Discussion – The Townsend Act, The Coercive Acts

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Discuss the following

1. The Townsend Act

2. The Coercive Acts

· Analyze the cause and effect of two acts passed by the British Parliament on British North America. With the two selections above why do you consider the most significant and why?

· Examine and explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence to the development of the American Revolution.

History And Background Of Autism

History And Background Of Autism

Discuss the importance of understanding the history and background of autism and how it has impacted ABA treatments for autism and the general guiding philosophy of ABA programs?  What has the history of autism taught us about pseudoscience like refrigerator mothers?

 

Cultural Assumptions – Reflect on John Henry’s chapter Magic

Cultural Assumptions

In a two- to three-page journal, reflect on John Henry’s chapter “Magic and the Origins of Modern Science” about the role of superstition in the origin of modern science. It can be shocking to learn that many of the “founding fathers” of modern science such as Isaac Newton believed in astrology, alchemy, numerology, and other pseudoscientific practices. How does the history told by Henry change the way you think about science generally and the founding fathers of modern science specifically? How were the cultural assumptions about science different during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries than they are now? What might be some similarly superstitious ideas that have influenced scientists in the 20th and 21st centuries that future generations might be surprised by?