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    differences between the Virginia colony and the Massachusetts colony. People all over Europe started coming down to the “new world” (America)‚ they came to the new world for many reasons such as land‚ food‚ religion and much more. Before I start to contrast between the 2 colonies I’m going to give a general background on them. Massachusetts was established in 1620 and Virginia was established in 1607. Virginia’s colony was Jamestown and Massachusetts was Salem and Boston. Virginia was located in the

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    ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth." -John Adams. Jamestown‚ Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. The Jamestown Colony is a town in Virginia. It is the oldest‚ and first‚ English colony in North America. The London Company‚ formed in 1606‚ was a group of ten men‚ mostly well-to-do merchants‚ who decided to colonize Virginia (Fishwick‚ 49). Francis Bacon‚ a member of the Company‚ decided the colony was to be a long-term scheme

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    Massachusetts and Virginia Colonies Massachusetts and Virginia were two of the early colonies in the new world. Although these two colonies originated from the same place they are very different. Virginia needed slaves for labor while the citizens of Massachusetts worked in production and had less slaves or indentured servants. Virginia traded cash crops such as tobacco and the colonists in Massachusetts build ships and traded fur among other things. While Massachusetts and Virginia were both British

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    Virginia Mason Hospital

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    What were reasons for implementing lean management at Virginia Mason Hospital? Lean thinking begins with driving out waste so that all work adds value and serves the customer’s needs. Identifying value-added and non-value-added steps in every process is the beginning of the journey toward lean operations. In order for lean principles to take root‚ leaders must first work to create an organizational culture that is receptive to lean thinking. The commitment to lean must start at the very top of the

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    In Chapter 7 of Through the Eyes of a Child by Donna E. Norton‚ Norton defines and explains the concepts of Modern Fantasy. Modern Fantasy is a genre of literature that is consisted of story elements that are impossible to happen in real life and/or imaginary. The place‚ setting‚ characters‚ or the event of the story of modern fantasy are impossible to be real or happen in real life. The genre of modern fantasy is very similar to the genre of traditional literature and the only difference is that

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    Virginia Tech Experience

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    Unlike other Hokies‚ I did not tour Virginia Tech before applying. In fact‚ I didn’t even know where Virginia Tech was before I started applying for colleges 2 years ago. I just knew this school was for me. It felt like a place where I could dream big. Getting a postcard from a senior Hokie before coming to Virginia Tech made it all the more incredible. Two years later‚ I will write these postcards for our new accepted Hokies myself. I also have done community service related activities every semester

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    Virginia Vs. New England

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    religious and political matters‚ Virginia varied considerably from the New England colonies. The Church of England was the established church in Virginia‚ which meant taxpayers paid for the support of the church whether or not they were Anglicans. A lack of clergymen and few churches kept many Virginians from attending church. Religion thus was of secondary importance in the Virginia colony. While New England was a land of towns and villages surrounded by small farms‚ Virginia and Maryland were characterized

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    between Virginia and Massachusetts in 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

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    DBQ #1: The Transformation of Colonial Virginia In 1606‚ hundreds of settlers went on a journey from England to the Virginia colony. They were in search of a new life‚ and wealth. Early on in their journey‚ they stumble upon many hardships‚ as expressed by George Percy (Doc. B). By the use of the indentured servants and slaves they were able to change the Virginia colony by basing their economy around tobacco. During the beginning of their voyage‚ the settlers met countless poverty. (Doc. A)

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    Virginia: Colony Report “He that will not work shall not eat.” (Captain John Smith). Virginia was the beginning of colonization in America. In 1578‚ after colonists in England were driven to find new land‚ Sir Humphrey Gilbert received a charter to establish a new British Colony. On May 13th‚ 1607‚ the Susan Constant‚ the Godspeed‚ and the Discovery ships arrived at what soon became the Jamestown peninsula. This discovery led to a series of important events that made the United States. After the

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