Imagine the sensation of burning flesh or a sword puncturing ones heart while suffering slowly. Both situations were examples of what laborers sustained. Europe had numerous amounts of dangerous occupations during the Medieval Era. Venturesome employments occurred after the fall of Rome to the rise of the Ottoman Empire. Positions were divided into different categories such as: nobility, professionals, intellectual, working class, and entertainment. Most treacherous vocations were mainly obtained…
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Slavery denied people their basic human rights. Slavery was a dishonor to America. All slaves were treated terribly. They were often sold many times from owner to owner for their entire lifes. Every day slaves would have to wake up early to start work with very few breaks for rest or food. When slaves went to sleep, they had to sleep on a bed that was made out of straw and old rags, thrown in corners and boxed boards (Doc. 3). In addition, slaves lodged in log huts on the bare ground. Wooden floor…
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Why do we need citizens in a Democracy? In a Democracy you need to have multiple types citizens. There should be Personally Responsible Citizen in a Democracy because they contribute to community efforts. Another type of citizen that is needed in a Democracy is Participatory citizens because they volunteer for community committees. Lastly, Justice Oriented Citizens are needed in a Democracy because they look critically at the social, economic, and political reason for a problem. In a Democracy…
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“Imperialism is a progressive force for both the oppressors and oppressed.” During the late 19th and early 20th centuries,imperialism was colonizing over a nation through military force to become under its power. Imperialism was not a progressive force for both oppressors and oppressed due to the harsh treatment. In Africa, people were killed and suffered and young adults were treated as slaves. Land and religion freedom were taken away from them. Due to the long work hours caused them to die fast…
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Do you recall the ancient civilization known as the Mayans? While their name may ring a bell, their remarkable achievements may not be as well known. Originating in Central America, the Mayans inhabited what is now modern-day Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and El Salvador. Their territory was filled with dense rainforests and rugged terrain, yet despite these challenges, the Mayans thrived, with a population estimated between 2 and 10 million. They had remarkable feats that some people may not know…
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Industrialization was a big part of how our country was built. Industrialization is when new industries like factories are built in a new area. Without factories we wouldn’t have any transportation, appliances for our house, or any materials to build anything. What are the costs and benefits of industrialization? The benefits of industrialization are easy work and mass production of materials, while the costs are child labor and long working hours. The benefits or good things about industrialization…
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Relationships: 1. The 13th Amendment solidified in the Constitution the ideas of abolishing slavery that were set in the Emancipation Proclamation, by extending the law to the entire country, so that a later government could not re-establish slavery. 2. The Civil Rights Bill of 1866 nullified the Black Codes as an attempt to end racial discrimination in state laws. 3. The Reconstruction Act of 1867 established the procedure for states to re-enter the Union, which included ratifying the 14th Amendment…
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By 100 C.E., Buddhism founded in India in the 6th century B.C.E was brought to China, gradually winning converts following the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E., but responses to the spread of Buddhism in China differed. Some faction of people didn’t see the spread of Buddhism as a threat they saw it as what it was, a religion brought to China even though it not an aspect of China, it still should be respected differed from faction of people who saw the spread of Buddhism as barbaric invasion…
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I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfill our destiny, but our fate is sealed. –Paulo Coelho This is a story about how someone used power to try to take advantage of the future. Whose control is more influential to the events happening in the play? Throughout this tragedy of the story of Macbeth: Lady Macbeth, and the witches had little control, but…
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With Asoka’s great conquest and his disturbing dark side, people can not decide to this day, was he a ruthless conqueror or an enlightened ruler? Asoka ruled most of India, from 268 BCE until his death 232 BCE. After Asoka’s death, his land the Mauryan empire collapsed fifty years later. During his rule, Asoka also send missionaries to spread Buddhism through the subcontinent. Based on the evidence, I claim that we should rementinentmber Asoka as an enlightened ruler. My first…
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