1 Séminaire M2 Historiography Allan POTOFSKY For the seminar of 19/11/2014 Michel-Guillaume Saint John de Crèvecoeur Adopted American name: Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Letters from an American Farmer (1782) LETTER III: “What is an American” Discussion question: What‚ to Crèvecoeur‚ are the differences between a European subject and an American citizen? I WISH I could be acquainted with the feelings and thoughts which must agitate the heart and present themselves to the mind of an enlightened Englishman
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African people; they heard stories of sacrifice cannibalism‚ slavery and the worship of fetishes a savage race. These stories would be reflected in the articles and publications that would be written about the people of Benin‚ a powerful kingdom on the West African Coast after its invasion in 1897 by the British Armed Forces‚ stories that had been told by people who had visited Benin‚ photographs and drawings are also published. See (figure‚ 1.8 pg26)‚ showing a photograph‚ taken by the armed forces of
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When you think George Washington what do you think of? The First President. War hero. Virginian. George Washington is one of‚ if not‚ the most famous people in history‚ however there is more to him than what meets the eye. There were social‚ economic‚ and cultural influences on George Washington that affected his lifetime achievements. George Washington was born February 22‚ 1732 to Augustine and Mary Bell Washington. Augustine was a “wealthy planter”(Burn 19) and owned a “plantation sometimes called
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“12 million Africans were brought to the new world against their will to perform back breaking labor under terrible conditions”. From the 1500-1700‚ slave trade started in the region of Africa‚ specifically in Swahili. Slavery was an inhumane act. It was truly barbaric and constantly controlling a person’s life‚ what they eat‚ sleep or if they were sold or bought‚ was vicious. The slaves were used and thrown away like garbage. As mentioned above‚ following along it was from the Swahilis where it
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depression started in the U.S in September of 1929 with a decrease in the stock market that later collapsed on October 29‚ 1929. In the 1920’s the United States economy was great . Stocks were bought using credit without worry because values kept growing. In the 1920’s all investments did well. During this time period there were not government regulations on the purchase and sale of stocks‚ the value of the stocks showed little the actual health of the specific industry issuing the stock. Starting on September
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France and Italy. American Woodrow Wilson‚ Great Britain’s David Lloyd George‚ Frances Georges Clemenceau and Italy’s Vittorio Orlando were known as the ’Big Five’. The Treaty was drawn up so Germany who was responsible for the war was to pay reparations to the allies and their associated powers. The Treaty consisted of Territorial Settlements‚ a war guilt clause‚ reparations and restrictions on military power. I agree that the Treaty of Versailles had some good points but there were more wrong than
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I found the Cornel West speech rather interesting because of the way that he used his words and his expressions during his speech. Cornel West is one of the leading African American individuals that appeared in a lot of programs. He used to be a professor in Albert and now a professor at Princeton University. He is controversial because he is outspoken and is very engaged socially. “Getting to know Cornel West has been one of the genuine pleasures of my life‚” Gates said. “I have never met a person
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What is American Federalism? According to Dye (2011)‚ "nations are not truly federal unless both national and subnational governments exercise separate and autonomous authority‚ both elect their own officials‚ and both tax their own citizens for the provision of public services" (p.263). American Federalism is just that. In the United States each state has their own government with elected officials‚ to go even further each town within these states also have their own elected officials. These officials
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insult can really impact them. In the book “13 reasons”by Jay Asher talks about the suicide of the new girl in town. She talks through a tape recorder talking to the ones that made her do it. People might not realize they can impact a person so much. The way we impact each other is important to know. Even a small insult might make the person feel terrible because all the negativity the person already built up will make the person even more depressed (13 reasons). In the book‚ Hannah said that “when you
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Some consumers are influenced by brands‚ other are not. Discuss the reasons for this. Currently‚ there are many products which have been introduced to the market. A company attempts to make their brand recognized by consumers in order to gain repurchasing from their customers. The company needs to predict an expectation of consumers. Therefore‚ brand management could be one of the most important roles in achieving this. Branding is a product or service that is distinguished from its competitors
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