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    In the 1960 film "Little Shop of Horrors"‚ the main character‚ Seymour acquires a strange plant‚ which‚ we find out later‚ talks‚ lives off blood and eats people. The main idea of this film is when you try to please everyone without regard to yourself you end up loosing yourself. The other characters in the story revolve around Seymour and this bizarre plant. He names the plant after his crush Audrey‚ who is an assistant in the flower shop where he works. The owner of the shop‚ Mr. Mushnick‚ is a

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    The north and the south of America were separating before the civil war. The division was realized by the states’ rights and differences over taxes. The essential driver of the division was the way that servitude was canceled in the northern states yet legitimate in the South. The United States had gained new regions in the west which prompted the open deliberation whether subjugation should in any case be allowed around there. The southerners expected that the legislature would think of new no slaveholding

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    World Beginnings Mr. Cruz Shaping North America > 10 million years ago: Mountains formed in North America (Rockies‚ Sierra Nevada‚ Cascades‚ and Appalachians). > 2 million years ago: Ice Age in North America‚ and glaciers shaped the continent. > 35‚000 years ago: Land bridge created between Eurasia and North America. > 10‚000 years ago: Sea level rose and America was separated from Eurasia again. The People of the Americas > Sophisticated ancient civilizations: Incas‚ Mayans

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    the New World created economic prospects for those yearning for a more prosperous future. Economic concerns of the settlers in North America were notably greater than religious concerns during the colonial era‚ due to the decline in the British economy and lack of financial opportunities. Economic concerns were also what ultimately led to the colonization of North America as the desire for silver and gold‚ and the need for a passageway to the Indies and China became a must for England. Queen Elizabeth

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    ETMA 01 The two resources which I have chosen I feel reflect some of the contrasting models of disability which we have looked at in Units 1-4 of the course materials (E214‚ The Open University‚ 2010). The first resource comes from the National Autistic Society’s website and the second comes from the national newspaper The Guardian. The first resource (Appendix A) is an information page entitled ‘What is Asperger Syndrome’ and particularly focusses on the medical/deficit model of disability

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    North and South Korea has been at war and it caused fear in America because if North Korea won then America was afraid that the rest of Asia would join communism. So America joined the war against North Korea and while aiding South Korea‚ China had decided to join North Korea in the war as well since they are allied with North Korea. The war was one of the most deadliest wars in American history. The war was very dangerous with the elements there for America because they were not use to the temperatures

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    Roanoke Colony Analysis

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    destination I chose‚ I’d choose to use the ticket as a round-trip go to the Roanoke Colony that disappeared in the late 1600s. I’d like to witness the event that made the Roanoke Colony disappear without any trace of the perpetrator‚ and bring back the information to modern day for historians. In the late 1600s‚ Queen Elizabeth I commissioned to establish a permanent settlement in North America‚ and was so this colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. Their food supply soon became desperate‚ so they

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    APUSH Assignment #2 Part One: The Encounters Chapter One: Natives: Old world explorers encountered in the new world complex and diverse peoples—who‚ where‚ etc? Old world explorers encountered Native Americans in North America. Pre-Columbian America is “fraught with controversy.” What conflicts were they? Native Americans had conflict with the Europeans over social and environmental problems; this led to violence and war. Also‚ Europeans and Native Americans were both violent and

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    SLAVERY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES Slavery has had a big impact on the southern colonies. Between 1607-1775 slavery evolved in the British North American colonies due to economic factors-such as the slave trade‚ the use of cash crops‚ and the plantation system- Geographic factors-such as climate‚ diseases‚ and the Caribbean connection- and social factors-such as racism‚ bacons rebellion‚ and the headright system. Slavery definitely had some big economic factors influencing it. Slave trade was

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    North Carolina Motivation

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    North Carolina Motivation for Founding: In 1653‚ some Virginians settled in what would become North Carolina. In 1663‚ King Charles II issued a royal charter to eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia. They created Carolina and included the previous settlement. However‚ because of internal problems‚ the crown took over the colony and formed North and South Carolina out of it in 1729. Significant Events: • This was a collection of disparate settlers which often led to internal

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