SLAVERY A. Slaves were people captured in war‚ used to settle a debt‚ or made slaves as a means of punishment. The Spaniards in the Caribbean had little need for African slaves in the early 1500s for various reasons. The Treaty of Tordesillas‚ which was a line of demarcation drawn north to south‚ west of the Azores and Cape Verde’s‚ stipulated that the areas west of the line belonged to the Spaniards and the east to the Portuguese. As a result of the treaty Africa was on Portugal’s side of
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the story we see what an incredible person Cora is from the inside‚ but the people around her only judge her because of her skin color. In “Cora Unashamed” we meet Jessie; she is like Cora’s second daughter because Cora’s first baby girl dies of whooping cough and Cora adopts Jesse in her heart. Cora nursed Jessie and considered her‚ her daughter because the Studevants didn’t show much love for
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animal testing also essential for scientific inquiry and for pushing forward medical research and methods. Also the benefits to mankind from research on animals have been great‚ vaccines for chicken pox‚ cholera‚ influenza‚ measles‚ mumps‚ polio‚ Whooping Cough‚ TB and various other cures for diseases that were once life threatening were developed through testing on animals. Other medications‚ including insulin‚ penicillin‚ painkillers and chemotherapy‚ as well as medical devices such as pacemakers
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Biology of Health and Illness Factors which affect the normal functioning of two body systems TASK 1 The body ’s first line of defence against pathogens uses mostly physical and chemical barriers such as sweat‚ skin‚ tears‚ mucus‚ stomach acid‚ and so on. Our skin and other membranes which line the body passages are fairly effective in keeping most pathogens out of the body. Mucus can trap pathogens‚ which are then washed away or destroyed by chemicals. Tears‚ sweat‚ and saliva have certain
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A child with a disability is a child with a mental or physical health condition and that must be provided with services and equal opportunities in order for them to be a successful human being and live a fulfilling life. An intellectual disability has limitations in two different areas: Intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors. Intellectual function is also know as your IQ. This shows a person’s ability to learn‚ reason‚ make decisions‚ and solve problems. Adaptive behaviors are necessary
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Vaccines are critical to our health as a society. In the nineteenth century physician Edward Jenner created the first smallpox vaccine made from the mild cowpox virus (Williams 20-23). Then during the twentieth century a scientific revolution improved vaccines for several diseases (Williams 23-25). These innovations in modern medicine have given today’s society the widespread prevention of some deadly diseases. All parents should vaccinate their children to prevent the further spread of deadly diseases
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Is it a good idea to vaccinate children? Whether for religious or personal reasons some parents choose not to vaccinate their children. Although there are no current laws about vaccinations‚ according to “Risk Factors Associated With Parents Claiming Personal-belief Exemptions to School Immunization Requirements: Community and Other Influences on More Skeptical Parents in Oregon‚ 2006‚” “48 states allow exemptions to immunizations for medical‚ religious‚ or philosophical reasons‚ but legal definitions
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The Trail of Tears was a harsh and inhumane event that happened in the 1830’s. Indian tribes were forced off of their land and they were involuntarily relocated to what is now Oklahoma. There was fear and resentment among the white settlers when it came to their Native American adversaries. They were a different kind of people than the whites when it came to how they lived‚ spoke‚ dressed and as well as their religious beliefs. This unfamiliarity with them led to the settlers believing that they
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Are Destroying”). With the estimated rate of measles increasing that significantly‚ there comes a point where one wonders how far Anti-Vax parents will go before they begin to see the trail of destruction they are leaving. Recently‚ in America‚ “whooping cough… hit its highest rate of infection in 50 years‚” and “over 100‚000 illnesses and over 1‚000 deaths” were “associated with the anti-vaccine movement” (“The Anti-Vaccine Movement”). When more and more parents stop vaccinating‚ they endanger not
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a parent to steer clear of the whole situation‚ and in ending result‚ not get their child vaccinated. When children aren’t vaccinated‚ they are left defenseless against diseases like hepatitis B‚ measles‚ mumps‚ chicken pox‚ polio‚ pertussis (whooping cough)‚ rubella‚ and more. All these diseases have the ability to easily kill a child within days‚ and if it weren’t for the vaccines protection over many children in the United States‚ the spread of these diseases would travel rapidly. There are
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