1800s, carry examples of the age old struggle for equality. Women historically have been trivialized and seen as having “a slight hysterical tendency,” (Gilman, 1892). In “The Yellow Wall Paper”, the narrator goes mad while her husband insists that she rest all day in bed, while in The Awakening, Edna struggles to find and identity
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Major Event/Epoch in American History Time Period/Date(s) Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History 1) Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization. 1200-1900 C.E. Great Indian societies such as the Aztec, Mayan, Inca, and Toltec would emerge. They had complex structures of government and built large cities. These cities would even be seen as impressive to the Europeans when they later arrived on the continent (Brands, Breen, Williams, Gross
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plan proposed a bicameral House (refers to 2 houses), which both houses are to be apportioned (by population of the state.). The New Jersy Plan, however is quite the opposite, a smaller state was fine with a unicameral house, (1 state 1 vote system), Great compromise is a result of the Virginia plan and the New Jersey
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western country has been my history.” And for many native North Carolinians of Scotch-Irish, and German-English descent, The Great Wagon Road is part of their family history. The Great Wagon Road began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and covered more than 700 miles through Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina before ending in Augusta, Georgia. In spite of its name, The Great Wagon Road was a dangerous journey to make by wagon, horseback, or even by foot. Hundreds of pioneers and settlers were
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and Me” (1935), a lynching is depicted and greatly astonished and influenced the speaker. Through the use of structure, religious symbolization, and diction, Wright successfully establishes the indignation that danced among the words. Structure is a great component in the poem. The poem’s structure channeled bountiful information regard the complex emotions within the narrator. The poem started with the word “and” and followed the word “suddenly.” A time sequence is suggested here. It is believed
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year old, Kariahna Gamblin, became the first ever Hispanic female Secretary General of the United Nations. This is a great accomplishment and we as a committee have decided that it is in our best interest to allow her admittance into our society’s hall of fame. Kariahna Gamblin was born to Renee and Christopher Gamblin in Lewiston, Maine on June sixth of the year 2000. Her great grandmother on her mother’s side was born and raised in Colombia. After being forced out by her family, she settled with
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time to think about one’s self. This focus on one’s self is where things such as karma and ignorance is placed second to focus on things such as greed hatred and new methods of solving peace, poverty and injustice. This liberation is called mundane awakening and includes everyone from villages to nations. For liberation to be possible ten basic needs must be met according to George Bond. These are clean environment and water, clothes, healthy food, simple housing, health care, communication facilities
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(published in 1893),"The Story of an Hour" (1894),[2] and "The Storm "(1898). "The Storm" is a sequel to "The 'Cadian Ball," which appeared in her first collection of short stories, Bayou Folk. Chopin also wrote two novels: At Fault(1890) and The Awakening (1899), which are set in New Orleans and Grand Isle, respectively. The people in her stories are usually inhabitants of Louisiana. Many of her works are set in Natchitoches in north central Louisiana. Within a decade of her death, Chopin was widely
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The Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles This was my first time visiting the Natural History Museum and I learned about some interesting stuff. When I walked into the museum I first thing that I noticed where the large dinosaurs. My first thought was I am in the wrong museum. I assumed that the museum was going to focus on prehistoric events because on the first floor all they display is dinosaurs, monkeys and other mammals. The Natural History museum mainly focuses on prehistoric animals and
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