The Belgians of the Congo Free State in Africa obtained a vast amount of riches; however‚ much of it was taken out and brought back to Europe. Belgian ruler King Leopold made himself the dictator of the Congo and spent the riches to form what was nearly his own private colony‚ the Congo Free State. As we look at how Belgium profited from the colonization of Congo‚ I am going to refer to the books and films we used in class to help explore and define this topic more proficiently. Belgium discovered
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What Does it Mean to be Rich? The American Heritage Dictionary states that rich means possessing great material wealth. Also it says rich can mean having an abundant supply. I decided to go with the latter. I believe that all of us here in America are rich to some degree. I mean most of us have more than we could ever need in this lifetime. We come home‚ open the door and turn on the lights. There are people in other countries that don’t have that luxury. And while we are talking about
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What Freedom Is To Me Since July 4th‚ 1776 the United States has a free country. Citizens of the United States have freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and many other things. Webster’s definition of freedom is‚ "the condition of being free of restraints." To me freedom plays a large role in my life. Three things that would be freedom for me are going where ever I wish‚ actions without negative consequences‚ and morality to my standards. The first example of freedom for me would be being able
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What Psychology is to Me After taking Psychology 1000‚ psychology means much more to me than it did prior to taking the class. At the beginning of the semester‚ I was asked to define the word psychology‚ and the best definition I could muster was simply the study of the mind and how it works. After examining the large realm of the science of psychology I now realize that this definition was quite incomplete. My initial definition simply covered the branch of psychology known as cognitive psychology
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What Annoys me There are many annoying things in everyday life but some things happen to resound a little louder than others. For myself‚ the biggest annoyance of my daily life is the pressure that is put on women. Yes‚ sometimes I will see litter three feet from the garbage‚ when your order is wrong‚ there is no toilet paper in the stall or anything else that may upset anyone but these things don’t happen every day. Yet‚ the pressure put on women is a constant everyday struggle. It is immensely
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What It Means To Be an Australian Australia is a very unique place‚ along with our multiculturalism there is also a strong heritage surrounding us. At first thought of Australian heritage we think about such landmarks as Uluru‚ The Sydney harbour bridge and The Sydney opera house‚ The Great Barrier reef and other internationally recognised places. But our heritage goes much deeper than that; it is far more than outstanding icons. Along with these icons there are also unsung places like the
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What does truth mean? Truth can mean many different things‚ to different people. I believe‚ that truth is what people accept as being correct when it can not be proven factually. "It is a relationship that holds that holds between a proposition and the corresponding fact"(Truth[Inernet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]). "According to‚ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language‚ truth is conformity to knowledge‚ fact‚ actuality‚ or logic." There are three major competing theories of truth
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What does it mean to be Caribbean? To be Caribbean is sitting together with family laughing and crying eating home cooked meals seasoned with the rich herbs and spices of the land washed by the Caribbean Sea. Being Caribbean is sugar spice and everything nice. We as a people give helping hands to one another ignoring what race or culture we come from because it is natural to us because everyone is mixed; being Caribbean is adapting and accepting to things that seem different to others but is
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PART TWO: What Happiness Means To Others First person I interviewed on the concept of happiness is my friend‚ Ronnie Topete. He’s a great guy that I’ve met recently. He’s Native American and Latin by heritage and a very interesting individual to have discussions with. The last interview was Lori Michelle Thebarge‚ my 3rd oldest sister. She’s been one of my best friends as well. She’s a lot like myself‚ but when it comes to the small things‚ she’s ignorant. The interview with Ronnie‚ or “Soaring
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What Moves Me…. When asked what moves me‚ the first thing I can think of is my parents. My parents have not only been my support system for my whole life‚ but also my best friends. My parents have supported me in every aspect of my entire life for as long as I can remember‚ whether it was dance‚ theater‚ or sports. Anything I wanted to do they supported me in‚ even when it was coming out of the closet. I cannot describe the bond that I have with my parents‚ as it is something that I hold so dearly
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