Now that you have been given you some background on our identity of Americans of African descent‚ let’s look at the ‘N’ word that has established itself as an acceptable term in some of the younger generations. The word initially described slaves who were brought mostly from West Africa by the Dutch‚ English‚ and Portuguese from what was then a huge "Nigerian Basin" which makes up part of the countries of Nigeria and Niger today. Thus original source of the word “nigger”. During the slave era
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four centuries of Portuguese involvement in the Atlantic slave trade‚ an estimated 10 to 15 million Africans were transported to the European colonies in the Americas. Of these‚ over 3.5 million were taken to Brazil. Brazil was the biggest importer of slaves and took in an even greater amount than the United States. What influence did these 3.5 million Africans have on Brazil? The international slave trade that took place from 1538-1888 changed Brazil’s culture profoundly. Many Of Brazil’s cultural
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To what extent did feudalism affect the societies in the Middle Ages? Plan of Investigation The investigation assesses the significance of the feudal system in the middle ages. In order to evaluate the feudal system’s significance‚ the investigation evaluates each role of the social classes in a Middle Ages society. This includes the kings‚ nobles and lords‚ knights‚ and peasants and serfs. Articles and secondary sources are mostly used to evaluate the feudal system’s significance. Two of the
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In the late 1400’s and early 1500’s the word Christians had another meaning to the natives of Central America‚ and that meaning is “Demons”. With the constant atrociousitys being done to the natives of Central America on behalf of European Christians during that time it soon became apparent to the natives that the Christians values that were being forced upon them were apparently the beliefs of demons and evil doing‚ since no good person or religion would do such evil things to people who welcomed
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A woman’s roll in today’s society is just about as equal as a mans‚ or any other persons that I know. A woman may vote‚ work a “guys” job or even run or manage a company. The question is‚ what was a women’s roll in society in the 1500’s or later? What did a woman do in the house hold‚ or business? Women’s rights were not always that of a mans so how did women live back in the day of our ancestors? Those are the questions I will be getting to the bottom of. A women’s role in the world open to a new
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Motivations for Exploration The word motivation derives from the Latin verb movere meaning ‘to move’. Our motivations for exploring have made extreme changes since the 1600’s. For example‚ the Spanish were the first to explore the Americas. Their motivations were God‚ gold‚ and glory. And in a nutshell the current motivations for exploring are somewhat similar. Differences of the past and future motivations for exploration will be explained.. Gold was a huge motivator for explorers of
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Why did a European war break out in the summer of 1914? In 1914‚ war broke out in Europe between the most powerful countries. There were a number of reasons why World War One broke out and this essay will examine these reasons. Rising tensions in Europe between the great powers were created by many different things. For example‚ the ‘Arms Race’ between Britain and Germany‚ Germany was jealous of and felt threatened by Britain’s huge empire. In 1898‚ years before the war broke out; Germany
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Do We Have Duties to Others? I saw an article from the news a few days ago; it says an old woman slipped down on the street in china‚ most of the people wouldn’t help‚ and others of them tried to get so close but still wouldn’t lend any help. Therefore the old lady was lying there for over 20 minutes in the cold and wet street and waiting for someone “brave enough” to get her to the hospital‚ only because they all worried about been getting blamed and take the responsibility of all the money for
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This essay will look at how being part of a group‚ or a membership‚ can influence people in positive and in negative ways. Included will be evidence that will show this from social and cultural perspectives. Being part of a group can give an individual a sense of security‚ a boost to their self-esteem and a feeling of belonging. They may see themselves as being part of an ’in-group’. Being part of a group that is seen as being better than others (an ’in-group’)‚ can create a bond between the members
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Andrew learned what poverty meant as when his mother had to go to work to support their family. So this set his plan in action to become a great man. His mother moved their family out to pittsburgh in 1848 which in those times it was the iron manufacturing center of the country. Carnegie then began working alongside his father in a cotton factory making $1.20 a week. Then went to work as a telegraph messenger for the city. That is when he meant Thomas A. Scott‚ the man who got
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