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European Settlements
Words: 330 - Pages: 2.... William Byrd, "reprobates good families." The ships landed on April 26, 1607, and the settlement of Jamestown, named in honor of the king, was established May 14, 1607.
Early Trials: The colony, the first permanent English settlment in the New World, suffered from poor leadership, famine, disease, disputes with the Indians, and failure to find a marketable product.
Captain John Smith returned to England in 1609, and conditions grew so severe during the following winter that the colonists decided to abandon their settlment. As they set sail in June of 1610, Lord De La Warr arrived with reinforcements and supplies.
In 1614, John Rolfe who i .....
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Iran-contra Affair
Words: 1551 - Pages: 6.... state. In July 1979, the Nicaraguan Revolution overthrew the dictator Somoza and replaced the dynasty with the Sandinistas. The Sandinistas were a communist regime that sought allies with Castro and the Soviet Union. Khomeini and Sandinista had different views, both had one important thing in common; they came to power by defeating United States’ resistance, thus they were regarded with hostility. The United States was then left with the question of what to do next. The Reagan administration saw the Sandinistas not as nationalists, but as representatives of a communist conspiracy that must be stopped. “ Lurking in the background of t .....
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The Declaration Of Independence
Words: 344 - Pages: 2.... document was in two parts. In the first, the Declaration restated the familiar contract theory of John Locke: that government were formed to protect the rights of life, liberty, and property. In the second part, the Declaration listed the alleged crimes of the king, who, with the backing of Parliament, had violated his “contract” with the colonists and thus had forfeited all claim to their loyalty. “The clearest call for independence up to the summer of 1776 came in Philadelphia on June 7th. Church bells rang out over Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. This signaled that was approved and officially adopted by the Continental Congre .....
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Mark McGwire's Home Run Record
Words: 691 - Pages: 3.... concern is whether or not use of such a drug is legal, according to the governing body of that sport. Fortunately for Mark McGwire, use of Androstenedione does not violate any rules of Major League Baseball. While critics such as Richard Griffin, Toronto Star Baseball Columnist, argue that Andro is a "testosterone-producing product that is banned in the NFL, Olympics, and NCAA," they fail to mention that neither the NHL nor the NBA has banned this over-the-counter product.
More relevant than the drug's legality is it's effect on McGwire's ability to hit home runs. "In 1987, his rookie year, McGwirehit 49 home runs" (Dimanno). In fact, if .....
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The Spread Of Christianity
Words: 302 - Pages: 2.... to Macedonia, and in the city of Philippi, Paul and Silas were imprisoned.
On Paul's third missionary journey, the apostle traveled to Ephesus and holds a revival at the church. In Ephesus, Paul preached to the people about the Holy Spirit. He also went to Macedonia to visit the troubled church in Corinth. This church had a problem about turning away from God. He stayed there for three months preaching and teaching the gospel.
Paul's fourth voyage was to Rome and this voyage was about to fulfill God's plan. Since he was jailed in Jerusalem and Caesarea, the apostle appealed to Caesar and was sent to Rome. When he arrived at Ro .....
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Fredric Remington
Words: 551 - Pages: 3.... Weekly Publishing. On February 25 1882 the publish his first illustration but it is redrawn by the staff. After a while he gets tired of this and quits. In 1883 he buys a sheep ranch near Peabody, Kansas. One year later he moves to Kansas City and invest in hardware store which later turns into a saloon. On October of 1884 he marries Eva Caten in Gloversville, New York then as a couple they return to Kansas City. In 1885 they move to Brooklyn, NY. In 1886 he attends Art Students League, NY. Then he travels to the southwest and learns and studies it and does many illustrations. In 1887 he travels to North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and .....
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Coca-Cola - The History
Words: 2046 - Pages: 8.... was originally used as a nerve and brain tonic and a medical elixir. Coca-Cola was named by Frank Robinson, one of Pemberton's close friends, he also penned the famous Coca-Cola logo in unique script. Dr. John Pemberton sold a portion of the Coca-Cola company to Asa Candler, after Pemberton's death the remainder was sold to Candler. Pemberton was forced to sell because he was in a state of poor health and was in debt. He had paid $76.96 for advertising, but he only made $50.00 in profits. Candler acquired the whole company for $2,300(Coca-Cola multiple pages).
Candler achieved a lot during his time as owner of the company. On January .....
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The Flying Men
Words: 1460 - Pages: 6.... and Orville Wright had first
becomed interested in flying machines as children when their father brought
home a whirling toy . Fascinated, they wound up the rubber band on the
cork and paper toy to watch it fly again and again. They built and flew
their own versions. "Throughout their lives, the brothers experimented
with mechanical things Wilbur would come up with the ideas and Orville
would analyse and implement them." (McMahon 23).
The two brothers opened a shop in 1896 to build and repair bicycles.
The same year, Otto Lilienthal was killed when his glider crashed and the
Wrights began to search the problems of human flight. After .....
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Roots
Words: 269 - Pages: 1.... voyage from Africa to America.
1.When he first hears that his cargo will be slaves he was scared . In the movie he opened
his eyes very wide.
2.When Mr. Slater give him thumbscrews, then he ask him “ do we need to use this
thumbscrews”. Mr. Slater answered “You never know what dose slaves could do “. Then he
throve them on the floor.
3.Capitain Davies said to wash the slaves , It wasn’t for profit he washed them only
because he felt bed for them .When the slaves were screaming from the salt water ,he went under
deck.
4.When Captain Davies gets to America he doesn’t want to go to the auction of slave and
he tells to people to cle .....
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Civil Rights
Words: 4623 - Pages: 17.... the South. Discrimination has always been pervasive throughout all of Western civilization. This racist ideology has held the African Americans down in America for many years. It was not more than 150 years ago that Blacks were considered so inferior that they were held as slaves. African Americans have fought hard against the overwhelming racist powers to earn the rights that they have now. To say it has been a battle for is an understatement. It has been a hard fought war. A battle implies one fight, one clash. But it has taken fight after fight for African Americans to earn their freedom and equal rights. After earning freedom from s .....
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