... desired. Plantation slavery thrived thanks to the growing 'consumerist revolution' that took place in the 17th century, the markets for consumers widened greatly when workers on farms and in factories began to earn a wage and purchase popular goods such as sugar, tobacco, coffee and chocolate. This early consumerist market is a clear foundation of the capitalist modernity we are aware of today ... , as the increased availability of such foreign goods attracted more people to participate in the market reliance on wages increased and the endless cycle of earning to spend began forming...

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... of there time. A justification commonly used by advocates of banning books that use graphic language or racial slurs is that they do not want children exposed to it. By the time the child is required to read such literature in school they are at an age where they should be able to distinguish between things that should and should not be said ... and it is the job of the parents to inform the child that just because they say something in a book does not mean he or she should repeat such things in every day language. Another subject common to banned and censored books is sexuality. An exc...

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