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Imagine yourself staying in the Early Colonial Period where slavery existed and there were not enough jobs, land, food no cure for diseases, etc. What would you do? How would you try to survive? Many found that just surviving would be challenging and wanted to settle in the New World where they could escape religious persecution and could just be free. English settlement deserves change, more land/space, and to be motivated. English settlement deserve change. In 1607, the first English colony…

merchants, emigrated to Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay to escape religious “persecution” and to create a town where they could govern themselves. The Puritans were committed to establish their religion from they ways they viewed God’s laws. King Charles I allowed the Puritans to begin a new colony in Massachusetts Bay in 1629. In the video The Pilgrims and The Puritans, the narrator states that Puritans built a model community in Massachusetts Bay for all the world to see. Puritans wanted…

History of the powerful relationship The NFL, along with some other surprising professional sports were the ones who first established a successful relationship between their sport and television. Boxing and professional wrestling were amongst the sports that started the rise of broadcasting during a time when baseball and even college football were viewed more popular than professional football. Post-Network Era The powerful relationship started in 1964 when only one network aired the NFL…

Observation Site: Alcatraz It’s two forty in the afternoon and the warm sun is clouded by the grey sky on Pier 33. The San Francisco weather is being its usual self, causing my hair to dance in all directions. While purchasing our tickets for the Alcatraz tour, a sudden call of a Caucasian man with a raspy and dry voice is made, “Two forty from Pier 33 to Alcatraz is now boarding! Final call!” My mom quickly checks the time on her grandma phone and realizes it’s now two forty-five. We sprint to…

Football Buttery popcorn rolling around from the wind, soda cans flowing out of the trash cans. The fans cheering and booing at the refs, and the big bright light that cover the whole entire stadium. All of these things describes my friday nights, at the Waddell Stadium for football. Some people say football is boring and confusing, but to me I love watching my brother make big tackles. Even if they lose, I still have a smile on my face, because my brother, Joe, always makes me proud no matter…

they’re framed and on display, jerseys are eye-catching conversation pieces, especially when you choose the right ones. Your collection should start with some of the greatest names in the history of the NFL: 1 - Reggie White, Defensive End, Green Bay Packers The Minister of Defense, Reggie White, dominated the line of scrimmage throughout…

wanted to found their “New Jerusalem”. In the Psalms of David, which describe his own spiritual “wilderness experience”, they found hope and consolation. It is not surprisingly then, that these Psalms appeared in the first book printed in America, the Bay Psalm Book of 1640. David’s Psalms appeared to be of particular importance to one Puritan woman, who – during her almost three-month captivity by Wampanoag Indians – literally struggled with the wilderness. This woman was of course Mary…

With the rise in popularity of the National Football League in recent years, many people from around the world have become fans of American football. However, like any fan base you're always going to find a few bad apples that seem to ruin the whole bunch. Since there are so many different types of annoying fans, we'll have to only cover the four most annoying types of fans. The four most annoying types of NFL fans are: the band wagoner, the “we won this many championships back in the day” guy,…

The Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl: Would they have made it? As of October 2015, a record of 12-4 would have certainly earned the Falcons a playoff spot, with perhaps a first round bye. Did that, however, mean that they were contenders for the 2016 Super Bowl? It was likely, but 3 things hindered the Falcons from getting to the second Super Bowl in the history of the franchise: First, the Falcons had not won consecutive playoff matches since 1998. Second, in the NFC playoffs, Matt Ryan was…

The Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos are two celebrated teams in the NFL. The Cowboys have won 5 Super Bowl championship, 10 conference championship, 22 division titles in 31 playoff appearances. Currently, they are the 2nd spot in NFC Division holding a 5-1 record. On the other hand, the Broncos have won 3 Super Bowl championship, 8 conference championship, 15 division titles in 22 playoff appearances. Currently, they are tied for the 2nd spot with the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers,…