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    Indubitably‚ the acts made upon Indians for the sake of progress were atrocious. Brutal and cruel murders of millions of Indian peoples resound to this day. Their populations may never recover from such an incredible loss; the past can be ignored but never erased. However‚ we as Americans‚ celebrate Christopher Columbus day with joy. We think only of ‘The Founding of America’ and not by the means of which our country was constructed. To Indians everywhere this holiday is simply a remembrance of the

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    Is Facebook necessary for people under the age of 18? The social network‚ Facebook is unnecessary worldwide for people under the age of 18 because there many people who are being exposed to atrocities through Facebook. If you are under the age of 18 you also have high risk of becoming prevalent to cyber bulling and many people under this age are not taking action when they are being bullied or when they view it; and a large percentage of people that use Facebook are under the legal age. Facebook

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    High Times Most people are motivated to reach their goals. They will work hard to get what they want and to build a more prosperous future for themselves and for their families. However‚ there are a variety of factors‚ both physical and psychological‚ that can skew people’s incentive to succeed. Among these are depression‚ physical illnesses‚ and addiction. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse‚ cannabis‚ also know as marijuana‚ can affect all three of the above factors and even the

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    Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 at Genoa. Genoa was a seaport that was on the Ligurian sea. His name was Cristoforo Colombo and that was translated into English as Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus had two brothers‚ which he was older than both. Christopher Columbus had little schooling just like most of the people during that age. Genoa was a busy seaport and Christopher Columbus learned much from the sailors. Christopher Columbus’s father was a poor weaver. Christopher Columbus worked

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    drug marijuana is an addictive substance. According to an image on SloshSpot‚ one out of three people at age twelve and older admit to smoking marijuana. All over the United States their are different densities of habitual marijuana users. People shouldn’t want that in the air or even for young teens to be smoking the substances‚ mostly because of it’s addictive nature and that it can lead you to more harmful and life-threatening drugs. Most of these people that make the choice to take drugs are likely

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    hometown‚ Columbus‚ and Madison‚ where I work and attend school. However‚ as I arrived at the site in which I intended to collect the needed data from‚ I realized that the site did not list Columbus on the data sheet. This did not come as a surprise. I have lived in Columbus my entire life‚ and crime has never been an issue‚ so it did not shock me that it lacked the crime rate or population to make the list. However‚ this is not anywhere near an unfortunate problem to have. In my time in Columbus‚ I grew

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    also to share with others in the future. In the two narratives “from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” by Olaudah Equiano and “from The Journal of the First Voyage to America” by Christopher Columbus are both journals about their life experiences. Equiano and Columbus had different encounters with the people they met‚ and used different imagery. Likewise‚ they both wrote for the same purpose. The impressions of the people they met were different. Equiano had a horrible

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    on a visit to her mother‚ Eleanor’s mother even tries o convince her that it would be insane to leave such a comfortable life. Who would leave a handsome‚ well off husband‚ three children that need a mother figure‚ and a beautiful home. They Shouldn’t Make You

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    Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer. He was born from 1451-1506 in Italy. He was 5’7‚ average height for a man in his time‚ red hair and shiny blue eyes. He was a very religious man and had two kids. Christopher was a part of four main voyages in his life. The first voyage he took he was around 19 years old. On that voyage he learned how to properly navigate a ship on open water. His most famous voyage was in 1492 when he sailed to the new world. As Columbus sailed to different places

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    In the Journal of Christopher Columbus (1492)‚ the author Columbus explicitly wrote a message to inform the Europeans that the Native Americans are people who are willing to corporate with the European economy. However‚ it seems that the people are eager to corporate because they have a custom of sharing their goods with others and strangers. Therefore‚ Columbus mentions that the indigenous are intelligent and worth of good servants. Overall‚ the message that Columbus was trying to get across was

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