Pre-Columbian era

begin my first collegiate steps to fulfill my dreams of becoming a physician at the only university I could imagine attending: the University of Alabama at Birmingham. When fall of 2015 finally came, I discovered the realities of being a full-time pre-medical and Honors College student. Now, as a student who is on the verge of completing freshman…

Nigeria is known as one of the fastest growing countries and most populous nation in Africa. It’s located in western Africa on the edge of Gulf of Guinea. Another thing that is growing in Nigeria is their film industry, Nollywood. Nollywood is known as the second largest film industry in the world, right behind the India film industry Bollywood and surpassing Hollywood. The Nigeria film industry dates back to 1960s when Nigeria gain their independence. However, it was in the 1990s when Nollywood…

The Second-period Class in Parker’s Room I arrived at the pre-Kindergarten School 20 minutes to 9:40 A.M. At this time, Parker was preparing for her second period class. During this class, Ms. Parker takes the children through her “Fine Motor Skills Development” lesson that is typical for most pre-kindergarten lessons. It was a fairly warm and windy morning. In front on the schoolyard are children playing around. The mood is good and students are busy with various activities. I spot a couple of…

Joseph Smith always sought for continuing revelation, we discover more about the pre-mortal life and why we need a savior. No other book of scripture goes into as much detail about the true nature of Satan, and how the origin of agency affected mankind. By studying the pre-mortal life in the Doctrine and Covenants, we realize why agency is such an integral role to our existence on earth. Agency From our pre-mortal existence we learned that agency is a valuable part of the plan of…

technology, plants, animals, and even diseases with the new world. He would also take not only the new world goods back to Spain, but some of the Indians themselves would make the journey across the sea unwillingly. This practice has come to be named the Columbian Exchange. Among the various things brought to the New World, the technology was vastly superior…

Thanks to the great friends Fredrick had, he got the opportunity to read a book that taught him many new and fascinating facts. Some of the things that he learned while reading were devastating and heart breaking. As he read more and more in The Columbian Orator, he found something that might either help him escape or change his mind…

These were his source of intellectual ability to be able to creatively read and write and eventually was able to understand the political argument against slavery through the Columbian Orator. His rhetorical brilliance did not match white expectations of a formerly enslaved man. Frederick Douglas think that city slave holders are less cruel than rural slave holders because in the city, slave holders are aware of the disapproval…

The Columbian Exchange acknowledges that one of the most significant events in history started in 1492 with the discovery of new western lands. The Columbian Exchange consisted of cultural and market trades of goods and people. The trades consisted of many items but most importantly the trade of livestock and crops between America and European countries became the largest advancement towards modern day society. America has gained more knowledge, now having access to farming, they took advantage…

Knowledge and Freedom in Frederick Douglas ' Narrative Frederick Douglas was born as a slave in Talbot County. He was not sure about his date of birth but he knew that it was 1817 or 1818. Douglas was born as a slave and faced the harshness and cruelty of his masters. He attained his freedom through knowledge, strong-will, and revolution. Douglas ' self education and knowledge were his weapons against the tyranny of white man. In the early stages of his life, Douglas did not understand what…

Growing up, everybody is in search of their own identity, hoping to find their true self-worth. As a slave, you don’t have the option to expand yourself, particularly when it came to comprehending literacy. In the reading, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass, it shows us exactly what can come from a slave wanting to broaden his/her horizon in life. Mr. Douglass definitely had his shares of up’s and down’s, especially when it came to him gaining his own self-worth.…