the terms of society and economy. Both colonies developed their own characteristics based upon the factors of: the economic motivation of the settlers‚ the political and religious motivation of the settlers‚ and the natural resources and climate of the region. Although located in different parts of the Americas they shared similarities and differences. In 1607‚ James I granted a charter for the settlement of Virginia. The first settlement in the Virginia colony was Jamestown on the James River‚ named
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C ASE S TUDY The Pirate Bay: The World’s Most Resilient Copyright Infringer? The Pirate Bay (TPB)‚ a Swedish Web site (Piratebay.org)‚ is one of the world’s most popular pirated music and content sites‚ offering free access to millions of copyrighted songs and thousands of copyrighted Hollywood movies. In June 2011‚ The Pirate Bay reported that it had about 5 m illion r egistered u s ers‚ a nd 25 m illion n on-registered u sers ( so-called "free riders "). To p ut t hat n umber i n p
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analysis on what life was like in the New England colony when the settlers first arrived. Cronon describes many things that the settlers experienced when they arrived over into New England and how it differed from England. Cronon discusses Indian relationships and how each group had different customs. In the book Cronon describes the landscape and how everyone was able to benefit from it. Cronon’s thesis is “the shift from Indian to European dominance in New England entailed important changes--well known
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the first botanical garden in 1822. [1] Through continuous planning and cultivation‚ Singapore has earned the name of "Garden City". From the first tree planting by Mr Lee Kuan Yew in 1963‚ Gardens by the bay (Gardens) is a huge leap with its $1 billion investment.[2]Aligned with Singapore’s new aspiration to become an international eco-tourism icon‚ Gardens is alleged to put Singapore at the forefront of eco-tourism and promote Singapore as a "City in the Garden". 2. The alignment of Gardens
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Colonies in the North and South were adversely affected by differences in climate and geography which shaped the political‚ economic‚ religious‚ and social developments in these regions and the future nation they would become. Tobacco cultivation was a large factor of society in the south around which many aspects of civilization developed. It was the primary crop grown in the south because of its ability to grow in the Chesapeake soil. The intense physical labor required of southern famers led
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Culture in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake & Lowcountry by Philip D. Morgan examine the systematic removal of power and perceived humanity of enslaved women and contrast the perceived sexual promiscuity of enslaved women with the sexual repression and virtue assigned to white women. Annette Gordon-Reed’s The
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Analysis of The Pirate Bay Case The Pirate Bay is a file sharing website based in Sweden that is comparable to other peer-to-peer (P2P) e-commerce sites like Napster and Kazaa. The company faces scrutiny but has avoided closure by modifying business practices and finding legal loopholes regarding copyright protection (Laudon & Traver‚ 2010). The case study "Internet Piracy: The Pirate Bay" analyzes the company and its place in the history of e-commerce‚ and reveals startling effects of P2P sites
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The New England colonist were made up of thirteen colonies who wanted to be independent. This group of people‚ who left their former country for various of reasons‚ were starting to get irritated at Great Britain. In general‚ the colonist were perturbed that the British government required them to pay a great amount of taxes. They were also upset about the fact that‚ the money wasn’t helping them out and the funds were going back to England. There was no way they could vote against these acts so
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thirteen colonies that became the USA were originally colonies of Great Britain. By the time the American Revolution took place‚ the citizens of these colonies were beginning to get tired of the British rule. Rebellion and discontent were rampant. For those people who see the change in the American government and society a real Revolution‚ the Revolution is essentially an economic one. The main reason the colonies started rebelling against ’mother England’ was the taxation issue. The colonies debated
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thirteen colonies can be divided into three distinct regional sections: New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Each section had its own distinct economic and cultural framework which emerged from the geographical elements of the land and the religious beliefs of the settlers. Although founded by people of similar European origin‚ the regions became unique. This allowed all thirteen colonies to prosper and generate money in the way best suited for them.
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