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    From the very beginning of British-Colonial history‚ the Colonies disregarded British rule. This did not upset the British at first‚ because the policy of salutary neglect was in place. During the rule of Oliver Cromwell‚ Navigation Acts were created but not enforced. However‚ during the reign of King George III‚ salutary neglect was ended and new policies were produced by Parliament because of the debt they obtained during the Seven Years War. These policies included the Sugar Act‚ Quartering Act

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    The Wrath of the Klan

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    Republicans‚ scalawags (white Southerners who interacted with Northerners)‚ and carpetbaggers (Northerners that moved to the South) (“The First Ku Klux Klan”). Common acts used by the Klan during that time were lynchings‚ whippings‚ rapes‚ and tar-and-featherings (“Ku Klux Klan”). The Klan had a meeting in 1867 to attempt organize itself; General Nathan Bedford became the Grand Wizard in the process (“The First Ku Klux Klan”). Despite this meeting‚ the Dens continued to operate independently and became more

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    pounds a team can pull. Or they participate in shows‚ where owners prance their horses around judges to be judged on their beauty and size. Draft horses can be anywhere from six to twelve feet tall‚ and weigh in excess of 2 tons. They have heavy feathering on their feet to protect them from coarse bog grasses‚ and muddy swampy ground. The smallest breed of draft horse is the clysdale standing on average just over six feet tall. The clysdale is used more for shows‚ because of its attractive gaits‚

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    Remote Development on CAEN with Eclipse This handout describes how to set up CAEN on your personal computer so that you can use the Eclipse IDE to develop code remotely on CAEN via ssh. As always‚ we highly recommend developing on CAEN‚ either in the labs or remotely‚ as a very large percentage of student errors in previous terms have been a result of incompatibilities between platforms. Note that staff will prioritize helping students with algorithmic questions above those with questions on Eclipse

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    Wax Museum Experience

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    As I walked through the Blacks in Wax Museum I was both upset and happy by what I saw. Going into the slave ship and seeing the slaves being branded like livestock and shackled one on top of the other really brought to life the struggle that the slaves had to endure. I don’t understand how the white people can think of the slaves as less than human‚ and at the same time want to rape the women. The Lynching Exhibit opened my eyes to how cruel people can really be. What hit home was the story of pregnant

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    S. borders? VOCABULARY: Duties/Tariffs Import  Export  Revenue Martyr Tyrant/Tyranny   Autocratic Militia  Direct Tax Indirect Tax Loyalists Patriots Aristocracy  Monarchy (and hereditary monarchy) Effigy  Boycott  Tar & Feathering  Mercantilism: forerunner to imperialism; colonies help a mother country become self-sufficient and wealthy; idea that no great nation can exist without colonies; economic nationalism; limit imports from other countries but encourage exports to

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    This Is how three girls got their family so about 4 years ago me and my sisters lived in this abbond house on Gordon ct and we went to greenfield middle school‚ we were all 12 it an even longer story of how we meet‚ but that’s a whole different story but me and by two best friend things were about to go down down down for us it started on February 15 2012 when we came home from school and a note was on the door it said hi I am the owner of this house and I need you to get out!!!!! i’m sorry to

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    Richard Wright is known to be a genius inspirator to many writers because of his style of writing and deep philosophy on how the world acts upon african americans. Being an african american‚ Richard Wright had to do whatever he could to pursue his gift and passion of speaking and writing. Richard Wright’s early life is made through sheer struggle and how he achieved and conquered those struggles to make something of himself. Richard Wright was born on September 4th‚ 1908‚ in Roxie‚ Mississippi.

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    Dana Gioria Money Poem

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    Dana Gioia was once a business executive before become a writer‚ poet‚ and critic. He is much recognize‚ acclaimed‚ and awarded. President George W. Bush named him Chairman of the National Endowment for Arts in 2003. Money is a poem that is included in Dana Gioia’s book”The God’s of Winter.” This poem talks about something that everyone is very familiar with in their own way‚ money. No matter who you are‚ you know what money is and what money can do or cannot do for you. Dana Gioia illustrates

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    Prejudice and Homosexuality Gays? Who are gays? What discrimination do they face? Well‚ gays are just people who are sexually attracted to someone of the same sex. According to the author‚ Richard D. Mohr‚ gays are subject to widespread discrimination in employment and government are leading offenders. For example‚ gays/lesbians are not allowed to serve in the armed forces‚ CIA‚ FBI‚ national security agency‚ or the state department. Yes‚ I do agree with the author but‚ the author wrote that

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