George Washington was a very important man‚ not only to American history but to the time period where and when he lived. He grew up as a very smart young man and grew up very wealthy also. He was also very into the outdoors‚ hunting‚ trapping‚ horseback riding and even mapping. Later on in his life these skills will have helped him and his country. In the French and Indian War Washington was chosen to be the leader of the American Army because of how well Washington knew the woods. This war
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millennium‚ English is very essential all around the world. English is spoken as a first language by around 375 million and as a second language by around 375 million speakers in the world. According to an article by British Council‚ "One out of four of the world’s population speak English to some level of competence; demand from the other three-quarters is increasing." In this essay‚ i will provide 2 reasons as to why students should focus on English as a subject in Malaysia. First of all‚ English is
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Gender roles are an incredibly important factor when it comes to our identity. Gender is multidimensional‚ meaning that there are psychological‚ social‚ cultural‚ political‚ and economic dimensions to gender (Strong & Cohen‚ pg 110). On some of these dimensions‚ gender can be highly personal‚ and on others it is considered political. If I were the opposite gender‚ I believe that I would be an incredibly different person. I believe this because of the significant stress that is put on gender roles
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The Importance of Tobacco to the Early English Colonies There were very few things that kept the economy growing in the early English Colonies. One that seemed to stand out the most was a crop that was often called tobacco. Tobacco was introduced by the Spanish‚ who had learned how to smoke it from the Native Americans (The Growth of the Tobacco Trade). Tobacco soon became very popular‚ many believed that it would open up the pores in their skin and preserve their bodies. Tobacco was also introduced
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Lee’s book‚ beginning and ending with a positive view on the story’s messages. Martelle explains the novel’s role in high schools and how “it has evolved into a key classroom tool for teachers” (1). Martelle quotes Nancy Louise Rutherford‚ a former English teacher at Los Angeles’ Belmont High School who says
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How do you learn how to speak English very fast? Is it possible to accelerate your English speaking ability? Is it possible to make massive improvements in only 2-3 months? The answer is yes. But of course‚ to make massive improvements requires massive intensity and effort. So‚ how can you do it? How can you improve super-fast? What do I recommend for this kind of goal? 1. Obsession The first and most important thing you need to achieve this goal is incredible passion. You must have tremendous emotional
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1. The defeat of the Spanish Armada was important to the colonization of America because it made Queen Elizabeth and England more powerful than Spain. England could colonize better now that they had control of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The Roanoke colony failed twice. The first time‚ it failed because they didn’t start farming right away‚ and a difficult winter sent them all back to England. The second time‚ they needed a lot of supplies‚ so Walter Raleigh went back to England. He couldn’t return for
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WHY ENGLISH? There are in Asia many different languages as well as many different dialects. This is true also of many parts of Africa where in Ghana alone there are many different languages‚ each one again‚ with many dialects. Therefore since it is only by the spoken word that human beings can communicate with one another‚ the necessity for a common language‚ whatever that common language may be is obvious. Common language that has been state up is the English language. English has been choose
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Greek Religious Temples. By: Sydney Fry Thesis The Greek religious temples were very important to the ancient Greek people because they were used to worship the gods. Why were the greek religious temples so important? Why were greek religious temples so important? In ancient greece‚ greek gods were the way of explaining life. They believed that the gods took care of them after they died so the temples acted as homes for the gods. Since the gods lived forever the temple needed to
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become diverse: different ethnic history that becomes part of the nation’s history. Our nation‚ the United States‚ even requires kids to take history classes so everyone is aware of significant and insignificant events that occur in the past. Though some parts were good others were harmful. We learn about our nations and ancestor’s past so we don’t have to repeat the events and suffered devastating consequences. We have designated the month of February as Black History both‚ though there is some
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