This handout will define what an argument is and explain why you need one in most of your academic essays. Arguments are everywhere. You may be surprised to hear that the word âargumentâ does not have to be written anywhere in your assignment for it to be an important part of your task.
One hundred and fifty one years later, on 1 August 1985 the government of Trinidad and Tobago declared Emancipation Day a national holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery. This country became the first country in the world to declare a national holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery.
Emancipation Day 2017 and 2018. D.C. Emancipation Day celebrates President Abraham Lincolnâs signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act on 16 April 1862. In 2018, Emancipation Day falls on a Monday. The Compensated Emancipation Act freed over 3,000 slaves in the District of Columbia.