Diary of a Slave on a Plantation May 19‚1857 Today‚ I arrived at the plantation with my younger brother. I cannot believe that I had survived the entire journey from Africa to America below deck. Even though‚ I had tried to kill myself‚ twice‚ by not eating. Alas‚ they prevented me by placing some sort of screw device in my mouth in order to open it and force me to eat. After the second attempt‚ I realized there will be no one to take care of my young brother‚ so I tried my best to keep myself
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I am 10 years old. Life as a slave in the plantation is terrible. I do work from 7 am to 9 pm. I have to chop and grow cotton at the plantation. I have been at this plantation for at least 5 years. I had a mom‚ a dad and 2 brothers but I got taken from my brothers and parents when I was around 5. I’m escaping so I’m free and I might be able to find my parents and brothers. I will escape with Harriet Tubman. I will leave tomorrow saturday January 25th. I will leave at night because most people
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Captain John Smith John Smith born to Alice Rickard and George Smith left home at the age of sixteen after the death of his father. His journey led him to fight for the Independence of Spain‚ become a leader in the Long War and actively involved with the Virginia Company’s to colonize Virginia. During his journey he faced many obstacles and challenges. Smith wrote journals that were informative of his adventures and carved the future for US history. Considered one of our country’s founding fathers
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occur in Texas. In 1852‚ Englishman Edward Doubleday‚ a Quaker much enamored of butterflies‚ traveled extensively in the United States to compare similarities of American and English species and wrote The Genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera: Comparing their General Characteristics. He was so struck with the flora‚ butterflies and landscapes in the United States “the richest and most verdant pastures” he had ever seen‚ that he thought of moving to Kentucky‚ but didn’t. From the times of the more recent
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British Planters in Tennamaram Estate‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia. (Sime Darby Plantation‚ 2011a). Malaysia produces 17.57 million tonnes of palm oil accounting 11% of world’s oil and fat products (MPOC‚ 2012a) Sime Darby was founded in 1910 and grew to become the largest conglomerate in Malaysia. Sime Darby Plantation (SDP) is the agricultural division of Sime Darby Group and with the merger of Sime Darby Berhad‚ Golden Hope Plantations Berhad and Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad in 2007‚ SDP is one of the world’s
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his role in maintaining the continuity of the ecosystem. Shade coffee plantations have very diverse biodiversity and capable of maintaining soil conditions‚ climate‚ and biology the same as natural conditions [1]. However‚ many farmers manage coffee plantation with only one type of shade trees for protection. As a result‚ biodiversity is reduced and consequently erosion‚ and pest attacks increased. Shade coffee plantations was important as habitat for flora and fauna [1] and has a complex structure
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In this amazing and breath taking film about an orphan boy who goes through a series of problems that occur and creates a life changing adventure of Hugo(orphan) and Isabelle‚ the adopted child of a toy maker‚ join them as they go through a series of event .they will uncover secrets that shouldn’t have never have been discovered. Hugo has many traits in this novel that he shares with in this motion picture the following will be a couple of examples. He is the main character and is the protagonist
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The novel “Pride and Prejudice” is a story based in 19th century‚ at the end of the age of reason and at the beginning of the era of romance. This was in the year 1816‚ which in truth was a very conflicting period of ideas. This is reflected in Darcy and Elizabeth’s relationship as it progresses throughout the novel‚ as at the start‚ Darcy’s own distorted and ‘prejudiced’ way of viewing those lower than him is slowly discarded as he becomes more romantically interested in Elizabeth as the plot progresses
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Neanderthals have long thought to be lesser than modern humans in many ways‚ such as intelligence‚ wit‚ appearance‚ and ways of life; however‚ this is not entirely the case. The first Neanderthal discovered was in the Neander Valley of Germany‚ where part of a skull and limb bones were present (“Neanderthals | Evolution | Earth Facts‚” n.d.). Although this is not the oldest Neanderthal skeleton ever found‚ it was the first and it led to the discovery and understanding of a whole new species. This
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Running head: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING FEMALE FIGURES FROM ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA AND CENTRAL AMERICA Comparing and Contrasting Female Figures from Ancient Mesopotamia and Central America Jose Limardo March 31‚ 2007 The Female figurine from the Halaf period (6th millennium B.C.) shown here‚ (http://www.louvre.fr/media/repository/ressources/sources/illustration/atlas/image_65162_v2_m56577569830698503.jpg‚) is a full-round‚ painted terracotta sculpture measuring 8.2 cm (3.2 in.) tall by 5
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