impression on me was during Indigenous Peoples Day. During the afternoon activities‚ there was a workshop called “Roots of Injustice-Seeds of Change Workshop”. This workshop changed everything that I thought I knew of the Native American people. The workshop consisted of a hands-on communal engagement exercise and discussion‚ regarding the oppression of the Native American people. Initially‚ when the event began I was incredibly nervous about being within a room of people whom I didn’t know. When
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Maya Angelou once said‚ “People will forget what you said‚ people will forget what you did‚ but people will never forget how you made them feel.” I often find that quote to be precisely true. “Araby” is a section of the book “The Dubliners”‚ which are all created by James Joyce. This story’s main focus is on something that I feel is pretty common nowadays: young love. It’s about a young boy that has an infatuation with his friend’s sister. He obsesses over her‚ and he watches her every move. The
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First Writing Assignment October 4‚ 2014 Pre-Columbian History of the Caribbean Indigenous People The longitudinal area located between modern day Cuba and Barbados is known as the Caribbean region of America. This area was the location of two indigenous populations: Tainos and the Siboneys. Both indigenous groups‚ Tainos and Siboneys migrated to the Caribbean region. The first indigenous group to migrate to the Caribbean was the Siboneys. Although their origin has been debated‚ the common
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do you only think about his speech‚ “I Have a Dream.” Dr. King wasn’t just the guy that made a good speech‚ he was the guy that started the Montgomery Bus boycott‚ the guy that helped Rosa Parks and the black community fight for equality. When you think about what he has done‚ you think he would have been praised by everyone‚ but he wasn’t. He was threatened so much‚ people even put a bomb in his house. Dr. King served time in jail for his beliefs. Dr. King did a lot of very smart things to make the
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TEDURAY ECONOMY The economy of Teduray is agriculturally based. Farming is their basic means of livelihood. Their other subsistence are fishing‚ hunting and mini handicraft production. Most of the farmers still practice swidden cultivation or slash-and-burn (kaingin) in farming. Thus‚ most of them get marginal production which is not enough to cater the wants and needs of their families. Planting star is one of the traditions still practiced by the Tedurays. This is observed during the months
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“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character”(King). Minister Martin Luther King Junior gave the historic “I Have a Dream” speech‚ which was created to help African Americans receive their rights and gain equality. Consequently‚ Dr. King was a very large part of the Civil Rights Movement and is a very iconic symbol of the act. This powerful address was told on October 28th
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British and Spanish Colonization Efforts in North America Prior to 1763 Starting in the late 1400s‚ and continuing for hundreds of years‚ Spanish and British colonization efforts have‚ in many ways‚ shaped North America. Because they had different goals‚ the Spanish and British went about their pursuit of the Americas in very different ways‚ and did not do many things similarly. When the Spanish came to America‚ they were mainly in search of silver‚ and gold‚ but they also wanted to spread their
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British and Spanish Colonization Efforts in North America Prior to 1763 Starting in the late 1400s‚ and continuing for hundreds of years‚ Spanish and British colonization efforts have‚ in many ways‚ shaped North America. Because they had different goals‚ the Spanish and British went about their pursuit of the Americas in very different ways‚ and did not do many things similarly. When the Spanish came to America‚ they were mainly in search of silver‚ and gold‚ but they also wanted to spread their
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Why did Athens lose the Peloponnesian Wars? What impact did the wars have on Greece? A good portion of blame for Athens losing the Peloponnesian Wars can be laid at the feet of two men: Alcibiades and the Spartan king‚ Lysander. Alcibiades was the nephew of Pericles. He was very charismatic and the young people of Athens loved him. But he had a glaring flaw; he lost his parents at a young age and became something of a sociopath‚ not caring what his deeds resulted in. As stated before
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and his people devastated as he forced them to industrialise‚ ruthlessly eliminated his opponents and lead his county to a costly victory in the Second World War. Although his leadership was brutal his ideas to industrialise were successful‚ if he had not drove his country to industrialise defeat in the Second World War would be certain. The purges also offered small opening for peasants and workers to become involved in the running of the USSR. Industrialization had a devastating impact on the people
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