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    what defines them as a person. There are so many different cultures in the world‚ some are similar and others are completely different in every way‚ the list is never ending‚ but why? Why are there so many cultures that exist? Culture is who you are as a person and is based on similar beliefs between you and others. When you actually think about it it’s a way that connects you to everyone in the whole world on a personal level. So why are there so many cultures if we are all the same? When you

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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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    Essay “So many countries‚ so many customs” There are many countries and nations in the world‚ and each of them is characterized by its own customs. In modern society we strive for integration‚ for cross-cultural communication‚ but very often different customs‚ different mentality makes obstacles for achieving results. For example‚ one Russian company carries on negations with some Japanese company. The Japanese do not say directly “Yes” or “No”‚ they think a lot. Russian vice verse do all of a

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    The reason that so many people will cheat when they are on a "diet‚" is because of the fact that the diet is way too restrictive. Some of these fad diets that people choose won’t allow several groups of nutrients‚ such as the low-carbohydrate diets for instance. After you have been on plans like these‚ or say for example‚ plans like those single food diets‚ it is very easy to cheat. When you are not satisfied day after day of being on a diet plan‚ then you will have all the more reason to go off

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    happiness and joy. So it is their first consideration in all celebrations‚ including weddings. Even the bride`s home is decorated in red on the wedding day. In addition‚ the greater part of people prefers traveling during holidays. Sometimes between people of different nations during their communication emerge various misunderstandings about their conduct. If you don’t know some traditions of the country‚ it can lead to offences; it can even sow seeds of discord between nations. So before going somewhere

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    majority of the murders are considered dishonorable violent murders. The reason as to why so many murders take place is all because Macbeth wants to become a king of many powers. The murder of King Duncan (King of Scotland) is dishonorable‚ because the witches in the beginning of the story mentioned Duncan would one day take place on the thrown. Macbeth of course did not want anything to take his power away from him. So Macbeth had to murder Duncan when the time was right to ensure that he stays king

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    One of the biggest reason why Jamestown really sufferd was when john smith had to go back to england and they had no good substainable water source nor did they have any idea of how to farm with this new land. John smith got injured in a gunpowder explosion and had to go back to england. Also most of their water supply was not good and would give them diseases like disentary. When they came over they had no idea of how to farm in the new soil. The soil was alot different than the soil in england

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    Many have died but only some have survived in Jamestown. In may of 1607 Jamestown was founded in what today is known as Virginia. The ship landed in Virginia with about 110 English Men. The people were hoping to find gold and new land In “The new lands” or North and South America. They all had trouble surviving because they lacked the skills to survive. Something interesting as that pocahontas was actually real and helped the english men in a voyage. Frances west left his own people to die. He started

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    Why Did So Many Colonists Die? Jamestown had been one the first English settlements in the New World. The English had settled here before the Pilgrims’ predestination. Jamestown is known for its hard living conditions and its difficulty to grow crops. During the spring of 1607‚ King James I sent out over 100 passengers to sail into the Chesapeake Bay. John Smith was a dominant figure that helped the colonist get through their first year in the wilderness. But as time went by‚ not all of those settlers

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    Great Country On May 14‚ 1607‚ 110 settlers from England set out to make new lives for themselves. Men from all walks of life‚ most of them were poor men ages 17-35. Little did they know that 70 of the settlers would be dead in a year. These settlers died because of three main reasons: the environment that they placed their town‚ the social relations they had‚ and finally the skill set that was brought over from England. The first cause of death were the environmental problems that the settlers had

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