The Atlantic

is whom we are when no one is watching. Teaching children moral qualities such as leadership, courage, honesty, having respect for others, or even having respect for themselves is an important aspect of life. Ms. Jessica Lahey, who works for the Atlantic Monthly Magazine, is a strong adherent of character education in schools. In her article “The Benefits of Character Education: What I Learned from Teaching at a “Core Virtues” School, she gives her logic as to why such a program should be…

The demography of the Atlantic peoples is a topic that is recorded but not as discussed or precisely reviewed as others. In his article, Infectious Disease and the Demography of the Atlantic Peoples, Alfred W. Crosby discusses the population of the Amerindians in relation to the arrival of the Europeans, and the slavery and disease that played key roles in both the European and Amerindian societies from 1492 and on. It also covers the idea of the drastic fluctuation in European and Amerindian…

The Atlantic Slave Trade was, one of the worst times in all of History. Slaves were faced with harsh treatments, and were often afraid of what was going to happen when they came off the ships. Aboard Ships conditions were the worst, the ships were over populated, and it drove many of the slaves insane. The insensitive conditions which slaves were put in often lead many to revolt, or even end up killing themselves. When slave owners came to realize that these conditions were not the most suitable…

During the period between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second World War, many challenges were facing the region. In the twelfth chapter of the text, Atlantic Canada: A History, authors Hiller and Conrad cover the economic crisis and adaptations to mass consumer culture within the Maritimes and Newfoundland during this period. This chapter explores the economic struggle of the Maritimes during this time, and the troubles that the Maritimes, Newfoundland and the First…

How did economic, religious, and political developments shape the Atlantic World by 1750? Before the start of the American Revolution there were many religious, political, and economical developments that shaped the ideals of the years to come. Prior to 1750 English colonies in America went through many changes. Many colonies used to be diverse compared to the colonies in New England but as time went on they became more anglicanized. As a result of anglicanization, ideas of the Enlightenment,…

Context: During the 1770s and 1780s, several revolutions were occurred all around the Atlantic Ocean, so they all share the same title which is the Atlantic Revolutions. The main revolutions took place in North America and France. Even though all the Atlantic revolutions had influence on each other, but these two revolutions had more influences as they had direct connections. France assisted American to overthrow the British rule in America as a revenge to the seven years of war, in which…

In one of my favorite Stephen King interviews, for The Atlantic, he talks at length about the vital importance of a good opening line. “There are all sorts of theories,” he says, “it’s a tricky thing.” “But there’s one thing” he’s sure about: “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” King’s discussion of opening lines is compelling because of his dual focus as an avid reader and a prodigious writer of…

The social and economic transformations that took place in the Atlantic World between 1492 to 1750 revolutionized and altered the course of history. The interactions that occurred between West Europe, Africa, and the Americas led to social and economic development and factored into the reason on why the world is the way it is. Between the years 1492 to 1750 there was a great economic heap that took place on all major continents. This change was the result of the Age of Exploration--a period of…

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is in between the African Plate and South American Plate. It lies in between these two plates that are moving away from each other slowly. Although as a result of the separation of the two plates earthquakes occur and magma comes out making new crust. The magma comes out from a series of volcanoes that cool to make new crust. Crust closer to the rift is newer than the crust farther from the rift. The splitting of the African and South American Plate makes a divergent…

Paul Gilroy introduced the concept of the ‘Black Atlantic’ in his 1993 novel The Black Atlantic:Modernity and Double Consciousness as he describes a counterculture to European modernity and modernism. Gilroy’s thesis argues against essentialist versions of racial identities and nationalisms and rather emphasizes the concept of a shared culture, relatable to a majority of diverse communities around the world. He proposes the idea of the Atlantic to be treated as “one single, complex unit of…