America is known for its wide usage of African-American slaves in various places. Before the usage of African-Americans Indentured servants were used. ... African-American as slaves is what is most widely known in America as our system of labor. The Chesapeake colonies were the first to come about using African-Americans as slaves in 1619. ... African-American slaves were treated somewhat the same as the indentured servants. ...

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The most famous and recognized African art form by Westerners is African masks. African masks are usually created to express a religious idea. Since indigenous African religions are animistic, the masks usually display symbols from nature. ... Although African works of art are greatly appreciated it is very hard to preserve them because the people made them out of wood that rots easily. The masks in museums in Europe and North America may only be a few decades old but are already falling apart. ...

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King and Malcolm were both African American civil rights activists. ... While Martin Luther King Jr. advocated equality among whites and blacks, Malcolm X argued that equality is impossible and preached the "sharp truth" that he thought could cure and save the African American man and woman. ... While he left the Nation of Islam (NOI), Malcolm X was still a Muslim and did abandon his commitment to free his fellow African Americans from such crippling bonds. ... Organization of Afro American Unity (OAAU). While he accepted the support of the whites for his new organization, membership...

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When the African slave trade began along the coastal places of the different countries in Africa, the Africans had their own methods of worshiping the god or gods that they beleived in. In Tornton's " AFRICA AND AFRICANS IN THE MAKING OF THE ATLANTIC WORLD", Tornton speaks of the Europeans who had invaded the African continent pg 13 and their belief in a god who controlled the universe. ... Thornton continues his discussion on Africa's practice of religion by focusing on the practice by the Africans on Mediumship pg 239. ... In his book columbus a...

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It would be safe to say that this African society was civilized. ... Things Fall Apart follows three eras in African history that focus on the book's central theme: pre-colonial Africa, European colonization, and post-colonial Africa. ... This essay also examines Achebe's representation of the decline of African civilization brought about though Africa's colonial period. ... The Africans eventually lost their freedom. ... If young African-Americans don't take the time to see that their history extends further than slavery, then all hopes of preserving African culture a...

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The American Dream The American Dream has traditionally meant the chance at a better life in a new land. ... To me, the American dream means having the freedom of speech, to listen to whatever music I want to, to publicly disagree with our nation's leader and live to see the next day, and in many ways, my definition of the American Dream is similar to the traditional one. ... Not everyone in America is able to live out the Dream. ... The African-American tells himself that he is going to college and he completes his American Dream. The European-American tries to break the stereotype ...

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I"m an American Muslim who has a life like any other teenager in America. ... I have American friends, and I"m taking the most challenging classes at school. ... I also wear Bass shoes and American Eagle clothes with matching scarves. ... Only 18 percent of them are Arabs; a fifth are found in sub-Saharan Africa; and the world's largest Muslim community is in Indonesia. ... I close by asking God to continue to bless America with its great people. ...

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Looking back, I cannot recall seeing or interacting with many African-Americans in school, in the grocery store, or anywhere around town. ... I have gone to an all-African-American Baptist church a few years ago and can remember being the only white person in the congregation. ...

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Muslim came from mid-east countries and some African countries. Why do so many Americans believe in God? ... The film made Americans angry. ... The United States of America has got 200 years" history only. ... The American culture is based on the European culture. ...

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Vodun's roots may go back 6000 years in Africa, this makes Vodun one of the oldest religions in the world. Name is traceable to an African word for "spirit". ... Slaves from Africa who were shipped by force brought Vodun to Haiti and other islands in the West Indies. In South America there are similar religions to Vodun which are called: Umbanda, Qimbanda and Candomble. ... Suppression of Vodun during colonial times made this religion to spread out of Africa well. ...

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Slavery was a major issue in the United States during the pre civil war and civil war eras. In the southern states, their economic stability revolved around cash crops. Some cash crops include tobacco, rice, and cotton. Slaves were used for hard labor out in the fields of farms and plantations to ke...

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To the "average " person, this is just another form of discrimination that was displayed toward African Americans and women not fifty years ago. ... Since the United States of America had been founded, there was always a recommendation that the church and state should remain separate. ... When Americans make political decisions it is entirely based on what they grew up with. ... 55% of Americans, and 58% of Catholic Americans, believe that contraception should be free in all health care plans. ... Homosexuals are the new discriminated group just like African Americans and women used to be. ...

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The misinterpretation of race has shattered the American society and for all that it stands. We should correct America's immoral actions and assumptions that separate God's children in hope of reforming the United States toward true equality. The United States is supposed to be a nation of equal beings, yet the government, companies, and organizations in America use race in questionnaires and forms. For example, admissions forms asked to check one of the boxes containing the following: African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, ...

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1 One Dream: Many Cultures What is an American? ... Americans do not all have to live in "America," but American's do share one thing in common; the personification of freedom. In Peter Ferrara's journal article, What is an American, he states his definition of an American. ... An American may also be African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan (Ferrara, par 3). ... In conclusion, American's are not just people who live in American or have an individual skin color. ...

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Even before coming to the Americas they were already rich, meaning they had servants and everything to help them with chores. ... Later on they brought slaves from Africa and made them work on the plantations. ...

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The Yoruba originate from the city-state Ile-Ife in Africa. ... Now most Yoruba live in the western regions of central Africa in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. Some however have come to the Americas by way of slave trade in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. ...

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It has roots in Africa, specifically the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria. When Africans were brought to the New World as slaves, they brought with them their Yoruba religious traditions (Nunez: 3). ... Santeria followers believe in the Seven African Powers. ... Some light cigars so that its smoke may attract spirits - especially African spirits. ... They speak in guttural manner and in a language combined with African and Spanish words. ...

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Cultural Diversity Cultural diversity is everywhere. Ever since I was a young kid playing sports I was introduced to many different cultures that had various backgrounds. Hostile confrontation was rare between the races or cultures that I knew of around the town of ...

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South Africa is the home of the meerkat, known for standing on their back legs. ... One of the most well-known inventions in American history was Thomas Edison's invention of light bulb.13 Creations can be as complex as a MRI machine or as simple as a preschooler's drawing. ...

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The major theme in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is the great emphasis placed on appearance and acceptance in society. In modern society as well as in the society of Frankenstein, people judge one solely on their appearance. Social prejudice is often founded on looks, whether it is the color of one"'...

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The increasing cases land grabbing in developing countries, especially in Africa, are startling. ... Another example is how the North and South Americans turns against the Indians on The Trail of Tears. ...

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(Cover) The fact that it offers a glimpse into a shameful part of American history by a voice never before heard makes for an unforgettable reading experience. ... " (5) Hannah knows that the African blood found in her veins "would forever exclude me from the higher walks of life...

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An article written in the Africa News Service states, "The ethical argument has been that the sanctity of the human person should remain inviolable and that cloning would be against the natural order of reproducing the human species (Cloning Must Beware of Ethics par. 4). ... A poll taken by Time/CNN, said that seventy-four percent of Americans answered, "yes" to the question "Is it against God's will to clone human beings" (Shermer par. 29)? ...

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