Phillis Wheatley was a black slave who was brought to America‚ particularly the Boston area‚ in 1761. Being a child prodigy‚ and under the recognition of her sympathetic masters‚ Wheatley was taught to read and write. Through her informal education‚ Wheatley began to read the Bible and other Latin authors and English poets. Christians of that time accepted as a strong‚ literate woman because they did not believe that slavery could coincide with the Christian life. This strong Christian influence
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What is academic honesty and why is it important? In my understanding academic honesty is trust in a relationship between professors‚ teachers‚ students etc. It means to be honest with your fellow classmates‚ teacher‚ and pupils in the process of education. To be academically honest means not to cheat‚ fabricate‚ or copy someone else’s thoughts and ideas as if they were your own. Today academic honesty is a very important issue as it is the base of many universities’ educational programs. As the
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Why was the Roman Army so Successful? The legions of Rome were one of the biggest factors in Rome’s success as an empire. They conquered vast quantities of land‚ and were often used by the government to improve the morale of people living in cities‚ which often had parts that were cramped and unsanitary. The legions were set apart from contemporary armies due to their level of organisation and especially as they fought as a unit and not as individuals‚ as many tribes did. The swords of the Roman
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While Hannibal was a sworn foe of the Romans‚ so was Boudica. Who is she? Why is she an enemy to the Romans? Boudica was an British Iceni queen. Very little is known about her origins‚ life‚ and death. Boudica gained power as ruling Queen when her husband died‚ who had yielded half of his property to the Romans and the other half to his family in hopes of reducing issues in his succession. However‚ this exacerbated the succession conflict because the Romans refused to recognise Boudica as Queen
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the power of the written word‚ is it enlightening‚ is it honest‚ does it deal with unsolved problems of human life‚ is it inexhaustible‚ and last but not least‚ does it leave you the same as when it found you? To Kill a Mockingbird was officially
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Why should we care about the waste that we produce every hour of every day of every year? Throwing things away is a waste of the resources and energy which have been used to make the product. If we don’t recycle we are creating environmental issues and for consequence harmful impact on the planet Why is it so important to reduce‚ reuse and recycle? If we reduce‚ reuse and recycle instead of throwing away‚ fewer new materials need to be quarried or mined and fewer plantations need to be grown
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William Espinosa Extra Credit 1 5/3/2015 Sam Silberberg is man‚ who in 1939‚ at the young age of 10‚ was unfortunately victim to the atrocities of the Nazis in Poland towards the Orthodox Jewish community. He fell victim to the obscene mandates that Germans brutally enforced‚ including the law that Jews must wear the yellow Star of David on all clothing that was worn as a form of identification‚ confiscation of property and the freezing and seizure of bank funds‚ and ghettoization‚ which is a form
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1787 the US Constitution was signed by the delegates of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. This document was used to establish America’s government‚ fundamental laws‚ and basic rights for US citizens. Due to America’s recent win against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War they needed to establish a new constitution. The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution written for the Americas. The Articles of Confederation were established when the US was only a few states each
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referred to as the “Spanish Golden Age”. This is a period that is characterized as a time of "vitality‚ exuberance‚ and a zest of living”. These ideals are combined with interesting social constructs to create a new type of Spanish culture. During this important time in Spain’s history‚ the most popular playwright of the time helped exemplify the cultural values and attitudes. Lope Felix de Vega Carpio wrote his masterpiece‚ Fuente Ovejuna‚ in 1614 and told the story of two rebellions: the Master of the
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Why respect is so important in today’s society and what exactly is respect? Respect is a combination of appreciation‚ admiration as well as recognition of a person being worth something‚ or having earned a position because of their achievements. It could feel at times vague to some people‚ but most people understand and act with respect. In our modern world respect is sometimes confused with fear. For instance‚ Gangs‚ they kill and they fight to earn respect from others but what they actually receive
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