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How often do people hear of women when it comes to prosperity and success without seeing them online with barely any clothes on. From earlier years to now there have been more inspirational examples of strong women like Oprah, Susan B. Anthony, and Michelle Obama, but there is still an alarming high gap of women…

Equality for me means that every human is equal and deserve to be treated equally. That opportunities, prospects and respect, are evenly distributed amongst each and every one of us. That it matters not where you come from but what your gone accomplish and achieve. For some equality means equal rights between the sexes, for…

Dealing with the problem – slavery in the chocolate industry A case study from the view of Nestlé’s CEO In September 2000, a documentary filmed by British television station Channel 4 was aired. Nestlé group along with other companies in the chocolate industry was alleged to have purchased cocoa beans from farms of the Ivory…

Incidences in the life of a slave girl is an autobiography by Harriet Ann Jacob under the pen name Linda Brent. The book is written in first person narration and details the life of slaves and the torment it they had to undergo in the hands of the slave owners. It particularly dwells on the…

Both Alfred Young and the author agree that the Boston Tea Party was a highly revolutionary act, making it the most significant event of its time. However, this essay will explore their differing perspectives on the revolutionary nature of this monumental event. The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773. A group of…

“I did not know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.”-Frederick Douglass. The historical non-fiction novel, American Slavery: 1619-1877, by Peter Kolchin, describes the overview of slavery in America. This novel specifically focuses on the life of a slave throughout the colonial period all the way through…

Adolf Hitler from now and throughout history he is known to be someone who caused so much chaos and is considered as an evil person. What drove Adolf Hitler to cause the death of so many people, as well as to have such a huge influence with his speeches. This case study will analyze how…

John Winthrop delivered a speech, in 1630, to his followers. The speech John Winthrop had brought upon his followers, is famously known for the phrase “a city on a hill,” meaning that the Massachusetts Bay Colony would rise to a point to be an example to the entire world. A city on a hill can…

As John D. Rockefeller said, ‘The day of the combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.” During the 1890-1920 era it had been called the Progressive Era. The Progressive Era is a period of overspread of social activism and political reform across the United States. Many problems had been going on…

During the Progressive Era, 1901-1920, the reformers were determined to improve the human race in every aspect. One way they believed was plausible and effective was by creating eugenics which tried to improve the human race by selective breeding and led to efforts to sterilize criminals and the mentally handicapped. Unsuccessfully, the outcome of Francis…