Politically correct language is language that avoids offending or ostracizing particular groups of people – the word “homosexual” is the politically correct version of the word “faggot”. While politically correct language prevents conflict‚ and improves individuals and communities‚ it also has limitations. Sometimes it can disrupt the meaning and impact of the message we are trying to portray. Because of this‚ it is important to find an extent of political correctness that still enables freedom of
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arrived in Jamestown. But by 1611‚ over three hundred would be dead! There are three main reasons why this horrible incident would have happened. There was not enough food‚ the water was unusable‚ and they didn’t have enough skillful workers to help them survive. One of the biggest problems for the colonists is that the droughts decreased their chances for growing crops‚ (Doc. B) and the food that they did have‚ wouldn’t have been enough to last the winter. (Doc. D) From about 1607 to 1612‚ Jamestown
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Death was everywhere in Jamestown. On May 14‚ 1607 104 colonist land on Jamestown Island to start an English colony. The Spanish had told riches of the new world they conquered. Here nothing of value could be found and people were not prepared for what lay ahead. They had many tragedies and deaths for them to suffer in the following years. Why did so many colonists die in Early‚ the beginning of‚ Jamestown is the real question. The answer can be found in three big problems: the water of the
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The purpose of my paper is to answer the question of why did France fall so swiftly in 1940’? Why did this mighty nation succumb to the Germans so quickly? If the Germans had failed in their conquest it is very possible that the war would have ended right there. But their victory in France eventually drew the entire world into war. I will delve into the problems that plagued the nation and come up with an analysis of why France surrendered only six weeks after the invasion of Germany. From the
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intelligent terrorist organisation capable of waging a ruthless and effective military campagin. When one is studying the IRA some interesting observations come to mind when the question is posed‚ why did the IRA campaign last so long? From its near
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able to keep up with the population growth that was taking place. So many thought the move to the colonies‚ to Virginia‚ would bring about a better way of life‚ and that farming
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How could an entire colony of around 117 people just disappear with no trace of where or why they went? The Roanoke colony is the first settlement made by Britain in the new world. Arriving to the island of the same name around the end of July in 1587. The colonists were greeted with a pleasant welcome from the Natives of that same area. Though all was well a supply run back to England was desperately needed. After the colony’s governor‚ John White‚ returned‚ everyone had vanished. The mystery behind
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Australia‚ aiming to prevent South Vietnam from an invasion by the communist North Vietnaese. There were many key reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The Americans provided valuable support when they arrived at our aid during the WWII so Australia felt a responsibility to return a favour to the US to maintain healthy foreign relations. Australia also became implicated in the war due to the threat posed by the expansion of communism‚ known as the “Domino Effect”. On the political front
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forward over the past 100 years worldwide. Chubb’s insurance cites three reasons for hiring a diverse workforce; Access to a broader pool of potential employees‚ Ability to relate to diverse customers‚ A more productive work force. Legal reasons also present external factors that might be motivating business to have a diverse workforce as well. But outside of independent moral concerns and legal requirements‚ why should employers provide equal employment opportunity? These rationales are commonly referred
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of 2 years the Indians killed about 88 people. The biggest reason Jamestown was so unsuccessful‚ was because of the undesirable population. In document C‚ the ship list shows that there were 47 gentlemen‚ which are people who don’t usually work with their hands. Gentlemen couldn’t help the people of Jamestown do anything and Jamestown only had a couple handymen‚ like carpenters. Also they didn’t have farmers‚ so they had to rely on the animals around them or the Indians. Since the colonists didn’t
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