Abolishment Of Slavery In The USA

Abolishment Of Slavery In The USA

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i. In most cases, the more educated a country is, the more developed the country is. The concept is easier to understand on a smaller scale. Imagine two people, Person A and Person B. Both Person A and B are extremely intelligent and hardworking; the difference between them is their opportunities. They both have access to primary school, and do very well. Person A goes on to graduate from a secondary education, but Person B cannot because he does not have access to it. Person B gets an unspecialized job, where he cannot utilize his brainpower. His potential is wasted. After graduating from his secondary education, Person A goes for a tertiary education, where he gets a degree in engineering. He uses his degree to help his country develop. Now, imagine a country primarily populated with people like Person A. The country would develop rapidly. A country primarily populated with people like Person B, however would hardly develop.



ii. Oftentimes, the higher the literacy rate is in a country, the more developed the country is. Literate people can get ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...Slavery prevented African Americans from reaching their full potential. Just like women in India, African American's potential contribution to development was untouched. Unfortunately, racial inequality between African Americans and Caucasians in America went further than the abolishment of slavery. After the abolishment of slavery, most places were segregated. African Americans were isolated from opportunity. Fortunately, places are no longer segregated. Unfortunately, though, this does not make up for everything. As a whole, the African American population is not as developed. In fact, a significant majority of people living in ghettos are African American. This is because they had a late start to contributing to development. If it were not for slavery and segregation, African Americans would be just as developed as any other American

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