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    understand their story. Anne Bonny was born illegitimately to a lawyer named William Cormac and the maid under his employ‚ Mary Brennen somewhere near Cork‚ Ireland and sometime between 1697 and 1700. When their affair became public he‚ his mistress‚ and his new daughter moved to America‚ some place near Charleston‚ South Carolina‚ where they started a new life together. William introduced Mary as his wife and was quite succesful. Soon he purchased a plantation where Anne‚ who was pretty

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    There are many different cultures and people from different ethnic backgrounds throughout all of the United States. We have many different people that migrated here from all types of countries and from all of the continents. The main culture I will be talking about today in my interviews is the Mexican culture. The Latino culture contains many sub cultures including many South American countries and Central America. This will be an in depth interview of Mexican culture‚ but it is only a small fraction

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    The 1700 hundreds where a great age of questioning and reasoning. During this age thinkers know as philosophers arose to share their ideas on all parts of human society and human nature in general.Philosophers Believed all humans should be free and unrestrained by government. They believed that all humans were entitled to and responsible for freedom of government‚ religion‚ economy and the rights of their fellow citizens. Philosophers believed that the right the right to form a government and be

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    Slavery was used widely in the 1700s. Mainly the Americans‚ the French and the British used it‚ but other countries and empires also used it. Most of the time‚ black people were used as slaves‚ but there were exceptions. At the time‚ America‚ Britain and France were mainly white countries‚ so racism was huge at the time. Names were used to insult and discriminate each other and violence was used a lot. But when slavery was first introduced‚ white people saw them as the equivalent of animals and they

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    During the late 1800s‚ many countries around the world were undergoing heavy unrest. There was political persecution‚ religious persecution‚ economic failure‚ or famine occurring at the time. Push factors such as these drove many people‚ including the Chinese‚ to flee in order to escape from this turmoil. However‚ a major push factor was the failing economy caused by the British dominance in China after the British defeated the Chinese in the Opium War. 2.) Around the 1840s‚ gold was discovered

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    of the morning. At any rate‚ adhering to the late-night culture can bring many problems for youths in the present and the future. Due to the smorgasbord of food outlets that are open 24 hours a day in Malaysia‚ many young people flock to their favourite hangout spots in the wee hours of the morning to meet up with their friends over a plate or two of a local delight. However‚ the majority of youths today do not know about the adverse effects of late-night food consumption. Firstly‚ it is unnecessary

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    Enlightenment and Religious Revival As colonies grew and developed in the Americas‚ so too did the needs and wants of the people who lived within them. With all the mounting turmoil that was stirring‚ people’s moral compasses spun about wildly‚ contrasting sharply‚ chalk full of uncertainty. Access to knowledge was available to a vast array of people from all walks of life. This was the perfect recipe for a religious reformation‚ or The Great Awakening. Conflicting views and new knowledge from the

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    extensive parts of what is known as popular culture. Popular culture is the entirety of ideas‚ perspectives‚ attitudes‚ memes‚ images‚ and much more. The United States has been influencing other countries with pop culture as long ago as when Washington was the president‚ even if it was in different forms. Television has influenced other countries by giving them an unrealistic visual and not censoring the drugs‚ sex‚ and violence. Racist items‚ originated in America‚ are included in

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    During a time period of great advancement in technology‚ the late 19th century could appropriately dub itself as an industrial revolution. Rapid transformations of the work-place worsened working conditions and prompted the common laborer to join forces with others in order to create labor unions. Although these unions were fueled with excellent intentions and driven by exasperated motivation‚ these organizations did little to improve the working conditions during this particular time frame. It

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    Homosexuality is considered as sub-culture in modem society. However‚ nowadays‚ it is freely discussed and widely analyzed among the world. The sharply increasing amount of homosexuals and the heated argument raised by people has drawn more and more eyes. This paper is centered on homosexual culture especially in America and China. General concepts on homosexual Homosexual used to be "the abominable crime not to be mentioned." in America. After the word “gay” emerged for years‚ a vast majority

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