Today Americans view Christopher Columbus and George Washington as heros and founders of the United States of America. I am going to start with George Washington because he was my favorite. Geroge Washington was our first president of the United States of America. He was born February 22‚ 1732‚ in Pope’s Creek‚ Virginia. He had equivelant of an elementary school education. Even though he didn’t have much of an education he still became the first president and led our nation for eight years in
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March 3rd‚ 2015 Social Studies 8 In the year 7011 the Muslims disembarqued in Tarifa Cape in Southern Spain‚ starting a period of more than 700 years of Islamic ruling over the Spanish peninsula. The Spanish Catholic Kings conquered back Granada in 1492‚ finishing with the Muslim control of Iberia. This long period of Muslim domination left a strong influence over the spanish culture and language. This because hundreds of thousands of Muslims decided to stay Iberia and many of them converted to Christianity
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Ariel Simkins Speech Outline/Informative Fundamentals of Human Communication/Docekal 17 September 2013 Topic: George R. R. Martin Specific purpose: To introduce an American author being called the American Tolkien. Thematic Statement/central idea: George R. R. Martin‚ a once struggling author from New Jersey‚ creates worlds of horror‚ science fiction‚ and fantasy. His characters are believable‚ like people who we would meet on the street. Introduction: Have you ever needed
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I enjoyed the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. I believe that this novel presents important themes that are relevant in today’s society‚ just as much as they make up an entertaining plot. Themes such as Heroism‚ Race and Lineage‚ Good vs. Evil‚ Loyalty and Home are discussed in novels written in recent times. They give the reader a strong sense of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ in the plot. This allows the audience to distinguish between good and evil. Tolkien uses an enormous vocabulary of words that are
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From as far back as making films go the 35mm camera has always been around‚ for over 100 years now and if you watch a movie made on 35mm you can understand why. The effect it gives off is something else its not terrestrial TV style and it’s just right‚ except one thing the price tag on the actual film celluloid. Unfortunately there is no substitute or cheaper equivalent to 35mm for recording a movie. However as we have advanced in the world of technology we now have a camera that is capable of recording
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Spanish civil war and the Reconquista of Granada. The Moors who were a group of Moslems conquered the Iberian Peninsula in 711. Over the next 750 years there would be numerous battles between the Christian and Muslims to gain control; it came to end in 1492 when the last of the Moorish kingdoms were driven from the Iberian Peninsula. This period is known as the Reconquista. The Muslims during the 13th century made a lot of strides in geography‚ mathematics astronomy and medicine. With the influx of
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to find Daedalus’s Labyrinth‚ a maze believed to be the hiding place of the monster from Greek lore‚ the Minotaur. Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth is meant to be a standalone adventure novel for the video game series though it is not necessarily a prequel‚ sequel neither does it impact the continuity of the video games. The series itself has had a lot of impact and been syndicated in many different media. In addition to the novel‚ Uncharted has
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Armon Newsome – Watson Mrs.Todd Freshman English 29 March 2013 12 Angry Men Prequel The story starts two days before the death of a mid-age man. The story starts on a raining Sunday night. A young boy named john is getting ready to go out with his friends but he was stop by his father at the front door. Father [As he comes down the stairs]: WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU GOING!!!!! Boy: Out with my friends Father [Angrily]: Close the door right now and go back up those stairs and get ready for
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years earlier. The background of these two explorers definitely showed up in these journals. The two different time periods that Columbus and Champlain lived in also had an effect on their style of writing. Columbus’ expedition was around the time of 1492-1493‚ while Champlain’s was almost two hundred years later in 1608-1612. Columbus had to deal with a lot of natives in the "West Indies" that could not speak their native language. These natives also looked as the men of Columbus’ crew as gods sent
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was obsessed with the idea that he could reach the East by sailing west. In April 1492‚ after several attempts‚ Christopher Columbus finally convinced Isabella and Ferdinand to agree to finance his risky attempt to sail. Isabella and Ferdinand were eager to expand the wealth and influence of their monarchy. They were looking to receive praise and recognition for their accomplishments. August 3‚ 1492‚ Columbus sailed with three ships under his command. Two months later‚ Columbus rowed ashore
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