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    Innovative and creative decisions. Extreme punctuality Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint. EDUCATION Liberty University Current MBA in Project Management/Accounting 4.0 GPA West Virginia University 2010 B.A. in Molecular Biology NCAA Student Athlete York College of Pennsylvania 2008 Associates in Biology and Chemistry NCAA Student Athlete PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE Inova Health System

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    several sources‚ partly from “Revolutionary ideals‚ partly from a new evangelical religious commitment that stressed the equality of all Christians‚ and partly from a decline in the profitability of tobacco in the most significant slave region of Virginia and adjoining states” (Retrieved November 20‚ 2014‚ from http://www.ushistory.org/us/13d.asp). Likewise‚ the decline of slavery in the period was most

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    cold climate and thin rocky soil. Both were the first permanent settlements in North America and constitute a principal heritage of our culture today. Jamestown and Plymouth The first permanent English settlement in the New Word was Jamestown‚ Virginia; where 104 men landed in 1607. More than a decade later 102 settlers aboard the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts a place they named Plymouth. These two colonies represent the beginning of the English settlement in North

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    compromises. There are however many differences as to the extent and what type of concessions these gentlemen were willing to make. The Second Virginia Convention met March 20‚ 1775 inland at Richmond--in what is now called St. John’s Church. This is where Delegate Patrick Henry presented resolutions to raise a militia‚ and to furthermore put Virginia in a posture of defense. Henry Basically says in his speech that the colonists have tried to compromise already and it has had no effect. “Sir‚ we

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    History Journal 1 Entry 1 Indentured and Headright Between 1660 and 1710 Virginia’s population of white settlers doubled. The Headright system was put into place to entice settlers to the new lands. This allowed 50 acres of land for each person arriving to the New World‚ in turn starting the indentured servant system. Employers would pay for passage to America‚ and a contracted period of work would be established to pay back the debt. When complete individuals would be free. The paying party would

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    The discovery of the light bulb Finally the bell rings everybody running toward homeroom I take my time and pack my books away. We just watched a video about Virginia part of the 13 colonies back then in history class. Since I was the last one to leave my teacher Mrs.Trovato said “did you enjoy watching the video?”I quietly respond yes and start wondering about how people survived back then. When I came back from school I changed my skinny jeans and blouse in to my sweats and tank top. Quickly

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    a mapmaker and a painter who left a number of high-quality water color drawings representing Indians‚ their village‚ dances‚ and their way of life. Hariot‚ a scientific expert who was also on board‚ published in 1588 „A Brief and true report of Virginia”. On board there were many other specialists‚ including an apothecary‚ a surgeon‚ and skilled craftsmen built houses‚ and a fort and searched for gold. Soon however‚ they ran out of food‚ and frightened by the natives they left the small settlement

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    An amazing leader‚ the first American patriot and a vision are one of the few words to describe George Washington. When his name is said many Americans will instantly think of him as a great leader or a great hero‚ but what they don’t know is that he wasn’t born with those attributes and if a few events had played out differently we might have never knowed who he was. Luckily there’s a‚ riveting‚ piece of literature called The Ascent of George Washington by John Ferling. Mr. Ferlling intelligently

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    addition the climate was very different in contrast to the Chesapeake colonies were they would make cash crops due to the high humidity. The Chesapeake colonist made profit through cash crops and a plantation economy. We see that many men went to Virginia in hope to get money quick‚ and they did not plan to stay long due to the lack of women incorporated in document C. The economies of the Chesapeake region where centralized around cash crops like tobacco‚ rice‚ and indigo. This was the easiest and

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    avoid oppressing which is a sin. New England colonies were ruled by Puritans‚ and most settlers were puritan also. They wanted to impress God and carry out his plan of a great land( Massachussets Bay). Document "C" shows how most emigrants bound for Virginia in 1635 were majority men. Men were needed to work the tobacco plantations‚ and help develop the colony of Virgina. " There was no talk. . . but dig gold‚ wash gold‚ refine gold‚ load gold. . ."(Doc. F). the main prioirty of Virgina was to obtain

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