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    HAN TRAN ENG091 How popular culture shaped me? There are a variety of information sources providing updated news such as computer‚ television‚ newspaper‚ etc. Thus‚ people can receive these information everytime everywhere. It cannot be denied that most of the news that teenagers interested in is about “star news”. “Star news” is all information of famous stars which is not only about their albums‚ movies but also about their privacy. In my country- Viet Nam‚ “Hallyu Wave” is becoming the most

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    England‚ found in what would be Plymouth Plantation. Although at first the Native Americans in Plymouth Plantation were seemingly hostile‚ they ended up being rather helpful to the British colonists. They helped facilitate the colonization of North America by acting as teachers to the colonists‚ being allies in war with them‚ and also working as slaves for them to a certain degree. The Native Americans at Plymouth Plantation‚ though at first hostile to the colonists‚ actually ended up being of great

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    Christmas during Colonial Times Colonial Christmas was a holiday for adults‚ not a magical day for children. Christmas celebrations originated in the southern colonies‚ and activities included parties‚ hunts‚ feasts‚ and church services‚ all of which were adult activities. We do get some of our traditions from colonial days. For instance‚ the main decorations were holly‚ laurel‚ and garland‚ because these were the only plants that looked good during the middle of winter. Mistletoe was hung prominently

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    The Last Colonial Massacre by Greg Grandin is about the Panzós massacre of the Q’eqchi Mayans in 1978. This was unfortunately a violent precursor the Scorched-Earth campaign of the 80’s that would kill many more Q’eqchi. This book‚ while examining an individual event on a personalized level through the life of Adelina Caal‚ a focus of the last chapter‚ this book shows the effects of Neoliberalism‚ the US’s involvement in Latin America in the Cold War‚ and ethnic tension stemming from cultural differences

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    English Colonialism during which many people died‚ starved and suffered. During the period of Virginia’s beginnings historians learned a great deal of information about the construction of Virginia. In addition to that Virginia’s actions would affect America in the long run with things such as slavery and agriculture. Likewise this Chapter tells us a lot about the study of history‚ it states that history can be misinterpreted and lead on people into one point of view. The reason being since the one reading

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    I. Answer the following questions as completely as possible. Use The American Pageant chapters 2‚ 3 and 4 and any other source you’d like. List all sources after each answer. 1. Who were the Puritans? Why did they come to America to settle? The puritans were a group of religious reformers wanted to purify the Church of England they were unpopular and oppressed therefore they got a charter and left England the king was very happy to sign the charter and get them out of their land. They came

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    The colonial stability framework began to change after the Seven Years’ War. This conflict between England and France was the result of a long dispute over the leading of overseas trade and colonial empire. It began in 1756‚ when the two powers fought for possession of the Ohio region in North America. Soon‚ they started to dispute the sovereignty of the entire territory. However‚ thanks to the aid of the settlers‚ England emerged victorious from the conflict in 1763. After the victory‚ the American

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    Colonial government wasn’t so different from how it is now. Sure‚ we’ve changed some things‚ but we still have a baseline from way back when. Today‚ we still have a legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branch. In the legislative branch they had something in England called ‘Parliament’. Basically Congress but with a different name. Just like Congress‚ Parliament was a bicameral legislature‚ a lawmaking body made of two houses. However‚ in Jamestown the houses were called House of Burgesses and Council

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    The Colonial period is one of the most important‚ defining times in American history‚ and not only for the sake of paving the way for the United States’ admittance as a standalone country. The period starts with a grand expedition‚ the first colonists venturing out from Britain‚ the mother country‚ to settle in a world unknown. With a “New World” came the need for order; however‚ achieving some form of unity between the colonies proved to be unfeasible at the start. The colonists also encountered

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    Colonial African Americans What were the uses of slaves in colonial times? Black slaves were used throughout colonial times. The one we associate with slaves the most is probably field working. The truth is Black people were used for much more than that; their responsibilities included many jobs‚ from farming‚ to being cooks and housekeepers. In the south‚ some people would train their slaves to have trade skills‚ such as cooper (barrel maker)‚ wigmaker‚ and carpenter. This could be helpful to

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