It was the time that the genocide reached its peak. Hundreds of thousands Congolese were forced to work in the forests. Those who did not follow the order were killed or amputated. During the reign of Leopold‚ 10 million Congolese were murdered. Edmund Dene Morel‚ a prominent British journalist who witnessed the atrocities in the Congo‚ described what the king had done to the Congolese: Thus‚ with a stroke of the pen‚ King Leopold abolished the rights of the natives to the land and its products;
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What Caused The Dust Bowl? “A trip to water to rinse the grit from our lips.And then back to back to bed with washcloths over our noses. We try to lie still‚ because every turn stirs the dust on the blanket. After a while‚ if we are good sleepers‚ we forget.”(Doc. A) It was the 1930s‚ farms are dying‚ people are leaving‚ and you are left with a choice do you stay or do you leave? The government is offering 320 free acres of land to anyone who can survive three years. Three years of what though
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The American Revolution was an extremely important event in history; social‚ political and economic aspects all helped develop a very strong revolutionary spirit within the colonists of America. It helped enlightenment philosophers like John Locke or Benjamin Franklin to step up and lead the revolution politically with great success. All these aspects made the American Revolution the historical landmark that it is today; it symbolizes the way that Americans came together to become independent and
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Recreational drugs and their neurological consequences. Stimulants Recreational drug use is the use of a drug with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Drugs commonly considered capable of recreational use include alcohol‚ nicotine‚ caffeine‚ and drugs that offer psychological and physical effects mostly in the form of euphoria. Recreational drug use is very common in America and while they are used for their pleasure purpose the long-term effects
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During Confederation‚ the Black Americans were divided. I believe they were separated because they traveled to different regions‚ they settled in different provinces and only some of them went to fight in the US civil war. Black Americans traveled to different regions to escape slavery. 30‚000 of them traveled to Canada‚ many of them went south and some stayed and didn’t want to escape because they were afraid of getting caught. Black Americans were attracted by recruitment campaigns to settle
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adjectives to describe the person: She was responsible‚ kindness and patient. 4. For each adjective write a paragraph. A. responsible: My grandmother took care of me when I was young. Because my mother have a job in day. I remember at that time‚ my grandmother was not only wanted to take care of me‚ she had a small vendor in front of our home. Sometimes she was very busy‚ but she also took a good care of me. She did not let me hungry and let me get any hurt. I think she was a responsible person‚ because
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The 50 most important English proverbs 1. "Two wrongs don’t make a right." When someone has done something bad to you‚ trying to get revenge will only make things worse. 2. "The pen is mightier than the sword." Trying to convince people with ideas and words is more effective than trying to force people to do what you want. 3. "When in Rome‚ do as the Romans." Act the way that the people around you are acting. This phrase might come in handy when you’re traveling abroad notice that
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The invasion in Normandy was one of the most important tactical movements during World War II that without the invasion‚ the war could have lasted longer than it had. The United States‚ with the help of other allied nations‚ launched a massive attack that used many different approaches and equipment. Most of the main attacks were initiated by the sea where many nations landed on different beaches. Ground attacks and ground movements were made easy by heavy tanks and troop carriers. Lastly‚ with
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During the 1940’s‚ after the Japanese bombing on Pearl Harbor‚ the Japanese were called traitors and Asians of all race were stereotyped because everyone seemed to think that they all look alike. Even if they were not in internment camps like the Japanese‚ they were still thought to be evil. Even now‚ they are still stereotyped‚ even for different reasons. It’s unfair that for all these years‚ Asians are stereotyped into smart people who eat rice and have extremely strict parents. However‚ it’s not
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influences me the most would be my mother. My mom is by far the strongest person I know and she has gone through more struggles than any person should have to. She had to raise me on her own while facing many health issues and did whatever she had to do to give me what I needed. While I was growing up‚ she did not get to spend as much time with me as she would like because she worked a lot to take care of the bills and she was often in the hospital sick. We also moved around a lot until I was about 12‚ then
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