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- 8141: The Slave Trade and Its Effects on Early America
- ... McCague, 14). After they were marched often hundreds of miles, it was time for them to be shipped off to sea, so that they could be sold as cheap labor to help harvest the new world. But before they were shipped off, they had to pass through a slave-trading station. The slave trade, which was first controlled by Portugal, was now controlled by other European nations. In the late 1600 ... could gather up more and more slaves. There were usually 220 to 250 slaves in each ship. Then they had to stay down there for the long trip across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. Women and children were allowed to roam at large, but the men were attached by leg irons to chains that ran along the ship's bulwarks. After a breakfast of rice or cornmeal or yams ... to the misery of the slaves. Seasickness was also a problem. Conditions on the ships improved as the slave trade continued, but thousands of Africans still lost their lives on the journey to the new world. When slaves would try to rebel on the ship, they were immediately killed and thrown overboard. Some slaves preferred death over slavery. Watching their chance while on deck, they often jumped overboard to drown ...
- 8142: Benedict Arnold
- ... wrong turn that tainted his whole career. The majority of the people in the U.S view him as a traitor of the American public and of their trust. If the British had won the war he would be looked down upon with even more contempt than he is today. However, if Benedict Arnold had died, in his prime, on the battlefield of Saratoga, he would be viewed much differently all over the world, possibly as the greatest general that even lived.
- 8143: Marijuana
- ... as a medicine as did the introduction of a variety of new and better medicines like aspirin, morpheine (habit forming), chloral, barbituates tranquilizers, and when it got on the list of drugs thought by the world community to require legal restrictions. Our first President, George Washington, grew cannabis on his plantation. The cannabis he grew was more fibrous and is better known as hemp. Hemp was used to make rope, twine ... Q: Would less people use it if legalized? A: no. Q: How much is caught by the government? A: 2% of total in U.S. Basically thats the government admittinng that they are losing the war on drugs. Q: How does it smell? A: Usually good, sometimes bitter. a sweet smell. Q: THC makes you high right? A: yes, they have found it causes no long lasting effects. Water Pipes/bongs ...
- 8144: Should Drugs Be Made Legal? (Against)
- Should Drugs Be Made Legal? (Against) For several decades drugs have been one of the major problems of society. There have been escalating costs spent on the war against drugs and countless dollars spent on rehabilitation, but the problem still exists. Not only has the drug problem increased but drug related problems are on the rise. Drug abuse is a killer in our ... illegal in the U.S because there would be an increase of drug abuse and a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS. The United States can not afford this problem. It has become a world power by strengthening its people not by killing them. Drug abuse has gotten worse, with its effects on crack babies, drug addicts, and the I.V user. There must be education for the survival of ...
- 8145: Madame Bovary: Destiny
- ... likes, overcome obstacles and savor the most exotic pleasures. (p.76) The baby was a girl. Emma turned her head away and fainted (p. 77) upon hearing this news. She felt let down by the world, as she saw her hopes and dreams shatter before her eyes. Yet again we are faced with a dilemma: why did she chose to have a baby? Was it only for selfish reasons? And yes ... will have. Emma, on the other hand, not only does she not consider the consequences of her actions, but she does not learn from her mistakes either. She is an idealist who lives in the world of novels and fantasies and tries to compensate for the monotony of her life by making of the wall' decisions that only hurt her in the end. Throughout the novel Emma is faced with moments where her decision is needed, and rarely does she make the right one. Bibliography 1. Flaubert, G. Madame Bovary. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1972. 2. Guralnik, David B. Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language. New York: Warner Books, 1982.
- 8146: Monsters Point Of View
- "Monster's Point of View" The significance of the reason for existence in the world is a question that boggles the mind of every individual during one time or another in their lives. We all like to believe that we have a purpose in life, and we set goals to ... God who wanted us to exist, and showed unconditional love for our mere existence. But what if our creator hated us, believed that our existence was a mistake, and we had no purpose in the world. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, such a man existed, a man who was shunned by his creator as an outcast, a hideous beast who had no reason for survival. This man is simply known as ... is rejected and attacked by mankind. This rejection and "misery" is what the monster says made him a "fiend". The reason for the monster's misery relates to that of man's misery in the world. All men want to be accepted, exclusion and hatred are fears that drive people to misery. Many cases show that a father's rejection of his children lead the children to reject and hate ...
- 8147: Scarlet Letter Essay -
- ... in many ways. Not only is Mr. Dimmesdale affected by entrapment, but so is his daughter, Pearl Prynne. Pearl was born and immediately shunned by the community . [She] was a born outcast of the infantile world. (Hawthorne, 84). Pearl was the result of Hester Prynne and Mr. Dimmesdale s sin and everyone hated her because of it. Pearl was seen as the perfect example of what is considered wrong. She was seen and spoken of as an outcast. Being set aside by the community led Pearl to be trapped in a world where she felt it was fine to be violent. On many occasions when she would encounter other children, Pearl saw, and gazed intently, but never sought to make acquaintance. If spoken to, she would not ... she would do what felt natural, which was to act violently. Pearl was not only forced to act with violence, but because of the labels that others had given her, she was sentenced to a world where she would constantly be treated badly. Kids on the street would see Pearl and her mother and would say to each other, Behold, verily, there is the woman of the scarlet letter; and, ...
- 8148: The Tiger And The Lamb
- ... what dread grasp, Dare its deadly terrors clasp?" By repeating variations of the word "dread" in the poem, he emphasizes the evil of tiger and the evil this tiger possesses. The mighty beast is whole world of experience outside ourselves, a world of igneous creation and destruction, faced with a terrifying beauty (Harmon, p.360). This poem also contains the theme of creation in that it also mentions the Lamb. The narrator questions, "Did he who make ... a state of innocence. "In The Songs of Innocence Blake suggests that by recapturing the imagination and wonderment of childhood, we could achieve the goal of self-awareness... the poems thus present views of the world as filtered through the eyes and mind of a child." (Literature, The English Tradition, p. 606) Thou can also infer that evil can bring forth the loss of innocence. Therefore, one existing similarity is ...
- 8149: Electrical Engineering
- ... Engineers are placed with the task of creating, designing, and constructing new products by use of electrical and electronic systems and devices of all kinds (Cosgrove 698). They then test the new product in real world scenarios for safety, efficiency, and compatibility. Production engineers are the organizers. They set up a manufacturing plan for the product their company will be making (Kunz 12). Field Service engineers work between the manufacturer and ... and test their products. These laboratories have a lot of high tech equipment that allow engineers to create a new product and test it so that it could be used for a solution in real world problems. Engineers who are involved in production spend most of their time in production facilities where they can monitor the production of a new product that will be shipped to a retailer (Kunz 14). These ... radio, and many more. Electronics engineers work with these products by testing them with high tech equipment to make sure they are working in peak performance and to discover where they need to solve real world problems to enable us to excel into the technological age. Work Ethics The work ethics that are involved with electronic engineering are the same with most other jobs. When they produce new products, they ...
- 8150: Impact Of The Renaissance
- The impact of the Renaissance on Europe Jacob Burckhardt best describes the renaissance as the prototype of the modern world, for it was the period between the fourteenth and fifteenth century in Italy, when the base of modern civilisation was formed. It was mainly through the revival of ancient learning that new scientific values first ... nature of man. However the Renaissance biggest contribution was the way different important individuals through their logical revelations managed to diminish the power of the Catholic Church. (Craig, Graham, Kagan, Ozment, Turner; The heritage of world civ; pg.493-494) Medieval Europe before the Renaissance had been a fragmented feudal society with an agriculturally based economy, and its culture and dominated by the Church. After the fourteenth century was characterised by ... and many created works of enduring beauty in more than one medium. Of the many important and gifted artists of the time, only three will be discussed. (Craig, Graham, Kagan, Ozment, Turner; The heritage of world civ; pg.499-500) Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) exhibited the renaissance idea of the universal person, one who is a master of many talents. Being a great painter he was also a military ...
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