prison was devised by American reformers who believed that people should not be tortured and that criminals could be "reformed" by incarceration‚ labor‚ and "penitence." But with the rise of industrial capitalism‚ unpaid prison labor became a source of superprofits‚ a trend accelerated by the Civil War‚ and the "penitentiary" became the site of industrial slavery conducted under the whip and other savagery. Prior to the Civil War‚ the main form of imprisonment--African-American slavery--was‚ like
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Name_________________________________ Class______________________________________ African – American Scientist and Mathematicians Below is a list of popular inventors‚ scientist and mathematicians who have made significant contributions to society and the world. You are to research each of them and state their contribution(s)‚ the year in which it was made and their field of study. Due Date: February 25‚ 2010 during regular class time. Scientist/Mathematician | Contribution/Invention |
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HIV/AIDS The world is plagued by the HIV infection which almost always comes before AIDS. If you are HIV positive‚ that doesn’t mean you have AIDS. Having AIDS usually means that you are HIV positive. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) basically breaks down your immune system until it can’t function properly anymore. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) never really kills anyone; instead it is a disease like pneumonia or something like that‚ that the body cannot fight because its immune system
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African- American Protestants make up one of the strongest religious communities in America. This can be linked to the days of slavery where they would get their religion from the slave owners. They made them get rid of any African religions and convert to the religion of the house they belonged to. This reduced the amount of African-based religions such as Vodu in America. After the Civil War‚ many still had hardship in the south as they are free now but not necessarily accepted. This creates a
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Most think that cultural appropriation only happens to African Americans‚ Asians‚ or anyone that isn’t white. But that’s highly untrue. In fact‚ the LGBTQA community is often misrepresented in the media. Maybe not as often‚ but‚ they are. For example‚ this article on the Huffington Post‚ Jules Horowitz‚ a transgender himself‚ explains that transpeople need to be involved in telling trans-stories. Hollywood has only really put one famous Transperson in the centre of the media when it comes to acting
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Do you know what treasure is.Greg Ridley a African african american tennager learns that not treasure has to be gems‚gold and silver.Treasure does not need to be valuable in money but can be valuable in family.Treasure can be anything you want it to be .Treasure can be something that is not even old. Greg is a 14 year old tennage who lives in‚ Harlem New York with his mother and father.Greg wants to join the scorpions a famous basketball team but Gegs father does not want him to do his poor grades
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which were going to venture in long trips of several weeks. Once they got to their destination‚ traders and captains sold the slaves to different traders‚ to other countries‚ or to people who had a lot of money to offer for the slaves. First of all‚ Africans would have to be removed by force of their homes. Usually‚ slaves were captured in battles‚ kidnapped from
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concept of theater‚ which also comprehends such forms as opera and dance‚ the term drama refers essentially to dramatic literature—the text composed by playwrights to be spoken in a theater. Because the heritages of Indian‚ Chinese‚ Japanese‚ and African drama have had little influence on one another and even less on the theaters of the English-speaking world. On the stage it combines many arts those of the author‚ director‚ actor‚ designer‚ and others. Dramatic performance involves an intricate
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Secondly‚ I believe there are some connections between the rises in drug distribution in African-American communities in the U.S. in the late 80’s and that of Latin American countries. After‚ reading chapter two and learning about of the CIA “[turned] to the drug trade for an illicit source of fund… beginning the trend toward privatizing war”. For the need to change the world and dominate have lead us to limiting and label others as our enemies because they have or seem to have the potential challenge
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AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease caused by a virus called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). The illness alters the immune system‚ making people much more vulnerable to infections and diseases. This susceptibility worsens as the disease progresses. HIV is found in the body fluids of an infected person (semen and vaginal fluids‚ blood and breast milk). The virus is passed from one person to another through blood-to-blood and sexual contact
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