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    Colonial African Americans What were the uses of slaves in colonial times? Black slaves were used throughout colonial times. The one we associate with slaves the most is probably field working. The truth is Black people were used for much more than that; their responsibilities included many jobs‚ from farming‚ to being cooks and housekeepers. In the south‚ some people would train their slaves to have trade skills‚ such as cooper (barrel maker)‚ wigmaker‚ and carpenter. This could be helpful to

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    dissimilar in Colonial America without the Indians. There is a probably chance that slavery would have gained popularity quicker if there were not any Indians. History today would not be the same without the Indians. The Colonials learned guerilla warfare fighting from fighting against the Indians. Also the because of the existence of the Indians farming grew in the colonial Americas. The Indians did more than one may give them credit for. Of course it is impossible to know exactly how the colonial Americas

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    Post-colonialism is an ‘after the events’ analysis detailing the impacts of colonialism and imperialism‚ putting an emphasis on the voice of those who were colonized‚ yet also involving the voice of the colonisers. The 2009 South African‚ science-fiction‚ mock-documentary film ‘District 9’ is about an alien ship running out of fuel and becoming stranded over the city of Johannesburg. The extraterrestrials are forced to live in slum-like conditions and are not allowed the same rights as humans

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    Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santa Rosa Campus A Term Paper Entitled COLONIAL INFLUENCES OF THE SPANIARDS IN THE PHILIPPINES Presented by: Maybelyn U. Catindig‚ BSEM 3-1 Presented to: Prof. N. Silva I. Introduction Spain is known for its history of exploring and conquering lands during the Age of Exploration in 16th century. There were many undiscovered lands during those times and in search of the east countries of the world‚ Spain was able to discover the Philippine

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    A YOADE MONSUR A.‚ DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND I NTERNATIONAL STUDIES‚ UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN‚ N IGERIA AFRICAN RESISTANCE TO COLONIAL RULE A BIG STEP IN THE CONTINENT’S INDEPENDENT Industrialization stirred ambition in many European nations they wanted more resources to fuel their industrial production. They compete for new market for their goods .they looked to Africa as a source of the raw material and as well as market for their goods. However European had earlier establish contact with

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    If not for atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ perhaps great directors like Yasujiro Ozu‚ Akira Kurosawa would not surfaced out‚ and golden age of Japan’s cinema would never be revealed. Techniques from these great directors would have not been discovered or ‘re-invented’ into something more innovative. Director such as Kenji Mizoguchi whom uses both directors’ camera technique mentioned above‚ would not appeared if the war wasn’t there. In 1940‚ Japan joined the Axis powers Germany and

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    The term Post-impressionism is used to describe late 19th century art that rejects the “capture-the-fleeting-moment” attitude of Impressionism and is characterized by bright colors and defined brushstrokes as opposed to the impasto approach of impressionists. Impasto is a technique in which paint is applied so thick onto the canvas that it stands out from the surface‚ creating a 3-D texture effect. The paint can be mixed on the canvas to achieve a desired color. One distinguishing factor of a post-impressionist

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    typical of the post-modern movement.  I would like you to undertake research into as many of them as you can within the recommended time. I would like you to find references to these designers without being given any specific links. This will help you to become an independent researcher. However‚ many of these designers and design groups are still working in graphic design so you may find that they have their own‚ official websites.   If you cannot find references easily‚ you should post a message

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    Colonial government wasn’t so different from how it is now. Sure‚ we’ve changed some things‚ but we still have a baseline from way back when. Today‚ we still have a legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branch. In the legislative branch they had something in England called ‘Parliament’. Basically Congress but with a different name. Just like Congress‚ Parliament was a bicameral legislature‚ a lawmaking body made of two houses. However‚ in Jamestown the houses were called House of Burgesses and Council

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    Kyle Hammond AP US History – 5 Mrs. Grzymkowski August 6th‚ 2011 The Arrival of Two Philosophies in Colonial Society Throughout the course of human history‚ it is certain that motivated groups of people have gone to bold extremes behind personal zeal and wishful impulses. The New World prior to 1700 was a very favorable refuge for people with this nature‚ as it was a vast and ungoverned landmass that‚ with the exception of defensive aboriginals‚ lacked formidable security against exploitation

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