Seuss, with his wacky language and understanding of this harsh world, brought us the incredible story of Horton Hears a Who where, "a person is a person, no matter how small". ... Through small, creative box drawings and bubble quotes, the reader's follow Abina's story. ... Eddoo's elevated place in society gives him multiple advantages over Abina in the trial. ... Seuss's story Horton Hears a Who, Getz and Clark tell the historical account of a disenfranchised woman in conflict with her societal superior and preserve the voice of the small....

• Word Count: 1018
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Lesser Antilles: The smaller islands constituting the eastern portion of the Caribbean, they include the Leeward Islands of St. ... The Arawaks settled into small communities, and subsisted on fishing, hunting, and the cultivation of cassava root, and with Columbus" first landing in 1494, is estimated that 60-100,000 Arawaks lived in hundreds of small, scattered villages. ... Jago de la Vega, and became a visible symbol of Spanish colonial authority with a central market place anchored by the church and governor's office. ...

• Word Count: 2771
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The discipline of hard labor, the breakup of the slave family, the separation of slaves from the ones who worked in the fields, from the house slaves, and the belief embedded in the slaves that they know their place, all contributed to the endurance of slavery in America. ... And one of these conditions would be the elimination of that class exploitation which has made poor whites desperate for small gifts of status, and has prevented that unity of black and white necessary for joint rebellion and reconstruction (Gallagher, 2012). ...

• Word Count: 633
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" (Fogel and Engerman 284) Fogel and Engerman were also insistent upon the fact that previous historians, "based their conclusions on a biased sample of evidence, on a relatively small group of plantations which were unrepresentative of the whole" (285) thus, making their arguments unreliable. ... An Arkansas slave, 'at any time to save an hour's work,' could 'throw his left shoulder out of place'" (Stampp 269). ... Similar to Genovese's views, Stampp saw that "small patches which his Negroes cultivated for themselves were better cared ...

• Word Count: 1868
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While some may argue that slavery no longer affects African-Americans, we still see small amounts of animosity even today. ... When trying to conceive how generations of American scholars and politicians were able to allow something as evil as slavery to take place, it is important to understand this simple fact. ... When trying to conceive how generations of American scholars and politicians were able to allow something as evil as slavery to take place, it is important to understand this fact. ...

• Word Count: 1706
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Epps" plantation, where Northup spent the majority of his time as a slave, was small, but representative of this trend in gender inequality. ... About eight to ten days after the first appearance of the cotton the first hoeing takes place. ... The cotton picking season took place in late August. ...

• Word Count: 1632
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In the northern states a small but very articulate group of abolitionists formed to speak out against the abomination of slavery. ... Her "Ain't I a Woman" speech took place at a women's rights convention in Akron, Ohio, in May 1951. ...

• Word Count: 1369
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Columbus, on the other hand, used the nakedness to portray the simplicity of Caribbean inhabitants " "the people are more friendly, and the women wear a small piece of cotton in front which just hides their private parts "11. ... Therefore, the black Africans were observed in the wrong place and at the wrong time, which enabled Europeans to get the real picture of African civilization....

• Word Count: 1345
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Chapter One ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF CASTE It seems necessary at the outset to point out the specific features of the caste system, in order more clearly to bring out the difference in social structure which has always existed between Europe and Africa. The originality of the system resides i...

• Word Count: 5359
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Set in the palaces and boardrooms of Europe and in the villages of central Africa, it tells the story of the tragedy that took place during Leopold's so called rule, a tragedy that is so familiar to African-Americans, being told of our African brothers residing in the homeland. ... Simply, Leopold wanted a colony, any colony to give his position some leverage; he felt that by owning more than just his small country, that he'd somehow be validated as a King. ... Stanley's other tasks consisted of purchasing as much land as he was able to obtain, he was also instructed to, " place...

• Word Count: 2087
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This can't immediately be seen by just the mere description of nature, but the situation by which the weather conditions take place. ... " This description of the moon helps communicate the overarching message that humanity is smaller and more insignificant than it thinks – that mankind is subject to the forces of nature or a God, and that many have forgotten this. ...

• Word Count: 1986
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Contrary to the South, the northern farms were smaller, therefore only requiring a "labor force of the domestic economy [which] most commonly included one's own children and those of neighbors, although the family could also traditionally contain one or another kind of servant-3 The domestic families of the North were more focused on family life and the well-being of the family and the farm. ... As the eighteenth century went on, it became more and more difficult, however, "to support a family on farming alone," and many had to resort to working in factories or shops as well as owning a...

• Word Count: 2981
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Preservation of a Precious Culture The institution of slavery was very trying for newly captured Africans. They had to survive the "middle passage" and legions of cruelties and atrocities committed against them before they even faced the hardships of America. Once in the new world and on the...

• Word Count: 2002
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This conglomeration of ideals to form an authentic African-American spirituality with Christian and African overtones has been described as the "invisible institution"4, as even small, private gatherings for worship among slaves was forbidden. ... The children grinned, laughed, showed their white teeth, and evinced very plainly that none of them knew what that wonderful prayer meant, nor that they had a father in heavan.16 Though there were many prominent black Christians during this era such as Richard Allen, David Walker, Henry Highland Garnet, and Daniel Payne, the notion that a mass conv...

• Word Count: 1954
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"In the cultivation of crops like sugar, cotton and tobacco, where the cost of production is appreciably reduced on larger units, the slave owner, with his large-scale production and his organized slave gang, can make more profitable use of the land than the small farmer or peasant proprietor. ... Despite all the damaging things that took place, I believe that slave labour was more profitable in the contraction of our economy but the down fall in our societal values....

• Word Count: 1533
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By the end of the century, places like Chesapeake Bay were exporting almost 40 million tons (Kennedy). ... This failure to effectively have a broader and steadier empire, displays why The Netherlands had a smaller impact in the colonization of the Americas. ...

• Word Count: 1667
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

According to Meyers, "Individual slave women resisted slavery on a daily basis in various, seemingly small ways, which overtime were more effective in weakening the power of the owners.... This means that they felt that Prince's book played a crucial role in the elimination of slavery as it was published at the right time and place. ...

• Word Count: 1917
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Capitalism is an economic system where such items that can generate monetary value are owned by private businesses and corporations which trade in a 'free market' of competition. This system uses the investment of money or 'capital' to produce hefty profit for its owners and shareholders to reinvest in the system to generate a seemingly endless cycle of wealth1. It has been commentated by many that the system leads to the main body of available wealth and power in the world to be held by an elite minority. There is no query as to whether such a system exists today as that...

• Word Count: 2679
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate