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    Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die? It was not an easy beginning. English settlers began arriving on the James River in Chesapeake Bay‚ region of Virginia‚ in the spring of 1607.They hoped to make the first permanent English settlement. But‚ there were many things that almost wiped out the whole settlement. There were three main causes of death; disease‚ starvation/dehydration‚ and attacks. Most of the available water supply was brackish and contaminated by the settlers themselves

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    Questions: In the brief history: What was the social and economic status of the first settlers to Jamestown? The colonists chose Jamestown Island for their settlement largely because the Virginia Company advised them to select a location that could be easily defended from ocean-going navies of the other European states that were also establishing New World colonies and were periodically at war with England‚ notably the Dutch Republic‚ France‚ and especially Spain. The island fit the criteria‚

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    Itʼs Just Self Disappointment 1 Itʼs Just Self Disappointment Jody Smith 3/4/2010 “On my honor‚ I pledge that I have given nor received any unacknowledged aid on this assignment” ! ! ! ! ! ! ! __________________________________ Signature Itʼs Just Self Disappointment Itʼs Just Self Disappointment " “In iPad We Trust” by Daniel Lyons (Newsweek (2010) v155: p16) Lyons states 2 “Whatever disappointment we might have felt [in Appleʼs iPad] says more about us than Apple”. Lyons is stating

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    Coach Carter wasn’t your average coach. He was also a teacher and mentor for these young boys. He gave these boys a sense of hope in life that no one ever gave them. The book has sold over 3 million copies. The movie has made approximately 42 million dollars as a movie. Coach Carter novel and film both proved to be a huge hit all over the world‚ but most important to people who enjoy basketball and love the game. While I was reading the book you could clearly see that the movie and the book plots

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    Vice Principal: Charlene Civello Langstaff S.S. 106 Garden Avenue Richmond Hill L4C 6M1 Principal: Paula Borges Vice Principal: Mark Fuller Markham D.H.S. 89 Church Street Markham L3P 2M3 Principal: Georgia Clifford Vice Principal: Scot Angus Middlefield C.I. 525 Highglen Avenue Markham L3S 3L5 Principal: Elizabeth Sloan Vice Principal: Raymond Fung Richmond Green S.S. 1 William F. Bell Parkway Richmond Hill L4S 2T9 Principal: Kim Tavares-Carter Vice Principal: Sharmin Dadani

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    The Virginia Company set out for the new world with three ships and about a hundred men these settlers arrived in America on May 13‚ 1607. By traveling to the new world ‚the settlers were hoping to make a better life for themselves. What the colonists failed to realize was the hardships it would take to make a settlement in a new land. Colonists faced hard ships such as the poor environment‚ unskilled colonists‚ and conflicts with the Native Americans As a result of poor environment several

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    Why Did So Many Jamestown Colonists Die? In May 1607‚ about 110 Englishmen arrived off the coast of Virginia. It was going to be the first permanent English colony in the new world. The first years of settlement were not easy and many of the colonists kept on dying. Many of the colonists died that they almost failed as a colony. There are many reasons why they died; the main reason was from diseases‚ the lack of food and fresh water‚ and their bad relationship with the Powhatan Indians.

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    Jamestown

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    Jamestown was one of the first attempts to establish a colony by the English settlers. The key word in the previous sentence: attempts. This word implies that the feat attempted was not a success‚ and in this case‚ the implication is quite correct. Jamestown failed because of severely strained Indian relations over resource supplies‚ an almost absolute lack of planning‚ which is a result of insufficient leadership‚ and environmental issues including lack of reliable water sources. Jamestown failed

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    Port Richmond‚ with a total population of around 26‚000 residents‚ has two very distinctly defining social‚ economical and physical characteristics. West of Aramingo Avenue‚ a dividing line for the neighborhood‚ there is a younger‚ diverse‚ and more impoverished community. Contrastingly‚ to the east of Aramingo Avenue‚ Port Richmond is a middle class‚ aging in place‚ white and historically Polish community. Population and Age For most in the neighborhood‚ unity‚ labor‚ and the industrial economy

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    Coach Carter

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    communicate deep messages that influence its viewers. After watching an awful game of Richmond versus Saint Francis‚ Ken Carter‚ the protagonist‚ takes up the basketball coaching job at Richmond High School. Being a steadfast man‚ Coach Carter deals with the disrespectful Richmond basketball team by issuing contracts and imposing harsh consequences when his players are out of line. Through hard discipline‚ the Richmond Oilers learn the meaning of respect and teamwork. This movie illustrates that people

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