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As defined by the Encyclopædia Britannica, puritanism was “a religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries that sought to “purify” the Church of England of remnants of the Roman Catholic “popery” that the Puritans claimed had been retained after the religious settlement reached early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.” (Encyclopædia Britannica). Puritans believed that God was all powerful and that they need to devote their…

Golden Gate Bridge Gwen Stilson, Mira Sands, John Del Rivo, Cosme Chavez Period 1, Science 8 March 9, 2015 Question 1: When and Why was the Bridge Built? - Mira The construction of the Golden Gate bridge commenced on January 5, 1933, and its purpose is to connect San Francisco to Marin County across the Golden Gate Strait, which links San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. At an amazing 8981 ft. (2737 m) long, it was the worlds largest suspension until 1964,…

Introduction Let’s take a vacation to Egypt! My dream has always been to travel the world, and now that dream will be fulfilled, I am going to Egypt! According to the Nations Encyclopedia, Egypts climate is a subtropical climate, and during the day, it can get very hot, but once the sun goes down, temperatures drop rapidly. I will definitely make sure to pack for both kinds of weather. Egypt consists mainly of deserts, which contribute to the high temperatures. Egypt is mainly a Egyptians,…

The city of Athens was the cultural hub of the Greek Empire. During the fourth, fifth and sixth century b.c., philosophy, mathematics and sciences, religion and arts were all at the heart of the revolution. Prominent philosophers had questioned the truth, divinity, human nature, harmony and the goods and evils of the world, causing other to wonder what the world really was. The mathematicians and scientists provided answers to the theories and great questions asked. Their Gods and Goddesses was…

Compare the following two quotes: “My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York” (Tagg, 2015: p. 20). “My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-kds FTF. ILNY” (Tagg, 2015: p. 20). The first quote is normal; it is exactly what a typical teenager would say in real life. However, the second quote almost seems like an alien language, it…

Geography- Peru is the third biggest country in South America with an average temperature from 70 degrees fahrenheit in January decreasing to 50 degrees fahrenheit in June on the coast in Lima which is Peru’s capital city. The weather depends on what part of the city you're in like if you're in the snowy mountains, it can be really cold but if you're on the coast it could be hot but the temperature also varies between day to night more than seasonally. There is limited rainfall near the coast…

family, however his eyes become red, and the book describes “he could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottlebrush” (Kipling 143). From the Encyclopedia Britannica it describes “the mongoose erects its long stiff hair, and it must be very difficult for a snake to drive its fangs through this and the thick skin” (1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Ichneumon 1). This may explain the book’s description when it say’s that his tail looked like a bottlebrush when…

C. Wright Mills coined the concept social imagination in his book published in 1959. In the publication, Mills defines social imagination as “the vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society." In order to have social imagination, a person needs to exhibit the abstract capacity to see things from different points of view (Crossman). In other words, Mills explain sociological imagination as the capacity to see problems and society with a different approach with…

The position of the foramen magnum, the length of the leg, the shape of the spine and pelvis are four of the seven steps of bipedality. The position of the foramen magnum is located in the bottom of the skull, near the teeth in humans, and in the rear area for apes. This distinguish humans and apes because it demonstrates that the human head sits on the body rather than on the front of the body, like apes. The shape of the spine is s-shaped for humans and c-shaped for apes. Specifically, in…

The Discovery of Magnets by Santiago Webb We use magnets every day without knowing it; it might be fridge magnets, cabinet latches, speakers and other electronic devices. Magnets are used in many different fields such as in medicine, education, science, and just for fun. For example in medicine, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses very strong magnets and radio waves to show doctors inside the human body. In science, magnets can help store information on computers; they are also…