Soldier‚ prisoner‚ slave and explorer… All these titles belong to one man: John Smith‚ a historical figure who played a huge role in the establishment of the Jamestown Colony. Remarkably‚ there were two instances that Smith was rescued from death at the last moment by a love struck princess‚ one of which involved the iconic Pocahontas who is also a big part of history. Smith tells the exchange like this‚ “…and thereon laid his head‚ and being ready with their clubs‚ to beat out his braines‚ Pocohontas
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Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard : The sword of Summer by Rick Riordan Performance Task: Book Review The novel isn’t like most of Uncle Rick’s (Rick Riordan) work. You see in this book‚ the main protagonist dies on the first chapters. I guess living characters are getting too mainstream for Uncle Rick. And this new series is also related to Uncle Rick’s books since the main character‚ Magnus Chase is the cousin of Annabeth Chase‚ daughter of the Greek goddess Athena. The main character and love
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“The Devil In New England” is a persuasive piece written by Cotton Mather. He advocated the belief that witchcraft was a wicked force that was growing within New England. He believed that this was the work of the Devil‚ and that the Devil was conjuring up an army of witches to destroy religion. According to Mather‚ the Devil “was exceedingly disturbed” by the presence of the Puritans. Knowing his audience were Puritans‚ he used the fear of the Devil and his workings to instill uneasiness in the
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Chapter 2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems Lecturer: Richard Boateng‚ PhD. • • Lecturer in Information Systems‚ University of Ghana Business School Executive Director‚ PearlRichards Foundation‚ Ghana Email: richard@pearlrichards.org 2.1 © 2010 by Prentice Hall Management Information Systems Chapter 2 Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Define and describe business processes and their relationship to information
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mechanical rides arrive soon after. 1970 The decade of the "Charleston" is a great one for the park. Thousands visit the park to enjoy the Virginia reel‚ the world’s largest salt water swimming pool‚ thrill acts on the Midway‚ four roller coasters‚ including the classic Jack Rabbit and more. 1980 The park begins its second century of fun with several new changes. A new/old element makes a return to Wild Castle‚ with the addition of body flumes and the return of water-based activities. The Log Flume is
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STUDY GUIDE: Chaps. 2 GEOL 111G-Survey of Geology At the end of each chapter are Review Questions and Key Terms. To study for the final‚ be sure to know the answers (or where to find the answers) for the given review question numbers and know the definitions of the key terms indicated. The Key Terms have page numbers for reference in the textbook. CHAPTER 2 Review Questions: #’s are based upon the 10th edition. These may be different in older or newer editions. 2. What was the first line of
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Notably‚ in colonizing the New World‚ Captain John Smith and William Bradford were both significant figures. They both established colonies and through their writings‚ they hoped to attract more settlers that were relatable to them. Smith was the first man to endorse a permanent settlement of America. Bradford was a Puritan who was brave and firm on setting up a colony where people could practice their preferred religion freely. Both of these men shared similarities and differences with
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John Smith tax issue: 1a). How is the $300‚000 treated for purposes of federal income tax? The $300‚000 that John Smith received would be treated as income. According to the IRS‚ income is classified as “earned income includes all the taxable income and wages you get from working‚” such as: • wages‚ salaries‚ tips‚ and other taxable employee pay; • union strike benefits; • long-term disability benefits received prior to minimum retirement age; • net earnings from self-employment‚ such as own
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APUSH STUDY GUIDE Bold → add more info CHAPTER 1 Juan Ponce de Leon- looked for fountain of youth in Florida. Died by an Indian Arrow Francisco Coronado- Looked for "golden cities" which were actually pueblos. Went to Arizona and New Mexico. Found the Grand Canyon and large "herds" of buffalo John Cabot- Explored northeastern America (1497-1498). English sent him known as Giovanni Caboto (Not entirely sure if he was English himself) Treaty of Tordesillas- Spain celebrated Columbus’s arrival
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Chesapeake region‚ Middle Colonies‚ and the New England Colonies Out of these three‚ the New England and the Chesapeake Region were the largest. The Chesapeake Colony‚ which included Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ and New England Colonies‚ which included the Massachusetts Bay‚ were mostly settled for religious freedom‚ economic opportunities‚ and adventures. People began leaving their land because of poor economy/unemployment and the growing number of “landless” people in England. Both these colonies developed from
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