in front of a great throng of white people. The humiliation is great as you are poked and inspected. Eventually you are shackled and loaded onto a horse-drawn cart. The ride is long and uncomfortable and the destination more frightening. You have no idea what is going to happen to you and are very much afraid. You come to a great house and are taken to the fields around the house. You are given into the custody of a great white brute. He puts you into a small cottage with other black men. You have
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The main character Hester Prynne. Hester has been perceived in many different ways. Some believe that she is a picture perfect example of the puritan society. Also one of the best citizens in her community in Boston. Fortunately many people also think that she is an awful example and is corrupt. There are two sides. Here are both sides. First I will go over reasons why Hester is the best citizen. Hester has many good qualities. Honestly it’s very difficult
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Silk Road DBQ The Silk Road in World History (Suggested writing time – 40 minutes) You should spend at least 10 minutes reading‚ analyzing‚ and grouping the sources. Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-6. (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) Write your answer on the lined pages of the Section II free-response booklet. This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay
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A Study on the Hierarchy of Values ABSTRACT: I attempt to look into the issue of the ranks of values comprehensively and progressively. Anti-values can be classified into the following six categories by ascending order: (1) the act of destroying the earth-of annihilating humankind and all other living organisms; (2) the act of mass killing of people by initiating a war or committing treason; (3) the act of murdering or causing death to a human being; (4) the act of damaging the body of a human
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DBQ With the era of American Reconstruction in America during the mid to late 1800’s came a sense of opportunity and hope for its people. America was on the move as nation‚ railroads being built faster than ever and the freedmen looking to find their niche in society. Although in the beginning the government provided support for these new citizens‚ efforts toward reconstruction faded as the years passed. Those efforts faded to a point where they were all but nonexistent‚ and with the unwritten Compromise
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Carleen Davis Ms. Tracie Henson EH-102 11 November 2009 Should bartender be held responsible for the behavior of their patrons? According to Beth Benson of the Associated Content the duties of a bartender are to take the orders of their patrons‚ serve drinks‚ keep the shelves stocked‚ and to keep the bar clean. But after the patrons are served and have left the bar‚ is the bartenders’ job really done? According to the law in many states bartenders are responsible for the behavior of their
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DBQ : REVOLUTIONS This task is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents and is based on the accompanying documents (1–6). Some of the documents have been edited for the purposes of this question. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Directions: Read the documents in Part A and answer the questions after each document. Then‚ read the directions for Part B and write your
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DBQ: How Did Colonialism Affect Kenya? Colonialism occurs when one nation takes control of another. And that is exactly what happened when the British arrived in Africa. The people of Africa had no idea that the British was taking and had taken their land. But‚ with that being said the British are who had help develop Kenya by bringing them some of their viewpoints from Great Britain. These viewpoints did a number of things to the people Africa. They changed the way they were politically‚ economically
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During the 17th century‚ the combined New England colonies formed a virtual puritan commonwealth. The entire social and political system they established was built on the puritan religion. It was a mans world within this so called puritan commonwealth. Women did not participate in town meetings or had no authority to make decisions within the church. Puritan women were to be seen‚ but not heard. Rather than demanding their rights and rebelling against authority‚ women had their ways of being heard
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Abraham Garcia Sangha English 101 10 October 2012 Control Hunger a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food or desire to eat. A constant fight that Lamott had with food of etheir eating it or throwing it up because of personal image and not felling comfortable with the image you see in the mirror. Lamott was a very energetic girl‚ always hungry‚ always eating and always thin. At age thirteen she was 100 pounds but in one year gained 30 pounds and that’s where the problems begin
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