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    When the colonists first came to the New World in 1607‚ they settled near a river‚ naming the river ‘The James’. James Fort‚ a colony the people had built near James River‚ was renamed Jamestown in honor of Kind James 1 of England who was ruling at the time. The men of Jamestown didn’t build decent shelters and didn’t know how to farm‚ causing starvation for them all. Their luck changed however‚ once they found and grew tobacco‚ making them rich and able to feed themselves Under King James 1

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    Employee misbehaviour at work: a home away from home As Vardi and Wiener (1996) point out‚ Organisational scientists and practitioners are becoming ever more conscious of the increasing instances of organisational misconduct and the resulting significance of it’s consequences for organisations. With this in mind‚ I will examine the factors which are making the workplace a home away from home. These include internet misuse‚ telephone conversations‚ social conversations etc‚ and are potentially

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    Is This England ?

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    Is This England ? The film which is called “ This is England “ reflects the recent history of England perfectly. The opening sequence is important in representing the social‚ historical and cultural situation of England. The soundtracks we hear throughout the film were chosen deliberately to show the skinhead movement’s music interest which is 70s ska music. Even the fonts of the titles are written in army-like font to catch people’s eye into the Falkland Islands situation. Again‚ the opening

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    How Athletics Shift The Focus Away From Learning Contrary to what most people think‚ athletics shifts the focus away from learning. Sports require and focus on a lot‚ such as dedication‚ practice‚ critical thinking‚ time‚ effort‚ confidence/responsibility‚ and commitment to a goal. When practicing for a sport athletes should mentally be ready to train‚ listen to their coach’s instructions and apply them instead of just going through the motions. Effort is a big part of dedication which determines

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    anything. I past my High School with a lot of A’s. I never got into trouble in my High School years‚ but it all went wrong when I moved away from my home. I moved to a little apartment in the market‚ not that long away from where I grew up. But it was different.Graffiti and gunshots were a part of everyday and every night too. I didn’t really have any friends from High School because they all moved to other countries or cities‚ so I started on the streets. I met a guy named Johnny‚ who took me under

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    Southern England: Received Pronunciation (RP) is the standard accent of Standard English in Great Britain‚ with a relationship to regional accents similar to the relationship in other European languages between their standard varieties and their regional forms. RP is defined in the Concise Oxford Dictionary as "the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England"‚ although it can be heard from native speakers throughout England and Wales. Peter Trudgill estimated in 1974 that 3% of

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    New England and Chesapeake

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    Although New England and the Chesapeake were settled by the English‚ by 1700 they had evolved into two distinct societies. The Chesapeake was originally settled by people looking for gold. Many of those people were single men that had a very short life expectancy. The Chesapeake had fertile soil and enabled the people to grow tobacco. However‚ the New England region was settled by families for religious reasons. Their major occupations were fishing‚ shipbuilding‚ and lumbering. They had a cold

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    In 1860-1877‚ Slaves were considered to to free‚ but they really weren’t. An example would be from the Black Codes in Opelousas‚ Louisiana stated‚ “No negro shall be permitted to rent or keep a house within the limits of the town under any circumstances.” This literally says that freed slaves were not free. If they were free‚ whites would let them rent‚ buy and keep a house‚ but in this instance the whites are not letting them do that. Imagine how the other codes sound. Henry Adams is a former slave

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    What does it truly mean to declare I am an American? Is it just another way to say I am an inhabitant of America? If an early American immigrant had declared I am an American what would the phrase have meant? Hector St. John de Crevecoeur‚ an influential writer and farmer from the late 1700s to early 1800s‚ wrote Letters from an American Farmer‚ in which he answered the grand question‚ What is an American? Of the many elements and attributes of early American life as discussed by Crevecoeur‚ freedom

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    trip to england

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    select a few students to attend a conference at Villar High School in England. Only a handful of students could be chosen and among them all‚ I had the chance of being selected as one of the lucky few. The moment I heard my name‚ I didn’t know whether I should be excited or remain stunned. My body and mind was a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions I couldn’t express all at once. I could only begin to imagine the thought of going to England with my classmates. I wasn’t the only eager one‚ my classmates shared

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