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Here you can find a selection of my written works ranging from scientific writings, to persuasive essays, and historical analysis.  I hope you enjoy!  Feel free to comment, but please do so respectfully.   I have two goals when sharing what I have written.  First, I want to make my thoughts and ideas open to the rest of the world.  Second, in doing so, I hope my reasoning and presentation will spur on conversation, enjoyment, and thoughtfulness in the reader.   Note : Everything presented here is of my personal understanding at the time it was written.  My views may have changed since their publication; and so, I may contradict myself occasionally.

AP World History: Transformations in the Atlantic World from 1492 to 1750

Part B (from the 2005 AP ®  World History Released Exam; suggested planning and writing time: 40 minutes) Directions : You are to answer the following question.  You should spend 5 minutes organizing or outlining your essay.  Write an essay that: ·               Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with appropriate historical evidence. ·               Addresses all parts of the question. ·               Uses historical context to show change over time and/or continuities. 2.          Analyze the social and economic transformations that occurred in the Atlantic world as a result of new contacts among Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas from 1492 to 1750.             For millennia pri...

AP World History: Rome in the Classical Era

Part C (from the 2 006 AP ® World History Released Exam ) Directions : You are to answer the following question.   You should spend 5 minutes organizing or outlining your essay.   Write an essay that: Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with appropriate historical evidence. Addresses all parts of the question. Uses historical context to show change over time and/or continuities. 3.   Analyze the cultural and political changes and continuities in ONE of the following civilizations during the last centuries of the classical era.              Chinese, AD 100 to AD 600              Roman, AD 100 to AD 600              Indian, AD 300 to AD 600 From 100 to 600 AD, during the last centuries of the classical era, Rome experienced significant changes along w...