2012 Summer Olympics From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "2012 Olympics" redirects here. For the Winter Youth Olympics‚ see 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. For the Paralympic Games‚ see 2012 Summer Paralympics. "London 2012" redirects here. For the video game‚ see London 2012 (video game). Games of the XXX Olympiad | This is the clear version of the official logo. There are four official base colours‚ and another version for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. For
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The Maory History of New Zealand The original inhabitants of New Zealand were Polynesians who arrived by canoe in a series of migrations. Among these were the Moriori‚ or moa hunters‚ early ancestors of the Maory‚ who arrived in a later migration. Historians estimate the first Polynesians arrived over 1000 years ago‚ possibly as early as 800 AD. Whether the islands were discovered by accident or design is uncertain‚ but the original peoples found a plentiful food supply and larger‚ more varied islands
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Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both of English Origin‚ they evolved into two different colonies. Major points such as different motives for settling‚ religion‚ and the different geography led to contrasting views. As they continued to evolve‚ the colonies adapted to their own unique economic‚ geography‚ and social structures. The settlements in the Chesapeake region‚ such as Virginia were only settled to increase wealth. The colonists wanted to gain riches. After the
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and New England came to the New World for two different reasons. These differences were noticeable in social structure‚ economic outlook‚ and religious background. As the colonies were organized the differences were becoming more and more obvious and affected the way the communities prospered. These differences are evident from both written documents from the colonists and the historical knowledge of this particular period in time. Although the settlements of Chesapeake Bay and New England came
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New England was founded primary on the basis of religion freedom. Many of the people who were at new England left England because they wanted to perfect what the church of England was trying to do. In doing so they shunned and even exiled many people out of there way of life. The puritan way of life to many people seemed extreme and to others it seemed normal. They had set forth many laws and regulations in which some people might say is outlandish. They also waged war on Pequot’s‚ many argue that
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colonists in Virginia also displayed a profound fear of witchcraft and the works of the Devil. To guard against this phenomenon‚ witch pots were employed just as they had been in England. In 1978‚ a witch pot was recovered in Virginia Beach. Unfortunately‚ the relic was found by an amateur collector and most of the details regarding the find have been lost due to negligence. However‚ the loss of information does not render the discovery invalid as it clearly displayed that colonists in Virginia were attempting
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New world exploration a. exploration origins of european expansion exploration b. consequences encounter a. conquistadors had superior weapons/guns & horses b. native american populations quickly shrank c. death due to diseases brought by europeans spanish empire a. financed by gold and silver from americas b. natives: died from diseases brought by the spanish some converted to christianity some resisted by the spanish control colonies spanish empire -appointed viceroys
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Certain events can change many things in history and the same applies to Canadian history as well. There have been many events that have had an impact on Canadian history and the Winnipeg General Strike is one of such events that have made an impact on Canadian history. The Winnipeg General Strike happened on May 1‚ 1919‚ when members from the Winnipeg building-trade union went on a strike due to their employers refusing to negotiate a wage increase (Colyer & Co.‚ 2010). It has positively
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Andrea Yates suffered from schizophrenia and postpartum depression. The birth of a baby can trigger a jumble of powerful emotions. Which can be from joy and excitement to fear and anxiety. Many news moms experience the “baby blues” after childbirth‚ which include mood swings and crying spells. But some news moms experience more severe times of depression after their baby is born‚ causing postpartum depression. Women may have this because they can’t get over it.
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In Cumberland‚ Sir Philip assumes the role of an intimidating figure. Being intimidating is bad enough‚ but Sir Philip’s actions are even worse when he attempts to steal common land‚ kill Peter and even try to force Kit to marry him. Firstly‚ Sir Philip steals the common land from the Peters family and all the other farmers‚ which is not allowed. Since most magistrates can not be trusted‚ they can not do anything about it. Readers infer that there are some corrupted magistrates‚ and they are working
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