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    descriptions‚ raked from the gutter‚’ ‘decoyed‚ deceived‚ seduced‚ inveigled‚ or forcibly kidnapped and carried as servants to the plantations.’ They were regarded as the ‘surplus inhabitants’ of England.” By founding a colony with the belief of “surplus inhabitants”‚ Jamestown was destined to become a society structured on class. These “surplus inhabitants” were expected to help support an “enterprise for all... men to work upon”. These “surplus inhabitants” would become known as indentured servants‚ a

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    America and Mexico were in war due to conflicts regarding slavery and territories. Henry Clay (the Secretary of State at that time) tried to end the war by introducing a series of bills called The Compromise of 1850. The Compromise had five laws that were put in place to help the Northern Free States and the Southern Slave States come to a natural balance. In September 9‚ 1850‚ the government passed three of the laws from the Compromise of 1850. The first three bills were regarding territory between

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    Amanda Linn PSY 107 JOURNAL LETTER #3 5/8/12 What are you passionate about? Many of my earliest memories as a young child were of playing with my dolls and taking care of them in one way or another. I could often be found playing with my friends and starring in the lead role of either doctor‚ school teacher‚ or mommy. Through the years‚ I have been in the role of a babysitter‚ a camp counselor‚ a leader and mentor of youth organizations‚ a daycare provider‚ a tutor‚ and a teacher

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    Life Is What You Make It

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    “ LIFE “ A marvellous journey‚ a joyous song; smells of roses but also pricking thorns. A fairy tale or an interesting story long; yes this is life‚ take it‚ as it comes along. For a moment one is on success hunches; next day may be in disaster trenches. Reaping today the crops of joy‚ tomorrow the land may be barren and dry. Surrounded now by madding crowd; big gang of people but don’t feel proud. Later he may be a mourning loner; with none to love in the life fair. Endowed with

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    1-What would not have happened if we had elected officials who hear us when we weep from whipping laws? 2- What would not have happened to our brothers in Faraba if we had elected officials who heard us when we wept? 3- What would not have happened in Gunjur beach had our youths been heard against mining? 4- What would not have happened‚ had we not been marginalized by government upon government that instituted and adopted laws and weaponized them against us to keep us in the state that we are

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    Reap What You Sow

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    You reap what you sow” means that there is an effect for everything people do or say‚ and that the effort a person puts into something will be rewarded appropriately in this life or the next. People use this phrase as a reminder to be kind and work hard. Although the phrase might have roots in early Christianity‚ it appears in some form in other religions and also can be applied in non-religious situations. Seeing bad people succeed sometimes makes people who follow this general doctrine have emotional

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    What Makes You Happy?

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    us wake up each and every day that whatever they have is what make them happy. Lucky to those who are rich‚ for they have fame and wealth that they can use for their everyday living. Lucky some of those who are poor that some of them can still eat at least three times a day. Ironically‚ we humans sometimes seek and find happiness on material things. And more so‚ we forgot the real meaning of happiness in which that case‚ we thirst for what is our real happiness. What makes me be in the state of

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    Are Heroes Born or Made?

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    “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man‚ but he is braver five minutes longer. Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes ”What is a hero? Is a hero someone who flies around wearing a red cape and blue tights? Is a hero someone in comic books who always fights the bad guys? Or is a hero an ordinary person who just does what they can to help others. Well in my opinion a hero is anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is a person who is able to help another in various ways. A person can

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    Japanese Imperialism Imperialism is a tendency or system of those regimes that wish to expand their dominance to another or other territories through force‚ both military and political or economic. An imperialist state‚ therefore‚ wishes to impose itself on other countries and exercise its control. These are nations that have great strength and do not hesitate to use it‚ either directly or indirectly‚ on the weakest. In 1603 real power falls on Ieyasu Tokugawa‚ the emperor passing to be just a

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    What is the rule that you live by? We all live in the world of rules. I would classify all the rules into two big groups macro and micro. Macro rules are the rules that were formed by government’s institutions‚ religion‚ culture and society. Micro rules are settled by each person for himself of herself depending on the way he/she was brought up and educated. I have a few personal rules I use in my live actively. They are very simple and based on a very elementary foundation. First of them is

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