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    "The Need to Know" "The Dilemma" (Opening‚ Perspective 1‚ Perspective 2‚ Closing Write a brief response to What was the primary cause of the Second Great Awakening? * The Industrial Revolution transformed the ways people worked‚ and it created an important separation between public and private life. * While the forces of the market may have created tremendous anxiety for some‚ others used the market to advertise upcoming revivals and church meetings. * Noteworthy religious innovations

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    What was the Most Important Cause for the Civil War in 1642? After the death of his father‚ James I‚ in 1625‚ Charles I became the King of England. However‚ he was very unpopular with his people and he had many problems‚ which lead to the Civil War in 1642. There were both long-term and short-term causes for the war‚ including: the King’s negative attitude towards Parliament‚ the fact that they had fewer riches than their rivals and the decisions he made… To begin with‚ Charles I’s personal

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    peacefully disobey a law it has positive effects on society. Civil disobedience happens for a variety of reasons. “For some‚ it’s for very personal reasons. For others‚ it’s out of love‚ rage‚ anger or lack of real progress with electoral politics‚” (Johnson). Civil disobedience is ultimately an act of emotion. When one commits civil disobedience it is because they feel strongly about a situation. There are a multitude of ways to commit civil disobedience from “Marches” to “Rallies” to “Sit-ins” (Johnson)

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    Why Is Slavery Bad

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    Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist who wrote an autobiography “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave” to show the reasons why slavery was bad. In the autobiography‚ Frederick Douglass made claims against slavery and supported them with his own experiences. Some of the claims are that slavery corrupts slave owners‚ the slaves were treated like property‚ not people‚ slavery separated families‚ and slaves had to live and work in horrible conditions. In opposition to Frederick

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    Today we see African Americans depicted in music videos‚ film‚ tv shows‚ news‚ and many other platforms of entertainment and media‚ but how many of those representations are correct? Realistically‚ it is impossible to represent whole racial groups and ethnicities‚ which is why generalizations and stereotypes are created. But the misrepresentation of African Americans in media and entertainment only further stimulates stigma‚ racism‚ mistreatment‚ and discrimination in and towards the black community

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    had collapsed. In the year after the war ended‚ eighty-one plantations in Mississippi where sold for less than a tenth of what they had been worth in 1860. Confederate money was worthless; personal saving had vanished. Confederate general Braxton Bragg returned to his ‘’ once prosperous’’ Alabama home to find ‘’all‚ all was lost‚ except my debt.” Many of the southern cities Richmond- Atlanta Columbia were ruins‚ most railroads were damaged or

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    Historian as curandera

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    Historian as curandera Abstract History is story we tell ourselves as Khalil Gibran Muhamad defined it ‚ or Story we tell ourselves about how past explains our present and the way story is told is shaped by contemporary needs as Aurora Levnis Morales nicely put it. Likewise it could be stated that we become stories we tell ourselves. Thus‚ history has role in construction of our identity. Given the importance of the story for us‚ could it be different story then the one we are told in mainstream

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    My Essay is about the causes of the English Civil war. The main focuses of my Essay is: Religion‚ Power and Money. In Religion I will explain the changes that Charles made and The troubles he caused. In Power‚ I will discuss how Charles and Parliament struggled for Power to rule England. Then finally I will address the monetary issues of spending with Charles I and Parliament. RELIGION Religion was a major problem in 1625-40 because Charles I son of James I

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    Inhumanity “Slavery [was] terrible for men; but it [was] far more terrible for women.” These were the wiser words of Harriet Jacobs‚ a woman who suffered the mistreatments and abusiveness of a white guy who believed because he was her owner was allow to do anything he wanted with her. 12 years a slave is such a marvelous movie when it comes to the representation of slavery in America before the civil war‚ and it showed an era of racism‚ injustices‚ and inequality especially towards colored people

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    Why Is Slavery Wrong

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    The institution of slavery was a truly horrible thing‚ and is not a topic for debate over whether is was ethically right. The bondage and forced labor of fellow humans is an absolutely despicable act from a moral standpoint. However‚ as absolutely horrible as it wasslavery reaped many positive benefits for the new and developing country at the time‚ many which were pivotal in the foundation and eventual survival of America. For as horrible as it wasslavery was critical in the formation of the

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