Bartolome de Las Casas‚ The Tears of the Indians A particularly eloquent defender of the Amerindians was Bartolome de Las Casas (1474-1566)‚ who spent most of his long life in Spanish America. In The Tears of the Indians‚ also published as A Short History of the Destruction of the Indies‚ Las Casas described in graphic detail the atrocities inflicted on the Amerindians. His account greatly exaggerated the number of Amerindians killed by the Spaniards; disease‚ for which the Amerindians had
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George Orwell: Shooting an Elephant In his essay‚ George Orwell tells a story of what happened in Burma when he served as a police officer. At the time‚ the Burmese citizens did not look kindly upon the English police that protected their city. He describes several instances where he was ridiculed‚ taunted‚ and baited into precarious situations. He goes on to proclaim the cowardice of these citizens‚ and how they waited until the police were out of range before yelling insults towards them.
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giving a trophy to character in the book “We Beat the Street”‚ it would be given to Dr. George Jenkins. I would give a trophy to Dr. George Jenkins because he discovered what he wanted to do with his life in the future from a young age. His dream job was to be a Dentist. He was so interested in finding out what a dentist did and how to be one. The metal plate base on the trophy would say “In honor of Dr. George Jenkins for pursuing his dreams and knowing what his dream was from the start! 2) Settings-
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Cecilia Wheaton Pd: 6/7 George Washington’s Farewell Address George Washington gave a very heartfelt and meaningful farewell address. Not only was he attempting to help our country at that time with clues as to how they might make themselves better‚ he did it in a generous way. He kind of obviously hinted as to how they needed to make their coutry strong. There were two main warnings that he stated‚ in my opinion‚ would help our country be the best and strongest it could be. The main warning
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the responsibilities you have. For example George Washington was responsible for many things in his life and he was one of the greatest leaders in history. As a preteen he was responsible for his family plantation(George History). As a young adult he was responsible for the Virginia Militia and later on the Continental Army(George History). Later on in his life he was responsible for the young country of America(George Bio). On February 22‚ 1732 George Washington was born on his family plantation
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“Peace‚ Bread‚ and Land‚” said the masses in the summer months of 1918. Peace‚ because of the uproars and revolts. Bread‚ because the peasants’ bread was taken away‚ and land because the peasants’ land was taken away. This popular bolshevik slogan became popular to the Russian civilians during the first years of the revolution. Russia had overthrown its tsar to become a communist country. The only way of achieving an ideal communist society: to control all aspects of every citizen‚ also known as
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In the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ the story follows a main protagonist by the name of Winston Smith‚ age 39‚ who lives in a dystopian London‚ that is governed by a totalitarian government‚ dubbed and referred to as “Big Brother”. London is located in Oceania‚ which is one of three countries‚ the others being Eurasia and Eastasia‚ which are always at war with one or the other. “Big Brother” is composed of four branches of government: Ministry of Truth‚ Ministry of Love‚ Ministry of Peace‚ and Ministry
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hounds and men on horses. This seemingly inseparable friendship consisting of George Milton and Lennie small From the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ comes with a price. Today you are going to see the undeniable facts that prove that George and Lennie have a true and steady friendship. George and Lennie are friends because they help each other to the best of their abilities‚ Lennie protects George‚ and George could have left Lennie a long time ago but didn’t. Therefore one reason that
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George Washington Carver was a clever man with big dreams and the intention of pursuing them. He is known to many as “The Peanut Man” for his extensive work on peanuts. During his lifetime‚ Carver discovered over 300 uses of the peanut as well as sweet potatoes. What many do not realize is the difficulty Carver faced during his career. Many people‚ schools‚ and places he visited rejected him simply because of his race. Due to this racial prejudice‚ Carver had a very hard time getting his inventions
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When God at first made man‚ Having a glass of blessings standing by‚ Let us (said He) pour on him all we can: Let the world’s riches‚ which dispersed lie‚ Contract into a span. So strength first made a way; Then beauty flowed‚ then wisdom‚ honour‚ pleasure: When almost all was out‚ God made a stay‚ Perceiving that alone of all His treasure Rest in the bottom lay. For if I should (said He) Bestow this jewel also on my creature‚ He would adore My gifts instead of Me‚ And rest in
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