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    News of the first execution to occur in New Holland has come back‚ apparently having taken place on the 27th of February last year. The convict Thomas Barrett of the ship Charlotte was hung for his crimes having stolen butter‚ peas and pork from the government stores. While it seems to be a severe punishment‚ reports from the colonies say that many convicts are malnourished‚ as they are having difficulties planting crops‚ meaning the food supplies are some of their most valuable possessions. As well

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    1.The New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was aimed directly at helping Americans suffering from the Great Depression and bringing jobs to the country in order to make the economy work again. The New Deal provided direct relief in the form of programs such as the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and created long-term jobs in the form of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) or the Works Progress Administration (WPA). One of the main mechanisms that the New Deal used to offer

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    The New England Patriots (13-3) are going against the Philadelphia Eagles (13-3) in Super Bowl LII ‚ happening on February 4‚ at the U.S. Bank Stadium‚ in Minneapolis‚ MN. The game will be broadcasted on NBC‚ starting at 6:30 p.m ET. The half time show is being performed by Justin Timberlake. The Eagles have only been to the Super Bowl twice before. The first time in 1981 at Super Bowl XV‚ losing to the Oakland Raiders. 27-10. The Eagles also appeared at the 2004‚ Super Bowl XXXIX‚ losing against

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    Father Henry Garnet‚ he was a priest in the jesuit order. This religion played a major role in modernizing the church. But before it was accepted as a religion many people hated them. They would gather and practice their religion. Once authorities found out that there was a group of people practicing a different religion then the Church of England‚ they banned them from practicing and often executed members. He was the person that spoiled the assassinations attempt. Father Oswald Tesimond‚ approached

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    reformers‚ the English followers of John Calvin‚ came to embrace that name as an emblem of honor. At the beginning of the seventeenth century‚ England faced a gathering storm in religious life - the Puritan movement. Before the storm abated‚ the Puritans had founded the first permanent European settlements in a region that came to be known as New England. The Puritans believed that God had commanded the reform of both church and society. They condemned drunkenness‚ gambling‚ theatergoing‚ and Sabbath-breaking

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    Language Shapes Our Personality Can language shape our personality? Tongues we use are indispensible factors of us. If you think about it‚ human beings use the tool in form of language in every possible aspect of life. In school‚ at home‚ while watching TV‚ playing sports‚ reading books‚ at the store‚ even on the walk. It is also a part of one’s heritage‚ cultural belonging and ethnic identity. Language surrounds us from every possible direction. It would be “silly” to say it has no influence

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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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    Lifestyle In 15th Century New England The Puritans began as a religious group in England‚ after King Henry VIII was denied a divorce from Catherine of Aragorn. Henry was outraged by this denial and broke away from the Church‚ creating the Church of England. The Church of England became prominent in of forceful reprimanding of sinners‚ mainly through the use of whipping‚ public humiliation‚ and occasionally execution. Eventually‚ the Puritans became unsatisfied with the Church of England‚ due to their belief

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    participation in the public sphere in Victorian Britain‚ however‚ neither would it be accurate to argue that all women in Victorian Britain spent their lives sequestered in the private sphere. Women’s lives were not entirely confined to the home‚ and women did participate in the ‘public sphere’‚ which here will refer to engagement with the market

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    Societies The settlers of New England and the Chesapeake region may have derived from the same provenance‚ but that is where the similarities end. By the 1700’s‚ the settlers began to differ socially‚ economically‚ and politically. As people began to migrate over to the New World‚ they started to acclimate to their surrounding regions; the settlers adapted to the strengths of their geography‚ and the regions differed tremendously as a result. Socially‚ New England and the Chesapeake region were

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