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    Sugar Trade

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    What drove the sugar trade? Theodore Roosevelt once said‚ “Do what you can with what you have‚ where you are.” For the British this meant using islands such as Jamaica and Barbados to produce‚ process‚ and sell sugar. Sugar cane thrives in hot humid‚ tropical climates. The British used sugar for things such as rum‚ molasses‚ and other auxiliaries. The sugar trade grew and thrived for three specific reasons: the perfect climate was available; sugar was new to Britain so people wanted

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    Brown sugar‚ white sugar‚ raw sugar (unrefined) sugar cubes... there are so many types of sugar that you do not know what to choose. Learn the difference between refined and unrefined sugar! Experts warn that sugar contribute to some of the worst diseases: cancer‚ cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Therefore‚ you should watch out for the daily consumption of sugar and choose the least harmful alternative for your health. What is considered moderate consumption of sugar? * 8 teaspoons maximum

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    sugar and children

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    (How sugar affects attention in small children) Experimental Method  Hypothesis – The more sugar that a child consumes‚ the less attentive the child will be. If too much sugar is consumed the child may become very active for a short time then crash.  Independent Variable – In safe dosses increase the amount of sugar the children consume in a given time period before having them take a short test to track their attention.  Dependent Variable – Have each of the children take a short test to

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    Sugar Trade

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    IS no exaggeration to say that the foundations of the modern globalised world were made of sugar. In the 15th century Europeans first encountered its sweet delights. Within a couple of hundred years the coming of sea power‚ and with it the means to create empires across the oceans‚ resulted in large tracts of land in South America and the Caribbean being seized. Much of it was used in the production of sugar‚ which was steadily evolving from being a scarce luxury to a daily necessity. The English

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    Sugar Life

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    Sugar Life Life on the plantation conditions was filled with a lot of complaints from the Sakatas saying the pay was low‚ the housing was poor‚ the foreman (luna) was abusive‚ the plantation police were so strict and the were extremely isolated. The work extremely hard. The had to carry sugar cane‚ they did a lot of hoeing and planting. The workers were not used to this hard punishing work schedule. They were not used to the crazy amount of hours. The luna was very strict followed by plantation

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    Sugar Monologue

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    upset with Jerry‚ Sophia always used that word “Sugar” when addressing her husband. Mustafa‚ who didn’t pay close attention to the names when people were introduced‚ thought that “Sugar” was Jerry’s real name. So‚ when Mustafa saw Jerry twirling ice cubes in his empty glass‚ he walked over to him and said‚ “Sugar‚ would you like another drink?” Mrs. Thomas wasted no time in putting Mustafa down. “Hee‚ hee‚ hee‚ hee‚” she squealed. Mu thinks ‘Sugar’ is Jerry’s real name. Hee‚ hee‚ hee. That’s the

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    No Sugar-Language

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    In the play "No Sugar"‚ Jack Davis uses language effectively with the clever use of techniques. The language is used by Davis to construct the characters and present the issues regarding the discrimination of aborigines during the Great Depression. Davis uses a range of different types of languages techniques in the play "No Sugar"‚ which include the Nyoongah language‚ formal English‚ informal English‚ and tone to shape the readers response. The native Nyoongah language is used frequently throughout

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    Growing Up In Cuba

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    Growing up in Cuba was the best experience I could ever ask for‚ it gave me the capability to appreciate the value of the opportunities. I feel grateful every day for living in the United States of America. I was born in 1993‚ in a small town located in the center of the island of Cuba. Since I started elementary school my parents discovered my special skills for the music. Therefore‚ when I was 8 years old my life changed drastically. I started to study music in the school of arts of the province

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    Sugar Crystals

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    Each grain of sugar is made of a small crystal that is made of an arrangement of molecules called sucrose. In a sugar crystal‚ the sucrose molecules are arranged in a pattern that extends in all three dimensions‚ and all of these molecules are attracted to each other by a type of interaction that binds molecules together called intermolecule forces. When you add granulated sugar to water‚ some of the sucrose molecules start separating from one another because they are attracted to the water molecules

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    No Sugar Themes

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    Contrast the way that two texts you have studied are constructed to appeal to particular audiences. Both plays and films‚ although different genres‚ can be effective in bring an issue into focus by appealing to particular audiences. No Sugar‚ written by Jack Davis in 1985 is a social realist play that depicts the isolation and disempowerment of Aborigines during the 1930’s. Various dramatic conventions have been employed to highlight the negative effect of the Eurocentric‚ hypocritical and dominant

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