Human Discovery Research Paper
Explore Paper
Dirk D. Hopstein
University of Phoenix
History of Human Discovery
HIS/458
Jennifer S. Foster
February 1, 2011
Explore Paper I have decided to choose this scenario: “It is the early 1500s and you want to approach the King of Spain, Charles V, with a proposal for a trip to circumnavigate the globe in search for a western route to the Indies.” I feel this adventure will give me the best chance to see the world and give me the most excitement. I will discuss the barriers I am going to overcome, and the benefits economically, I will bring back to my country. As an explorer, and leader of the ship, I shall addressee and correct any challenges the trip will bring me. The map I have chosen for my voyage is the “Historical …show more content…
Map of the Discovery of North America. Voyages before 1550 and Voyages after 1550.”
To The Queen of Castile, Isabella I, Let me introduce myself.
I am the Captain of the ship, “The Sea Breeze.” I am a member of the new Age of Discovery, commissioned by the extremely wealthy and powerful Prince Hennery the Navigator. As a member of the exclusive club; Research and Development Laboratory, it is my duty to use my gifts and talents to discover new continents and bring home their vast amounts of spices, silk, gold and many more different treasures you might so desire. The reason why I am writing you this letter is so that you may be my financial partner and share in the success and glory that will truly come with this great exhibition. I can assure you that the majority of the riches and plunder will go to you. With the inventions and discoveries in maps, sails, rope, and navigational tools, I assure you we will have nothing but success. It is a fact of our countries great success in sailing. “The technological knowledge needed for longer ocean voyages was gradually acquired. In the 1440’s, the Portuguese developed broad-beamed sailing vessels …show more content…
called CARAVELS. These ships could be sailed great distances from the shore until they caught the favorable winds and currents to carry them in the direction they desired.” (The Making of the West, 2010)
Not only do I have a magnetic compass, but I also have a map. In this map I can navigate the Atlantic Ocean and find the treasures I know we will find. True, I do expect to have trouble on my voyage.
With the long journey and the unexpected, the crew will defiantly get restless. Another issue I expect to have is not having enough supplies and food to last for such a long trip. What really worries me and the crew is pirates. Not only pirates but our enemy of the state. Our bordering country of the north who I will never say there name is out there. They are armed and dangerous. I can rest assure you that we have the best ship in the ocean. “ Caravels could also withstand the recoil of cannon on their decks, which gave them a comparative advantage over the smaller, more lightly armed vessels encountered in the Indian Ocean. The astrolabe had long been available to help measure latitude or degrees of distance from the equator. Techniques for measuring longitude, or distances east or west of a location were not to be perfected until the eighteenth century.” (The Making of the West, 2010)
With proof of our superior ship and Caravels, our journey will be a success. So you can see with all the innovations and our work on the details of the voyage, much success is abounding to be ours. If you can please be our financial backer in this voyage, I promise you power and glory will be yours. The people will write you into the history books for all to
share.
Reference
Boorstin, D. J. (1983). The Discoverers. New York: Random House.
Hunt, Lynn; Thomas R. Martin; Barbara H. Rosenwein; and Bonnie G. Smith. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures: A Concise History, 3rd Ed. Volume 1, To 1740. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010.
Dirk D. Hopstein
University of Phoenix
History of Human Discovery
HIS/458
Jennifer S. Foster
February 1, 2011
Explore Paper I have decided to choose this scenario: “It is the early 1500s and you want to approach the King of Spain, Charles V, with a proposal for a trip to circumnavigate the globe in search for a western route to the Indies.” I feel this adventure will give me the best chance to see the world and give me the most excitement. I will discuss the barriers I am going to overcome, and the benefits economically, I will bring back to my country. As an explorer, and leader of the ship, I shall addressee and correct any challenges the trip will bring me. The map I have chosen for my voyage is the “Historical …show more content…
Map of the Discovery of North America. Voyages before 1550 and Voyages after 1550.”
To The Queen of Castile, Isabella I, Let me introduce myself.
I am the Captain of the ship, “The Sea Breeze.” I am a member of the new Age of Discovery, commissioned by the extremely wealthy and powerful Prince Hennery the Navigator. As a member of the exclusive club; Research and Development Laboratory, it is my duty to use my gifts and talents to discover new continents and bring home their vast amounts of spices, silk, gold and many more different treasures you might so desire. The reason why I am writing you this letter is so that you may be my financial partner and share in the success and glory that will truly come with this great exhibition. I can assure you that the majority of the riches and plunder will go to you. With the inventions and discoveries in maps, sails, rope, and navigational tools, I assure you we will have nothing but success. It is a fact of our countries great success in sailing. “The technological knowledge needed for longer ocean voyages was gradually acquired. In the 1440’s, the Portuguese developed broad-beamed sailing vessels …show more content…
called CARAVELS. These ships could be sailed great distances from the shore until they caught the favorable winds and currents to carry them in the direction they desired.” (The Making of the West, 2010)
Not only do I have a magnetic compass, but I also have a map. In this map I can navigate the Atlantic Ocean and find the treasures I know we will find. True, I do expect to have trouble on my voyage.
With the long journey and the unexpected, the crew will defiantly get restless. Another issue I expect to have is not having enough supplies and food to last for such a long trip. What really worries me and the crew is pirates. Not only pirates but our enemy of the state. Our bordering country of the north who I will never say there name is out there. They are armed and dangerous. I can rest assure you that we have the best ship in the ocean. “ Caravels could also withstand the recoil of cannon on their decks, which gave them a comparative advantage over the smaller, more lightly armed vessels encountered in the Indian Ocean. The astrolabe had long been available to help measure latitude or degrees of distance from the equator. Techniques for measuring longitude, or distances east or west of a location were not to be perfected until the eighteenth century.” (The Making of the West, 2010)
With proof of our superior ship and Caravels, our journey will be a success. So you can see with all the innovations and our work on the details of the voyage, much success is abounding to be ours. If you can please be our financial backer in this voyage, I promise you power and glory will be yours. The people will write you into the history books for all to
share.
Reference
Boorstin, D. J. (1983). The Discoverers. New York: Random House.
Hunt, Lynn; Thomas R. Martin; Barbara H. Rosenwein; and Bonnie G. Smith. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures: A Concise History, 3rd Ed. Volume 1, To 1740. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010.