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    RUNNING HEAD: THE CHESAPEAKE BAY The Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Tourism on the Eastern Shore of Maryland Angela Cotton Chesapeake College The Eastern Shore of Maryland is one of the most beautiful places‚ not only on the East Coast‚ but in the United States. Given this fact‚ which most of the locals are painfully aware of‚ it only makes that the Eastern Shore receives thousands of visitors throughout the year every year. One must wonder however‚ what exactly it is that brings all of these

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    As we explore the historic lifeline of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. We will briefly discuss the timeline and the history of the oldest transit system and its progression into its current state of today; we will assess the possibilities of the future of the organization‚ we’ll examine the negative performance of the organization and the impact of its failures and conclude with recommendations for improvements. In 1631‚ the birthplace of American mass transportation undeniably is

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    Theodore Roosevelt Mr. Brenchley History 1700 Davey Vakapuna History 1700 Mr. Brenchley Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27‚ 1858 in New York City. He is the son of Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha (Mittie) Bulloch Roosevelt. He was tutored privately‚ he graduated from Harvard in 1880 and entered Law school that same year but did not complete his degree. He was Dutch reformed‚ though at various points he was affiliated with Episcopal congregations. Married Alice Hathaway

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    problem that affects anyone that benefits economically‚ residentially‚ or recreationally from the Chesapeake Bay. This includes people that have businesses that rely on how many aquatic organism they capture to either sell or serve as a meal in their restaurant. Runoff is caused by rainwater that does not percolate into the soil‚ and it carries chemicals and waste that are then drained into the Bay through the storm drains (“Stormwater Runoff”). Plant nutrients like fertilizers are one of the chemicals

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    The Massachusetts Bay School Law Upon arriving in America‚ the Puritans have a charter granted by the king which gives them some measure of self-government. The "Massachusetts Bay School Law" established in 1642 expressed the Puritans ideas on education‚ religion‚ and the study of a "particular" calling. Every Puritan was expected to abide by the law and to report offenders‚ who were consequently reprimanded or punished accordingly. The master of the family was obliged‚ according to the "Massachusetts

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    The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled by English colonists. Most colonists moving from Great Britain to New England were families searching for religious salvation‚ rather than mostly the single men that traveled to the Chesapeake area in search of wealth. The immigrants of the Chesapeake area were greeted with a climate and soil that were perfect for cultivating tobacco‚ cotton‚ indigo‚ and rice. Those settling in New England could not rely on farming to support themselves because

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    Although the settlers of the New England and Chesapeake region were both settled by people of English origin‚ by the 1700s‚ they had transformed into very different societies. This was because of a number of reasons. Between the settlers‚ the New Englanders moved for religious purposes‚ while Chesapeakes moved for want for material wealth.The people of New England also consisted of more families than the predominantly young male population of the Chesapeake. Their governing styles were also different

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    else. People will go through all sorts of difficulties and obstacles to make it in life. Striving for wealth and power is something that brings both positive and negative results. During the colonial period the development of the Virginia and Massachusetts colonies was greatly influenced by the effects of the search for riches and power. Each area had common basic interests‚ but the ways in which they went about attaining these goals were in most views different. Prosperity was the major goal of everyone

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    Chesapeake bay is having problems with recent algal blooms. This paper will discuss the roles of the organisms in the partial chesapeake bay food chain‚ The possible effects of a decrease in the algae population on the plant and animal populations‚ What the causes of this problem is‚ what is being done to fix it‚ and what else could be done. Algae is a floating plant on top of the water; that is at the bottom of the food chain. This plant has no roots‚ and floats freely about the water. According

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    Before the 1700’s the New England and Chesapeake regions were both largely settled by people of English origin. Slowly‚ they began to evolve into different societies. Fantasies of the New World had largely appealed to troubled England. English citizens traveled to the New World for religious‚ economic‚ and various other reasons. Though the settlers of the New England and Chesapeake regions were of English origin‚ each region soon evolved into distinct societies due to social‚ economic‚ and religious

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