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    structure and religion was the driving force behind the settlement. The colony was well organized and stable‚ which can be shown by the ship to New England’s passenger list‚ which listed the name‚ occupation‚ relationship to the head of the family‚ and their age (doc b). The people that migrated to New England were wealthy and important and the organization of this list reflected this. The colonists of New England considered their settlement to be a “city upon a hill” (doc a). The majority of the

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    Civil Appeal No. KCH-12B-14/4-2012 MALAYSIA IN THE HIGH COURT IN SABAH AND SARAWAK AT KUCHING CIVIL APPEAL NO. KCH-12B-14/4-2012 5 BETWEEN (1) (2 CHAN WON LOONG (WN.KP.661002-06-5405) CHAN SOOK KIN (WN.KP.701211-06-5034) Both of No.22‚ Lo13477‚ Ground Floor‚ Block C Jalan Tun Razak 10 93450 Kuching‚ Sarawak. ... ... AND ... ... ... ... Appellants NG YAN LING (WN.KP.670924-13-6016) No.7‚ Taman Tapang Emas Jalan Sungai Tapang 15 93250 Kuching‚ Sarawak.

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    created two different politics and economic systems. The settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts were both established about the same time‚ but the ways that they were established were incredibly different from each other. The first difference seen in the beginning of the colonies was caused by trial and error. The Virginia Companies had many failures and close calls‚ while Massachusetts has a successful first settlement by smart decisions regarding food and planning made this

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    Introduction In many forms of settlements the status of the cities have been determined by factors and various other influences; these are known as urban form determinants. There are three different sources of determinants. Firstly‚ are the geographical ’natural world’ determinants. These include the climate‚ topography and the availability of construction materials. The second are known as ’man made’ determinants which are comprised of many things such as economic‚ political‚ religious‚ defence

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    animals be caged in the first place? They are wild and uncivilized creatures. They have very narrow aims; eat‚ sleep‚ breed ‚ die. They are potentially a threat to humans as there are countless recorded incidents of wild bears roaming into human settlements and going on a rampage‚ killing young children in search of food‚ one could question this by considering the fact that humans were the first to intrude into their territory‚ for natural resources or commercial benefits. Animals are also prone

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    colonies began to develop‚ and of these colonies‚ Massachusetts and Virginia were the most well-known. The early settlements of the Massachusetts and Virginia were both established by similar groups of people at the same time; however‚ their contrasting beginnings as a colony‚ views on religion‚ and means of economic stability created two different politics and economic systems. The settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts were both established during relatively the same time‚ but the ways that they

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    and the different geography led to contrasting views. As they continued to evolve‚ the colonies adapted to their own unique economic‚ geography‚ and social structures. The settlements in the Chesapeake region‚ such as Virginia were only settled to increase wealth. The colonists wanted to gain riches. After the settlement of Jamestown‚ they didn’t attempt to gather or grow food for the winter to come. They were too engulfed by their desire for gold. The Virginia Company of London‚ which was

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    1. Why did the colonists feel betrayed by Opechancanough’s attack? Fifteen years after the settlement of Jamestown in 1607‚ the coastal Algonquian leader Opechancanough brother of Powhatan‚ the chief who first encountered the English settlers organized a surprise attack against the Virginia colonists. The following account of the attack‚ written in 1622 by Edward Waterhouse‚ summarizes for members of the London based Virginia company the colonists understanding of what happened and what should

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    societies and countries but are not quit accepted due to the difficulties faced by them of being an emigrant. For many people letting go of their past traditions and accept new ones is very difficult. As for Sarosh the character in the short story “Squatter”‚ he is unable to use the toilets because he is still living in his past traditions. He has not been accepted in the Westernized culture because‚ in the story we see him squatting on the toilet as he used to back in India. Also racial differences

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    Settlement Revision Settlement Site There are eight main things that help to choose a site to build a settlement. They are called factors. The eight factors are Wet point Dry point Building Materials Defence Fuel Supply Food Supply Bridging point Shelter and Aspect. Wet Point. A settlement needs to be close to a reliable source of water. In early days‚ rivers were clean enough to give a safe‚ permanent supply. Dry Point. A site has to be safe from flooding and away from marshy areas

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