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    the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ the Spanish and Portuguese would begin a wave of European overseas expansion that would shape the modern world. This expansion was aimed toward the Western Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean instead of towards the East as most European expansion had been in the past. There were numerous reasons for this expansion and for when it took place. The initial reason was that the economy in Western Europe at the end of the fifteenth century was doing well. When the

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    • The United States invades Europe o As the allied attacks upon Italy were occurring and weakening the Axis powers‚ generals began to prep for the most important battle of them all‚ the invasion of Europe. o This would become known as D-Day‚ in which the successful General Eisenhower was placed in charge of planning for.  This would start by Allied troops invading the city of Normandy in France‚ but tricked the Germans into thinking they would attack the port of Calais‚ to catch them off-guard

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    In this paper‚ I will explore many aspects of the outbreaks of the witch accusations and witch trials which plagued England and the rest of Europe from approximately 1450 to 1750. Though numerous theories have been provided as to the reasons for these hunts and trials‚ there are three which are the most prevalent‚ and able to support themselves. These three theories are the topics of: gender‚ as a stepping stone towards the oppression of women; social class‚ as a relief of tension and stress formed

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    In this essay I will tell you three reasons why the faces on mars or not made by aliens. First why would we tell every one about it just to lie about it afterwords. Second we have photos with proof that there isn’t anything really there. Lastly why would we wast so much time trying to prove to you there is nothing there. Those are the three things I’m going to explain in this essay. Why would we lie? First of all why would we tell you half of a story that just doesn’t make any sense? We told the

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    Advantages and reasons why the American colonists won over the British in The American Revolution During the American Revolution‚ The British and the American colonists had many difficulties and challenges to overcome. Both sides had great disadvantages and advantages‚ but the in the end the colonists had the most advantages and won their independence from the British. Some of the most important reasons the colonists won was that they were fighting on their own continent and knew the land better

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    In the 15th century‚ the western and eastern sail technology was comparable. The mariner’s compass‚ so crucial to navigation out of sight of land‚ was developed from the Chinese magnetized needle of the 8th century‚ and it traveled via land route to the Mediterranean where about the 12th century the Europeans or the Arabs developed the true mariner’s compass (floating)‚ but China soon received the improved model.27 So both East and West had the mariner’s compass in the 15th century. Stern post rudders

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    Between the 1300’s to the 1500’s‚ Europeans wanted to explore. There are four major reasons why Europeans wanted to explore Asia. The reasons included economy‚ culture‚ politics‚ and technological advances.The European were looking for new ideas to bring back to Europe. The first reason for exploration is economics. Europeans wanted spices‚ perfumes‚ silks‚ precious stones‚ exotic foods‚ and tightly woven colorful rugs. Asia had all of these goods. European Merchants realized that they could make

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    and desires led to European Exploration. The sailing advances in technology include the caravel‚ this design of triangular sails helped sailors to sail effectively against the wind. More advancements include the astrolabe‚ which helped sailors to better determine their location at sea‚ the magnetic compass‚ which allowed sailors to more accurately track direction‚ and cartography‚ the science of making maps. Additionally‚ the desire for money‚ more land‚ and spreading Christianity led to European

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    The Europeans did not really have an interest in sailing the world and exploring foreign lands‚ but that all changed by the 1400s. What led to the Europeans wanting to explore the world was the desire to grow rich and to spread Christianity‚ coupled with advances in sailing technology‚ spurred an age of European exploration. The main motive for exploring the world was the the desire for new sources of wealth. The Europeans figured that overseas trade would bring a lot of wealth their way through

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    Management Li‚ 2014 How Cameras Have Changed? 1 Introduction A camera is a device with which users record images as well as store them. These images could be still photographs or moving images like videos or movies [1]. In this paper‚ camera refers to an independent device rather than the camera embedded in other electronic devices as an additional part. Cameras evolved from the camera obscura (see Appendix 1 for the principle of the camera obscura)‚ and have been changing continuously through

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