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    History of Sugar

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    The Production and Consumption of Sugar The production of sugar has shaped our world throughout the centuries. From its humble beginning‚ to its royal induction it has now made a household name as a necessity. It has changed our society into sugar addicts with a never ending urge for sweetness. Production of this craving has lead to an over abundant consumption. Consumption so great that is has defined humans through culture and history. The journey has marked the path of this once less then

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    Tree Plantation

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    Tree Plantation Tree plantation means planting more trees in a planned way. It is very necessary to the environment. Trees are our best friends. They give us oxygen. They also give us shelter‚ shade‚ foods‚ fruits etc. They help our environment in many ways. They prevent soil erosion. They make our land fertile. They save us from droughts‚ floods‚ cyclones etc. If there are no trees our country will turn into desert. Different kinds of natural disasters will come. People will suffer from the shortage

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    Of Plymouth Plantation

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    Of Plymouth Plantation William Bradford The book that I chose to write about is Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford. I chose to write about this book because I believe that what William Bradford did for the Pilgrims was very remarkable. Bradford was the governor of Plymouth for over thirty years after the previous governor‚ John Carver‚ had died. He was a very powerful leader in the Plymouth Plantation and all the Pilgrims looked at him not only as a leader‚ but also as a part of their

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    Hardships We overcame for American Liberty In the twentieth century there was only a handful of people that got to enjoy what we call "American Liberty". Those who did were rich white business men‚ and those who didn’t were everyone who wasn’t them. People like African Americans‚ women‚ workers‚ etc. were all deprived of this "enjoyment". Sadly it wasn’t till the mid or late twentieth century that they were able to finally enjoy the liberty. African Americans were especially deprived at this time. Most

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    Early in the 18th century when women started to make a name for themselves in the mathematical world. Despite it being known that most men were allowed to study and practice mathematics‚ yet “intellectual women were admired by men‚ [and] they were never ridiculed for being intellectual and educated” (Unlu). Because men were more encouraged‚ but a woman of a higher class who possesses a great intellectual mind and has a potential for pursuing mathematics are acknowledged and highly encouraged. Furthermore

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    African American Athletes in the 20th Century The world of sports wasn’t always the fun and games that we see today. In the 21st century the world of sports is decorated with many talented African American athletes from soccer‚ to hockey‚ to basketball‚ to baseball. African American athletes in the 20th century had to fight through the race barrier and face up against unbeatable odds to be able to do what they love. Jackie Robinson‚ Jack Johnson‚ and Jesse Owens are all African American athletes

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    No Sugar

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    No Sugar No Sugar (1986)‚ a play exploring the treatment of Aboriginal people in the 1930’s‚ was written by Jack Davis‚ an Aboriginal Western Australian who grew up in Yarloop and the Moore River Settlement. No Sugar is told from the point of view of an Aboriginal family who are coerced into living at an Aboriginal reserve because the white people in their community didn’t like them living close to them. The authority at the settlement are very abusive creating conflict between the Millimurra family

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    Once slavery had been around in America for a couple of years the Africans influenced some of the European cuisine. During the early stages of slavery Africans wanted to escape to be free. Spain knew about that and since Spain did not like America they declared that any slave that managed to run away and reach St.Augustine would be free. Once most of the Africans heard about this they all tried to go to St.Augustine‚ while some succeeded many did not. For those that succeeded they managed to formulate

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    Sugar Revolution

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    The Sugar Revolution In the seventeenth century both in the English and to a lesser extent in the French islands‚ a change occurred in the basic cash crop. This change was so rapid and far-reaching that ‘revolutionary’ is a fitting word to describe it. It ranks in importance with emancipation‚ for the sugar revolution changed the Lesser Antilles completely. It was not just that sugar replaced tobacco as the chief crop: the population changed from white to black; the size of landholdings changed;

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    were to be carried strictly on English vessels. Because the New England Colonies had the tools and natural resources for ship making‚ they acquired great profit. The Southern Colonies did not obtain such luck. These Colonies were made up of grand plantations loaded with cash crops. Because England did not have need for an abundance of American commodities‚ these colonies suffered from the Navigation Acts. This lack of income led to smuggling and illegal trade by the Colonies on England’s basis. In 1650

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