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    founded on the North American continent. The most significant colonies were created by Englishmen who left Europe for several reasons. Even though most colonies were founded by fellow Englishmen‚ there were two regions that evolved into two distinct societies. There were many factors to why these two regions evolved so differently‚ but the biggest factor were the motives of each colonist. The motives of each Englishmen caused certain people to immigrate to different areas of the New World. Colonies in

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    In William Bradford’s “Of Plymouth Plantation” he spoke about his encounters with the native Americans. The passage “Dealing With The Natives” is specifically interesting because in primary schools students are taught about the Mayflower coming to America. However‚ in the school taught version the pilgrims and Indians happily share a Thanksgiving feast together. Many can imagine the Mayflower pulling up to Plymouth and the Indians welcoming them like they were old friends. Showing the English how

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    Early as the 1970’s John Moll was putting pencil and brush designs to paper with the various costumes and characters that were to change the Sci-Fi world. These drawings were brought onto the BIG Screen with “Star Wars” ‘a new hope’ after Stuart Freeborn and other artists bought the characters and costumes to ‘life’. Not only Star Wars but also “alien” 1979 where John was to receive a BAFTA nomination for best costume designer. As you can see in his work he uses extreme detail to outline the particular

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    He also enacted a measure that offered full Roman citizenship to all freeborn inhabitants of the Roman empire. His most famous and practical motive‚ the so-called Constitutio Antoniniana de Civitate‚ was to increase the revenues of the state. Another achievement was his colossal baths in Rome. The Baths of Caracalla‚ as known

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    so by taxing the colonists‚ they’d be able to make more profit off of it. Because of the fact that this tax violated their rights as Englishmen‚ this caused the colonists to become angry. They explained the Stamp Act to be “Taxation without representation.” Taxation without representation went against the English Bill of rights made in 1689‚ therefore‚ the Englishmen refused to follow this law. Another big cause of the American Revolution was the Boston Tea Party of 1773. After the French and Indian

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    The Elizabethan era was known as a period of peace and prosperity‚ which was ruled by the unmarried‚ chaste queen‚ Elizabeth. Elizabeth took the throne at age 25‚ and is known in history as one of the greatest rulers of England. She was the ruler of the golden age‚ and her victory over Spain was one of the greatest battles that England had fought. These victories wouldn’t have been possible without help from certain events. These events and various battles have created the steeping stones

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    Do you know how the Olympics all started? The purpose of this paper is to explain how the Olympics first began and why it began. There are many different games that have been adapted over the years. The importance of this paper is to inform the reader of how the Olympics developed and why it developed. Body The Olympics were said to originate long ago in the city of Olympia. The games developed because the Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental discipline. The one Greek to model these ideals

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    popular in Modern England was the health aspect‚ i.e. Englishmen believed that tobacco was medicine. Today this concept seems to be surprising because it is commonly known that smoking is dangerous to people’s health. However‚ smoking was one of the main drugs shipped to England‚ and people became addicted not only to tobacco‚ but also to tea‚ cocoa‚ coffee‚ opium and alcohol (Hilton). Therefore‚ the new substances were fascinating and Englishmen could not refuse to go along with the new drug‚ yet

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    The Football Factory The Film The movie follows the main character Tommy Johnsson (Danny Dyer) through his years as a member of the Chelsea Headhunters‚ a group that consist of Chelseas most violent supporters. Other important persons in the movie is Tommys hooligan friends Rod‚ Billy‚ Zeberdee and Raf. They are all unemployed and spend their days smoking‚ drinking‚ fighting and doing drugs. Every weekend they got a football match to attend. They follow Chelsea wherever they play‚ home or

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    from a student in Cambridge University to show ironic nature of prejudice. The second example about a conversation between an Englishman and an American further explains this irony. The Englishmen can directly point out the prejudice in Americans for unfair treatment towards colored people. However‚ the Englishmen are also prejudiced themselves without realizing that they are also treating Irish the same way that Americans are treating colored people (Allport 80). The writer then presents the third

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