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<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>Katieb<br /> <br /> 1. My favorite period in American History is probably the years preceding, during, and after the Revolution because everyone seemed to care more than. There were so many brilliant minds and so many new ideas were embraced because of the fact that we were a new nation. More people were willing to fight and die for their country and freedom than people today who care more about their own pleasure and personal lives than the good of the nation.<br /> <br /> 2. Ronald Reagan was almost entirely opposite from Bill Clinton. They were both originally Democrats, but when Reagan was in office almost everything he did ended up in a huge upset in that party. Clinton, however, usually only upset Republicans and people that tended to be more conservative. While Reagan’s first lady wasn’t particularly important to history, Clinton’s continues to upset the nation with her far left ideas and extremely aggressive liberal politics. Clinton took away our guns and Reagan gave us SDI. Reagan strengthened and protected our country. He forced Iran to free the American hostages and gave us ways to protect ourselves from aggressive foreign countries. Clinton weakened our country with NAFTA and even more so with WTO. Finally, everyone remembers Reagan and the Eight Great Years fondly, and I haven’t met a single person who doesn’t wish Clinton had never been elected. I wish I’d been around for Reagan. I would say the year I was born was a great year, if only it hadn’t been the one Clinton was inaugurated in!<br /> <br /> 3. I think the most important trend guiding American History is the drive to discover and learn new things. Most of the most important devices today were invented in America and some of the most influential people in history were Americans. More so in the past than now, people from America, as a young country, made an effort to prove themselves to the world, doing everything first, bigger or better. They invented, started new trends and pushed the world into the 21st Century. Americans like to do outrageous things, and whether for better or for worse, America continues to change the world.<br /> <br /> 4. I think the most important threat to America’s future is our own greed. There are quite a few countries whose inhabitants despise us because we’re always thinking of ourselves before others. Worldly gain is nothing and we shouldn’t strive for so much beyond the necessities. Someday, if and when we are in Heaven, we’ll realize just how trivial material things were. In history nations have fallen because of personal greed. Rome was consumed by greed of immoral men always fighting and killing for the position of Caesar. The Roman Empire went through the same thing. Even in American history there are examples. The Puritans started to become less moral as they achieved more worldly things and stopped caring so much for those things spiritual.<br /> <br /> 5. Yes I do. The success of a nation depends on the morality and political views of the people, especially in a democracy, and there are examples of this in American history. For example, in the 60s the culture was swept away by hippies who were all about breaking every rule and the country suffered from it. JFK and Johnson were presidents then, neither of which did a very good job. Johnson even started a war for no good reason. On the other hand, in the 20s culture was all about doing new things that made life more enjoyable , more power to women and America was in great shape.<br /> <br /> 6. Two of Reagan’s greatest achievements were SDI and ‘Reaganomics.’ The first was a defense against missiles directed at our country. A much better alternative to Mutual Assured Destruction. Reagan’s economics pulled us out of what might’ve ended up as another Great Depression and lead to prosperity for the whole country.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Thirteen_Answers_-_Student_Ten&diff=589285 2008-12-17T22:26:20Z

<p>Katieb: New page: Katieb 1. My favorite period in American History is probably the years preceding, during, and after the Revolution because everyone seemed to care more than. There were so many brilliant m...</p> <hr /> <div>Katieb<br /> 1. My favorite period in American History is probably the years preceding, during, and after the Revolution because everyone seemed to care more than. There were so many brilliant minds and so many new ideas were embraced because of the fact that we were a new nation. More people were willing to fight and die for their country and freedom than people today who care more about their own pleasure and personal lives than the good of the nation.<br /> <br /> 2. Ronald Reagan was almost entirely opposite from Bill Clinton. They were both originally Democrats, but when Reagan was in office almost everything he did ended up in a huge upset in that party. Clinton, however, usually only upset Republicans and people that tended to be more conservative. While Reagan’s first lady wasn’t particularly important to history, Clinton’s continues to upset the nation with her far left ideas and extremely aggressive liberal politics. Clinton took away our guns and Reagan gave us SDI. Reagan strengthened and protected our country. He forced Iran to free the American hostages and gave us ways to protect ourselves from aggressive foreign countries. Clinton weakened our country with NAFTA and even more so with WTO. Finally, everyone remembers Reagan and the Eight Great Years fondly, and I haven’t met a single person who doesn’t wish Clinton had never been elected. I wish I’d been around for Reagan. I would say the year I was born was a great year, if only it hadn’t been the one Clinton was inaugurated in!<br /> <br /> 3. I think the most important trend guiding American History is the drive to discover and learn new things. Most of the most important devices today were invented in America and some of the most influential people in history were Americans. More so in the past than now, people from America, as a young country, made an effort to prove themselves to the world, doing everything first, bigger or better. They invented, started new trends and pushed the world into the 21st Century. Americans like to do outrageous things, and whether for better or for worse, America continues to change the world.<br /> <br /> 4. I think the most important threat to America’s future is our own greed. There are quite a few countries whose inhabitants despise us because we’re always thinking of ourselves before others. Worldly gain is nothing and we shouldn’t strive for so much beyond the necessities. Someday, if and when we are in Heaven, we’ll realize just how trivial material things were. In history nations have fallen because of personal greed. Rome was consumed by greed of immoral men always fighting and killing for the position of Caesar. The Roman Empire went through the same thing. Even in American history there are examples. The Puritans started to become less moral as they achieved more worldly things and stopped caring so much for those things spiritual.<br /> <br /> 5. Yes I do. The success of a nation depends on the morality and political views of the people, especially in a democracy, and there are examples of this in American history. For example, in the 60s the culture was swept away by hippies who were all about breaking every rule and the country suffered from it. JFK and Johnson were presidents then, neither of which did a very good job. Johnson even started a war for no good reason. On the other hand, in the 20s culture was all about doing new things that made life more enjoyable , more power to women and America was in great shape.<br /> <br /> 6. Two of Reagan’s greatest achievements were SDI and ‘Reaganomics.’ The first was a defense against missiles directed at our country. A much better alternative to Mutual Assured Destruction. Reagan’s economics pulled us out of what might’ve ended up as another Great Depression and lead to prosperity for the whole country.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Twelve_Answers_-_Student_Ten&diff=583502 2008-12-11T03:41:11Z

<p>Katieb: New page: Katie B 1. The word protagonist refers to the person or side pressing for justice, or the ‘good guys’. In our eyes, in the Cold War the protagonist was The United States. The antagoni...</p> <hr /> <div>Katie B<br /> <br /> 1. The word protagonist refers to the person or side pressing for justice, or the ‘good guys’. In our eyes, in the Cold War the protagonist was The United States. The antagonist, or the ‘bad guys’, was the Soviet Union. It lasted from 1945 until 1991. <br /> <br /> 2. The Korean War and the Vietnam War. I think that while we did a good thing by fighting communism in the Korean War, we should not have been satisfied to leave it as it was with a division of Korea. If we had pressed for a united Korea once again then there probably wouldn’t be a need to keep soldiers stationed there, when we are stretched so thin already. I think our acceptance of the outcome of the Vietnam War wasn’t really anything the public could have changed. They were happy to have the few sons, fathers and husbands home that were still living. All of the bad choices were made at the executive level. We definitely should not have accepted the terrible choices made by Nixon and Johnson, but after the fact, there was nothing we could do, and in the end our men were just getting killed with virtually no effect on saving South Vietnam.<br /> <br /> 3. As unoriginal as it is, what impressed me the most was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Though it was started by Rosa Parks, it was observed by all blacks in Montgomery. It must’ve been especially hard for children and older people who were used to riding the bus to instead walk wherever they needed to go. I can’t imagine having to boycott such a central part of my everyday life, to show people that they couldn’t treat me like the dirt beneath their feet. I’m most impressed by the kids my age and younger that stood up against the heinously cruel treatment they received from whites just because of the color of their skin.<br /> <br /> 4. One of the two things Johnson is best known for is starting the Vietnam War. He’s so well known for this because it was one of the most historically significant things he did. He caused conflict in Vietnam and then threw it wildly out of proportion to elicit support for his presidential campaign. One specific example of his responsibility is his presentation of a fraudulent report on a Vietnamese attack on Americans to Congress.<br /> <br /> 5. What I liked best about the 80th Congress was the Taft-Hartley Act. This was important because it greatly decreased the power of the unions that were destroying the economy with their unreasonable demands and strikes. This act gave workers the right to not join the union, where before they were forced to and then had to go with whatever damage was done to their career and paycheck via the union.<br /> <br /> 6. I think in that time period there are too many important people to name. Take any one of them out of the mix and the result would’ve been thrown wildly from what it is today. I think Douglas MacArthur was very important because of his outstanding victories in Korea. Nixon and Johnson were important because perhaps if we’d had better presidents we would’ve won the Vietnam War and saved thousands of lives. Phyllis Schlafly was important because without her we possibly would have been unable to stop ERA, which would’ve been a terrible injury to our country. Earl Warren was important because of his extreme rulings in many cases from prayer in school to criminal cases. Finally, Rosa Parks was important because she took one of the most substantial stands against racial discrimination and set an example to be followed by hundreds of blacks.<br /> <br /> 7. The term used was The Warren Court, referring to Chief Justice Earl Warren. This was a very activist court, in one instance when it ruled in defense of criminals in trial by providing them with a lawyer, even at taxpayer expense.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Eleven_Answers_-_Student_Ten&diff=577070 2008-12-04T03:13:08Z

<p>Katieb: New page: Katie B 1. One value in learning history is that you better appreciate the great people in the world today and the ones long since dead, that made not only our nation, but the world, what...</p> <hr /> <div>Katie B<br /> <br /> 1. One value in learning history is that you better appreciate the great people in the world today and the ones long since dead, that made not only our nation, but the world, what it is now.<br /> <br /> 2. I think that it was virtually impossible for us not to get involved in the war. Innocent people were dying and we were allied with Britain at the time. I’m not sure what the difference would’ve been if we’d entered sooner as opposed to later or vice versa. However, I believe that Roosevelt used a backhanded way of involving for entirely selfish reasons. He could have saved all the soldiers that died in Pearl Harbor but he didn’t because it was the best way to get us in the war. That was wrong. So if us entering sooner would have stopped that, I believe we should have entered sooner.<br /> <br /> 3. I like the approach we used with Ellis Island the best. It wasn’t a flawless system, obviously, but it allowed for people to flee the bad situations in their old countries to a new life here. America is supposed to be the one place where all men are equal so this seems like a logical, American way of admitting immigrants.<br /> <br /> 4. What I like about the Roaring Twenties the best is the great economy. Living in America today it’s easy for kids from less affluent families to feel their parents’ struggles with paying the bills. Businesses are closing everywhere; hundreds of people are out of work. If I had lived during the Roaring Twenties I think I would have a much happier family, with less tension over spending and financial issues, and more focus on our relationship with one another and our faith.<br /> <br /> 5. I think the New Deal was a great idea in theory, but a not so great idea in practice. Mainly because it didn’t work. If I had been president I wouldn’t have rushed to ‘help’ the economy as FDR did. I wouldn’t have passed such severe legislation as ending the gold standard and emergency banking. This didn’t help, only gave a false sense of security. The first caused inflation, making more money, but it was worth less. The second stopped withdrawal from banks and also gave them more money, much like the bail out we saw a few weeks ago. But, the money has to come from somewhere, and the government gets its funds from the people. The New Deal was basically Roosevelt trying to yank the nation to its feet when it barely had the strength to kneel.<br /> <br /> 6. Absolutely not. The Japanese had already informally offered a conditional surrender before we dropped the first one; surrender on the same conditions we ended up accepting in the end. Hundreds upon hundreds of innocent men, women and children died during the originally explosion and the effects that lasted for many months afterward. It was heinous that we would kill so many civilians, uninvolved in the war beyond the fact that they were born in the wrong place at the wrong time.<br /> <br /> 7. The cartoon shows a ‘shade’ of Teddy Roosevelt exclaiming that his ‘big stick’ isn’t nearly as big as the ones wielded by the House and the Senate after FDR’s election. This is a reference to the sudden Democratic power in both branches the representatives enjoyed. It was probably drawn by a Republican, as he seems to side with Teddy. The date was probably around 1932-1933. I think it’s funny that both Roosevelts are referred to in this cartoon. Also, Teddy had been dead since 1919. The cartoonist calls him a ‘shade’. Shades are a part of Greek mythology referring to the ghosts of warriors who had died.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Ten_Answers_-_Student_Six&diff=563263 2008-11-19T23:21:12Z

<p>Katieb: New page: Katie B 1. I could have had more of the supplies I needed on hand that way a lack of material wouldn’t have halted my studies. I believe the section that I need to improve the most woul...</p> <hr /> <div>Katie B<br /> <br /> 1. I could have had more of the supplies I needed on hand that way a lack of material wouldn’t have halted my studies. I believe the section that I need to improve the most would be the more obscure questions, such as the definition that weren’t bolded on the sheet. Overall, I think I have a well rounded understanding that needs to be taken into more detail with individuals and movements.<br /> <br /> 2. My favorite question that I missed was the question with an excerpt from the Missouri Compromise. I liked this question because you had to pay close attention to know what it was taken from since the document itself wasn’t included in the lectures. It also illustrated by tendency to go against your advice and change my answers without adequate reason. <br /> 3. I think it was very interesting in the Scopes Trial that after agreeing to a cross-examination Darrow refused to take the stand and then pleaded guilty for his client. It was an interesting turn of events, especially after some of his comment when he question Bryan.<br /> <br /> 4. I believe we were right in entering the war when we did because we were perhaps the only country that was capable of defeating Germany before is destroyed the rest of the world. Also, it was in response to the Germans sinking our ships carrying many U.S. citizens, therefore justified and not an arbitrary decision.<br /> <br /> 5. I think that Theodore Roosevelt was a man who very much liked changed and really wanted to help America, and in some ways succeeded. He also liked to throw himself into things whole-heartedly, never doing anything half way. However, he sometimes did this without examining the content entirely first or measuring how the rest of the nation would react to such a decision.<br /> <br /> 6. I choose the 19th Amendment. This amendment gave women nationwide the right to vote. This was very important, obviously, because the just because men are physically stronger doesn’t make them more intelligent or capable of making decisions than women. Since women are people as well they should also have the right to decide who runs the country they have to live in.<br /> <br /> 7. The cartoon depicts Teddy Roosevelt, holding Russia and Japan by the ears. Teddy is illustrated as very strong and angelic, thus the angel wings and robes. Japan and Russia are depicted as wimpy and somewhat stupid looking men, Russia having a potbelly. This cartoon is dealing with the Treaty of Portsmouth, negotiated by Roosevelt to end the Russo-Japanese War. The cartoonist was probably Republican because of his <br /> <br /> H2. I view them as unconstitutional and unlawful. No matter what the circumstances the government has no authority to take away the people’s rights laid down in the Constitution and punish people for exercising those rights. <br /> <br /> H3. Was it discrimination to exclude girls and women in this draft? By the definition of the word it was very discriminatory since it divided men and women in consideration of who should be drafted. I, however, don’t think that it was excessive discrimination because the only reason for this division was because firstly, women were needed at home taking care of the children and doing other mandatory jobs, and secondly, most women are physically incapable of performing the strenuous duties a soldier is expected to perform. This is more consideration for the differences between male and female and making use of their faculties in the way it would best profit our country at war.<br /> <br /> H4. I found the midterm to adequately cover most of the material we studied and focus on some of the more important things. Most of the question were challenging, a few were very difficult. I thought there would’ve been more on the Revolutionary War and at least a couple questions on the presidents. I learned from it, mostly how to try and better prepare for the Final.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Seven_Answers_-_Student_Three&diff=545286 2008-10-30T02:23:42Z

<p>Katieb: New page: Katie B 1. The ‘Gilded Age’ is a nickname made up by Mark Twain for the end of the 1880s. It was called this because while it appeared to be prosperous and ‘golden’ underneath it ...</p> <hr /> <div>Katie B<br /> <br /> 1. The ‘Gilded Age’ is a nickname made up by Mark Twain for the end of the 1880s. It was called this because while it appeared to be prosperous and ‘golden’ underneath it was dark and ugly, tarnished by greed and corrupted internally, causing destitution and affliction. <br /> <br /> 2. I personally like a great many things about Thomas Edison. I admire his motivation and hard work. It took him over 10,000 tries to ascertain the right filament for his light bulb! I respect his innovative mind and ability to think outside the box; the phonograph was the first invention of its kind. I have a high regard for how he took other people’s inventions and ideas and improved them so that they could be used by the common man and not just the affluent, or made them practical enough for every day use. And, though I don’t always agree that homeschooling especially long ago made a person very different than the rest of the world, I definitely think that Edison wouldn’t have been half the inventor he was (which is still pretty impressive!) if he had continued to have his genius oppressed in the public school.<br /> <br /> 3. The Americans saw the frontier as a mystery, alluring and attractive, all that land just out there for the taking! The frontier encouraged them to go out and start up a farm, building communities and towns and expanding America. It was the opportunity for them to seize and make use of the freedom granted to them by their citizenship. In a nutshell, it was the American Dream. Sure, they had to kick a couple hundred Indians off the land of their ancestors, but they were American! They didn’t take orders from anybody! <br /> <br /> 4. I think America’s freedom is what made its citizens the most innovative. It was a very young country, open to new ideas, and everyone was excited about all of the amazing things the nation was doing. They were encouraged by their freedom to make use of their rights. With a relatively open-minded government, they had the opportunity to make a difference no matter how humble their beginnings, and by golly, they were going to do it!<br /> <br /> 5. The influence of a political cartoon is probably based on the subject and the audience willing to register what they’re being told. An example of cartoons that DID influence people were ones drawn by Thomas Nast, who illustrated the public’s foolishness for allowing ‘Boss Tweed’ to remain at large. The people took action and Tweed was jailed. However, an example of a political cartoon that probably did NOT have much influence would be one I saw the other day. It showed three children trick-or-treating, and the man at the door saying “Look! Some of you have more candy than the others! Let me just redistribute it so you all have the same amount…” One of the children says “Oh no, a Democrat.” While this is humorous to Republicans and people who see democrats policies for what they are, idiocy, I sincerely doubt many Democrats will revise their views because of it.<br /> <br /> 6. I don’t believe that there was a single person who was the ‘most influential’ after Edison. However, if I had to narrow it I would say either Grover Cleveland or John D. Rockefeller. Cleveland because of many vetoes on legislation and firm stance against government spending. He also stood firm in the Panic of 1893, refusing to bail out the banks and refused to back down when ‘Coxey’s Army’ was at his doorstep, demanding for him to fix their problems. If he had been a push-over, more easily convinced to ‘help’ the outcome of the depression would have been much different. Rockefeller was significant because he initiated big business in America and harnessed oil and refined it into something useful, a fossil fuel we depend heavily on in our world today.<br /> <br /> 7. The cartoon depicts a cliff of ‘silver’, a stretch of ‘quicksand gold’ and in the distance a sunset labeled ‘prosperity’. Uncle Sam is sinking in the quicksand while apparently trying to get to prosperity. The cartoonist obviously supported bimetallism, given the negative view of gold. It would seem that while gold will ‘sink’ America, silver is a solid route, and between the two is the road to prosperity. The cartoonist was probably a democrat and was an avid supporter of bimetallism, thinking that gold was a quick and sure way of destroying America.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Six_Answers_-_Student_Three&diff=541082 2008-10-23T02:11:39Z

<p>Katieb: New page: Katie B 1. His main goal was to save the Union, not to end slavery. He even said in his inaugural address “I have no purpose…to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States...</p> <hr /> <div>Katie B<br /> <br /> 1. His main goal was to save the Union, not to end slavery. He even said in his inaugural address “I have no purpose…to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States…”<br /> <br /> 2. The purposes of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments of the Constitution were generally to free the African-Americans and give rights to them as citizens. The 13th abolishes slavery. The 14th gives all races equal rights. The 15th gives all races the right to vote. <br /> <br /> 3. My favorite military figure of the Civil War is General Robert E. Lee. This is because first, he wasn’t on the side instigating the aggression. Second, he was strategic and was good at what he did. Third, he surrendered finally to Grant so that more lives wouldn’t have to be lost after so many had already been taken. This shows that he had at least some respect for human life.<br /> <br /> 4. I wouldn’t have punished the South so harshly by doing such things as sending troops to keep things in order. A more dignified reestablishment of government and less show of military force would’ve been a better way to go about doing things. After all, they did surrender, such brute strength wasn’t needed to make us one nation again. Perhaps if the South didn’t feel it was being treated unfairly it wouldn’t have been so bitter towards African-Americans.<br /> <br /> 5. I don’t think his character necessarily had anything to do with his home-schooling. First, he went to school up until his mother died. Then he kept up his own education the best he could by reading a great deal because he was no longer capable of going to school. Second, home-schooling wasn’t as uncommon then as it is today. Perhaps it was less common for less wealthy families, but it wasn’t practically unheard of. I think while home-schooling perhaps contributed to his determination and initiative, his personality had more to do with his other characteristics. <br /> <br /> 6. This cartoon depicts, first Lincoln sleeping, apparently not peacefully. His dream shows him being kicked out of the White house by Columbia, who is wielding a severed black man’s head. He is wearing a Scotsman’s plaid cap and cape. To the right, McClellan ascends the steps to the White House. First, Lincoln is said to have placed weight in dreams, thinking of them as prophetic. Second, the outfit is what the papers claimed Lincoln disguised himself in on the way to his first inauguration, a much more ridiculous get up than what he actually wore. I interpret this cartoon to mean that Lincoln believes the States no longer want him, instigating war and allowing too much bloodshed over the slavery issue. Instead, they welcome McClellan who has a more peaceful approach: retreat at every turn.<br /> <br /> 7. This cartoon depicts a Chinese man, pitiful and oppressed by white Americans. He is protected by Columbia who says “Hands off, gentlemen…etc.” During the late nineteenth century a great deal of Chinese immigrants came to the States, particularly California, taking jobs of union workers because they would work harder for less money. This outraged the whites who wanted to get rid of the Chinese and get their jobs back. This cartoon defends the Chinese immigrants’ right to come to America and work just like anyone else, calling the whites hypocritical for thinking they should be allowed to live in a free land but and competition shouldn’t. <br /> <br /> H2. I believe free enterprise after the Civil War was a good thing, as it helped rebuild the nation as a whole and encouraged business transactions, creating a wealth undisturbed by the government. It obviously worked very well because the economy of the United States recovered in less than 10 years when it probably should’ve taken 50 to 100 years without it.<br /> <br /> H3. Is there anything wrong with speculation, or prices going up and then way down? There is definitely something wrong with it. Say you buy a hundred bushels of oranges worth five dollars a bushel. Then the price skyrockets 500% and suddenly, instead of $500 worth of oranges you have $2500 worth of oranges. This is a great thing, for you. But for the people buying them from you, all of a sudden it’s five times as expensive to buy oranges than it used to be, suddenly their money doesn’t go as far. Then, the price drops immensely. Now your bushels aren’t worth $25, or even $5. They’re worth only $1. All of a sudden, your oranges are worth next to nothing. You lost $400 dollars because even though the price went up, proving fruitful for you, it then came crashing back down, causing great financial loss on your part. Another time in history this occurred is when the stock market crashed, causing the Great Depression.<br /> <br /> H4. I believe Johnson wasn’t misunderstood, but more incompetent, maybe leaning towards not very tactful. He didn’t try to make friends, criticizing and scorning as he did, and he certainly made a few enemies. He tried to go against Congress, after he had already alienated them by speaking unkindly of them on a nationwide speaking tour. He wasn’t well-liked and he didn’t help this any by softening his mannerisms and trying to be less heavy-handed.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Five_Answers_-_Student_Nine&diff=537065 2008-10-16T00:55:37Z

<p>Katieb: New page: Katie B 1. (b) He welcomed immigrants into the United States. The ‘Know Nothing’ or American Party was founded specifically as an anti-immigration and anti-Catholic party. 2. The Whi...</p> <hr /> <div>Katie B<br /> <br /> 1. (b) He welcomed immigrants into the United States. The ‘Know Nothing’ or American Party was founded specifically as an anti-immigration and anti-Catholic party.<br /> <br /> 2. The Whigs were very strongly opposed to slavery and adamantly for a national bank. Both of these were the opposite positions Jackson took which makes sense since the Whigs arose essentially to oppose him.<br /> <br /> 3. The Mexican War was caused by boundary disputes involving Texas. When Texas had originally won its independence the settlers that lived there weren’t as concerned with lines in the sand. Once Texas was annexed to the States, it was only a matter of high tension and fierce disagreements about borders before Polk sent troops down to the border and then reported to Congress that the Mexicans had fired on them. Congress reacted by declaring war on Mexico. <br /> The war ended with the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty on February 2, 1848.<br /> <br /> 4. I believe the most significant, if not the most important, person was Franklin Pierce. He signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act which is considered to be the biggest single step leading to the Civil War. The Act divided the States within themselves, causing violence and numerous fatalities as each side fought for dominance. Though the Act perhaps wouldn’t have ever passed the House and the Senate without Douglas’ pushing it through, it would’ve been stopped cold if it was vetoed, a power Pierce possessed and didn’t exercise.<br /> <br /> 5. “Bleeding Kansas” refers to the various violent and bloody conflicts that occurred in the state after the Kansas-Nebraska Act was signed.<br /> <br /> 6. In the Cartoon Columbia is ‘spanking’ Stephan Douglas whilst Uncle Sam watches the disciplining with approval. This illustrates the United States punishing Douglas for pushing the Kansas-Nebraska Act through when it hurt the Union so much. The cartoonist could have been anti-slavery, or even just unhappy with the effects the bill had on the country’s well-being.<br /> <br /> 7. It is possible that the war could’ve been avoided, as are all things. However, it’s a bit much to accuse a single entity of being wholly to blame for either instigating or failing to avoid the war. There were many different things that added ‘fuel to the fire’ bringing about violent solutions, which first found a foot-hold decades earlier. Many people tried to keep war at bay in various ways, all of which obviously failed. So, could it have been avoided? Yes. Is it realistic to drop the weight of a divided country and the responsibility of stopping war from breaking out on to any one person? No. The war could have been stopped if people on both sides had acted like mature adults and sat down together and come to a reasonable compromise, but then again, maybe war was the only way to rid America of slavery.<br /> <br /> (Sorry I didn't do the Honors Questions this week, my other schoolwork required more of my attention than usual)</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Four_Answers_-_Student_Four&diff=532467 2008-10-08T23:23:06Z

<p>Katieb: New page: Katie B 1. The Revolution of 1800 was the complete transition of power from one political party to the opposition. This was very significant because it was the first time in history that ...</p> <hr /> <div>Katie B<br /> <br /> 1. The Revolution of 1800 was the complete transition of power from one political party to the opposition. This was very significant because it was the first time in history that a total change in power by an election had ever been carried out peacefully.<br /> <br /> 2. I would have. The Louisiana Purchase was not only a very good deal in price, but it also endowed us with very valuable land, something everyone wanted in that day and age. Also, if we had not purchased that land someone else would have, and, judging by all the violent disputes in Europe over the centuries, being extensively bordered by nations with completely opposite government as your own can lead to problems. Perhaps if we had not purchased that land we wouldn’t have expanded as we have, so we would have even less land then if we just discount what was included in Louisiana.<br /> <br /> 3. One cause was that British sailors would forcefully board and search American ships, with no authority to do so, and harass American sailors. This, obviously, was not something the Americans took kindly too. However, the war itself was more of a snowball effect of various unsettled arguments remaining after the Revolutionary War.<br /> <br /> 4. What I liked most about the Monroe Administration is the relatively uneventful terms. Unlike some of his predecessors and quite a few of his successors, Monroe didn’t cripple the nation in almost unimaginable ways. Growing up in an America that is practically falling apart at the seams, the most inviting thing about his presidency would be the stable economy. An America with a flourishing economy is almost too good to be true. <br /> <br /> 5. Jacksonian Democracy refers to the lower and middle class voters influence on the outcome of elections, not just the more privileged citizens. It more specifically refers to the landslide victory of Jackson in 1828 with most of his support coming from the lower and middle classes.<br /> <br /> 6. The Marshall Court is known for the outrageous expansion of federal power. Almost every one of Chief Justice Marshall’s noteworthy decisions expanded the power of the federal government with no ‘check and balance’ exercised until the end of his thirty-five year service.<br /> <br /> 7. In the cartoon John Bull represents England, Mr. Bruin represents Russia, or perhaps more accurately the Czar at that time and Columbia represents America, illustrated by the fact that she’s holding an American Flag. An approximate date for this would be around 1813 since it was obviously drawn in response to the Treaty of Ghent. The cartoonist, William Charles, quite obviously though America was entirely in the right and that England had to beg us for mercy since Bull looks like a bumbling idiot. This is an example of bias in the media.<br /> <br /> H3. I don’t believe it’s wrong for politicians to make deals with one another. That’s one of the arts of politics and doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with corrupt people in our government. If a person strongly opposes a candidate of piece of legislation that much, a deal probably won’t change their mind so completely as to have them vote for instead of against. This would only work for people who were leaning in that direction anyway or were on the fence.<br /> <br /> H4. The North liked tariffs because it was mainly businesses and high tariffs meant less competition with their products from imports. The South disliked the tariffs because it was made up of farms and plantations and tariffs meant that they had to pay more money for materials and equipment and didn’t make it any easier for them to sell cotton.<br /> <br /> H5. Slavery affected freedom of speech because when people did speak their mind and express dislike they risked having to face undue consequences from people who didn’t want to hear it. This is like homosexuality today, because if Christians speak out against it they can be sued for hate speech even though all they were doing was exercising a constitutional right. It’s an unspoken rule that you can’t voice disagreement with anyone considered a ‘minority’ or they will lash back at you in any way possible with surprising strength considering their ‘small numbers’.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Saint&diff=522208 2008-09-22T17:13:49Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>A '''saint''' is a person who has been recognized by the [[Catholic Church]] or the [[Orthodox Church]] as doing great works or making a great personal [[sacrifice]] for the [[Christian]] [[church]]. Saints, especially early saints in Christian history, were often [[martyr]]s. Many saints are often associated with miracles, either in this life, or, in the Catholic tradition, through miracles that occur when praying to them after death. <br /> <br /> In Catholic and Orthodox doctrine, saints are believed to be able to intercede on behalf of mankind before God.<br /> <br /> Persons recognized as saints must first be beatified (After which the deceased person is given the title 'Blessed') and then [[canonized]] by the [[Pope]]. Usually a person is canonized if at least three miracles have been performed by them through lay people asking the deceased to intercede with [[God]] on their behalf. These miracles must be thoroughly investigated by church authorities and declared valid before canonization occurs.<br /> <br /> <br /> Many martyrs, people who died either for their faith or for another person, are recognized as saints based upon what [[Jesus]] said; the greatest commandments are to love God with your whole heart and soul and to love your neighbor as yourself. Also, when he told His disciples that 'greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.'<br /> <br /> The Queen of Saints is [[Mary]], the Mother of Jesus the savior, also known as the Blessed Virgin. The feast of All Saints is November 1st preceded by All Hallow's Eve which refers to All Saints Day.<br /> <br /> == Sources: ==<br /> <br /> ''Beatification and Canonization'', http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02364b.htm<br /> <br /> [[Category:Christian Group Structuring]]<br /> [[category:Saints]]<br /> [[Category:Catholic Church]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Two_Answers_-_Student_Eighteen&diff=519946 2008-09-18T23:31:41Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>KatieB<br /> <br /> 1. (I wasn’t entirely sure what you were trying to convey by most important so I answered with the three I thought had the greatest influence with starting the war.) The three causes of the war that had the most influence were A) Colonies, if not the common man at least the founding fathers, felt strongly that taxation without representation was unjust. B) The colonists were used to a great deal of freedom and it didn’t go over well when all of a sudden the British were demanding for them to pay restrictive taxes. C) These taxes affected all of the colonists, no matter their situation or profession, and the burden was deeply felt by all of them.<br /> <br /> 2. It’s not very clear who first used the phrase, though the coining of the phrase was accredited to Reverend Jonathan Mayhew during one of his sermons. A politician called James Otis is famous for his phrase “taxation without representation is tyranny.” No matter who said it, the phrase essentially meant that England imposing taxes on the colonies without a colonist representative in Parliament was unjust.<br /> <br /> 3. The Boston Tea Party was an extreme reaction to taxation on tea imported to the colonies from England. Samuel Adams led a group of colonists on December 16, 1773, somewhat poorly disguised as Indians, onto the newly arrived tea ships and spent the entire night dumping every box of tea into the Boston Harbor. The tea destroyed in the salt water equals 1.87 million dollars of damage converted to the worth of money today. <br /> <br /> 4. I don’t believe anyone in particular was specifically ‘to blame’ for the Salem Witch Trials. It was an overreaction on the Puritans’ part, fueled by their extreme negative views of anything that could be even minutely considered not of God. Perhaps the girls were actually ill, since they all lived to close to one another and were a part of the same community. It also could have been just mass hysteria that caused all of the girls to have similar ‘symptoms’ and then all of the Puritans were so disturbed by what they thought was going on that they turned on one another and went pointing fingers will-nilly until the entire settlement was in utter chaos. <br /> <br /> 5. I think this was true, if only by using the two examples of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Rhode Island had perhaps the most religious freedom, and Massachusetts was founded by Puritans who didn’t believe in religious freedom, and while Rhode Island seemed to be mainly withdrawn in reference to the Revolutionary War. Massachusetts, however, is where much of the tension came to blows, some examples being the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.<br /> <br /> 6. Do you think a jury should be able to ignore the law in order to find a defendant ‘not guilty?’ I believe they should. Because, even if there is a law against what the accused did and he is technically ‘guilty’ of breaking it, if the law in unconstitutional or ridiculous the man isn’t guilty of a crime and therefore shouldn’t be punished for a crime. He committed the action but it wasn’t an action that should be punishment, and therefore, in a court of law seeking to either withhold or distribute punishment he would not be a man guilty of crime.<br /> <br /> 7. The meaning of the political cartoon included in the homework is that the colonies, shown as eight pieces of a snake, would not be able to survive on their own, but must unite as one power or perish. A rough estimated date for this would be between the 1690s-1730s, because Georgia is not included in the cartoon as one of the colonies.<br /> <br /> H2. England imposed high taxes on the colonies, unaffordable for most of the none-too-wealthy the colonies were made up of. It also taxed them on such things as tea and sugar. This was not right because there was no one representing the colonies who knew of their situation and was familiar with what farmers were capable of paying in addition to their regular expenses. <br /> <br /> H4. Key difference between England and America was first and foremost, that America emphasized freedom and a new land, still wild and untamed. England was a centuries old monarchy that enforced a religion on the citizens. Another difference would be that America’s economy depending mainly on farming and the trade of their own goods while England mainly imported goods and then exported them again with increased prices for profit. <br /> <br /> H5. What made George Washington great wasn’t any outstanding achievement, though he is accredited, justly or not, with winning the Revolutionary War and keeping this country together when it was still young by being our first president. What made Washington great was that he was a simple man, a farmer from Virginia, not brilliant in military strategy, or a great ambassador or even a very intelligent man like so many of the founding fathers. He was just an average person, like anyone else, who did as much as he was physically able in the cause of freedom and independence. He served his country to the best of his ability, though he didn’t particularly enjoy or even like the task. He was a true servant of the United States of America, and that’s what makes George Washington great.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Two_Answers_-_Student_Eighteen&diff=519944 2008-09-18T23:30:16Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>KatieB<br /> <br /> 1. (I wasn’t entirely sure what you were trying to convey by most important so I answered with the three I thought had the greatest influence with starting the war.) The three causes of the war that had the most influence were A) Colonies, if not the common man at least the founding fathers, felt strongly that taxation without representation was unjust. B) The colonists were used to a great deal of freedom and it didn’t go over well when all of a sudden the British were demanding for them to pay restrictive taxes. C) These taxes affected all of the colonists, no matter their situation or profession, and the burden was deeply felt by all of them.<br /> <br /> 2. It’s not very clear who first used the phrase, though the coining of the phrase was accredited to Reverend Jonathan Mayhew during one of his sermons. A politician called James Otis is famous for his phrase “taxation without representation is tyranny.” No matter who said it, the phrase essentially meant that England imposing taxes on the colonies without a colonist representative in Parliament was unjust.<br /> <br /> 3. The Boston Tea Party was an extreme reaction to taxation on tea imported to the colonies from England. Samuel Adams led a group of colonists on December 16, 1773, somewhat poorly disguised as Indians, onto the newly arrived tea ships and spent the entire night dumping every box of tea into the Boston Harbor. The tea destroyed in the salt water equals 1.87 million dollars of damage converted to the worth of money today. <br /> <br /> 4. I don’t believe anyone in particular was specifically ‘to blame’ for the Salem Witch Trials. It was an overreaction on the Puritans’ part, fueled by their extreme negative views of anything that could be even minutely considered not of God. Perhaps the girls were actually ill, since they all lived to close to one another and were a part of the same community. It also could have been just mass hysteria that caused all of the girls to have similar ‘symptoms’ and then all of the Puritans were so disturbed by what they thought was going on that they turned on one another and went pointing fingers will-nilly until the entire settlement was in utter chaos. <br /> <br /> 5. I think this was true, if only by using the two examples of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Rhode Island had perhaps the most religious freedom, and Massachusetts was founded by Puritans who didn’t believe in religious freedom, and while Rhode Island seemed to be mainly withdrawn in reference to the Revolutionary War. Massachusetts, however, is where much of the tension came to blows, some examples being the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.<br /> <br /> 6. Do you think a jury should be able to ignore the law in order to find a defendant ‘not guilty?’ I believe they should. Because, even if there is a law against what the accused did and he is technically ‘guilty’ of breaking it, if the law in unconstitutional or ridiculous the man isn’t guilty of a crime and therefore shouldn’t be punished for a crime. He committed the action but it wasn’t an action that should be punishment, and therefore, in a court of law seeking to either withhold or distribute punishment he would not be a man guilty of crime.<br /> <br /> 7. The meaning of the political cartoon included in the homework is that the colonies, shown as eight pieces of a snake, would not be able to survive on their own, but must unite as one power or perish. A rough estimated date for this would be between the 1690s-1730s, because Georgia is not included in the cartoon as one of the colonies.<br /> <br /> H2. England imposed high taxes on the colonies, unaffordable for most of the none-too-wealthy the colonies were made up of. It also taxed them on such things as tea and sugar. This was not right because there was no one representing the colonies who knew of their situation and was familiar with what farmers were capable of paying in addition to their regular expenses. <br /> <br /> H4. Key difference between England and America was first and foremost, that America emphasized freedom and a new land, still wild and untamed. England was a centuries old monarchy that enforced a religion on the citizens. Another difference would be that America’s economy depending mainly on farming and the trade of their own goods while England mainly imported goods and then exported them again with increased prices for profit. <br /> <br /> H5. What made George Washington great wasn’t any outstanding achievement, though he is accredited, justly or not, with winning the Revolutionary War and keeping this country together when it was still young by bring our first president. What made Washington great was that he was a simple man, a farmer from Virginia, no brilliant in military strategy, or a great ambassador or even just a very intelligent man. He was just an average person, like anyone else, who did as much as he was physically able in the cause of freedom and independence. He served his country to the best of his ability, though he didn’t particularly enjoy or even like the task. He was a true servant of the United States of America, and that’s what makes George Washington great.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_Two_Answers_-_Student_Eighteen&diff=519943 2008-09-18T23:29:08Z

<p>Katieb: New page: KatieB 1. (I wasn’t entirely sure what you were trying to convey by most important so I answered with the three I thought had the greatest influence with starting the war.) The three ca...</p> <hr /> <div>KatieB<br /> <br /> 1. (I wasn’t entirely sure what you were trying to convey by most important so I answered with the three I thought had the greatest influence with starting the war.) The three causes of the war that had the most influence were A) Colonies, if not the common man at least the founding fathers, felt strongly that taxation without representation was unjust. B) The colonists were used to a great deal of freedom and it didn’t go over well when all of a sudden the British were demanding for them to pay restrictive taxes. C) These taxes affected all of the colonists, no matter their situation or profession, and the burden was deeply felt by all of them.<br /> <br /> 2. It’s not very clear who first used the phrase, though the coining of the phrase was accredited to Reverend Jonathan Mayhew during one of his sermons. A politician called James Otis is famous for his phrase “taxation without representation is tyranny.” No matter who said it, the phrase essentially meant that England imposing taxes on the colonies without a colonist representative in Parliament was unjust.<br /> <br /> 3. The Boston Tea Party was an extreme reaction to taxation on tea imported to the colonies from England. Samuel Adams led a group of colonists on December 16, 1773, somewhat poorly disguised as Indians, onto the newly arrived tea ships and spent the entire night dumping every box of tea into the Boston Harbor. The tea destroyed in the salt water equals 1.87 million dollars of damage converted to the worth of money today. <br /> <br /> 4. I don’t believe anyone in particular was specifically ‘to blame’ for the Salem Witch Trials. It was an overreaction on the Puritans’ part, fueled by their extreme negative views of anything that could be even minutely considered not of God. Perhaps the girls were actually ill, since they all lived to close to one another and were a part of the same community. It also could have been just mass hysteria that caused all of the girls to have similar ‘symptoms’ and then all of the Puritans were so disturbed by what they thought was going on that they turned on one another and went pointing fingers will-nilly until the entire settlement was in utter chaos. <br /> <br /> 5. I think this was true, if only by using the two examples of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Rhode Island had perhaps the most religious freedom, and Massachusetts was founded by Puritans who didn’t believe in religious freedom, and while Rhode Island seemed to be mainly withdrawn in reference to the Revolutionary War. Massachusetts, however, is where much of the tension came to blows, some examples being the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.<br /> <br /> 6. Do you think a jury should be able to ignore the law in order to find a defendant ‘not guilty?’ I believe they should. Because, even if there is a law against what the accused did and he is technically ‘guilty’ of breaking it, if the law in unconstitutional or ridiculous the man isn’t guilty of a crime and therefore shouldn’t be punished for a crime. He committed the action but it wasn’t an action that should be punishment, and therefore, in a court of law seeking to either withhold or distribute punishment he would not be a man guilty of crime.<br /> <br /> 7. The meaning of the political cartoon included in the homework is that the colonies, shown as eight pieces of a snake, would not be able to survive on their own, but must unite as one power or perish. A rough estimated date for this would be between the 1690s-1730s, because Georgia is not included in the cartoon as one of the colonies.<br /> <br /> H2. England imposed high taxes on the colonies, unaffordable for most of the none-too-wealthy the colonies were made up of. It also taxed them on such things as tea and sugar. This was not right because there was no one representing the colonies who knew of their situation and was familiar with what farmers were capable of paying in addition to their regular expenses. <br /> H4. Key difference between England and America was first and foremost, that America emphasized freedom and a new land, still wild and untamed. England was a centuries old monarchy that enforced a religion on the citizens. Another difference would be that America’s economy depending mainly on farming and the trade of their own goods while England mainly imported goods and then exported them again with increased prices for profit. <br /> <br /> H5. What made George Washington great wasn’t any outstanding achievement, though he is accredited, justly or not, with winning the Revolutionary War and keeping this country together when it was still young by bring our first president. What made Washington great was that he was a simple man, a farmer from Virginia, no brilliant in military strategy, or a great ambassador or even just a very intelligent man. He was just an average person, like anyone else, who did as much as he was physically able in the cause of freedom and independence. He served his country to the best of his ability, though he didn’t particularly enjoy or even like the task. He was a true servant of the United States of America, and that’s what makes George Washington great.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_ONe_Answers_-_Student_35&diff=514898 2008-09-12T01:38:12Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>KatieB<br /> Sorry they're late!<br /> <br /> 1. The Spanish, English and French settled the New World in that order.<br /> <br /> 2. What I find most inspiring about Christopher Columbus is his drive and motivation to follow his dreams and work as hard as he could to achieve them, even from a very young age.<br /> <br /> 3. Some of the first settlements might’ve failed because of the hostility with the American Indians, illness and disease, and other hardships that come along with settling an uncivilized country.<br /> <br /> 4. The motivation for the first settlements in Massachusetts was the freedom to establish a religious community based on the settlers personal beliefs. The Pilgrims did so to establish an untainted community, free of the Church of England, while the mainstream Puritans only believed that the church had to be cleansed from within, not requiring them to abandon it completely.<br /> <br /> 5. William Penn was outstanding because he came up with the idea of religious freedom for all. He was also very kind to the Indians and founded the city that was to become America’s greatest: Philadelphia. <br /> <br /> 6. The four types of colonies are as follows:<br /> A. Joint-Stock Colony: a colony, such as Virginia, that was funded by investors through a joint-stock company.<br /> B. Proprietary Colony: a colony in the possession and under government of one or more persons. An example would be Pennsylvania.<br /> C. Charter Colony: a colony instituted on land donated by the king to a person or company who governed by it. Connecticut was a Charter Colony.<br /> D. Royal Colony: a colony that had been repossessed by the king and ruled by an appointed governor, an exampled of which would be Virginia.<br /> <br /> 7. The Puritans did have the right to be strict in their community because a religion cannot be founded and a society cannot be maintained without rules. They also had every right to expel people who did not follow these rules because they had left England for the specific reason of nurturing their personal beliefs and remaining pure of other things they deemed unwholesome. A person who did not agree with them would not have been entirely comfortable living in a place where everyone was against him anyway. However, while the Puritans had a right to expel, they did not have a right to execute the nonbelievers, because only God should have the power and only He has the authority, to give and take life.<br /> <br /> H1. A colony based on a particular religion or religious ideal might encounter a problem such as being seized. If the religious belief was against violent then they would have virtually no way to fight back that their opposition would acknowledge, particularly if this enemy were the uneducated Indians. It could thrive, if left alone, because a society based off a religion such as Christianity would be the ideal place for all good Christian people to live. An example of a religious community that thrived would be the Puritans sent by the Massachusetts Bay Company to Salem, Massachusetts.<br /> <br /> H4. Mercantilism can be briefly described as a system in which a mother country restricts imports and maximizes exports. The mother country would import raw materials from its colony, and would then produce finished products at minimal cost. Then they would sell the products to other countries it traded with, and even back to the original colony. My view of mercantilism is that it was essentially a very good idea, created by someone who had a head for good business and knew how to make money. However, to me the mother country is exploiting the colony by taking the raw materials for so little and then selling the finished product for a good percentage more.<br /> <br /> H5. “Triangular Trade”, as it is called, did not actually exist. For while slaves traveled to the Americas and goods back to Europe, there was nothing for the owner to put back on the ship on its way to West Africa except a small amount of supplies, and maybe gold to purchase the slaves with. Since the trade didn’t travel to all three destinations, only two, triangular trade is more of a convenient way to teach the system our ancestors used as opposed to an actual trading circuit. However, a triangular trade route did exist since that was the way the trade ships traversed the sea from continent to continent.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_ONe_Answers_-_Student_35&diff=514897 2008-09-12T01:37:00Z

<p>Katieb: New page: KatieB Sorry they're late! 1. The Spanish, English and French settled the New World in that order. 2. What I find most inspiring about Christopher Columbus is his drive and motivation to ...</p> <hr /> <div>KatieB<br /> Sorry they're late!<br /> <br /> 1. The Spanish, English and French settled the New World in that order.<br /> 2. What I find most inspiring about Christopher Columbus is his drive and motivation to follow his dreams and work as hard as he could to achieve them, even from a very young age.<br /> 3. Some of the first settlements might’ve failed because of the hostility with the American Indians, illness and disease, and other hardships that come along with settling an uncivilized country.<br /> 4. The motivation for the first settlements in Massachusetts was the freedom to establish a religious community based on the settlers personal beliefs. The Pilgrims did so to establish an untainted community, free of the Church of England, while the mainstream Puritans only believed that the church had to be cleansed from within, not requiring them to abandon it completely.<br /> 5. William Penn was outstanding because he came up with the idea of religious freedom for all. He was also very kind to the Indians and founded the city that was to become America’s greatest: Philadelphia. <br /> 6. The four types of colonies are as follows:<br /> A. Joint-Stock Colony: a colony, such as Virginia, that was funded by investors through a joint-stock company.<br /> B. Proprietary Colony: a colony in the possession and under government of one or more persons. An example would be Pennsylvania.<br /> C. Charter Colony: a colony instituted on land donated by the king to a person or company who governed by it. Connecticut was a Charter Colony.<br /> D. Royal Colony: a colony that had been repossessed by the king and ruled by an appointed governor, an exampled of which would be Virginia.<br /> 7. The Puritans did have the right to be strict in their community because a religion cannot be founded and a society cannot be maintained without rules. They also had every right to expel people who did not follow these rules because they had left England for the specific reason of nurturing their personal beliefs and remaining pure of other things they deemed unwholesome. A person who did not agree with them would not have been entirely comfortable living in a place where everyone was against him anyway. However, while the Puritans had a right to expel, they did not have a right to execute the nonbelievers, because only God should have the power and only He has the authority, to give and take life.<br /> <br /> H1. A colony based on a particular religion or religious ideal might encounter a problem such as being seized. If the religious belief was against violent then they would have virtually no way to fight back that their opposition would acknowledge, particularly if this enemy were the uneducated Indians. It could thrive, if left alone, because a society based off a religion such as Christianity would be the ideal place for all good Christian people to live. An example of a religious community that thrived would be the Puritans sent by the Massachusetts Bay Company to Salem, Massachusetts. <br /> H4. Mercantilism can be briefly described as a system in which a mother country restricts imports and maximizes exports. The mother country would import raw materials from its colony, and would then produce finished products at minimal cost. Then they would sell the products to other countries it traded with, and even back to the original colony. My view of mercantilism is that it was essentially a very good idea, created by someone who had a head for good business and knew how to make money. However, to me the mother country is exploiting the colony by taking the raw materials for so little and then selling the finished product for a good percentage more.<br /> H5. “Triangular Trade”, as it is called, did not actually exist. For while slaves traveled to the Americas and goods back to Europe, there was nothing for the owner to put back on the ship on its way to West Africa except a small amount of supplies, and maybe gold to purchase the slaves with. Since the trade didn’t travel to all three destinations, only two, triangular trade is more of a convenient way to teach the system our ancestors used as opposed to an actual trading circuit. However, a triangular trade route did exist since that was the way the trade ships traversed the sea from continent to continent.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_History_Homework_One_Answers&diff=514895 2008-09-12T01:35:51Z

<p>Katieb: /* Student Answers */</p> <hr /> <div>== Student Answers ==<br /> <br /> Graded through paper 15 (except for paper 2), as of 8:40pm 9/11.<br /> <br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student One]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Two]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Three]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Four]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Five]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Six]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Seven]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Eight]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Nine]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Ten]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Eleven]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Twelve]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Thirteen]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Fourteen]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Fifteen]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student Sixteen]]<br /> * gap in answers<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student 26]]<br /> * gap in answers<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student 30]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student 31]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student 32]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student 33]]<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Student 34]]<br /> *[[American History Homework ONe Answers - Student 35]]<br /> (add more)<br /> <br /> == Model Answers ==<br /> *[[American History Homework One Answers - Model]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Black_as_Night&diff=312246 2007-10-08T19:36:45Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>'''''Black as Night''''' by Regina Doman is a companion book to ''[[Shadow of the Bear]]''. In this story Bear or Arthur Denniston returns suddenly from a trip to [[Italy]] with his brother Fish or Benedict Denniston because he is worried about Blanche Brier, the woman he has recently started a relationship with. When they return Bear cannot find Blanche anywhere and calls her sister Rose Brier and her mother Jean Brier back from their summer vacation. Together the group search for the missing girl while whispers of Bear and Fish's dark past arise once again as further obstacle to their goal.<br /> <br /> As Bear and her family search, Blanche is seeing evil unfold before her very eyes in the dangerous neighborhood in which she lives. At every turn it seems something is waiting to snag her and she goes to her former high school, now a friary, and finds shelter and friendship from the seven monks that now live there. But even at her new found haven she is being attacked and she must trust God and her friends to help her through the dark times.<br /> <br /> In this sequel to ''Shadow of the Bear'' Blanche and Bear are tried physically and emotionally and must fight against all obstacles to find each other again.<br /> <br /> ''Black as Night'' was published in 2004 by ''Bethlehem Books''.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> [http://www.fairytalenovels.com/index.cfm Other books by Regina Doman]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Books]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Shadow_of_the_Bear&diff=312241 2007-10-08T19:35:41Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>'''''Shadow of the Bear''''' is a novel by Regina Doman about two Catholic girls named Blanche and Rose Brier who live in the Bronx with their mother after the unfortunate death of their father. They meet the mysterious Bear one cold night and are pulled into his adventure which involves discovering who murdered the priest Father Raymond, kidnappings, and investigations on the people who surround them. They have to decide whether or not they can trust their new friend Bear, or if the rumors they hear of him being involved with drugs are true.<br /> <br /> This book is written by a [[Catholic]] woman who gives a very good portrayal of trying to preserve one's faith while being assailed from all sides by the enemy. It is a retold story of the Grimm fairy tale ''Snow White and Rose Red''.<br /> <br /> The original copies of ''Shadow of the Bear'' were published as a hardcover in 1997 as ''Snow White and Rose Red: A Modern Fairy Tale''. In 2002 is was released as a paperback by Bethlehem Books as ''Shadow of the Bear: a Fairy Tale Retold''.<br /> <br /> ''[[Black as Night]]'' is the companion story to ''Shadow of the Bear''. <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.fairytalenovels.com/index.cfm Other books by Regina Doman]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Books]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=307489 2007-10-03T18:51:23Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Angel&diff=307488 2007-10-03T18:50:22Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>''This article is about the supernatural being. For the TV show, see [[Angel (TV Show)]]''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Jajaja.jpg|right|thumb|The Archangel Michael by Guido Reni]]<br /> According to Christian belief, '''Angels''' are the servants of [[God]]. Angels announce the word of God&lt;ref&gt;Luke 1:26-38&lt;/ref&gt;, protect God's people&lt;ref&gt;Dan 6:22&lt;/ref&gt;, and enforce God's will&lt;ref&gt;Matthew 13:41-42&lt;/ref&gt;. Throughout the [[Bible]] there are mentions of people interacting with angels and of angels intervening on behalf of people.<br /> <br /> Though the popular notion of an angel is that of a celestial, vaguely human being with improbably bird-like wings, the original word in [[Hebrew]] is best translated as &quot;messenger&quot;; thus, it is likely that many of the angels featuring in the Torah were meant to be mortal human beings doing God's work, rather than an actual supernatural manifestation ''per se.'' Of course this is not always the case such as when an angel calls to Hagar &quot;from heaven&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Genesis 21:17&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Angels are purely spirit which means they do not possess bodies, so they can neither be male nor female. Though the three angels we know by name all use one in the male gender. <br /> <br /> Three angels are mentioned by name in the [[Bible]], [[Michael the Archangel]],[[Raphael]] and [[Gabriel]]<br /> <br /> In pictures angels are usually depicted as very beautiful creatures with golden hair, wings and long robes making them appear feminine. In contrast pictures depicting Saint Michael the Archangel show him in armor usually crushing Satan beneath his feet.<br /> <br /> There are nine choirs of angels, Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominations, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels and Angels. The different groups of these spirits are called choirs because it's said in the [[Bible]] they are constantly praising God in song.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> ''Reverend Francis J. Connel'', Baltimore Catechism #3, pg. 26<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> [[category:religion]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=306789 2007-10-03T00:42:41Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Saint&diff=306776 2007-10-03T00:39:49Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>A '''saint''' is believed to be a person who has been recognized by the [[Catholic Church]] or the [[Orthodox Church]] as doing great works or making a great personal [[sacrifice]] for the [[Christian]] [[church]]. <br /> <br /> In reality anyone who has made it to heaven is a saint. Persons recognized as saints must first be beatified (After which the deceased person is given the title 'Blessed') and then canonized by the Pope. Usually a person is canonized if at least three miracles have been performed by them through lay people asking the deceased to intercede with God on their behalf. These miracles must be thoroughly investigated by church authorities and declared valid before canonization.<br /> <br /> In Catholic and Orthodox doctrine, saints are believed to be able to intercede on behalf of mankind before God.<br /> <br /> Martyrs, people who died either for their faith or for another person are recognized as saints immediately, pertaining to what [[Jesus]] said; the greatest commandments are to love God with your whole heart and soul and to love your neighbor as yourself.<br /> <br /> The Queen of Saints is Mary, the Mother of God or the Blessed Virgin. The feast of All Saints is November 1st precededed by All Hallow's Eve which refers to All Saints Day.<br /> <br /> == Sources: ==<br /> <br /> ''Beatification and Canonization'', http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02364b.htm<br /> <br /> [[category:religion]]<br /> [[category:Christianity]]<br /> [[category:saints]]<br /> [[category: Catholicism]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Pork-barrel_legislation&diff=306771 2007-10-03T00:35:50Z

<p>Katieb: New page: '''Pork-barrel legislation''' is a legislation that brings a federal program to a particular Congressman's district. Some examples are improvement of a highway or an expansion of a militar...</p> <hr /> <div>'''Pork-barrel legislation''' is a legislation that brings a federal program to a particular Congressman's district. Some examples are improvement of a highway or an expansion of a military base.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Government]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=306265 2007-10-02T19:24:37Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=306264 2007-10-02T19:24:01Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Saint&diff=306263 2007-10-02T19:23:37Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>A '''saint''' is believed to be a person who has been recognized by the [[Catholic Church]] or the [[Orthodox Church]] as doing great works or making a great personal [[sacrifice]] for the [[Christian]] [[church]]. <br /> <br /> In reality anyone who has made it to heaven is a saint. Persons recognized as saints must first be beatified (After which the deceased person is given the title 'Blessed') and then canonized by the Pope. Usually a person is canonized if at least three miracles have been performed by them through lay people asking the deceased to intercede with God on their behalf. <br /> <br /> In Catholic and Orthodox doctrine, saints are believed to be able to intercede on behalf of mankind before God.<br /> <br /> Martyrs, people who died either for their faith or for another person are recognized as saints immediately as [[Jesus]] said the greatest commandments are to love God with your whole heart and soul and to love your neighbor as yourself.<br /> <br /> The Queen of Saints is Mary, the Mother of God or the Blessed Virgin.<br /> <br /> == Sources: ==<br /> <br /> ''Beatification and Canonization'', http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02364b.htm<br /> <br /> [[category:religion]]<br /> [[category:Christianity]]<br /> [[category:saints]]<br /> [[category: Catholicism]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Saint&diff=306262 2007-10-02T19:23:20Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>A '''saint''' is believed to be a person who has been recognized by the [[Catholic Church]] or the [[Orthodox Church]] as doing great works or making a great personal [[sacrifice]] for the [[Christian]] [[church]]. <br /> <br /> In reality anyone who has made it to heaven is a saint. Persons recognized as saints must first be beatified (After which the deceased person is given the title 'Blessed') and then canonized by the Pope. Usually a person is canonized if at least three miracles have been performed by them through lay people asking the deceased to intercede with God on their behalf. <br /> <br /> In Catholic and Orthodox doctrine, saints are believed to be able to intercede on behalf of mankind before God.<br /> <br /> Martyrs, people who died either for their faith or for another person are recognized as saints immediately as [[Jesus]] said the greatest commandments are to love God with your whole heart and soul and to love your neighbor as yourself.<br /> <br /> The Queen of Saints is Mary, the Mother of God or the Blessed Virgin.<br /> <br /> == Sources: ==<br /> <br /> ''Beatification and Canonization'', http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02364b.htm<br /> <br /> [[category:religion]]<br /> [[category:Christianity]]<br /> [[category:saints]]<br /> [[category: Catholicism]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Saint&diff=306255 2007-10-02T19:20:23Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>A '''saint''' is a person who has been recognized the [[Catholic Church]] or the [[Orthodox Church]] as doing great works or making a great personal [[sacrifice]] for the [[Christian]] [[church]]. In reality anyone who has made it to heaven is a saint. Persons recognized as saints must first be beatified (After which the deceased person is given the title 'Blessed') and then canonized by the Pope. Usually a person is canonized if at least three miracles have been performed by them through lay people asking the deceased to intercede with God on their behalf. In Catholic and Orthodox doctrine, saints are believed to be able to intercede on behalf of mankind before God. The Queen of Saints is Mary, the Mother of God or the Blessed Virgin.<br /> <br /> == Sources: ==<br /> <br /> ''Beatification and Canonization'', http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02364b.htm<br /> <br /> [[category:religion]]<br /> [[category:Christianity]]<br /> [[category:saints]]<br /> [[category: Catholicism]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=305804 2007-10-02T03:04:28Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Catherine_Laboure&diff=305802 2007-10-02T03:04:04Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>Saint Catherine Laboure was born on May 2 1806 to Peter and Louise Laboure. She was the ninth child to bless the Laboure family and was followed by two others. Sadly, Louise died when Catherine was nine years old and Catherine turned to the [[Blessed Virgin]] and asked Our Lady to be her mother.<br /> <br /> In 1818 Catherine became a postulant to the Daughters of Charity at Catillon-sur-Seine. Three months later she returned to [[Paris]] to the Mother House of the Daughters of Charity and was entered into the seminary.<br /> <br /> On the eve of Feast of [[Saint Vincent De Paul]], the founder of the order, she had a vision of the [[Blessed Virgin]]. The Holy Mother told Catherine that great suffering would come to her and to seek comfort at the foot of the altar. During the follwing visitations of Our Lady she revealed to Catherine an image of her Immaculate Conception to be made into a medal for men and women to wear about their necks. Catherine revealed all these things only to her confessor Father Aladel. She was twenty-four at the time.<br /> <br /> Forty-five years after the apparitions Catherine illustrated the entire story to one of her superiors after keeping the secret Our Lady revealed to her for more than half her life time. The medal Mary had requested be made was crafted and given to hundreds of men, women and children. Many miracles followed at result such as cures to fatal diseases, cripples and souls becoming more fervent in their faith.<br /> <br /> Catherine died on December 31, 1876 at the age of seventy. Her incorrupt body was exhumed in 1933 and is on display [[Paris]] beneath one of the places that Mary appeared to her. She was canonized on July 27, 1947. her feast day falls on the 25th of November.<br /> <br /> The medal is now widely known as The Miraculous Medal and is worn as a devotion to the Blessed Mother by many people world wide.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Sources: ==<br /> <br /> ''St. Catherine Laboure'', http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=266<br /> <br /> ''Story of Saint Catherine Laboure'', http://www.amm.org/catherine.htm<br /> <br /> ''The Miraculous Medal'' by Mary Fabyan Windeatt<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Saints]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Catherine_Laboure&diff=305797 2007-10-02T03:02:37Z

<p>Katieb: New page: Saint Catherine Laboure was born on May 2 1806 to Peter and Louise Laboure. She was the ninth child to bless the Laboure family and was followed by two others. Sadly, Louise died when Cath...</p> <hr /> <div>Saint Catherine Laboure was born on May 2 1806 to Peter and Louise Laboure. She was the ninth child to bless the Laboure family and was followed by two others. Sadly, Louise died when Catherine was nine years old and Catherine turned to the [[Blessed Virgin]] and asked Our Lady to be her mother.<br /> <br /> In 1818 Catherine became a postulant to the Daughters of Charity at Catillon-sur-Seine. Three months later she returned to [[Paris]] to the Mother House of the Daughters of Charity and was entered into the seminary.<br /> <br /> On the eve of Feast of [[Saint Vincent De Paul]], the founder of the order, she had a vision of the [[Blessed Virgin]]. The Holy Mother told Catherine that great suffering would come to her and to seek comfort at the foot of the altar. During the follwing visitations of Our Lady she revealed to Catherine an image of her Immaculate Conception to be made into a medal for men and women to wear about their necks. Catherine revealed all these things only to her confessor Father Aladel. She was twenty-four at the time.<br /> <br /> Forty-five years after the apparitions Catherine illustrated the entire story to one of her superiors after keeping the secret Our Lady revealed to her for more than half her life time. The medal Mary had requested be made was crafted and given to hundreds of men, women and children. Many miracles followed at result such as cures to fatal diseases, cripples and souls becoming more fervent in their faith.<br /> <br /> Catherine died on December 31, 1876 at the age of seventy. Her incorrupt body was exhumed in 1933 and is on display Paris beneath one of the places that Mary appeared to her. She was canonized on July 27, 1947. her feast day falls on the 25th of November.<br /> <br /> The medal is now widely known as The Miraculous Medal and is worn as a devotion to the Blessed Mother by many people world wide.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Sources: ==<br /> <br /> ''St. Catherine Laboure'', http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=266<br /> <br /> ''Story of Saint Catherine Laboure'', http://www.amm.org/catherine.htm<br /> <br /> ''The Miraculous Medal'' by Mary Fabyan Windeatt<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Saints]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=305137 2007-10-01T19:01:59Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Franking_Privilege&diff=305135 2007-10-01T19:01:41Z

<p>Katieb: New page: The ''franking privilege'' is the the right for members of Congress to use the mail for official business free of charge. Category:Government</p> <hr /> <div>The ''franking privilege'' is the the right for members of [[Congress]] to use the mail for official business free of charge.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Government]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=305134 2007-10-01T19:01:12Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Dismas&diff=305133 2007-10-01T19:00:39Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>Dismas is the name given to the &quot;good thief&quot; who was crucified at the side of [[Jesus Christ]]. Christ promised Dismas passage to paradise based on his [[faith]].&lt;ref&gt;Luke 23:39-43.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Dismas is believed to have had a previous meeting with our [[Lord]] on the [[Holy Family]]'s flight to [[Egypt]]. It is said that Dismas was very sick and the [[Blessed Virgin]] bathed him in the same water as the [[Holy Child]] and Dismas was healed. This story maybe a foreshadowing of how [[Jesus]] would heal Dismas' soul before his death so that he could enjoy eternal life.<br /> <br /> Dismas is the patron saint for those condemned to death. His feast day is March 25, though is gains him no particular recognition as the important feast of the [[Annunciation]] falls upon the same day.<br /> <br /> A relic held at the Church of Santa Croce in Rome is by tradition a portion of the cross on which Dismas was crucified.<br /> <br /> Dismas is one of the [[Penitent Saints]].<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> ''St. Dismas'', http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=114<br /> <br /> [[category:saints]]<br /> [[category:Jesus]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=305132 2007-10-01T18:58:56Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Dismas&diff=305131 2007-10-01T18:58:03Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>Dismas is the name given to the &quot;good thief&quot; who was crucified at the side of [[Jesus Christ]]. Christ promised Dismas passage to paradise based on his [[faith]].&lt;ref&gt;Luke 23:39-43.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Dismas is believed to have had a previous meeting with our [[Lord]] on the [[Holy Family]]'s flight to [[Egypt]]. It is said that Dismas was very sick and the [[Blessed Virgin]] bathed him in the same water as the [[Holy Child]] and Dismas was healed. This story maybe a foreshadowing of how [[Jesus]] would heal Dismas' soul before his death so that he could enjoy eternal life.<br /> <br /> Dismas is the patron saint for those condemned to death. His feast day is March 25, though is gains him no particular recognition as the important feast of the [[Annunciation]] falls upon the same day.<br /> <br /> A relic held at the Church of Santa Croce in Rome is by tradition a portion of the cross on which Dismas was crucified.<br /> <br /> Dismas is one of the [[Penitent Saints]].<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[category:saints]]<br /> [[category:Jesus]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Dismas&diff=305129 2007-10-01T18:57:32Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>Dismas is the name given to the &quot;good thief&quot; who was crucified at the side of [[Jesus Christ]]. Christ promised Dismas passage to paradise based on his [[faith]].&lt;ref&gt;Luke 23:39-43.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Dismas is believed to have had a previous meeting with our [[Lord]] on the [[Holy Family]]'s flight to [[Egypt]. It is said that Dismas was very sick and the [[Blessed Virgin]] bathed him in the same water as the [[Holy Child]] and Dismas was healed. This story maybe a foreshadowing of how [[Jesus]] would heal Dismas' soul before his death so that he could enjoy eternal life.<br /> <br /> Dismas is the patron saint for those condemned to death. His feast day is March 25, though is gains him no particular recognition as the important feast of the [[Annunciation]] falls upon the same day.<br /> <br /> A relic held at the Church of Santa Croce in Rome is by tradition a portion of the cross on which Dismas was crucified.<br /> <br /> Dismas is one of the [[Penitent Saints]].<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[category:saints]]<br /> [[category:Jesus]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=304483 2007-10-01T03:26:30Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Black_as_Night&diff=304481 2007-10-01T03:22:29Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>''Black as Night'' by Regina Doman is a companion book to ''[[Shadow of the Bear]]''. In this story Bear or Arthur Denniston returns suddenly from a trip to [[Italy]] with his brother Fish or Benedict Denniston because he is worried about Blanche Brier, the woman he has recently started a relationship with. When they return Bear cannot find Blanche anywhere and calls her sister Rose Brier and her mtoher Jean Brier back from their summer vacation. Together the group search for the missing girl while whispers of Bear and Fish's dark past arise once again as further obstacle to their goal.<br /> <br /> As Bear and her family search, Blanche is seeing evil unfold before her very eyes in the dangerous neighborhood in which she lives. At every turn it seems something is waiting to snag her and she goes to her former highschool, now a friary, and finds shelter and friendship from the seven monks that now live there. But even at her new found haven she is being attacked and she must trust God and her friends to help her through the dark times.<br /> <br /> In this sequel to ''Shadow of the Bear'' Blanche and Bear are tried physically and emotionally and must fight against all obstacles to find eachother again.<br /> <br /> ''Black as Night'' was published in 2004 by ''Bethlehem Books''.<br /> <br /> Regina Doman's other books can be found at the following external link: http://www.fairytalenovels.com/index.cfm</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Black_as_Night&diff=304479 2007-10-01T03:21:57Z

<p>Katieb: New page: ''Black as Night'' by Regina Doman is a companion book to ''Shadow of the Bear''. In this story Bear or Arthur Denniston returns suddenly from a trip to Italy with his brother Fish...</p> <hr /> <div>''Black as Night'' by Regina Doman is a companion book to ''[[Shadow of the Bear]]''. In this story Bear or Arthur Denniston returns suddenly from a trip to [[Italy]] with his brother Fish or Benedict Denniston because he is worried about Blanche Brier, the woman he has recently started a relationship with. When they return Bear cannot find Blanche anywhere and calls her sister Rose Brier and her mtoher Jean Brier back from their summer vacation. Together the group search for the missing girl while whispers of Bear and Fish's dark past arise once again as further obstacle to their goal.<br /> As Bear and her family search, Blanche is seeing evil unfold before her very eyes in the dangerous neighborhood in which she lives. At every turn it seems something is waiting to snag her and she goes to her former highschool, now a friary, and finds shelter and friendship from the seven monks that now live there. But even at her new found haven she is being attacked and she must trust God and her friends to help her through the dark times.<br /> In this sequel to ''Shadow of the Bear'' Blanche and Bear are tried physically and emotionally and must fight against all obstacles to find eachother again.<br /> ''Black as Night'' was published in 2004 by ''Bethlehem Books''.<br /> Regina Doman's other books can be found at the following external link: http://www.fairytalenovels.com/index.cfm</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=304475 2007-10-01T03:05:54Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Shadow_of_the_Bear&diff=304474 2007-10-01T03:04:05Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>''Shadow of the Bear'' is a novel by Regina Doman about two Catholic girls named Blanche and Rose Brier who live in the Bronx with their mother after the unfortunate death of their father. They meet the myterious Bear one cold night and are pulled into his adventure which involves discovering who murdered the priest Father Raymond, kidnappings, and investigations on the people who surround them. They have to decide whether or not they can trust their new friend Bear, or if the rumors they hear of him being involved with drugs are true.<br /> <br /> This book is written by a Catholic woman who gives a very good portrayal of trying to preserve one's faith while being assailed from all sides by the enemy. It is a retold story of the Grimm fairy tale ''Snow White and Rose Red''.<br /> <br /> The original copies of ''Shadow of the Bear'' were published as a hardcover in 1997 as ''Snow White and Rose Red: A Modern Fairy Tale''. In 2002 is was released as a paperback by Bethlehem Books as ''Shadow of the Bear: a Fairy Tale Retold''. <br /> <br /> Regina Doman's website is found at the following external link: http://www.fairytalenovels.com/index.cfm</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Shadow_of_the_Bear&diff=304472 2007-10-01T03:02:14Z

<p>Katieb: New page: Shadow of the Bear is a novel by Regina Doman about two Catholic girls named Blanche and Rose Brier who live in the Bronx with their mother after the unfortunate death of their father. The...</p> <hr /> <div>Shadow of the Bear is a novel by Regina Doman about two Catholic girls named Blanche and Rose Brier who live in the Bronx with their mother after the unfortunate death of their father. They meet the myterious Bear one cold night and are pulled into his adventure which involves discovering who murdered the priest Father Raymond and kidnappings. They have to decide whether or not they can trust their new friend Bear, or if the rumors they hear of him being involved with drugs are true.<br /> <br /> This book is written by a Catholic woman who gives a very good portrayal of trying to preserve one's faith while being assailed from all sides by the enemy. It is a retold story of the fairy tale Snow White and Rose Red.<br /> <br /> The original copies of Shadow of the Bear were published as a hardcover in 1997 as Snow White and Rose Red: A Modern Fairy Tale. In 2002 is was released as a paperback by Bethlehem Books as Shadow of the Bear: a Fairy Tale Retold. <br /> <br /> Regina Doman's website is found at the following external link: http://www.fairytalenovels.com/index.cfm</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Debate:Is_the_American_Occupation_of_the_Hawaiian_Islands_justified%3F&diff=304208 2007-09-30T23:47:58Z

<p>Katieb: /* Affirmative Opinions */</p> <hr /> <div>==Affirmative Opinions==<br /> <br /> What definies the right of one country to a portion of land? While I'm prepared to change my mind-- I am rather uneducated on the subject of hawaii-- I must take the following position: America was wrong to annex Hawaii initialy, but at this point there is nothing we can do to ammend the wrong; we can't exactly kick them out of the union just because we never should have taken over way back in 1898. We have inherited a Hawaii that our great-grandfathers wrongfully annexed. Even so, Hawaian culture has been integrated with American culture; Americans and Hawaians have become American alike; at this point our occupation of hawaii ''is'' justified. That is to say: Our occupation of Hawaii, though wrongfully attained by our forebears, is now in the best intrest of all concerned.<br /> <br /> --[[User:BenjaminS|BenjaminS]] 23:21, 30 January 2007 (EST)<br /> <br /> :I kinda intended for this to be a one-time forum-type-thing. Like everyone gives their opinion once. -[[User:Working for Him|Working for Him]] 22:36, 4 February 2007 (EST)<br /> <br /> Great! I will assuredly not give mine again. <br /> <br /> --[[User:BenjaminS|BenjaminS]] 19:23, 5 February 2007 (EST)<br /> <br /> While I lean &quot;yes&quot; ([[Barack Obama]] being to me a sufficient justification for annexing Hawaii), it's fun to think about [[alternate histories]] of the late 19th century in which Hawaii is never added to the U. S., such as suggested in the article on the [[Confederate States of America]]. Even had it not been, Hawaii would surely have remained a gathering spot and melting pot for people from all over the world, as it was in 1961. I've been there -- go now, while you still don't need a passport! I'm also surprised to see that this debate appears to have fizzled out four months ago, before I had even heard of Conservapedia. -- [[User talk:Amyz|Amyz]] 18:20, June 1, 2007<br /> <br /> <br /> I would have to agree with Ben on the point that while perhaps deciding that the original 'occupation' of Hawaii may have been incorrect, it borders on unconstitutional to all of a sudden tell everyone born there as American citizens that they're not in the club anymore and to go back to their monarchy. It would be difficult for them to reestablish a stable governemtn after being apart of the union for a hundred years [[User:Katieb|KTB]] 19:47, 30 September 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==Negative Opinions==<br /> <br /> '''NO!!!''' We never had any right to Hawaii the Americans were there as missionaries bbut their children turned into greedy businessmen who stole Hawaii from under Queen Liliuokalani's nose! -[[User:Working for Him|Working for Him]] 22:49, 30 January 2007 (EST)<br /> <br /> NO - just as the occupation of North America by a bunch of European immigrants and the bloody suppression of the aboriginal inhabitants cannot be justified!<br /> <br /> Good point! Every point above could be used on every state in the union! [[User:Grinder|Grinder]] 21:06, 14 March 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> No, but just as we're not going to give back North America, we're not giving back the islands. That's manifest destiny for ya. [[User:Czolgolz|Czolgolz]] 10:30, 10 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> [[category:debate]]</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:Katieb/Contest&diff=304177 2007-09-30T23:26:40Z

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Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Debate:Is_Rap_music_torture%3F&diff=304172 2007-09-30T23:19:00Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>::Then you'd probably find Sozhenitsyn's chapter on torture in the Gulag Archipelago a real laff riot. --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 20:32, 23 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Depends on the listener. One man's meat is another man's poison, etc...--[[User:Fingermouse|Fingermouse]] 20:33, 23 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :::It's not about rap. It's about sleep deprivation. --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 20:38, 23 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :::Use any loud music to keep someone awake for over a certain amount of time and yes, it can be torture. I listen to foriegn music too -- but not turned up at top volume while I'm forced to stand hours, wondering if I'm going to be beaten, or if the screams I'm hearing in the next room over the music are my sister or daughter being abused. --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 20:46, 23 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ::No, that's not really what it says. It cites the use of some Rap music as an example of a method of sleep deprivation. That's not the same as saying rap itself is a torture. --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 20:56, 23 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :::Says nothing about being loud, or being deprived of sleep, or having to stand. All it says is it's Eminem. I agree, we should not impugn artists like Snoop Dog or Tu Pak by making the unsourced assertion that Rap music is torture; but do unlawful combatants have the protection of the Geneva Convention from being subjected to Eminem? And why are unnamed whistleblowers so concerned about the image of the CIA, as well as ''ABC News'', that they feel the need to alert an unsuspecting public. Curiously, [http://www.notinourname.net/index.php Not In Our Name] is silent on these horrors. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 21:00, 23 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :It most certainly does say something about sleep deprivation: &quot;They would not let you rest, day or night. Stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down. Don't sleep. Don't lie on the floor,&quot; one prisoner said through a translator. The detainees were also forced to listen to rap artist Eminem's &quot;Slim Shady&quot; album. The music was so foreign to them it made them frantic, sources said.&quot; --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 21:05, 23 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ::Hmmmm, interesting; &quot;one prisoner said through a translator&quot;. What is the source of this information? [[User:RobS|RobS]] 21:07, 23 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :::Your own cite. --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 21:08, 23 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ::::The question is to ''ABC News'', What is the source of this information? [[User:RobS|RobS]] 21:30, 23 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :::::So confronted with the fact that the source you've cited says exactly what you were earlier denying it had said, you're now questioning your own source? If you had doubts, why did you use it? --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 16:07, 27 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ::::::The Slim Shady reference was about the only valid material we could use out of that citation, and I didn't want to remove the cite completely, as discussed at [[Conservapedia talk:Attribution]]. That was the only piece of information from that article we could salvage absent an acceptable guideline on attributing anonymous sources. If you feel you can help us articulate a guideline or policy on citing anonymous sources (particularly from that article), please feel free to do so. But I'd advise reading that discussion on the CP:ATT talk page to familiarize yourself with the extremely problematic nature of citing '''anonymous CIA sources'''. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 16:55, 27 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Most rap is torture independent of the setting used here. I like Kanye West and OutKast, though. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 16:08, 27 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ::Some people feel that way about The BeeGees. That doesn't warrant including them in a piece on torture. --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 16:22, 27 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Rap is ok i guess. doesnt apease me most times. --[[User:Will N.|Will N.]] 16:25, 27 April 2007 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Rap isn't actually a form of torture though to some of us it may as well be. I don't consider rap a valid type of music, it's more like glorified talking with some sort of beat in the background. Not to mention the lyrics are usually less than comfortable for me so i tend to avoid it. The real question is the song &quot;It's a small world&quot; a form of torture, and what was Disney thinking? [[User:Katieb|KTB]] 19:19, 30 September 2007 (EDT)</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Lemon_Test&diff=304114 2007-09-30T22:35:27Z

<p>Katieb: New page: The criteria for the Lemon Test was established in ''Lemon v. Kurtzman'' (1971) and it concerns a law or government action dealing with religious affairs. Such laws are constitutional as l...</p> <hr /> <div>The criteria for the Lemon Test was established in ''Lemon v. Kurtzman'' (1971) and it concerns a law or government action dealing with religious affairs. Such laws are constitutional as long as they aren't advancing on religion and are serving a secular purpose. They also cannot interfere with the seperation of church and state.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Jim_Crow_Laws&diff=304111 2007-09-30T22:31:13Z

<p>Katieb: New page: The Jim Crow laws are laws passed in the Southern part of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century by state legislatures. They were passed with the intention of depriv...</p> <hr /> <div>The Jim Crow laws are laws passed in the Southern part of the [[United States]] in the late 19th and early 20th century by state legislatures. They were passed with the intention of depriving African-Americans of the right to vote and to create a racially segregated society.</div>

Katieb https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Kangchenjunga&diff=304078 2007-09-30T22:10:49Z

<p>Katieb: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Kangchenjunga''' is a peak in the [[Himalays|Himalaya]] mountain range, subrange, Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya. It is located in [[Nepal]], [[Asia]]. It has five peaks, the highest of which is at an elevation of 28,169 feet (8,586 meters). It is the third largest mountain in the world, surpassed only by [[Mount Everest]] and [[K2]].<br /> <br /> Kangchenjunga (also spelled Kinchinjunga) is translated as ''Five Treasuries of the Great Snow'', referring to the five peaks that rise from the surounding glaciers. Some of its other titles are ''Kachendzonga'' and ''Kangchanfanga''.<br /> <br /> Kangchenjunga was first successfully climbed in 1955 by an expedition lead by Charles Evans, who reportedly had climbed [[Mount Everest]]. The ascent was first tried in 1905 by Joe Brown and George Band, who were followed the next day by Tony Streather and Norman Hardie. All of the men from the first attempt met an unfortunate end in an avalanche. The climb in 1955 actually halted several feet from the summit of the mountain in regards to the Sikkimese religion and their beliefs that the peak is sacred. All other expeditions since then have also honored the Sikkimese by stopping several feet short of the mountain's highest peak.<br /> <br /> Two women have climbed Kangchenjunga:Ginette Harrison and Wanda Rutkiewicz. Harrison is the only woman to have ever reached the summit. Rutkiewicz died on the mountain on May 12th or 13th (records aren't clear) in 1992. She is revered to this day as the greatest female climber ever.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Sources: ==<br /> *''Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia'' http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=132<br /> *''Kangchenjunga History'' http://www.k2news.com/kanghistory.htm<br /> *''The North Face of Kangchenjunga'' http://classic.mountainzone.com/climbing/99/kangchenjunga/<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mountains]]</div>

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