A Child Called ’It’ David J. Pelzer’s mother‚ Catherine Roerva‚ was‚ he writes in this ghastly‚ fascinating memoir‚ a devoted den mother to the Cub Scouts in her care‚ and somewhat nurturant to her children--but not to David‚ whom she referred to as "an It." This book is a brief‚ horrifying account of the bizarre tortures she inflicted on him‚ told from the point of view of the author as a young boy being starved‚ stabbed‚ smashed face-first into mirrors‚ forced to eat the contents of his sibling’s
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16th through 19th century Europeans enslaved those from Africa for many reasons. The Portuguese were one of the first European nations to establish outposts in West Africa. In West Africa‚ and to a further extent Africa itself‚ slavery was already an old tradition. Upon discovery of the new world‚ areas in places such as Brazil were converted to cultivate highly profitable crops (such as sugar). Since the natives were very susceptible to European diseases‚ they were not a good source of labor
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Development Policy Management Forum Addis Ababa © 2002 by Development Policy Management Forum (DPMF) All rights reserved. Published 2002 Printed in Ethiopia Development Policy Management Forum (DPMF) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) P.O. Box 3001 Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia Tel. 251-1-515410/ (DL) 443197 Fax: 251-1-515410 Email: dpmf@uneca.org Website: http://www.dpmf.org All views expressed in the Occasional Papers are those of the authors and not necessarily those
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purpose now capable of realization 1.1 The earliest people - The earliest representatives of South Africa’s diversity – at least the earliest we can name – were the San and Khoekhoe peoples - Both were resident in the southern tip of the continent for thousands of years - The hunter-gatherer San ranged widely over the area - The pastoral Khoekhoe lived in those comparatively well-watered areas with grazing - However‚ the Khoekhoe have disappeared due to diseases from Europeans and some
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Leonardo da Vinci was a painter‚ architect‚ inventor‚ and a true student of everything that had to do with science. He was called a “Renaissance man” because he was so smart in so many areas. Even today‚ he is best known for his art and because he painted two of the world’s most famous paintings‚ the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Da Vinci was so ahead of his time that he believed that art was connected to both science and nature. He filled notebook after notebook with inventions and ideas that
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Tourism in Africa | May 2011 | Do the positive effects of tourism in Africa outweigh the negative effects? | Jo-Anne Mc Alister Student Number: 11028468 Lecturer: Avasha Rambiritch | Tourism in Africa Tourism is a fast growing economic industry‚ particularly in Africa‚ which‚ as a developing continent‚ has a vast amount of potential. Studies done have shown that tourism is a growing industry worldwide. It grows at an average of 10%-15% annually (Miller quoted in Wikipedia-Ecotourism
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CHAPTER TWO ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS IN INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT AND BANGLADESH. A good connection existed between the Indian sub-continent and Europe since the ancient time. The Arab traders exported the commodities of Indian subcontinent to Venice and Genoa Ports of Italy in the middle age. These Ports commodities were also sent to various countries of Europe. This business was monopolized by the Arab and Italian traders. In this way‚ they earn a large amount of profit. Gradually‚ the merchants
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Why the Ancient Culture of Mesopotamia deserves to be called a Civilization Between 3000-550BC‚ the civilization of the culture of Mesopotamia‚ also known as “The Land Between Two Rivers” was at its peak. Unfortunately‚ much of Mesopotamia’s contributions to the history of human civilization go unnoticed. The limited history available on this magnificent land shows that a great deal of human civilization begun in Mesopotamia. This is proven by its extensive trade routes‚ outstanding leaders
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The Last Continent by Jean Lemire “A group of scientists studies the impact of global warming on the uninhabited continent”. A biologist by training‚ Jean Lemire has crisscrossed the world’s ocean for the past several decades. Mr. Jean has been contributing to the raising awareness and supporting the importance of biodiversity and becoming involved in action to preserve life on Earth by taking advantage of his unique background as both biologist and filmmaker. In 1987‚ he started a parallel
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Ledezma‚ Beatriz Prof. Ileana Molina LM- 1358 Mystery and Suspense Literature June 14‚ 2011 A Dark Mirror Criticism of Victorian notion of women’s sexuality is a remarkable theme of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s novella “Carmilla.” Even though sexuality is seen as an essential element in an individual’s life‚ throughout history‚ it has continually been conceived as a taboo topic; indeed‚ for many conservative cultures around the world‚ to talk openly about it is still considered offensive. Therefore
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