Dear Mrs. Magazuu,
I am writing this letter to create a better knowledge of triangle trade and the similarities, and differences of it to modern slave trafficking. Two causes of triangle trade are work needed to be done, and trade.
Triangle trade is when enslaved people are traded for supply. Similar to supply and demand. The supply is the product the demand is what they get back for that product. Which leads me to my first reason triangle trade occurred.
Triangle trade was a way of buying a product necessary to live without having to create your own product. These people who grew corn, or other veggie’s would ship them to another place , and since that other place more than likely did not have anything they could trade in equal value they would trade slaves. Back in those days slaves where vary useful, and not really looked down upon. Owning slaves was a great way to keep you property in good shape, and also a good way to demand supply because than something was available in return. This is one of the main reasons triangle trade occurred. You cannot own products if you have no way of getting them.
The other main reason triangle trade occurred is because of property requirement. Most people had houses and property to take care of. When people would go to trade a product they had the would want to bring slaves back to enhance the production of their product, which in these days is called mass producing. Just say someone owned their own farm, one person cannot keep that farm going on their own, so these people would get slaves to help them. Slaves where the main reason property and wealth continued. If slaves did where not there than triangle trade would have never happened.
These reasons are very similar to modern slave trafficking. Slavery and slave trafficking is still occurring today. Unbelievably, but true slavery has never completely stopped. Now slavery is just hid, and not seen very much. As of right now in the USA there are more than 4 million slaves. In Asia there are 20 million people enslaved, and should not be. Human slave trafficking is still being done over there also. In research I’ve found that recently a slave trafficking boat turned away from Africa on return rout to Asia. I believe that they could fix this problem by being more observant, and create a better law enforcement.
Sincerely, James Ernst
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Reading history
Jimmy Ernst Due-Date- 9-30-10 Date done-9-28-10
Literacy is used every day for a variety of reasons. Throughout my life I've came to conclusions that literacy is everything you do, because everything you do involves reading or writing. literacy was never created, It was always there people just gave it a name. throughout your life literacy is going to be use in everything so you should know the meaning of it.
About 12 years ago I remember my dad reading short story’s to me before I went to bed. Sometimes he read them out of a book other times he told them out of past experiences, or imagination. While this was occurring I started to teach myself how to sound out words so I could be like my dad. My favorite book my dad read to me was a book called “Patrick wants to ride”. The reason this was my favorite book was because it was about a kid who wanted to ride on his dads Harley Davidson but was too short, which was the exact place I was in at the time. Then came my first years in John F. Kennedy elementary school.
While in elementary school I didn’t read much. I was more interested in going outside to ride my bike, or play with friends, although I do remember reading books every other weekend when I went to sleep over my grandmother’s house. One book I remember reading is a book called “The boy who wants to go to the moon”. This book caught my attention because I wanted to go to the moon. My grandmother was the only person who could get me to read. I was so energetic it was hard to get me to sit down long enough to read. Many of my teachers tried, but all failed. After elementary school I started reading a little more, because it was mandatory.
I attended D.D.E. middle school in west Berlin N.J. While in middle school I was introduced to many new books witch created an interest in reading for me. One of my favorite authors in middle school was Dave Pikey. I read most of the books in hi series “Captin underpants”. After that series I started on the harry potter series but never finished any of the books purely out of boredom. The harry potter series just did not keep my attention. Then came the time where I started reading non-fiction books, which kept my attention much better. Although it was not what I was used to reading, It was a good switch. After I switch I never did get back into non-realistic books again. Then came high school.
High school is going great so far. I’ve read speak, Romeo and Juliet, and a couple of other books. There is one series in particular I would like to read though. This series is called twilight. A lot of my friends say it’s a great series of books. Books are not the only thing I read. I read poems, news, and also quotes every now and then. My favorite quote is “losing is nature’s way of saying you suck”. The reason why this is my favorite quote is because it is funny and seems true. Literacy is a key factor to life, and I do believe I am a literate person.
At this point in time I like reading as long as the book is interesting, and can hold my attention. The book I am currently reading is “twilight”. “If literacy was not used in everyday life the world would be stupid”. Between reading street signs, and writing school papers literacy has helped me a great deal. Think about it, if you can’t read you can’t drive, if you can’t drive you can’t get where you need to go, if you can’t get where you need to go you can’t live. Literacy is the Key to life.
Literacy is used every day for a variety of reasons. Throughout my life I've came to conclusions that literacy is everything you do, because everything you do involves reading or writing. literacy was never created, It was always there people just gave it a name. throughout your life literacy is going to be use in everything so you should know the meaning of it.
About 12 years ago I remember my dad reading short story’s to me before I went to bed. Sometimes he read them out of a book other times he told them out of past experiences, or imagination. While this was occurring I started to teach myself how to sound out words so I could be like my dad. My favorite book my dad read to me was a book called “Patrick wants to ride”. The reason this was my favorite book was because it was about a kid who wanted to ride on his dads Harley Davidson but was too short, which was the exact place I was in at the time. Then came my first years in John F. Kennedy elementary school.
While in elementary school I didn’t read much. I was more interested in going outside to ride my bike, or play with friends, although I do remember reading books every other weekend when I went to sleep over my grandmother’s house. One book I remember reading is a book called “The boy who wants to go to the moon”. This book caught my attention because I wanted to go to the moon. My grandmother was the only person who could get me to read. I was so energetic it was hard to get me to sit down long enough to read. Many of my teachers tried, but all failed. After elementary school I started reading a little more, because it was mandatory.
I attended D.D.E. middle school in west Berlin N.J. While in middle school I was introduced to many new books witch created an interest in reading for me. One of my favorite authors in middle school was Dave Pikey. I read most of the books in hi series “Captin underpants”. After that series I started on the harry potter series but never finished any of the books purely out of boredom. The harry potter series just did not keep my attention. Then came the time where I started reading non-fiction books, which kept my attention much better. Although it was not what I was used to reading, It was a good switch. After I switch I never did get back into non-realistic books again. Then came high school.
High school is going great so far. I’ve read speak, Romeo and Juliet, and a couple of other books. There is one series in particular I would like to read though. This series is called twilight. A lot of my friends say it’s a great series of books. Books are not the only thing I read. I read poems, news, and also quotes every now and then. My favorite quote is “losing is nature’s way of saying you suck”. The reason why this is my favorite quote is because it is funny and seems true. Literacy is a key factor to life, and I do believe I am a literate person.
At this point in time I like reading as long as the book is interesting, and can hold my attention. The book I am currently reading is “twilight”. “If literacy was not used in everyday life the world would be stupid”. Between reading street signs, and writing school papers literacy has helped me a great deal. Think about it, if you can’t read you can’t drive, if you can’t drive you can’t get where you need to go, if you can’t get where you need to go you can’t live. Literacy is the Key to life.
Monday, September 27, 2010
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