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    41) QUESTION 3 - Dorothy - One of Ralegh’s ships that took on the first expedition. (P.39) - Tiger - Elizabeth’s ship that would take on the second expedition. (P.65) - Roanoke Island - the Island discovered by Amadas and Barlow on their first expedition to the new world. (P.55) - Question on the minds of the Indians who sighted the ships of Amadas and Barlowe. The question was whether the strangers had come to trade‚ fight or

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    water and found them. So they ran into the colonist and killed many of them. They could of took the baby or some others too. In 1587 the english women‚ men‚ and kids found the roanoke island and came ashore. They settled at the New World to stay there permanently. (1)Around 1587 there was a second colony was founded in roanoke. The first baby that was ever born with english parents Virginia Dare. John White that was the leader of the colony‚ went to England to get more supplies. When he returned in

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    SIR WALTER RALEIGH and ROANOAK In September of 1584‚ the first 116 colonists arrived in Roanoke. The settlers established relations with the natives‚ Secotans and Croatoans. Relations between the colonist and the natives seemed amicable. Sir Walter Raleigh (and his friends) financed this expedition. He was a very interesting Englishman. He was a politician‚ explorer‚ aristocrat‚ soldier‚ and merchandiser of tobacco. He was quite the fellow and impressed Elizabeth I‚ In turn she knighted him

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    including Manteo and Wanchese. Months thereafter passed and on June 26‚ 1585‚ the ships landed a mere 80 miles southwest of Roanoke. Unaware of the treacheries to navigate around the alien world‚ the Tiger‚ one of the quainter ships‚ ran aground and a generous portion of the cargo was lost. Once the seven ships ultimately dropped anchor into the shallow water surrounding the island‚ the Indians had no advanced emotions towards the English. Earlier in the year‚ the tribes witnessed and entire solar eclipse

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    The Staten Island Ferry The Staten Island Ferry has been a municipal service since 1905. It carries over 19‚000‚000 people a year. It runs between the St. George Terminal in Staten Island‚ and the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan. The Staten Island Ferry runs 24 hours a day‚ seven days a week. You can ride it 365 days a year. It is the most reliable form of mass transit in New York City. It is on schedule 96 percent of the time. It is the only direct form of transportation

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    Poems "Island Man" and "The Fringe Of The Sea" I recently read two poems entitled "Island Man" and "The Fringe Of The Sea". They are both similar in theme‚ but they also have many differences. Both poems are based on the emotions of people who live near the sea and their feelings towards it. This theme relates to both of the authors‚ and connects them; the author of "The Fringe Of The Sea"‚ A.L. Hendricks‚ was born in Jamaica and later in life moved to Britain. Grace Nichols‚ author of "Island Man"

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    who lived there. Each colonist having some duties in the colony taking strength from each other and supporting each other in order to survive. In 1585 the first established English settlement in “The New World” was Roanoke Colony commonly referred to as “The Lost Colony of Roanoke.” Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in “The New World” established by the Virginia Company of London in 1607. Jamestown was the 1st capital of the colony for 83 years (from 1616 until 1699). The settlers

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    The cause of Ellis Island started out as a tiny bit of island. Millions of immigrant’s first stop to America was Ellis Island. The small island was in New York City from 1892 to 1954. If immigrants haven’t gone through Ellis Island‚ they couldn’t go in the U.S. yet. Most immigrants came from Europe. The people from Europe mostly came from Italy‚ Greece‚ Hungary‚ Poland‚ and Russia. Many of the Europeans were escaping from horrible problems‚ that’s why they came to America. A mother from Russia

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    Diaoyu Islands The Diaoyu Islands are located in the East China Sea about 92 nautical miles northeast of Keelung in Taiwan Province. They include Diaoyu Island‚ Yellow Tail Island‚ Akao Island‚ South Island‚ North Island‚ and three reefs with a total area of about 6.5 square kilometers‚ with Diaoyu Island covering the largest area of 4.3 square kilometers. The Diaoyu Islands are China’s inherent territory‚ and its sovereignty over them is indisputable. In his article "The Senkaku Islands: Japanese

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    An Essay on the Pinta Island Tortoise Abstract This essay will take you through the facts about the Pinta Island Tortoise. It will include how they became extinct‚ what people did to try and stop their extinction‚ and when they became extinct. It will include their natural habitat‚ the food they ate‚ and what they looked like. This essay will take you through the day before the Pinta Island Tortoise became extinct‚ and how they lived their everyday lives. It will explain in detail the research

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