managed to perform them‚ and when they did them‚ but they do not know much of their motives. What thought spurred the first scribe to wedge a stylus into clay‚ creating cuneiform writing? What action spurred the ancient Sumerians to take slaves? Why did opposing city-states and even differing social classes practice a wide variety of religions and worship contrasting gods? Until the first time traveler explores what is not known‚ the answers escape
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affected by different factors more than others. The thirteen colonies can be divided into three distinct regional sections: New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Each section had its own distinct economic and cultural framework which emerged from the geographical elements of the land and the religious beliefs of the settlers. Although founded by people of similar European origin‚ the regions became unique. This allowed all thirteen colonies to prosper and generate money in the way best suited for them
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The development of the American colonies had six different factors contributing to it. They were the Enlightenment‚ European population explosion‚ Glorious Revolution‚ Great Awakening‚ mercantilism‚ and Religious tolerance. The Enlightenment was a cultural movement that challenged the authority of the church in science and philosophy while elevating the power of human reason. One of the most influential Enlightenment writers was John Locke. He argued with the church that people were not
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The Cantaloupe At first glance‚ the cantaloupe looks round and light grayish-tan‚ with a hint of green. From afar it looks round and plain‚ about the size of a peewee soccer ball. On approach‚ the circular shape is less perfect with subtle dents and bumps all around. Surrounding the sphere shaped fruit are light tan lines like a dense city map with all the streets intertwining and curving around without any significant pattern‚ not geometric like gridlines. On the surface‚ there are small matchbook
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lifestyle in the three American colonies sections‚ varied dramatically‚ the most obvious was the difference between the New England and the Southern colonies. The New England colonies varied in many ways from the southern colonies‚ the most obvious were the motives for the founders‚ the political and social beliefs‚ and economic differences. The New England colonies were much more interested in starting a new way of life for the generations to come‚ the Southern colonies based lived for the day and
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Many traits of a Workaholic What is a workaholic? A workaholic is a person who is addicted to work. A workaholic is someone with a compulsive need to work. It is someone whose need to work has become so exaggerated that it may constitutes a danger to their health‚ personal happiness‚ interpersonal relations‚ and social functioning. Workaholics are intelligent‚ ambitious‚ successful persons‚ and they are prisoners of their own success. The workaholic believes that he is the only person capable
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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 was Jamestown on the James River‚ named
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Samuel de Champlain Born in 1574 in a small town on the western coast of france Born a protestant but most likely converted to Catholicism Died in Quebec 1635 on Christmas Day He ventured as far as Spain and the West Indies. He was a geographer for King Henry IV Joined François Gravé Du Pont’s expedition to Canada in 1603 Founded the Canadian city of Quebec on July 3‚ 1608 He is often called the “Father of New France” French explorer‚ navigator‚ cartographer‚ soldier‚ geographer‚ ethnologist
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friendly person. Sense of humor is a very important characteristic that every people should have. If one doesn’t have a sense of humor‚ then he doesn’t care about other people’s feelings and behaves very badly‚ thinking only of himself. I don’t what that kind of person to be around me‚ because he makes everybody around him uncomfortable because of his selfishness. If one has a sense of humor‚ than he is there whenever you are in need of him‚ he does everything he can. Sense of humor brings
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English Colonies Among the new colonies war and fighting seems to be a hot topic for all. I personally wouldn’t have minded to live in Pennsylvania or South Carolina. The great land and location to water made both of these good destinations. It wasn’t a tough choice to choose the colonies I wanted to live in. On the other hand the ones I wanted to avoid were most of them. The Caribbean islands and Georgia seemed like a bit of a downfall. They aren’t completely bad‚ but there’s enough evidence
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