Good Morning/afternoon Mr Hammoud and fellow students. I am one of the direct descendants of the Afghan people that migrated to Australia between the 1800’s and 1900’s. The Afghan people have contributed to Australia’s communities more than any of us can imagine. Despite suffering seclusion and unacceptable treatment by the Europeans‚ the type of work done by the Afghans has helped us build Australia to what it is today. So why did the Afghans come to Australia? The first Afghan settlers were BROUGHT
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Hortensia‚ passed in 287BC‚ further blurred the distinctions between plebeians and patricians. The twelve tables‚ and any laws passed by a plebeian assembly‚ would now be binding to both plebeians and patricians‚ a sort of social justice. The Roman army before 264BC was a citizens’ army‚ comprised of farmers and the population‚ with very little to no full time soldiers. Every man was expected to provide his own gear‚ and as such it was very difficult to recruit the poor or slaves to fight‚ and when they
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Lesson #2‚ Enrichment #1 22 September 2014 Just recently I saw a video of Native Americans holding up picket signs saying that Columbus was a mass murderer and that he had Indian blood on his hands. Native Americans have existed here in America well before Columbus landed on Plymouth Rock. I never knew the full history of Native Americans until now. Native Americans have many different privileges set aside for them‚ some are inaccurate and some are not. Things that I’ve heard include; if you
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a lot of people. But‚ a quick glance throughout history and it becomes apparent that experiencing a new way of life is a lot more routine today than it once was. Explorers such as Christopher Columbus
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events that occurred nearly three-hundred years before our nation’s birth; events that‚ had they not occurred‚ it is a certainty that the United States of America would not exist as it does today. The event I am speaking about of course is the world famous voyage of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus‚ and his subsequent discovery of the American continents. One thing that is not disputed by any historian of merit is the fact that Christopher Columbus’ landing in the America’s led directly to the
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this essay‚ I will be extending very acutely into this issue‚ identifying the reasoning behind this case‚ so that I can easily be able to express my judgement on‚ Columbus discovering or invading the West Indies‚ with indomitable evidence. People believing that Columbus discovered America due to several different inferences: firstly‚ Columbus verified that the world is circular‚ by sailing west to the East Indies‚ instead of east. He travelled west due to the fact that he was considering for a rapid
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Columbus the Fake Christopher Columbus- a name that makes us think “sailed the ocean blue in 1492” and the great one who discovered the Americas. Since a young age we are taught about the glorious‚ heroic man who came and conquered the Americans; there is even a holiday for him. But little do many know that Columbus was not the first and he did much harm when coming to North America. While most think Columbus was a great and powerful man who founded America‚ he was more of an imposter who did much
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Columbus Throughout the years of our education‚ the story of Christopher Columbus changes. We learn new things and we realize that the things that we had learned and believed weren’t true at all. For the most part‚ I had always thought Columbus was this very intelligent guy that discovered this new place that eventually changed the whole world. However‚ continuing to get older and grow‚ I learn that maybe Columbus wasn’t this all wonderful man who made this discovery. In fact‚ he stumbled upon
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first people on the land before the Europeans and Spanish came and invaded. Although‚ Native Americans are known for the different tribes‚ the paper will be focusing more on the Navajo Tribe also known as the largest Native American Society in the United States. The Navajos are located in the north region up by Arizona‚ New Mexico‚ Utah‚ etc. After the Spanish had settled into the Navajo society‚ there were some hostility taking place between the two groups and then came
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From our earliest school days we have been aware of Christopher Columbus and of how he found the Americas; however what else is known about the voyage? Has a deeper perspective been taken on the subject? Consider what influenced him to travel‚ what led him to being able to explore‚ how did he win over the support of those who financed his voyages‚ or even what else he accomplished while he was venturing. For no reason in particular teachers have left out key details as mentioned previously‚ after
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