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 110 settlers died within the first 6 months‚ and from 1607-1611‚ 80% of over 500 people died. One might ask‚ why did so many
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People look at each other with eyes full of judgement. Why? Why are so many quick to judge what they don’t understand? Our existence was not formed by humans‚ so why are individuals criticising the creation when they are not the creator. There must be a reason for everything. No one is flawless‚ and many need to accept people for who they are. Their personality and looks don’t matter. Everyone is different just like a snowflake. People just need to open their mind and begin to accept. I am tired
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Why did so many Europeans collaborate with the Nazi occupiers? As the dust settled in Europe‚ collaborators were hung‚ sent running naked down the streets or imprisoned‚ while the resistance set out to define post-war Europe. The illusion of a clear distinction between Hitler’s henchmen and enemies shaped the psychology‚ language and power structures that are still present today. Collaboration and resistance‚ as categories of human behaviour‚ gained their historical relevance from the weight
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Jamestown: Why Did So Many Colonists Die? It was a rough beginning with constant deaths throughout the colony of Jamestown. English settlers started arriving at the James River in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia in the spring of 1607. Some hoped for new homes; most hoped to become rich‚ but for the most part‚ the adventure would come to a tragic end. By 1611‚ 400 of the original 500 colonists had died. So‚ the question to be answered is why so many colonists died. The answer is to why people
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Why Do Businesses Fail? A common reason for business setbacks or even failure is market competition. A rise in a competitor’s market share is often synonymous with a loss for others. Such downturns occur for two main reasons. First‚ a new competitor with creative products‚ financial support and dynamic employees has a competitive advantage over others. Second‚ more established companies do nothing to change their strategies in response to the new competition. This essay will examine four examples
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Why are individuals so important to the NASA project teams? People are the most important thing NASA has got as asset‚ they are things that make a program so successful‚ these people are form the social capital of the organization. Indeed‚ the most important builders of these social capital networks in organizations are the experiences people have working together overtime. In an organization like NASA‚ where most work is project work‚ being part of a series of project teams with overlapping but
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What is academic honesty and why is it important? In my understanding academic honesty is trust in a relationship between professors‚ teachers‚ students etc. It means to be honest with your fellow classmates‚ teacher‚ and pupils in the process of education. To be academically honest means not to cheat‚ fabricate‚ or copy someone else’s thoughts and ideas as if they were your own. Today academic honesty is a very important issue as it is the base of many universities’ educational programs. As the
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Why did so many colonist die in early Jamestown In early Jamestown many people died it was hard there with the droughts that lasted so long and the attacks on the settlers it was pretty harsh back then.A lot of people got killed but not many lived.Those who lived were very fourturnet . Why did so many colonist die in early Jamestown. One reason why the colonist died is the environment‚the water was one of the big reasons why the died .another big reason was the bad conditions such as a long
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gustus established himself as the emperor through his military‚ religious‚ and political power. In this quote from deed three it can be seen that Augustus has obtained military strength fit for an emperor. “I waged many wars throughout the whole world by land and sea‚ both civil and foreign‚ and when victorious I spared all citizens who sought pardon... About 500‚000 Roman soldiers were under military oath to me.” In the religious sphere‚ Augustus was elected pontifex maximus or head of priest. This
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Calculation details include: * ROE was calculated using Reported Net Income prior to preferred dividends and Total Common Equity without including Minority Interest or Preferred Stock * ROA was calculated using Reported Net Income prior to preferred dividends * ROE and ROA use Average Common Equity and Average Assets in the denominator‚ respectively * Total Debt includes the Current Portion of Long-term Debt and Long-term Debt * Total Capital includes Total Debt‚ Total Common
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