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    Allow me to begin by expressing that I regret my actions that have led to me writing this letter. In the fall of 2014 I decided to begin my college career; however, this later proved to be a mistake for multiple reasons. During the summer before the fall semester, I met a girl which led to the first relationship that I have ever had. I spent every night with her and stayed awake, most nights, until five in the morning, disrespected my parents, and began calling out of work. These poor habits…

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    of place. A place encapsulates an entire community of people and the folklore that is associated within the place. One must embrace their surroundings in order to get the full feeling of being from a place. I consider my place to be the state of Rhode Island. I grew up in that area and and connected with the people neighboring me and got in touch with my surroundings in which no other place gives me that same feeling of home. To be from a place means that someone embraces the physical…

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    Emma Lazarus began writing poetry at a young age, but of all her poems, the most popular one is, “The New Colossus.” In her poem, she discusses the differences between the Ancient World and America. She mentions a lady of liberty, “From her beacon-hand/ Glows world-wide welcome,” signifying that there should be a woman figure as the first thing immigrants will see when they make their journey to America showing that at last, they have reached freedom. This poem is embossed at the bottom of the…

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    The New England and Chesapeake Colonies are quite different but they also have a lot in common. New England and Chesapeake Colonies can be compared and contrasted by the settlement patterns, demographic patterns, trading patterns, religion, government and economic activities. In terms of trading pattern the Chesapeake and New England Colonies had way different ways to trade. The Chesapeake Colonies mostly exported tobacco products, while the New English Colonies mostly exported things like fish…

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    Women's Roles

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    Hutchinson was convicted and banished from Boston. Hutchinson was found guilty of being unfit for society, during the trial judges and preachers equated her words and influence to a disease that could not be cured. In 1638, she and her family headed to Rhode Island and is credited with founding the state. This is a precursor for the witchcraft phenomenon that was soon to…

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    I am following up on my final report by providing information in regards to the exhibit of “The Celebration of Writing” I attended. As you have requested, I have attended this festival and am reporting to you on the positives and negatives of what I saw and by using my observation and thoughts about the exhibition. These observations will provide you with information to create a visual exhibition on the ethical issues of payday loans. I know you are looking to make an exhibition on the final…

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    The book “American Jezebel” was written in 2004 by Eve LaPlante, who is from Massachusetts and has written various other books about powerful and influential women in history. The thing that makes this book unique is that Anne Hutchinson is actually an ancestor of LaPlante which allows her to have a different point of view on the situation and she is able to write the book in a different way and explain it differently than another author would. Anne Hutchinson was a woman of change who was very…

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    the country. Slater set foot in New York in late 1789, having memorized the details of Britain's innovative machines. With the support of a Quaker merchant, Moses Brown, Slater built America's first water-powered cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. In partnership with the Providence firm of Almy and Brown, purchased…

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    Throughout the seventeenth century, the newly discovered America was expeditiously colonized by the Europeans. The eastern coast of North America was settled by the Englishmen from the same background, but by the year 1700, they had established two different civilizations. These two civilizations were known as the Chesapeake, and the New England regions. Although later in the century, these two civilization would become one nation, from the start both had very exclusive and independent…

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    Sean Houlihan Education

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    two different years, both as an overall educator and for his previous role as a Social Studies teacher. Achieving this recognition is something that he is proud of, and values being associated with the top teachers in his field for New Jersey and Rhode Island. 7. Why it is Important to Integrate New Technology in the Classroom with Sean Houlihan Sean Houlihan has discovered that to be an effective educator in the 21st century, he must integrate and use the most current technologies in his…

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