LaGuardia Community College The English Language Center Zully Katherin Patiño Viviescas Professor Paul Metzger June 8‚ 2013 Saturday Program Level 6- Spring 2013 Spanish versus English Proficiency in a second language involves the acquisition of range of knowledge and skills conditioned in part by experiences lived that will help you in your personal or
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the “Wars of Empire” was occurring between‚ France‚ Britain‚ Spain‚ and their colonial possessions ( Era Introduction). Of course in the end Britain came out on top which put them in a position of high power‚ but they did not do it by themselves though. How did the English colonies become the most successful colonial power in North America by 1763? It was because many settlers were drawn to their political systems which encouraged cultural diversity‚ economic growth‚ representative government‚ and
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How it affected Spain. The Spanish were greatly impacted by the discovery of a new continent‚ because it meant lots of things‚ such as the discovery of new species of animals and plants. From the animals‚ like the jaguar or the piranha. Some of the plants were used to make medicines or simply to eat! We could name the achiote (an amazonian tree used to treat prostatic troubles and internal inflammations‚ arterial hypertension‚ high cholesterol level and bladder inflammation) and the
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In the early 1600s England established its’ first colony in the New World with one hundred men and three boats at the mouth of the Chesapeake River it was called Jamestown. Soon after many more colonists would arrive to the New World seeking religious freedom‚ freedom from persecution‚ land‚ economic prosperity‚ or to work off debt. Nonetheless‚ people saw the New World as new opportunities and to leave a life to start a new one. As British colonies grew and created their own culture‚ policies‚ and
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Rhode Island. This proves that the Massachusetts Bay Colony was only religiously tolerant to Puritans and gave others different political rights. Moreover‚ 1564 at Fort Caroline was completed only to survive a year till the Spanish St. Augustine. Commander Pedro Avilés wrote to King Philip II that he had “hanged all those we had found in because . . . they were scattering the odious Lutheran doctrine in these Provinces.” Furthermore‚ Puritan Boston believed Catholics and other Non-Puritans were anathemas
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century‚ to establish an English colony‚ was a “first in its class” decision. Starting in 1584‚ England made its first claim to expand its territory to the New world. In 1587‚ the Roanoke colony was founded‚ although it is a great advancement for England‚ It is still one of the greatest American mysteries when the colony was found abandoned in 1590. In this essay‚ I will explain to you the three of the most probable causes of the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke colony. This evidence will explain
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and Virginia colonies. How do the governing structures differ and what do they tell us about the early challenges the two colonies faced? In 1606‚ King James I re-initiated England’s efforts to establish a viable colony in the New World. The 1606 Charter was granted to the Virginia Company for the establishment of a colony in the Chesapeake region of North America. On May 14‚ 1607‚ the settlers landed on Jamestown Island and began the establishment of the Virginia English Colony. As political
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The main Spanish motives for colonization were for Gold‚ God and Glory. Many European nations were beginning to look towards new lands after the catastrophic bubonic plague that killed more than a third of the people on the continent and damaged the already weak economy. The first motive of the Spaniards was to become one of the prominent sea faring nations in order to compete with Portugal then the preeminent maritime most powerful seafaring nation in Europe and claim lands for Spain. When the
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Why did Britain want to keep America as a colony: Britain needed the colony for two reasons? They needed income for the army and land. Britain wanted to keep the America colonies safe and not a threat and manage to secretly tax them without them knowing. As the taxes and population increased‚ the colonists started to riot due to the heavy tax and limited freedom. This then caused the American revolution which is exactly what Britain did not want. ACTIONS TAKEN: How America fought back from taxation
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as is music different? Mozart’s personal style of music took over Baroque forms‚ to the ternary da capo aria and the sinfonia and concerto. However‚ over time Mozart even changes how pieces were put together‚ and the basic formal layouts changed. Composers from this period sought dramatic effects‚ striking melodies‚ and clearer textures. Mozart’s music was mostly composed in his head. In some of his letters to his father‚ he told him about imagining a piece of music in his mind and then playing
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