In 1788 the first fleet disembarked on the shores of Botany Bay. Shortly thereafter Australia became the first colony founded entirely upon the work of convicted felons. The traditional interpretation of the Australian colonies is that‚ it was a period of harsh and brutal forced labor‚ where convicts were treated as human commodities and labor was extracted by punishment. Convicts were subjected to various types of reprimands such as shortened rations‚ leg-irons‚ being placed on treadmills‚ head
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Colonies in the North and South were adversely affected by differences in climate and geography which shaped the political‚ economic‚ religious‚ and social developments in these regions and the future nation they would become. Tobacco cultivation was a large factor of society in the south around which many aspects of civilization developed. It was the primary crop grown in the south because of its ability to grow in the Chesapeake soil. The intense physical labor required of southern famers led
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Feren Johnson Marley English 251 3.9.12 Fear and Loathing in the Penal Colony Roaul Duke in the popular film‚ Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas‚ said‚ “And that‚ I think‚ was the handle - that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of old and evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn ’t need that.” Kafka uses the idea that the “old and evil” can‚ in fact‚ prevail to create fear and suspense in The Penal Colony. The battle between the old and new regime‚ what they individually represent
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The Causes for Colony Collapse Disorder Bees play an integral part in daily human life. Bees pollinate $14 billion in US crops per year‚ which includes apples‚ coffee‚ and almonds (Danforth‚ 2007). Unfortunately‚ they have gone through a rapid decline in population in recent years; managed honey bee population has decreased by one-fourth in Europe between 1985 and 2005‚ and by more than one-half in North America between 1947 and 2005 (Christen‚ Fent‚ & Mittner‚ 2016). The economic value behind bees
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Between the Colonies Getting to the Americas was a hardship and living in the America was a struggle of itself . The two most know colonies were Jamestown and Plymouth both are famous because of stories have been told at a young age. Those stories that were told had some truth in it but‚ the rest of the story was made up for pure entertainment because the reality is that story is not really entertaining. These two colonies were different in many ways even by the colonist who lived in the colony. William
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History 1 May 2015 The Great War’s Effect on America’s Production Great in scale‚ death toll‚ and influence‚ the First World War was the primary factor that built the United States into the superpower it is today. Woodrow Wilson‚ by ending the long-standing isolationism engulfing America and rally the country to enter World War I‚ ushered in a new era for America and its foreign policy. His mission to “make the world safe for democracy” set the tone for many of the reforms America would undergo‚ and
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13 Original Colonies Introduction Your expertise is needed immediately! 500 people are scheduled to set sail from England to the colonies next month. They are still undecided which colony would be the best to settle and build their new homes. Your colony has hired you to create a newsletter‚ pamphlet or brochure to entice these people to settle in your colony. The information you provide will be used to help the new colonists pick the best colony that will suit their needs. You will need
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To me‚ Edna is quite an interesting character in the story “The Awakening.” Given that this novella took place during the late 19th century‚ Edna ambitious and courageous strength to act on her needs and desire is a remarkable trait. Even so‚ she knows she is restricted due to society implementation on women‚ and this conflict between a strive for her awakening and her knowledge of her restrictions drives the plot of the story. To me‚ Mademoiselle Reisz and Adele Ratigonolle is a symbolic representation
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Unity and Identity in the Colonies Austin Ray Because of several events that preceded and lead to it‚ Colonists had developed strong senses of both identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution. The French and Indian War was one of the initial events that played a pivotal role in establishing unity amongst the colonists. Winning the war was crucial to the colonists because a loss to the French would result in a loss of British superiority. A British victory would enable colonists
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The Awakening by Kate Chopin exemplifies how characters get caught between colliding cultures that deal with ethnic and institutional issues. The protagonist Edna Pontellier deals with cultural collisions‚ due to their role in the awakening of her desires. This cultural collision happens between the Creole women from New Orleans and Edna’s own accustoms‚ this collision causes Edna to have an epiphany. Edna realizes how different she is from the Creole women and begins to question where she really
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