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    the United States. Of the original 110 settlers‚ only 40 would be alive at the end of December. Why did so many colonist die? So many colonist died due to disease‚ starvation‚ or the weather or seasonal changes. Many of the colonist died due to disease. In document A it says‚ “disease in the early years to Jamestown’s position at the salt-fresh water transition‚ where filth introduced into the river tended to fester rather than flush away”‚ which was not good for the settlers. Due to the waste

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    Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly? Islam started to spread when Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation at forty years of age when Angel Gabriel gave him the message from god. Prophet Muhammad first started preaching about Islam to his wife and closets friends in secret for three years. Later he started preaching openly in Mecca ten years and in Medina for ten years. Islam only really started spreading when Prophet Muhammad died. It was the four caliphs that were really determined to spread

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    Rainy Weather

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    Rainy Weather Most people love sunny‚ instead of rainy‚ days largely because sunshine can often make us feel cheerful and a gloomy sky usually depresses us. As a matter of fact‚ all forms of life need both sun and rain‚ but any excess of the two can bring trouble or even disasters to the world. Thus if there is anyone who complains of the excessive rainfall in this winter‚ his complaint is understandable. Anyway‚ how many people can bear to see the world darkened and dampened because of

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    A Day's Wait

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    Before Reading A Day’s Wait Short Story by Ernest Hemingway Is it R3.3 Analyze characterization as delineated through a character’s thoughts‚ words‚ speech patterns‚ and actions; the narrator’s description; and the thoughts‚ words‚ and actions of other characters. Also included in this lesson: W1.2 (p. 475)‚ W1.3 (p. 475)‚ LC1.4 (p. 475) brave to suffer in silence? KEY IDEA Whether from an injury or a broken heart‚ everyone suffers at times. Some people try hard to keep their pain

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    The Rainy Season. The rainy season comes after the summer. It brings rains after the heat of the sun. The season gives respite from the scorching heat of the summer. It brings life to the plants and trees. Ponds‚ rivers and streams are filled to the full. Greenery returns to the garden. The season holds particular importance for the agriculturists. It is a blessing for them‚ as they depend on rain for farming. They are happy to see the cloud-laden sky. They take their plough and oxen and go out

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    The gift of magi The story tells of a young married couple‚ James (Jim) and Della Dillingham. The couple has very little money and lives in a modest apartment. Between them they have two possessions that they consider their treasures: Jim’s gold pocket watch that had been his father’s and his grandfather’s‚ and Della’s lustrous‚ long hair that falls almost to her knees. It’s Christmas Eve‚ and Della finds herself running out of time to buy Jim a Christmas present. After paying all of the bills

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    Prophet Muhammad is the messenger of god‚ he would recite the words of Allah (God) in public‚ he traveled across the Middle east with his followers.  After his death Islam had reached not only the Middle East but Europe and Asia. Islam spread so quickly because of the trade routes‚ the religious message‚ and their political message.     The first reason Islam spread so quickly is because when merchants moved around the middle east and other places they advertised Islam. According to Great Ages of Man

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    The Red River Short Story

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    River is loved by everyone from his small town in Tree Hill‚ located in North Carolina. He is known as the “perfect guy”. He is 5’8 with dark blue eyes. He is a pale Caucasian teenage boy. He had a tragic childhood‚ which is why many people feel sorrow for him. Everyone in his neighborhood knows the traumatic accident that happened to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Camden died in a car accident while driving to the mountains on their way to surprise River. Luckily‚ River made it out alive. People think

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    assimilation” of First Nations people was a policy developed by the Canadian government in the 19th century (Davidson‚ 2012). This policy was taught in the residential schools of Canada and has had a strong negative impact on the Canadian community. As Long as the Rivers Flow is a novel written by the former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario‚ James Bartleman. It examines the sexual‚ physical and psychological abuse committed on Canada’s First Nations children. Bartleman’s style of writing effectively informs the

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    Siddhartha Gautama is famously known as Gautama Buddha and was a sage who found the idea of Buddhism. The Buddha was known to possess supernatural powers and abilities. He was born in the holy land of Nepal and his journey of an ideal human started in India. Gautama Buddha began his ascetic life and discovered Buddhism and since then Buddhism has been popular throughout many civilizations and is one of the most ancient religions in the world‚ where people follow Buddha and Buddhism which gained

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