Ships of Slaves- The Middle Passages The ships of slaves-The Middle Passages documentary‚ reinforced chapter 2 in our textbook. The documentary appropriately identified The Middle Passage; the black holocaust. The similarities are apparent. The documentary started by retelling the story of the Portuguese prince‚ Henry the Navigator‚ and how he acquired 12 slaves which started the initiation of the middle passage. I enjoyed how music‚ dance‚ poetry‚ and storytelling all were fused together to
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Passage Analysis of Macbeth – 1.3.125-142 Hadi Abdul This passage in Macbeth is important as it shows the feelings the three witches’ prophecies caused to Macbeth and is important because it seems from Macbeth’s reaction‚ these feelings will play an important role in the rest of the play. “Two truths are told‚ as happy prologues to the swelling act of the imperial theme!” at first he 100 percent believes he will be king because the first two prophecies from the witches came true. There’s foreshadowing
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Meditation - Take a few moments to slowly read the following passage over several times. Let each reading help focus your heart and mind on the word or thought which stands out to you. Ask yourself: What might the Holy Spirit desire to speak to me from this passage? How does my heart react to what I have heard? When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this‚ they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. But
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Both Ross and TJX are growing and remaining financially sound. As an off-price storefront retailer in a market where there is a growing e-commerce presence‚ that can be somewhat difficult. But fortunately‚ these two companies are striving and remain above majority of their competitors. Ross is a growing company that has only barely tapped into their market. With stores in only 36 states‚ there is still plenty of room to expand and reach more customers‚ without having to invest in creating any new
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door of restaurants and businesses? Upton Sinclair was an author‚ journalist and activist. He wrote The Jungle and Boston to uncover the in justice of the meat packing industry. He was a muckracker often known as a spy. "He was named for his father who was an alcoholic." His mother name was Priscilla Harden. "Sinclair was the one of the best American writers of his era." He had a since of poverty because he lived in cheap apartments in New York. "Sinclair graduated from a university which we now
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The common theme of the two passages is being satisfied with yourself when you do something useful. We see the theme in the first passage when the narrator clearly states that he is satisfied with himself. The narrator in the first passage says‚ “ When I was done‚ I stood leaning on my shovel for a moment‚ looking with satisfaction down the long path that stretched to the corner.” This is clear evidence of the theme in this story. In passage two the theme is also easily recognized. The title “To
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Ancient‚ Iago‚ the antagonist of this play. In the following passage‚ Iago uses his language to skillfully maintain his control over his puppet‚ Roderigo. Moreover‚ Iago uses a focused dialogue‚ and clever techniques to convince Roderigo‚ Iago is also characterized as a cruel character to the audience. Shakespeare also uses this passage to maintain the shift of power in this passage. One overarching idea is that Shakespeare is uses this passage to reiterate to the audience that Iago uses his language
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This close reading is about a passage derived from the Letters in the beginning of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. This extract was chosen because it acts as a good preface to what the remaining novel will be about. It serves as an introductory passage that builds suspense and interest; marking the first instance that the book begins to hint at the plot’s main intentions. The overall mood it conveys is one of intrigue. It skirts on the edges of the central conflict of the novel‚ leaving the reader absorbed
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Ross Perot is an American Business who ran as an independent candidate not once but twice in 1992 and in 1996. We will focus more on the 1992 election. He has been known as one of the most successful third party candidates to run. Perot was politically outspoken. In 1992‚ he was disappointed in the president at the time‚ George Bush‚ and also didn’t like any of the democratic candidates. So in 1992‚ Perot stepped on the sidelines and joined the political race for Presidency (Editors‚ 2014). In 1992
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The heart is a muscular organ about the size of a closed fist that functions as the body’s circulatory pump. It takes in deoxygenated blood through the veins and delivers it to the lungs for oxygenation before pumping it into the various arteries (which provide oxygen and nutrients to body tissues by transporting the blood throughout the body). The heart is located in the thoracic cavity medial to the lungs and posterior to the sternum. On its superior end‚ the base of the heart is attached to the
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