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  In terms of the rubric criteria, my blog almost meets all the criteria. I need to remember to put my sources, I’ve done it for some but not for others so if I can consistently ass my sources at the end of my posts then my blog should great in terms of the rubric. There aren’t any aspects of these assignments that I would say are confusing or cause stress, I enjoy writing and doing research so all of this has been quite enjoyable actually. I do put my best effort into each post all though I definitely procrastinate. I don’t really have trouble completing the work when I get around to doing it, the hurdle is just getting around to doing it. But have gotten better with my time management, it seems that I lost all of those skills over the long winter break. But when I do the blog post I revise the writing extensively, bad grammar is a huge pet peeve of mine and I truly don’t think I can physically submit an assignment that isn’t good quality because I will constantly think about the ...

The island is very small only spanning 11 miles in length and 2.5 miles in width making the island smaller than many cities in most major countries. Due to this the Island only has one town, the capital of Gustavia. Although the island is now part of France and it was first colonized by them as well, the town of Gustavia was named after Sweden’s king, Gustav III, who was king of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. The town is his namesake because the Island was sold to Sweden in 1784 with King Gustav III overseeing the transaction and the Island belonged to the Swedish for almost a century until 1878 when the Island was returned to the French due to it being ravaged by a large hurricane causing the economy to once again struggle. It was Sweden that brought slaves to the island in 1790 although there were never any slave plantations on the island due to the limited space and the mountainous geography. This puts Saint-Barthélemy   on a short list of Caribbean Islan...

  The island of Saint Barthélemy is a Caribbean island that is part of the overseas collectivity of France. The French overseas collective are islands that were once French colonies or outposts that now operate as semi-autonomous nations, meaning they make their own local laws but are still bound to the federal laws of France. Many of these islands still use the French flag as their own national flag Saint Barthélemy  being one of them. The island is believed to be uninhabited, due to a lack of water sources and poor soil, until 1493 when Christopher Columbus arrived making him the first European to land there, naming the island after his brother Bartholomew Columbus. He passed through the island occasionally but never officially colonized the island, that achievement was claimed by the French is 1648. The island was abandoned in 1656 due to an attack on the new settlement by the Caribs and was later purchased by the French West India Company in 1660 but by 1674 the company di...