“Why Were Africans Enslaved” After reading both articles‚ I feel these two writers are arguing which side of the same coin is the‚ “right side”. Eric Williams argues that while the Irish European slaves‚ the native American Indian‚ and the Chinese laborer could be used in certain jobs a slave would have‚ that their bodies were unable to keep up with the needed labor of a cotton‚ tobacco‚ and sugar plantation. He states that it was the African slaves superior endurance‚ strength‚ and economic cost
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Why was there an American Revolution? There are different ways of interpretation. Generally‚ it was agreed that the revolution originated in France and Britain about the war‚ ended in 1789 George Washington was elected the first President of the United States. One of the points on the two views of the American Revolution‚ the American Revolution in fact can not be regarded as revolutionary‚ because it does not dramatically change the entire colonial society‚ but simply replaced a distant government
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I think American veterans should be honored for several key reasons. The first and foremost reason is that these brave men and women risked ther lives for the freedom of the United States‚ or even for the freedom of a country half way around the world‚ which they knew nothing about. Either way these soilders fought for freedom‚ and each one should be honored one way or another. Another reason veterans should be commended is because we never want to repeat the time when Vietnam war veterans came back
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The Reason Why the Plains Tribes Almost Lost the Buffalos The Great Plains in the United States is home to many Native American tribes. Those tribes have different cultural practices‚ food‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ and languages‚ but they had some things in common. Since they lived on the Great Plains‚ they used the same resources interchangeably. They used animals for many of their survival needs. The Blackfeet is among some of the larger tribes in the Plains. Even though they relied on a few
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Did you know 49% of Americans want to take away our Second Amendment right to bare weapons? Since the the shooting of Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 there has been a nationwide debate about whether or not we should take away guns from every American. We need to support why we should be able to keep our guns. Without weapons how will we protect ourselves and our families‚ what would be the point of having the Second Amendment‚ and why can’t we create more laws to keep these weapons out of the
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The Presence of Baby Symbolism in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee is packed with baby imagery. Albee seems to add an image of a baby to almost every page of the play. The reason for this type of imagery is to symbolize babies‚ which has great importance throughout the course of the play because it connects with the characters and themes in the novel. The direct repetition of the word “baby” becomes very apparent at the beginning of the play and stays
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think about the world wars. However I believe the american revolution was the most intense and important war of american history. This 7 year fight was to gain independence from britain. Us doing that is what allowed us to be an independant country and not rely on britain. Also in this battle we earned our first ally‚ France who helped us overcome britain. And another reason that I think the American revolution was the most important war in american history is the fact that here is where we sort of
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have survived without the forced labor of the countless Africans who were stolen from their homeland and enslaved in this new foreign world. The overwhelming debt needed to be paid to Britain was the reasoning behind this inhumane‚ barbaric time in American history. These Africans were not only forced into performing back-breaking labor‚ but they were also subjected to constant humiliation by their owners. Most slaves were not allowed to travel freely‚ educate themselves‚ practice their religion‚ and
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Acer‚ Inc. – Taiwan’s Rampaging Dragon. Synopsis of the situation Shih Chen Jung was born in 1945. In 1972 he earned his maters degree and started working as an engineer for Qualitron Industrial Corporation. “In 1976‚ he and several friends founded Multitech International with a $25‚000 initial investment. They started by designing hand-held electronic games‚ and then expanded into the distribution of imported semiconductors. Shih renamed his company Acer Inc. in 1981” (Net Industries‚ 2007. pg
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adventurers chasing easy money in an active port city are a few of the reasons why New Orleans is an American anomaly. One of New Orleans most noteworthy exports is jazz. First thought of as the “Devil’s Music” jazz eventually became immensely popular and well respected among many people‚ including for example‚ young people in the roaring twenties‚ when it was the popular music of its day. It gave way for some African American and creole artists to make successful careers‚ integrating many cultures through
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