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    Kansteiner English-III How Were The Slaves Treated? A slave is a person who is owned by another person. Slave owners had total control over their slaves by forcing them into doing hard‚ painful‚ and dangerous work. Being owned by another person completely destroys the slave’s freedom. Many African Americans spent their entire lives in slavery‚ never knowing what it would be like to live their own life‚ rather than work and obey orders given by harsh and ungrateful masters. Slaves were not allowed to strive

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    Why should chimpanzees be kept in scientific laboratories? I think‚ chimpanzees should not be kept in scientific laboratories. They are close to the humans because chimpanzees and humans are just differing by one percentage of DNA .By knowing about chimpanzees‚ we can better understand ourselves. However‚ we are treating our relatives very badly. Chimpanzees should not be kept in scientific laboratories because of less facility‚ impossible for physical contact‚ and fewer caretakers in laboratories

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    Schindler’s maintained that she was cognitive and responsive and should be kept alive. She was breathing on her own but

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    Ms.Yassin I believe animals should be kept in the zoo because it it helps protect our species from being endangered. It also provides the Public education on all the animals‚ helps endangered species by breeding the animals and animals are mostly born in the zoo not knowing what it is like to live in the wild. Zoos are vital for education. It helps people view beautiful animals that they would never see if they were in the wild. Therefore‚ it teaches us the threats which

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    Slaves were acquired in a few different ways.  Sometimes the capturers would simply hide out and wait for a passer-by.  Some traded for goods‚ as mentioned above‚ and other Africans who would receive pay captured some.  However acquired‚ their fate would depend on physical and mental toughness.  In order to survive what lay ahead these two qualities were essential for survival. Many Africans believed they were going to be eaten by the Europeans. This was a rumor that traveled among the captive slaves

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    Were Slaves’ Free After the Civil War? When the slaves were liberated from their masters‚ after the fall of the South in the Civil War‚ what was the definition of the newfound freedom that they received? Many would say the same freedom as any American at the time was granted‚ but consider the lack of education and certain privileges that kept many people within the Negro community in a cycle of perpetuating poverty. In some respects the recently freed men and women were still slaves to the society

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    What were the African reactions to slave trade? (The question requires for you to describe the reaction of Africans from the point of views of peoples‚ individuals and captives). The Atlantic slave trade which was inevitably began by the Portuguese‚ but later in time taken over by the English‚ was the sale and exploitation of African slaves by Europeans that occurred in and throughout the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th century to the 19th century. Most slaves were transported from West Africa and

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    I believe the slaves came to North America to aid in tobacco. America was already practicing slavery in the 17th and 18th century so when that time came they would already know what to do when they have slaves in North America. So how the slaves got to America they rode in a slave ship in handcuffs and shackles. The reason is because those slaves were robbed of their freedom and was forced to do things that they didn’t want to do. First of all‚ when African Americans were living in Africa they

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    McCandless was ignorant‚ but bright at the same time"‚ by leaving his family and his education‚ he committed himself towards a life of solitude and emptiness. McCandless was not only ignorant‚ but he was arrogant about changing his lifestyle‚ he even had the nerve to leave his family behind without any notification about his departure. By leaving his family and his education‚ McCandless had committed himself towards a life of solitude and emptiness. McCandless was not only ignorant and careless‚ but

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    Why Lincoln Freed The Slaves There are many factors why former president Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. I believe it was for economic reasons. Most Americans think that the reason Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves is because he was an abolitionist or because he was against slavery. The reason he freed the slaves was mainly for economic reasons. During the beginning of the civil war the north wasn’t looking so good. He tried to implement a policy of emancipation but was unsuccessful. He then started

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