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Isaac R (1860-1920?) “Uncle Gun” worked with his father, farming Poplar Hill. As a young man Uncle Gun purchased his own farm and home on Poplar Hill (Poplar Hill was over 1100 acres it was divided between many farmers). Willie Jackson and Boles Riley delighted in telling the story of Uncle Gun and Hester Bond being the parents of Mary Lou. However, Boles and Willie were young children at the time, but remembered that Hester died in childbirth. Scandal seemed to have been the story behind…

people, but they did not want the Jews to completely assimilate the Jewish people in Ottoman society, and rise to power. Jews had to wear clothes were marked, so they could be set apart from Muslims. They could not carry weapons, or ride horses and camels. They had to acknowledge the supremacy of the Muslims. The Ottomans knew that Jews skilled in trade, and bureaucratic offices, which would lead them to powerful positions, so they were tolerant as long as they were not rising in power, in…

“Tobacco Facts.” Who.int. World Health Daniel Graham ENG 121.156 Basic Argument October 8, 2015 Curbing The Killers Last month, the Food and Drug Administration banned R.J. Reynolds, a major cigarette company, from the selling of four brands of their cigarettes. Even though the first commercial cigarettes hit the general public in the middle of the 19th century, cigarette regulations by the FDA started in 2009. Six years later, the FDA handed down their first ban on a major tobacco company…

What are the similarities and differences between the Taliban of Afghanistan/Pakistan today and the Mahdists of Sudan 130 years ago? The Taliban and the Mahdi purposes are to establish fundamental religious foundations for Sudan or the Islamic state. The Taliban emerged in the early 1990s in northern Pakistan following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban's promise in Pashtun areas surrounding Pakistan and Afghanistan was to restore peace and security and enforce…

The Saudi Arabian culture has specific gender roles for both men and women that have changed little over the centuries. For example, this culture still considers men to be the superior sex, as a result men are thereby judged to be the head person in relationships. In addition, men have more freedom when it comes to life choices and rights than women do. This difference becomes more pronounced in school age children. For instance, while the Ministry of Education provides private education for…

Introduction and Literature Review In this lab report, I will compare the experience of soldiers during World War I and the Afghanistan war and the similarities and differences of their experiences on the front line. On the one hand, World War 1 is an international war which occurred between 1914 and 1918 where the Central Powers ,Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey, fight the Allies, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and United States in 1917. This war ends with the victory of the Allies…

To take action or not to take action? Insanity or manipulation? Suicidal or noble? These are the questions that are brought forth during the tragedy Hamlet by William Shakespeare, wherein the decisions and actions of the tragic hero, Hamlet, decide the fate of all those around him. The audience is taken through the events that follow young Hamlet after the death of his father as Hamlet takes on the task of exacting revenge for him. In doing so, Hamlet must overcome the deprecating thoughts of…

In West Africa, the “human experiment” lasted for hundreds of years. West Africans developed agriculture independently. This led to large, complex states. Eventually, more connections between the world zones hurt West African civilizations. The start of West African states West Africa developed agriculture on its own, like the Fertile Crescent did earlier. Starting around 3000 BCE, West Africans began to grow more food. This food was extra energy that supported more people than did hunting and…

Medieval Africa is best known as the period in which African empires thrived throughout the continent and world. These self-sufficient African empires flourished before European and Arabian domination over the continent that still exists today. This is an essential truth to recognize because Africans were in control of their own continent’s wealth. However, in the present day many Africans are unaware of their rich history due to physical, mental, and social conditioning by European and Arabic…

The unfamiliarity of the “other” often leads to the creation of an enemy, with the Middle East being no exception. This enemy status has been habitually established through the implementation of stereotypes by the USA towards the Middle East in media and entertainment such as movies, television, and music. This enemy status created through stereotypes has been explored in academia such as Edward Said’s Orientalism, written in 1979. Beginning with Said’s Orientalism and continuing with the…