All of this gives us the insight into the world of Modern Age, the world as we know it today. ... It is the age of European domination in the world. ... Even tough slavery existed before Columbus's encounter with the New World, it flourished with racism. ... In return for bringing Spain gold, Columbus was promised 10% of profits, governorship over newfound lands, and the fame that would go with new title: Admiral of the Ocean sea. ... These patterns shaped the Modern Age, and make the world as we know it today. ...

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As he grew up in the world of slavery, going from master to master, he encountered a struggle to find his own identity. He went from Africa, to the Caribbean, to the Americas, to the West Indies, and also spent a great deal of his time out at sea. ... The book editor Robert Alison commented that, "His years of slavery in the West Indies and life as a free man in Europe and at sea had given him a dual identity and made him recognize that though he was culturally an Englishman, he had become a son of Africa" (Alison 4). ... After being at sea for about three years, Equiano comments that, "F...

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There would be a consistent war between Muslim and Christian fleets at sea, which left the Jewish merchants at a neutral status. As a result, Jewish merchants who were kidnapped at sea by pirates had a better chance of getting their ransom paid by their co-religionists . ... The Jewish World in the Middle Ages. ...

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It is made clear in the first clause "That all servants imported and brought into this country, by sea or land, who were not christians in their native country shall be accounted and be slaves." ... Although some were seen as indentured servants coming into the New World, and not labeled as a slave, they were still treated as one. ... Any harsh treatment posed upon another human being for no reason is immoral and any possession of another human being is immoral and there is no justification in the world that could prove otherwise. ...

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And It is a sad fact that as I stand before you today there are 250 million child labourers in the world. ... These numbing statistics I have mentioned already are just a few examples of the facts, which show that ours is simply not "a world fit for children". ... In recent years, a sea change in views on Child Labour has occurred across the world and has strengthened countries attitudes regarding its abolition. ... Ours maybe an uncertain world but we still need to build a better future. ... We can build a just and peaceful world which is sustained by our collective and concerted action. ...

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Millions of other Blacks were torn from their African homes and carried to the New World before the slave trade was ended. ... As traffic with the New World increased, and the demand for slave labor swelled, the buying and selling of Africans gave way to piracy and kidnapping. ... By 1645 a Yankee sea captain was sailing the Rainbowe out of Boston on the first American voyage for slaves. ...

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Sailing from Senegalese coast to the New World. the vessel is intended to hold 300 people, but it obviously holds many more terrified, sardine-packed captives. ... When the unkind seas did not provide wind to move the ship, the voyage was just prolonged. ...

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