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    Housing in the New World

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    November 2012 New WorldNew Housing The loss of a home by fire or any other means is a horrible and heart wrenching occurrence in any place and during any time but‚ for Anne Bradstreet and other colonialists settling a new land with a scarcity of tradespeople‚ and goods to rebuild and refurnish the loss must be unimaginable. American colonial settlers in the early seventeenth century lived in a variety of habitations‚ anything that could meet a shelter need after coming to the new world was used

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    Exploration and the New World From Richard Bulliet et al.‚ The Earth and Its Peoples‚ v. 2‚ 5th edn (Wadsworth/Cengage‚ 2012)‚ p. 382 The harsh waters of the Atlantic Ocean kept the Americas isolated from the rest of the world for many years. A few sailing attempts were made were made in Atlantic but none were successful‚ except for the Vikings who first found North America in 986 and Genoese and Portuguese explorers who discovered the islands of Madeira‚ the Azores

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    life he lived in the new world‚ in which he states “We have a free country” (hanner 52). In America‚ a person can do whatever they want. Johannes does not have to pay taxes and there is no shortage of food. A person can buy land without asking someone whether they can buy or lease land. Other immigrants‚ such as gottlieb mittelberger‚ experienced the hardship of coming to the new world. Gottleib Mittelberger was a German school teacher and organ player who came to the new world as a indentured servant

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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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    the various ways conquerors settled the New World‚ commenting on what worked‚ what did not work‚ and the consequences of those methods The Spanish official ‘s remark could mean that the primary reason for the conquest of a foreign territory is to look for lands in order to find new places to inhabit and develop . In other words ‚ the conqueror must expand a kingdom ‘s territory by finding new places wherein some of its citizens could transfer to these new regions and establish themselves by developing

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    do these very different qualities have in common. The New World is a dramatic film about the life of the settlers who came to the new world not knowing what to expect and having to deal with the new surroundings and the Native people. You will follow the life of a native girl named Pocahontas who experiences love‚ loss‚ and victory. You will be on your edge of your seat due to the action and suspense this movie sets on you. The New World was directed and written by Terrence Malick. The main characters

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    Brave New World vs. Reality Have you ever wondered that there was a whole other world completely different from the one we live in today? In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World‚ there actually is metaphorically. In this world people are controlled by higher power. The way Huxley describe life in (BNW) and life in the U.S are different based on drug use‚ religion‚ and consumptions of goods and services. In Brave New World their community is greatly dependent upon soma‚ as in our world where prescribed

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    a whole‚ today’s world is much worse than what it should be. There is a huge lack of empathy and too much sensitivity; the amount of close-minded people on this earth is crippling; major masses of judgemental people are dragging everyone down. There are many more issues‚ but that short list is big enough in it’s own way. Very few things would stay the same in the new world; it needs a lot of remodeling. Today’s world does have a few perks that could carry over to what the world should be; these

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    There were many misconceptions about the indigenous people of the New World‚ many of which described them as simple and savage‚ a description that couldn’t further from the truth. Going back we find that Native Americans were actually very complex in all aspects of their lives: farming‚ social structure‚ religion‚ architecture‚ and so on. The people of the New World were so advanced that they could achieve the same things their European counterparts were doing with machinery‚ but better.These inventions

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    Chapter Questions 1 and 2 1. What is the very 1st indication that Brave New World is a futuristic novel? The very 1st indication is when it mentions the hatchery. 2. Find an example of personification on the first page. “A harsh thin light glared through the windows‚ hungrily seeking some draped lay figure.” 3. In Brave New World Huxley provides the necessary exposition by having the expert explain the situation to the novice who knows little about it.

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