Why did plantation owners of Saint Domingue use cruel and ruthless methods of treatment toward enslaved persons?

to render the enslaved powerless as to not revolt

Explanation:

radiative zone

explanation    

radiative zone is the layer of the sun which energy is transferred away from the core by radiation. although, the core is the only part of the sun that produces an appreciable amount of heat through fusion. in fact, 99% of the energy produced by the sun takes place within 24% of the sun's radius.