The Importance of Tobacco to the Early English Colonies There were very few things that kept the economy growing in the early English Colonies. One that seemed to stand out the most was a crop that was often called tobacco. Tobacco was introduced by the Spanish‚ who had learned how to smoke it from the Native Americans (The Growth of the Tobacco Trade). Tobacco soon became very popular‚ many believed that it would open up the pores in their skin and preserve their bodies. Tobacco was also introduced
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filled by slaves. The Americans realized the economic value of slaves or forced work by a dictator can be. That is why they opened commerce with Saint Domingo and Toussant. Thomas Jefferson said that “I would gladly compound with a great part of our northern country”. He was fine doing commerce and work with freed slaves but he just needed them in the tobacco fields for the economy to get started. “There are but two sorts of men in the world‚ freemen and slaves.” John Adams was a tad more direct by
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The simplest explanation about why the environment matters is that‚ as humans the environment the Earth is our home. It is where we live‚ breathe‚ eat‚ raise our children‚ etc. Just because we as humans have the power to destroy environment and other species‚ this does not give us any right to do so. But more convincing to the ones having power in today’s world is probably the economic argument. That we cannot afford to destroy the Earth systems. Protecting our environment allows us to live free
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Sony recognizes that global environmental improvement is the most important issue for humanity in the 21st century. Sony aims‚ through continuous technological innovation and new business initiatives‚ to contribute positively to the natural environment and the dreams of future generations. Recognizing the utmost importance of our natural life-support systems‚ sustainable economic development is the top business priority for the Sony Group. Sustainable economic development means utilizing
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people. They left us gigantic monuments to prove they were there‚ and that they were well past their time. On top of that‚ they left us paper. What we all use every single day. Without them‚ we might still be carving rocks! The Egyptians have shaped so much of our everyday lives‚ without us even realizing it. Egyptians had to be excellent at farming. They lived in the desert‚ after all. They had to learn to use the annual Nile river floods to their advantage. They learned that the Nile riverbed was
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referred to as the “Spanish Golden Age”. This is a period that is characterized as a time of "vitality‚ exuberance‚ and a zest of living”. These ideals are combined with interesting social constructs to create a new type of Spanish culture. During this important time in Spain’s history‚ the most popular playwright of the time helped exemplify the cultural values and attitudes. Lope Felix de Vega Carpio wrote his masterpiece‚ Fuente Ovejuna‚ in 1614 and told the story of two rebellions: the Master of the
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Why should we care about the waste that we produce every hour of every day of every year? Throwing things away is a waste of the resources and energy which have been used to make the product. If we don’t recycle we are creating environmental issues and for consequence harmful impact on the planet Why is it so important to reduce‚ reuse and recycle? If we reduce‚ reuse and recycle instead of throwing away‚ fewer new materials need to be quarried or mined and fewer plantations need to be grown
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“Why is the Holocaust Memorial Day so Important?” Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January each year. It’s a time for us to pause to remember the millions of people who have been murdered or whose lives have been changed during the Holocaust‚ Nazi persecution and in other genocides in Cambodia‚ Bosnia‚ Rwanda and Darfur. HMD (holocaust memorial day) has taken place in the UK since 2001. HMDT (holocaust memorial day trust) was established in 2004 in May and during its existence the number
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role in the music continuum because of his interacting with composers such as Hayden‚ Sammartini and‚ Antonio Salieri ‚ I will argue that Christoph Willibald Ritter Von Gluck is the most important and influential person for opera in the Early Classical Period. I believe that the reason that Gluck tried to lead the charge of Opera Reform was that he saw many different types and variations on those types because he travels throughout Europe and his encounters with very influential
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east with his followers. After his death Islam had reached not only the Middle East but Europe and Asia. Islam spread so quickly because of the trade routes‚ the religious message‚ and their political message. The first reason Islam spread so quickly is because when merchants moved around the middle east and other places they advertised Islam. According to Great Ages of Man : Early Islam by Desmond Stewart & the editors of Time-Life Books‚ “ Adding to the profits from caravans was a brisk pilgrimage
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