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    inherited ideologies-- results of colonization by the French-- that continue to govern their minds and compete for their realization. CLR James, in his discussion of this history, expressed that he had “made up [his] mind that [he] would write a book in which Africans or people of African descent instead of constantly being the object of other peoples ' exploitation and ferocity would themselves be taking action on a grand scale and shaping other people to their own…

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    British applied the indirect policy like the case of Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria. The French strictly applied the policy of assimilation where they assimilated the Africans and were taken to live in the communes, for instance in Senegal there were four communes that is Dakar, Goree, St Louis and Rufisque. The policy of assimilation accepted the Africans to taken and treated like French people and given the French education while the British did not incorporate Africans in their ruling. Finally…

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    France has always believed that it is a superior nation. The people have always thought the have the superior taste in food, culture, and people. That citizens of France value tradition more than anything else. The state however has little regard for tradition, they believe it’s in the states best interest to preserve the economy and keep the people safe. The state cannot change the culture of Fance without getting a violen recation from the public. In the late 18th and early 19th century we see…

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    History is full of abusive leaders, but the people they ruled were often accountable, to a certain extent, for allowing them to stay in power. This was especially true in post-Revolution France, where the citizens were willing to trade away certain freedoms for safety under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte. Similarly, many freedoms previously held by modern Americans are being restricted due to the threat of terrorism. This comparison bodes ill, especially when the danger of indifference to…

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    The Industrial Revolution lasted many years, and it occurred through many states and countries. One of those countries being Canada, which in turn caused the spreading of Canadian immigrants and their way of life in the New England area. There were many reasons for the Canadians to leave their home country, two being, of political reasons and the moving of companies. America proved to have a lot of opportunities for new incoming immigrants, this leading Canadian companies to develop their…

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    shapes one’s worldview. Since it is a large part of a culture, people greatly associate that language with how that culture works, and in general what it is. For example, many people associate the French with class and elegance, even though their culture is resembling the rest of the European countries. This is in part because of their language, thought to be beautiful and graceful, causing people to believe that in general, the French speaking countries are more refined than the rest. Another…

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    François-Marie Arouet, or more universally known as Voltaire, was born November 21, 1699, in Paris, France. He was a French philosopher, historian and writer of the Age of Enlightenment. He valued the right for individuals to have their own thoughts, as well as the ability to change religions. According to Donald M. Borchert, in the Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Voltaire, as a young man, “was a fully religious person,” (Borchert 711). However, as he got older, Voltaire began to resent those who…

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    Hale from The Crucible by Arthur Miller and King Lear from William Shakespeare's King Lear experience being blind to truths because of their surroundings and beliefs. Julia is blinded by her husbands charm and actions and Sarah finds how the people of French could act like her existence did not matter. Danforth is not able to let his power go to see the truth of the court he is apart of and reverend Hale is clouded by his initial goal in Salem. King Lear is blinded by his relationship with his…

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    Everyone needs help, especially if you're trying to ruin a farm. Napoleon seems to have had help in bringing the rebellion down. Someone must have had felt the same as him, so they decided to work for him. Everything always seemed okay for Napoleon to do, but not for others to do. He always had backup to shut the other animals up. This proves he had help. We can agree Napoleon had help to overturn the rebellion, but he needed help to do it somehow. Our first thought could be the pigs, because…

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    The article Experiencing Diversity through Children’s Multicultural Literature by Kathryn L. Davis, Bernice G. Brown, Ann Liedel-Rice, and Pamela Soeder, discusses how teacher candidates today are mostly European-American and monolingual with little to no experience with diversity or perceive diversity in a negative way. This lack of experience and understanding could lead to problems in the classroom because teachers will have kids from all types of backgrounds and cultures. To become…

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