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    is to get an idea out of one brain into another. If you include people who speak English as a second language‚ it is the most commonly spoken language on the Earth. It is a world language. In every country schools teach their children English because the teachers know that it can be useful for the children in their life. So English is very important nowadays. I have several supporting arguments. Firstly‚ English is a language of progressive science and technology‚ trade and cultural relations

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    colonization of JamestownPlymouth‚ and Massachusetts Bay. Be sure to discuss the settlers involved‚ the purpose of the colonies‚ the success or failure of the colonyimportant developments associated with colonization‚ and the role of religion in the colony. HIST-1301-009 - U.S. HISTORY TO 1865 Essay Assignment #1 JamestownPlymouth‚ and Massachusetts Bay are all belong to English Colonization. There have some similarities and differences among these three places. Jamestown has no settler

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    AP Senior English student – what does it mean to me? In my opinion‚ this title – "AP Senior English student" – is a symbol of a larger commitment. A commitment‚ by definition‚ is dedication to a particular pursuit. In this case‚ I have chosen to pursue the study of English at such a high level (for a high school student) not simply because it is required by my diploma‚ but because I have a genuine interest in the subject and a passion for knowledge. Commitment to AP Senior English is also an

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    writing A Little Commonwealth: Family Life in Plymouth Colony‚ John Demos dealt with an unbelievably difficult task. Even though Plymouth Colony existed more than 300 years ago‚ he had to make his book relevant and appealing to those of his time during the 1960’s. In the past‚ many historians that have researched Plymouth and its inhabitants have fallen short when it came to appealing to a much newer audience. This was so because a lot of them were using the same bland sources; the ones that gave

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    unsuccessful in Jamestown because they let their British identity and culture dictate the way the tried to create a new society. Although they are all agreement‚ they all have different depictions as to why their culture led to downfall of Jamestown. Breen argues that Jamestown is unsuccessful because they were unsure how to adapt to the changes and difficulties that came with creating a new society. Breen states‚ “part of the problem was cultural‚” because at this time English was well established

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    behind the founding of English colonies? It wasn’t just the desire of religious freedom or just the desperation of economic betterment that motivated the founding of the New World; it was both. The development of the colonies in America helped the colonies to decide their own thoughts and ideas. In which Puritans were mostly the founders of the main colonies. Puritans were English people seeking religious freedom in this new life they created. However other English explorers came to America

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    extreme situations‚ or a mentally unstable rationale.(“Dictionary”) Throughout history there have always been textbook example of such occurrences; Such as in the Jamestown Colony and the Donner Party. Both were horrific accounts of occurrences due to lack of hindsight and a hint of both ignorance and arrogance. Furthermore they were very preventable. Regardless of that there was still legal measures that had to be taken

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    Starting in the early 17th century the English began exploring the New World. Amongst the first groups to colonize included; the English in Virginia‚ Plymouth‚ and the Massachusetts Bay. Individually the colonies had their own reasons for inhabitation and exploration. They endured many circumstances that obstructed the beginning of their settlements. Each society evolved‚ adapted‚ and faltered in their separate ways. Each colony had differing original goals for settlement. In 1607 Virginia‚ 104

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    While Jamestown is now viewed as the first successful British Colony‚ it came close to failing in its first years. Early colonization attempts were not always successful‚ and the odds were not in Jamestown’s favor. From the very beginning‚ it seems‚ Jamestown was bound to be a failure. While many challenges were presented to this colony‚ in the end‚ somehow they rose above these situations and founded what is now modern day Virginia. The beginnings of Jamestown started with none other than aristocrats--

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    Early British North American colonies Jamestown‚ Virginia was founded in 1609 by the Plymouth group. Their goals were to create a town that had livestock‚ crops‚ homes & land for the settlers. At first there was death from the diseases‚ then when their immune systems built up there become order‚ governed by Sir Thomas Gates and Sir Thomas Dale. They organized workers‚ disciplined and sentenced offenders‚ and gave incentives to workers like ownership of land in trade for work for the company

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