Alfonso 1 of the Kongo Kingdom The king of Portugal had been receiving a series of letters sent by the king of the Kongo‚ Alfonso 1‚ asking that his people would not be taken as slaves anymore. The slaves taken by Portuguese slave traders went on the middle passage to Brazil which had just been colonized. On the voyage the soon to be slaves experienced many diseases such as smallpox and scurvy. The people sent to be slaves on the ships died by the hundreds. Alfonso 1 of the Kongo kingdom had
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gunpowder‚ which made the capturing of slaves highly efficient. Also‚ kidnapping became so prevalent that field workers concealed weapons and left their children behind in guarded stockades. Some leaders of the Kongo kingdom fought back‚ such as Queen Nzinga. Nzinga was a masterful diplomat and a smart military planner. She managed to keep Portuguese slavers at bay during her long reign. Her message aimed to end the Kongo civil wars and re-create a unified kingdom. Although she gained many followers‚ she
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Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film‚ directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and based in part on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman‚ which describes how female high school social cliques operate‚ and the effect they can have on girls. The film stars Lindsay Lohan and features a supporting cast of Rachel McAdams‚ Amanda Seyfried‚ Lacey Chabert‚ and Lizzy Caplan. The film is produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels. Screenwriter
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Comparing African Empires in the Early Modern Period: (1450-1750) Mr. Blankenship AP World History One of the comparative topics in this time period is “empire building” in Africa. The AP Jedi Masters want you to know only one of the following: (Kongo‚ Benin‚ Oyo‚ Dahomey‚ Ashanti or Songhay) – so they probably are not going to ask you to compare two African Kingdoms since they stated you only need to know one – so they could ask you to compare the process of “empire building” in Africa to that
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Cinthya Perez History 102 “Letters to King Jao of Portugal‚” was written by the king of Kongo‚ King Affonso‚ who’s real name was Nzinga Mbemba. King Affonso writes this letter directed to the king of Portugal‚ King Jao‚ to inform him about his concerns of his people. The letter is dated 1526 and takes place in the Kingdom of Kongo‚ which by during this time slave trade is going on (705). Throughout the letter of King Affonso seems to beg King Jao for help rather than being demanding‚ “again we
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find out what has been written about them in a “burn book” which apparently has information on any and everyone at school. A sequence of events lead to Cady conforming to the beauty ideals of the plastics and even begin to take on the role as the “Queen Bee” by leading the girls and controlling everyone to get anything she wants. The image of beauty is represented by the plastics and is shown to have power over everyone that views them as hot and sexy. Cady doesn’t understand much about how beauty
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The Descent of Inanna histories the great goddess and Queen of Heaven Inanna’s journey from heaven‚ to earth‚ to the underworld to visit her recently widowed sister Ereshkigal‚ Queen of the Dead. Inanna is dressed in her finest attire and wears the crown of heaven on her head‚ beads around her neck‚ her breastplate‚ golden ring and carries her scepter‚ the rod of power. Just before she enters the underworld‚ she gives Ninsubur instructions on how to come to her aid if she fail to return when expected
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The Villain in Hero’s Clothing Hero’s and villain’s is a theme that spans genres and age groups‚ from the foundation of a little boys play to the theme of a college level literature class. It is an idea deeply ingrained‚ good against evil‚ light against dark. However just like hero’s villains are guided by a set of rules‚ different from what is considered normal but there all the same. They have their own societies‚ created with those that follow them and they are strong‚ presenting a challenge to
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A noun is a word used to refer to people‚ animals‚ objects‚ substances‚ states‚ events and feelings. In linguistics‚ the term noun class refers to a system of categorizing nouns. A noun may belong to a given class because of characteristic features of its referent‚ such as sex‚ animacy‚ shape‚ but counting a given noun among nouns of such or another class is often clearly conventional. This essay will therefore give detailed information on silozi noun classes within a cognitive semantics and socio-cultural
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Native Names Response Every person has a finger print unlike any other. Because of this‚ a finger print is used to distinguish one person from another. A finger print is a qualitative way to identify a person; however‚ it does not express the uniqueness of a person’s personality. All people‚ throughout their life‚ form an understanding of themselves. All this identity one develops for themselves is grouped under the name of the person. Just like every person has a discrete proper name‚ indigenous
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