native rapper‚ Lupe Fiasco. The song depicts the word bitch in the many forms that it is used in today’s urban society. The song starts with a dark weary synthesizer and a heavy deep 808 drum pattern that reflects the sound that is used in many of today’s popular club/party songs. The words to the song shine a stereotypical light on “bad bitches‚” but there is a twist. Fiasco highlights 3 significant points which is the basis of the song‚ “Bitch bad‚ woman good‚ lady better” (Fiasco‚ Bitch Bad). By
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The English who founded Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ the first permanent settlement‚ came with the intent of finding gold and getting rich by trading with the Indians. As a result of the settler’s eagerness for money‚ they failed to think about the location on which they chose to settle‚ the swamp. This geographic condition started the colony off to a negative start. The southern colonies did however‚ have a warm climate‚ swamps‚ and thick rich soil. None of the original settlers of the Southern colonies
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In the seventeenth century‚ the settlers coming to the New World to settle in what would soon become Jamestown were hoping to find fortune and acres of free land. Instead of landscapes paved with gold‚ however‚ there was disease and famine. Out of all the reasons why eighty percent of the colonists perished‚ three should be taken into the most consideration. The first colonists to arrive had prepared poorly in supplies and mentality‚ along with the chosen location of settlement being nearly uninhabitable
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Death was everywhere in Jamestown. On May 14‚ 1607 104 colonist land on Jamestown Island to start an English colony. The Spanish had told riches of the new world they conquered. Here nothing of value could be found and people were not prepared for what lay ahead. They had many tragedies and deaths for them to suffer in the following years. Why did so many colonists die in Early‚ the beginning of‚ Jamestown is the real question. The answer can be found in three big problems: the water of the
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Early Jamestown: Why Did So Many Colonists Die? In the May of 1607‚ a group of Englishmen set out on three ships up the mouth of the James River‚ which is in the current state of Virginia‚ in search for land‚ and gold; they would soon use this land as a money making town in which they would farm and trade. The people that funded most of these travelers trip were English investors that supported the idea. The land that they found would now be called Jamestown. Upon arrival‚ many of the citizens
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Death in Jamestown In spring of 1607‚ the English passengers who sailed into the Americas had little idea that their demise awaited them. The 100 colonists who sailed from England and arrived in Jamestown‚ Virginia were mostly poor and between the ages of 17-35. Their main reason for traveling was to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Americas‚ and they were also searching for gold and a trade route to China. However‚ although hopes were high for this new settlement‚ 70 out of
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Early Jamestown: “Why did So Many Colonists Die?” Outline So many colonists in early Jamestown perished because of the environmental conditions‚ their relationship with the Powhatans‚ and their lack of proper settler skills and general unpreparedness. In all four years of early Jamestown‚ the most deaths were caused by sickness‚ famine‚ and other environmental conditions‚ and it is arguably the most important reason that so many colonists died [Fausz 45]. During the time period that the colonists
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In the matter of four years‚ almost every colonist died in Jamestown. In 1607‚ English ships sailed The Chesapeake Bay and later made their way to Jamestown in Virginia. By summer of 1609‚ 524 colonists would have arrived in Jamestown. But by 1611‚ over three hundred would be dead! There are three main reasons why this horrible incident would have happened. There was not enough food‚ the water was unusable‚ and they didn’t have enough skillful workers to help them survive. One of the biggest
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Over 400 years ago‚ the Powhatan Indians inhabited a place called Jamestown‚ Virginia. Their every-day life was disrupted‚ though‚ when‚ in 1607‚ a ship carrying men from England came to claim their land‚ making Jamestown their new capital. This could have been seen as a bright opportunity for both parties: the Powhatan Indians could have shared their knowledge of the land they occupied‚ and the English could have shared some of the skills and technology brought over with them. But‚ of course‚ the
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In 1607 about 110 settlers tried to settle in Jamestown‚ which is located in Virginia‚ but many of the did not survive. Why did so many colonists die? Some of the reasons why the colonists died were because of disease‚ bad water and droughts so they couldn’t grow food. The diseases were bad because the English were coming with disease which was bad because when one person got it pretty much everyone got it. In the summer of 1607 nearly half of the settlers died from disease. In total‚ nearly 130
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