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    The purpose of slavery was to get free labor so that they didn’t need to pay workers.This is why it was often used in the South‚ because of farms and things like that. But‚ the actual % of slave owners around Civil War time was very low.They wanted the slaves to work in tobacco plantations and they did not pay them for their work. These Slaves had no life.The salves were there only to work giving their bosses free labor.The slaves were not treated like normal people they lived in huts.Their bed

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    What Was The Mayan Empire

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    advanced writing and math‚ insane pyramids‚ excellent stone and jade tools‚ gender equality‚ great road systems‚ and dedication to religion. Met its end after more than 3‚000 years. Archaeologist show through studies that the ending of this empire was caused by a uniformed/unstable government‚ droughts‚ deforestation‚ debates‚ diseases‚ decreased trust in leaders‚ and abandonment of cities. The Mayan empire started in 2000 B.C.E. originating in Mexico but rapidly expanding to parts of Guatemala‚

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    What Was Socrates Failure

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    Thrasymachus’ claims are based on his own experience of Ancient Greek life while Socrates’ statements hardly related to the realities of the life surrounding him. He is blinded by what he firmly believes. He is trying to adjust the common realities of the society to his own ideology. Altough he is able to convince Thrasymachus at the end‚ what he does during this process is misleading. Thrasymachus seems to be an agent for Socrates to express his ideology in a dialogue for.

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    What Was The Hutu Tribe

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    000. Rwanda was occupied by Germans during the colonial era‚ it was also a part of German east Africa up until world war 1. Rwanda was occupied by three main tribes called the twa‚ Hutu‚ and the Tutsi. The twa were known as the original tribe to settle in Rwanda. They were forest dwellers/ hunters around the Virunga mountain range‚ in the west of Africa. Their tribe numbers started decreasing immensely during the 5th century‚ when bantu-speaking Hutu started appearing. The Hutu tribe was based around

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    they claimed to deserve‚ “He issued the rebellious cry: “Who would be for liberty‚ and free from bondage” join the revolt…Together they would “go through the Country and kill those that made any opposition” (Takaki 58). Immediately Isaac Friend’s plan was put to a stop by the Virginia authorizers because they knew that having a group rebel would bring chaos and influence other indentured workers and servants to join the fight too. The more that the giddy multitude gained power‚ the more threat they became

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    Reaganomics was considered one out of the mostly serious attempt to change the course of U.S. economic policy of any administration since the New Deal. Only by reducing the growth of government claimed Reagan by that attempt they could increase the growth of the economy. Reagan’s required in 1981 a specific program for economic recovery that included four major policy objectives One‚ which would be reducing the growth of government spending‚ Second‚ reduce the marginal tax rates on income from

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    The Declaration of Independence “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.-That to secure these rights‚ Governments are instituted among Men‚ deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed‚- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends‚ it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it‚ and

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    Economic Independence

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    The Fail of Economic Independence Strategy as A Result of Social Sentiments During late nineteenth and early twentieth century‚ in order to reach their goal of equality‚ literate blacks with sympathetic whites began to fight against Jim Crow and injustice using different concepts-some black leaders urged for equal rights; while some believed that‚ instead of political rights‚ economic independence and contribution to the society could improve black people’s social positions gradually (Cuban 79)

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    Native Americans before colonization had rich and diverse cultures‚ religions‚ and languages. If I was a Native American during European colonization‚ I would feel threatened by the settlers. The new settlers are a different skin color‚ have different animals‚ different beliefs‚ and different weapons. Moreover‚ humans naturally fear what is different. I know that if I was an Indian and saw these strange colored men riding these never before seen animals I would be weary. Native Americans had to deal

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    its dominate control over the league‚ Athens converted the league into the Athenian Empire. “When Athens concluded an alliance with Corcyra in 433‚ and started to besiege Potidaea‚ it threatened the position of Corinth. Sparta also feared that Athens was becoming too powerful but tried to prevent war.” (Peloponnesian War - Livius. (2018)) Sparta initial intentions were to avoid war with the possibility of peace‚ if Athens would have revoked the measures against Megara‚ one of Sparta’s allies‚ by

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