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  • Reconstruction in the South, Civil War Aftermath

    Reconstruction in the South, Civil War Aftermath

    This essay will describe the events that occurred following the Civil War in a period known as Reconstruction. In the South, during this period of time many people suffered from the great amount of property damage done to such things as farms, factories, railroads and several other things that citizens depended on to keep their economy strong. Some of these economic hardships included destruction of the credit system and worthless Confederate money. Though statistics in

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    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Mikki
  • Civil War - North and the South Economy

    Civil War - North and the South Economy

    Economics are the key to a country's development and prosperity only if the country is united in one ideology. This was not the case in the pre-Civil War period. The fragile balance created by expansion of the North and the South made the Civil War inevitable because the economies of each were based upon free labor and slave labor. The economy in the South was primarily agrarian and based upon the slave-labor system. (F) The

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    Essay Length: 607 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 26, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Capitalism: The Cause of Slavery in The American South

    Capitalism: The Cause of Slavery in The American South

    The American South, had a social system which was distinct in many ways. There was an economy relative to the region, where class structure and a system of racial differences which caused the South to become unique to the rest of the nation. Historians such as James Henretta have said that Capitalism was the cause of all evil within the American South. American Capitalism defined by Max Weber is " a greed for gain",

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    Essay Length: 818 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Racism in the South

    Racism in the South

    Antebellum is defined at Dictionary.com as "Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War."1 In the Antebellum period in the South, many people owned slaves. In the south, plantations were "the most basic unit and the most vital element of the Southern antebellum economy."2 But at the heart of these plantations were the slaves. So vicariously, the slaves of the South were the most vital part of the Southern economy. Slaves,

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    Essay Length: 1,141 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 22, 2009 By: Top
  • Economic Growth in the State of South Carolina

    Economic Growth in the State of South Carolina

    Economic Growth in the State of South Carolina First, let’s define Economic Growth. Economic Growth deals with the economies income increasing over a period of time. This usually means individuals are better off, living standards are higher, and the economy in general is wealthier and producing more. An economist would define Economic Growth as being measured in terms of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP); which means the total market value of all final goods and

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Tommy
  • The Breakdown and Rebuilding of South African Society Within the Novel

    The Breakdown and Rebuilding of South African Society Within the Novel

    The Breakdown and Rebuilding of South African Society within the novel Cry, The Beloved Country “...what God has not done for South Africa man must do.” (25) In the novel Cry, The Beloved Country, written by Alan Paton, some major conflicts follow the story from beginning to end. Two of these conflicts would be as follows; the breakdown of the tribal community and the power hope and faith pocesses to rebuild broken relationships. Kumalo,

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: regina
  • The Idol of the South

    The Idol of the South

    The idol of the South to this day, Virginian Robert E. Lee had some difficulty in adjusting to the new form of warfare that unfolded with the Civil war, but this did not prevent him from keeping the Union armies in Virginia at bay for almost three years. The son of Revolutionary War hero "Light Horse" Harry Lee-who fell into disrepute in his later years attended West Point and graduated second in his class. During

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Advantages Between North and South in Civil War

    Advantages Between North and South in Civil War

    The Civil War began in the year 1861 and ended four years later. The end result was the Union becoming victorious in 1865. There are many advantages and disadvantages that both sides faced during the war, which ultimately contributed to the final outcome. The advantages and disadvantages that each side faced shared many similarities, but the Northern advantages ultimately outweighed the Southern’s. These advantages thus contributed to the North winning the Civil War. The

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    Essay Length: 891 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Max
  • Politics of North and South Korea

    Politics of North and South Korea

    Research Essay: North Korea and South Korea Throughout the history of politics, our societies have encountered a large variety of different political and governing systems. From systems in which idealists introduced to our world, believing that they are capable of letting the world function and operate in a more efficient manner came two of the most popular political ideologies that most would recognize. They are known as democracy and communism. Even now during the twenty-first

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    Essay Length: 2,564 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • A Year in the South Book Review

    A Year in the South Book Review

    Name Class Teacher Date During the course of Civil War people faced many different hardships and challenges. As the war began secessionist hopes were high and they had control over the unionist. However, as the war progressed this began to change. The men that fought for the Rebels were beginning to come home and the same was true for the men who fought with the Yankees. Since many of all these men lived in the

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Anna
  • South Africa

    South Africa

    The history of South Africa encompasses over three million years. Ape-like hominids who migrated to South Africa around three million years ago became the first human-like inhabitants of the area now known as South Africa. Representatives of homo erectus gradually replaced them around a million years ago when they also spread across Africa and into Europe and Asia. Homo erectus gave way to homo sapiens around 100,000 years ago. The first homo sapiens formed the

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Aids in South Africa

    Aids in South Africa

    Introduction: AIDS/HIV (auto-immunodeficiency syndrome) is quickly becoming the worst disease the world has ever seen, pulling in numbers of death tolls that exceed those of the bubonic plague. “By 2010 its death toll will be higher than that of the two world wars combined, and it will soon be worse than the total claimed by all wars put together,” (Hunter 7). HIV is the virus that causes AIDS; symptoms only become apparent after the virus

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • Secession of the South

    Secession of the South

    From the early days of the United States, the North and South differed over various reasons. We started as thirteen states who all had their own way of government, culture, and economy. Essentially, thirteen small countries were being made. Eventually some unity came upon the states after gaining independence from Britain. The North and South began slowly separating from each other in more ways than less. The North was primarily focused on exportation of goods

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Max
  • South Africa Gold Mines

    South Africa Gold Mines

    The value of gold and diamonds and is of course a result of its rareness and also of its interesting physical characteristics. Gold is a so-called precious metal, which means it does not rust at normal conditions. It is resistant against many acids and a good electric conductor, which makes it useful for electronic circuits. Gold is also useful for jewelry because it will not change colors and tarnish. Gold is normally found in pure

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Response to Mind of the South

    Response to Mind of the South

    For a somewhat slow reader like me, Cash’s Mind of the South, while quite interesting, was a rather tedious read. But through stubbornness and shear power of will, I was able to complete it from cover to cover in just less than three weeks. I am tremendously happy that I did so. What I have learned from this experience is that just because I have lived in the South for 21 years and have married

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jon
  • The History of Apartheid in South Africa Strategists in the National Party

    The History of Apartheid in South Africa Strategists in the National Party

    The History of Apartheid in South Africa Strategists in the National Party invented apartheid as a means to cement their control over the economic and social system. Initially, aim of the apartheid was to maintain white domination while extending racial separation. Starting in the 60's, a plan of ''Grand Apartheid'' was executed, emphasizing territorial separation and police repression. With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was institutionalized. Race laws touched every aspect

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Tommy
  • The Philippines Is Bordered by the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean

    The Philippines Is Bordered by the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean

    The Philippines is bordered by the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It has three major island groups which are the Luzon, the largest island and where the capital is located; Visayan, and Mindanao. Eleven islands make up 94 percent of the Philippine landmass, and two of these--Luzon and Mindanao--measure 105,000 and 95,000 square kilometers, respectively. They, together with the cluster of the Visayan Islands that separate them, represent the three principal regions of

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: regina
  • The Challenge of Effective Governance in a Democratic South Africa

    The Challenge of Effective Governance in a Democratic South Africa

    Introduction There are many events during the course of a transition which signal the passage from the old order to the new. In the period immediately following South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994 these symbols of transition were everywhere. Yet there is one event which stands out in my memory as among the most vivid symbols of the enormity of the change which South Africa has experienced. On 10 May last year, Nelson Mandela

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Doing Business in South Africa

    Doing Business in South Africa

    Doing Business in South Africa Introduction The South African culture compromise of: black Afrikaans , white Afrikaans, mixed-race Afrikaans, Asian-Indian, White Chinese-Taiwanese (Koopman & van Muijen 1994). The black Afrikaans are the majority race in South Africa. The Zulu nation makes up the majority in the black Afrikaans, The white Afrikaans are the minority race and have the majority of the power. The white Afrikaans are predominately from the English origin. The mixed-race Afrikaans are

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Tommy
  • South Africa Budget Review 2008

    South Africa Budget Review 2008

    Surname: Jackson First Names: Matthew William Student Number: Subject: Economics Assignment Number: One Tutors’ Name Mr. MC Seedat Date Submitted: 2008.03.14 Submission: First Postal Address: PO Box 704 Shelly Beach 4265 E-mail: matthew.jackson@worldonline.co.za Contact Numbers: W 039 315 0151 H 039 312 0055 Cell 0832834460 Course/Intake: MBA Year One – January 2008 I hereby declare that the assignment submitted is an original piece of work produced by myself. Matthew Jackson = 2008.03.13 Question 1: Use

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Yan
  • Strengths and Weaknesses of the North and South

    Strengths and Weaknesses of the North and South

    An important strength of the North was its manufacturing capabilities. Factories could mass produce weapons while the South had few facilities capable of providing weapons. The North had experienced an industrial revolution in which many factories produced supplies necessary for an army. Another strength of the North was that it had better railroads and highways, including naval shipping resources used to re-supply forces. The North possessed a large amount of the country's railroad and canal

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    Essay Length: 562 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Effects of Westernization on the Ruling Class of South Africa

    The Effects of Westernization on the Ruling Class of South Africa

    South Africa: In the Hands of Many Africa is land of various climates, deserts to the north, in the middle of the contenent, lays large jungles, and plains and mountains to the south. The whole southern end itself is various, not only in its in its cultures, but its peoples too. Between the beginning of the 19th century and the beginning of World War I in 1914, there was a power struggle between 3 major

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: July
  • South Beach Diet Fanatics

    South Beach Diet Fanatics

    South Beach Diet Fanatics Experts say many people are dieting because of the government's recent warnings about the U.S. obesity epidemic. About 64 percent of Americans are overweight or obese. Yet helping people control their weight is a tricky issue. "It's a balancing act, because on the one hand, clearly we have concerns that more and more teenagers are becoming obese," said David Sarwer, associate professor of psychology and director of education at the Weight

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Mike
  • Ecstasy Produced for 'riot Control' in South Africa

    Ecstasy Produced for 'riot Control' in South Africa

    Ecstasy Produced for 'Riot Control' in South Africa According to Reuters, on June 9 1998 a fomer South African government scientist told South Africa's Truth Commission that in the final days of apartheid the government ordered its chemists to make one tonne of ecstasy, for 'riot control'. The scientist, Dr Johan Koekemoer, former head of chemical and biological weapons research at the secret Delta G facility, told the commission that he did not approve of

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: regina
  • Thematic Unit/ South and Central American Authors

    Thematic Unit/ South and Central American Authors

    Introduction (Two days) Major Concepts _________________________________________________________ Familiarizing ourselves with South American and Central American literature is a worthwhile endeavor because: a. It is a way to experience other cultures without traveling. b. Millions of South and Central Americans live in our country today. c. South and Central American literature often displays magical realism a device rarely used in traditional American literature. d. It will offer students an opportunity to learn history, geography and sociology from

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Mike

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