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    those colonies. They were very similar to those societies that had been going on for centuries in Europe. There were governments‚ workers‚ schools‚ and hospitals. Issues began to come about in these societies due to revolts and rebellions by the people. They were unhappy with the way they were treated and their life style that they were forced to live by their mother countries. This caused tensions within the societies. The greatest cause of these tensions was the Stono Rebellion‚ followed by the Bacon’s

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    Juliet is a non relevant work for a person in modern times due to its rebellion‚ over dramatics‚ and the unnecessary of suicide. One way is that they were rebellious. Like Shakespeare said “Lord Capulet tells Juliet that she has to marry Pairs but she refuses” (Shakespeare 1110 ). One way is that they ignore the fact that that they are to young to make decisions about love. Another way they were rebellious was that they were too

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    Nat Turner’s Rebellion: A Slave Insurrection Nat Turner‚ a slave in Virginia‚ was raised by his mom and dad‚ with the help of his grandmother (whom he was so close to)‚ to be a strong person. He grew up being told that he was made to do something special with his life. Turner once said that he communicated with the Spirit and was told that his wisdom came from God. He felt he was destined to help slaves be free. He would work with the only four people he could trust‚ Hark; Henry; Sam; and Nelson

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    How did politics contribute to the start of World War II? There are several reasons why World War II began‚ but one specific cause of the war was politics. After World War I ‚ Germany was placed in a state of depression because of the Treaty of Versailles. They were forced to pay reparations for the war. As a cause‚ the country had extreme poverty and a weak government. That’s when Adolf Hitler emerges and promised the people of Germany that he’ll lead them out of depression. Hitler was later

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    plague caused severe declines in the population of native peoples in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Syphilis was the only significant disease thought to have been transferred from the Americas to Europe. 2. Similar patterns of contagion and mortality may be observed in the English and French colonies in North America. Europeans did not use disease as a tool of empire‚ but the spread of Old World diseases clearly undermined the ability of

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    MYP English and Humanities Year 10 Literature that describes acts of rebellion and the experience of social outsiders Will there always be a Mr Van Gogh? You will be assessed on the following criteria: Level Achieved English: A Content (receptive) English: B Organisation (Planning‚ paragraphs) Area of Interaction Environments Students are able to independently analyse a range of diverse social environments represented in literature and how‚ these reflect on

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    major factor in how slavery became the standard for labor in Jamestown; However‚ social stability was the primary factor in shifting from indentured servants to racialized slavery. Jamestown’s original purpose was to make money for the

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    “The Haitian Revolution has often been described as the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere” (Haitian). The Rebellion began in 1791‚ started by the slaves‚ and by 1803 they had ended French control over the colony and slavery. Numerous revolutions were going on concurrently‚ together these revolutions were dubbed the Haitian Revolution. “Among the causes of the conflicts were the affranchis’ frustration with a racist society‚ turmoil created in the colony by the

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    debts. He soon found that he was not alone in being unable to pay his debts‚ and once even saw a sick woman who had her bed taken out from under her because she was also unable to pay. He started to get very angry about the country’s actions. The rebellion started on August 29‚ 1786‚ and by January 1787‚ over one thousand Shaysites had been arrested. A militia that had been raised as a private army defeated an attack on the federal Springfield

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    #2 Rebellion and Social Norms among Youth Young people have a tendency not to comply with any laws when it’s come to their wellbeing. Young people always try to express their opinions and restrain from obeying their leaders which sometimes lead to a disaster result of their poor decisions in life. According to Gary Schwartz book‚ explain what happens in Sammy’s mind and what causes the reaction of quitting his job at the end (Schwartz 55). Therefore‚ the issue of young people is rebellion against

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