Havahd Yahd: Northern New England and the New‚ Old World Some of the oldest cities in the United States can be found along the coast to the Northeast: New York‚ Boston‚ Jersey City. They’ve grown from backwoods settlements to thriving bastions of urban Americana. Yet‚ when one mentions New England‚ an image of “olden times” comes to mind: Brahmin men and women with buckles on their shoes‚ lacking rhoticity‚ using thee/thou/thy. It is interesting then to discover that the New England dialect is in fact
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COMPARISON BETWEEN SPANISH COLONY ERA AND PRESENT LIFE OF FILIPINOS I. Introduction The land of the Philippines is composed of more than 7000 islands. These mountainous islands are divided into three: Luzon‚ Visayas and Mindanao. As an archipelago‚ Philippines is surrounded by deep seas such as Bashi Channel‚ Celebes Sea‚ Philippine Deep and South China Sea. Philippines was blessed to be bountiful in terms of natural resources and minerals especially gold. Because of its beauty and richness
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MIDDLE ENGLISH AND NEW ENGLISH VOCABULARY The vocabulary in the ME period shows great instability and constant and rapid changes. Many words became obsolete; a lot of them reflected the ever-changing life of the speakers and were under the influence of contacts with other nations. 1. Internal means of enriching vocabulary. Internal sources of vocabulary growth became less important in ME. It might have been due to great expansion of foreign words (especially French). Beginning with the 15
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II. What was the English Settlement like at Jamestown? It survived thanks to John Smith and the production of tobacco A. What cause the struggle English settlers in America? The first settlement was almost destroyed by disease and starvation. 1. What did the English have to do to make colonization a business? English were funded by joint-stock companies‚ which once the people had several investors‚ they obtained a charter or official permit. King James I granted a charter to the Virginia
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Project Proposal: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines brings innovation and creativity to an otherwise stable industry. In contrast to competing airlines in the industry‚ the low fares‚ convenience‚ and technologically-innovative methods introduced by Southwest such as early check-in‚ automated boarding passes (user-friendly kiosks) have created customer value‚ leading to customer loyalty. Additionally‚ the company is known for positive recognition and empowerment of employees‚ who are consistently
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English is a widely-used language that is originally used by the countries United States‚ Great Britain‚ England and many more. English is the universal language because it is widely used by many people like Asians‚ Europeans‚ Africans and many more. However‚ how can we use English in shaping 21st century learners? English has many purposes that can help shape 21st century learners. One is we can use English in expressing our thoughts‚ ideas‚ feelings and many more. Because English is important
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English colonies were one of three types of colonies. The first being a joint-stock colony. In this type of colony the king of England would grant a charter to a joint-stock company that would ensure settlers the same rights as Englishmen. Joint-stock colonies were only meant to last a few years. After which‚ stockholders hoped to earn a profit. Many people were attracted with the promise of gold. The second type was a royal colony. This type of colony was directly controlled by the king. The
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lesson to bold Spain. We will avenge‚ by more than speech the destruction of the Maine!” These words were spoken by H. W. Petrie (1898) (p. 592). These words were spoken about the Spanish-American War. Mr. Petrie spoke these words after the destruction of the Maine‚ which is thought to be a key affect of the Spanish-American War. The war was based on the U.S. going to war with Spain to help Cuba fight for their independence from Spain. This war only lasted a few months‚ and there were not many deaths
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Settlement Revision Settlement Site There are eight main things that help to choose a site to build a settlement. They are called factors. The eight factors are Wet point Dry point Building Materials Defence Fuel Supply Food Supply Bridging point Shelter and Aspect. Wet Point. A settlement needs to be close to a reliable source of water. In early days‚ rivers were clean enough to give a safe‚ permanent supply. Dry Point. A site has to be safe from flooding and away from marshy areas
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Selkirk Settlement came true. At his own expense‚ Selkirk took the settle of many poor people of the British Isles in North America. His ideas that a migration of the poor could be beneficial for his new colony and would help him resolve the problem in strengthening the fur trade Empire. Selkirk established a small and successful settlement in Prince Edward Island as well in the Red River Valley. However‚ his colony faced competition‚ money issues‚ and many challenges. The Red River Settlement was not
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