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    In 1606‚ in search of wealth and treasure‚ hundreds of settlers emigrated to the Virginia colony. Virginia was drastically changed over the century of its establishment. The Virginians faced multiple challenges during the molding of this new colony. Their efforts changed the colony socially and economically over the course of the century. Some challenges that they had to face were not being killed by the Indians‚ having any sort of government because England was basically leaving them out on their

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    proceed.” (79) John smith and William Bradford were two American settlers that both came from england. They each came to a new world to better their lives. Smith came to jamestown mostly for the money and to get rich.He was a selfish person in his writing he mostly wrote about himself. Bradford came more for their freedom of religion. He believed in God‚ and he wanted everyone to have the right to believe in what they wished for. He was more of an outgoing person and not like smith he actually wrote

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    easy to take control of your own life and it comes along with the stress of responsibility. I believe taking action is worth it due to this being the only definitive way to attain goals. One person that believes in complete accountability is Will Smith. He has shared many amazing stories and quotes that have touched me. One of my favorite quotes of his is‚ “Greatness is not this wonderful‚ esoteric‚ elusive‚ godlike feature that only the special among us will ever taste‚ it’s something that truly

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    as a form of literary persuasion. John Smith and William Bradford were two such writers. Smith and Bradford use religion as a literary tool to persuade the reader towards their own interests. There are similarities and differences in the motivation to use religion by these two authors‚ yet the use is still prevalent in their writings. The reasons for these similarities and differences are found in the greater interest of each individual author. John Smith and William Bradford use divine guidance

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    (717) 627-4768 (717) 368-8689 Email: lh005@lancastergeneralcollege.edu January 1‚ 2011 Address Dear Hello. My name is Leslie Howland and I am interested in a position as an Operating Room nurse for Lancaster General Hospital. I graduated from the Lancaster General College of Nursing and Health Sciences with an Associates Degree in applied Sciences with a Nursing Major in May 2011. In addition to being a member of the College’s Dean’s List for two semesters‚ I received both my

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    AP® English Language and Composition 2008 Scoring Guidelines Form B The College Board: Connecting Students to College Success The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the association is composed of more than

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    While both William Bradford and John Smith were strong figures in leadership and influential authors during the Puritan era‚ their styles of writing differ significantly. From a critical outlook‚ Smith used a persuasive style of writing while Bradford chose to adopt an informative style of writing‚ despite the fact that they wrote about the same pre-colonial land. Smith used persuasive writing his work in the bid to appeal to the audience or readers that people ought to awaken‚ realize the new

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    In the early to mid-17th two of the first charter colonies in America were Jamestown and Plymouth. These colonies were very different‚ Jamestown was founded to find gold in the James River but when that idea was floundering‚ John Rolfe brought tobacco seeds to Jamestown and it eventually became the first tobacco producing colony in the English colonies. On the other hand‚ Plymouth was founded as a safe haven for puritans escaping persecution in England and was one of the few puritan colonies in

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    important to them or if they were well known or did something notable in a previous town.  --Parents’ names and residences--Some people only include these if they’re still alive‚ but others give tribute to a deceased parent (ex: "daughter of the late John Smith"). --Children‚ grandchildren and great-grandchildren’s names and residences--If this list gets two long‚ you can eliminate the names and locations (ex: "five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren"). --Other family members (nieces‚ nephews‚

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    Captain John Smith and William Bradford both had been looking for some new land and a new scratch (a new beginning). There are a few similarities in each of the stories. There are also a lot of different things between the two. Some similar things they do have is that they meet with the Native Americans. Captain John Smith lives in Jamestown and in plymouth Plantation there is a group which are sailors and they are all lead by william Bradford. Both of these story are very similar but if you noticed

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