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    Benjamin Franklin wrote The Way to Wealth because he was frustrated that people were evading taxes‚ especially because these taxes were to invest in the people and city. Franklin explained that many people complained about the government’s taxes‚ but the real issue was that the lack of virtue taxed people much more. Throughout the rest of the book‚ the two ideas he tried to convey were that morality and public service were most important‚ and one should not be poor by working hard and hedge against

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    1. What percentage of the population did slaves comprise in New York City by the early 1740s? a. 20 percent Slaves comprised one-fifth or 20 percent of the total population of New York City‚ making it a city with one of the highest concentration of slaves in colonial America. (See the introductory section.) 2. Which statement describes African American slaves’ views on the American Revolution? A. They viewed it as an opportunity to gain their own freedom. As the battle for political independence

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    Narrative of Frederick Douglas The Narrative of Frederick Douglas was a very inspiring‚ yet a shocking story that would impact anyone truly who reads it carefully and pays attention to the meaning of the story. While reading this novel‚ I was totally devastated and shocked at the treatment of slaves and I was also shocked to notice that the masters had no sympathy or compassion. However‚ this slave Frederick Douglas was a very smart slave who learned and suffered along the way to obtaining his freedom

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    Farmer Doug was lying in the corner of his blazing barn‚ crouched down‚ quietly weeping while his severed leg was spurting blood. Through his cries of pain‚ he could hear the nightmarish moo of his beloved cow‚ Betsy. As her footsteps drew close‚ he could only ponder how this happened. How could he have been so stupid? What did this? Who did this? Finally it hit him‚ it started that week when he took the cows for their first bath in the newly cleaned river. It was a sunny‚ happy day; his cows

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    My Favourite Author “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth‚ but if you have good thoughts‚ they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” -Roald Dahl Roald Dahl has written numerous children’s books in his career as a writer. He had fun playing around with

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    heard Learn’d Astronomer‚” Walt Whitman uses figurative language and techniques in order to take us through his experience‚ while at the same time using sentence structure to explain the theme how learning on your own is better than learning through a self proclaimed teacher. Walt Whitman uses syntax in the beginning of the poem to take us through the poem with him and put us in his shoes. Repeating the first four lines with “when‚” it causes us to watch his experience with the astronomer deteriorate

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    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a compelling novel written by Harriet Ann Jacobs‚ a former slave. Born as a slave in Edenton‚ North Carolina in 1813‚ the only life Harriet knew was that of a slave. Growing up in the south as a young African American girl caused Harriet a life of hardships that must be faced to find freedom. The time of 1836 to 1860 was often nicknamed the antebellum period. During the Antebellum period is was very much legal to hold African

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    Statement of the Problem This study was conducted to determine the knowledge and farming management practices as a basis for a training program for Ilocano Farmers. Specifically‚ it sougth to answer the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the respondents in the Province of Ilocos Sur in terms of the following: a. Age‚ b. Gender‚ c. Educational background‚ d. Trainings attended‚ e. Income from rice farming‚ f. Farming experience‚ g. Land tenure‚ h. Land area‚ i. Variety of rice‚ and j

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    The basic plot of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl as an anti-slavery text and the typical plot of the 19th century genre of sentimental fiction are alike in that just as the 19th century genre did‚ Harriet Jacobs made a plea to the Northern‚ white‚ female listeners during a time when "true womanhood" truly meant chastity and virtue. Harriet Jacobs pushes the message that slavery makes it totally impossible for a black woman to live as a virtuous or chaste person. As she supports some of

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    Benjamin Franklin‚ one of the Founding Fathers of the United States‚ is known for his extensive list of accomplishments‚ including politician‚ printer‚ scientist‚ musician‚ inventor‚ and diplomat. He has always been proud of his working class roots after growing up in a poor family. He involves himself with public affairs and causes aimed at improving the lives of others. However‚ Benjamin Franklin is in no way perfect. He often manipulates people to get what he wants and becomes narcissistic later

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