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    “Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade” The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was one of the most horrific things to happen to any group of people closely relating to the Jewish Holocaust. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was actually often referred to as the “Holocaust of Enslavement” which was basically the incarceration and imprisonment of people not for committing criminal offenses but to be put to work for others. The “Areas that were involved in the European slave trade eventually prospered.” (Aca Demon) These

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    the New World differed from those in the Old World because they did not have the resources transport and communicate like the Old World did. The New World did not have horses or any other draft animals‚ so they relied on man power alone. Major civilizations were not all located along major rivers‚ and due to the difficulties traveling presented them with‚ had very poor communication with one another. They were also faced with the disadvantage of geographic isolation from the rest of the world. Despite

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    transition from the 3 Old Worlds to the New World during the 16th century. During the transition was the exchange of trade‚ diseases‚ technology and more which was called the Columbian Exchange. The Natives were ultimately the primary workers when the Europeans invaded their homeland‚ but because of diseases brought by the Europeans most of the Natives died. Due to the vast decrease of the Natives the Europeans were forced to seek labor from elsewhere‚ which was Africa. The Trans-Atlantic slave trade was

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    allowed himself one last chance to partake in sweet memories of friends‚ family‚ his country‚ all left behind. As his wife stirred he turned around. He never looked back. Forward they walked towards opportunities untold. Forward they walk towards a new beginning. Forward they walked in America‚ home of the free. For centuries humans have forsaken the comforts of their current situations in search of a better existence for themselves and their families. From migrating thousands of miles to overthrowing

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    Dworkin‚ criticizes meditation for artificial happiness in his book. A patient escapes her own consciousness through meditation and keeps her unhappiness at bay‚ but this also postpones any serious analysis of her situation. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World‚ the state’s goal is to avoid emotional instability; however there are cracks in the perceived happiness of this seemingly perfect society where there cannot be true happiness. The characters have no concept of love or any other passion and actually

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    The collision of the New and Old World brought with it many consequences‚ whether they be favorable or disastrous. Notably‚ the exchange of flora and fauna between continents was beneficial to everyone. The Europeans introduced the Natives to horses‚ cows‚ and pigs; The horses quickly spread through the North American mainland and were adopted by the Apaches‚ Sioux‚ and Blackfeet Indian tribes. Likewise‚ the Europeans first saw exotic animals‚ such as rattlesnakes and iguanas. They also revolutionized

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    create a report on Virgin Atlantic that should evaluate current practice of Virgin Atlantic and make recommendations that could help the company grow. This report will also include a Marketing Plan for Virgin Atlantic. In this report there will be an evaluation of their marketing practices including the marketing mix‚ with reference to theories and the current practices of Virgin Atlantic. 1.1 Company overview ‘Since it was founded almost twenty years ago‚ Virgin Atlantic Airways has become Britain’s

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    Bolivia‚ Peru and Mexico accounted for 85 percent of world production during the 1800s. Between 1900 and 1920 there was a 50 percent increase in global production of silver resulting from new discoveries in Australia‚ Central America and Europe. Today‚ the silver production is more than 671 million troy ounces per year. Silver breakthroughs like stream-assisted drilling

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    03.05 Assignment World War I brought enormous changes to warfare and to the lives of millions of people. Complete one of the following written assignments to show your understanding of these changes. Option A: Put yourself in the position of a U.S. soldier or American relief worker during World War I. Write a letter home of at least three paragraphs explaining where you are and how you came to be there. Describe what you see‚ what you smell‚ what you hear‚ and what surrounds you. Explain how

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    The Mission of an Autoethnography In Mary Louise Pratt’s essay‚ “Arts of the Contact Zone‚” we are introduced to the idea of contact zones‚ autoethnography‚ and new ways of looking at common ideas. I wanted to see some examples of what she was really talking about. After reading John Edgar Wideman’s “Our Time” we can see that Pratt’s ideas and terms are accurate because they can be applied to this reading as well as others. "Our Time" is an autoethnography because it uses diffeerent points of

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