durable‚ lightweight ships like the caravel. This sudden interest in the exploring was largely due to a man called Prince Henry the Navigator‚ although he mostly promoted development in the African coastal area. Portugal’s most significant New World achievement was in 1500 when Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered and claimed Brazil for Portugal. Aside from this settled territory‚ the Portuguese were further interested in trade. The Portuguese did not claim large amounts
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It is important to point out why losing fear is one the greatest achievements of the Chicano movement. When one has been in fear‚ meaning they do not feel they have the right to demand proper treatment or appropriate pay life can be more difficult. Often illegal immigrants will live in constant fear of getting sent back to their countries where they no longer feel identified with‚ separating from their families that have been living here for years and often are afraid of losing the economic opportunities
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a. Jefferson had many ups and downs during his presidency. Some achievements that he had were the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Embargo Act was one of his greatest failures. The Louisiana Purchase was his greatest achievement. Jefferson bought the land from the French and they easily agreed. The territory was bought for $15 million. “Jefferson had doubled the size of the United States and ended the French presence in North America.” (Foner 311) Lewis and Clark
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capital and resources. He was left by GD Birla‚ his elder brother who was actively involved in political matters‚ the task of consolidation of commercial & industrial activities‚ which by now had put a strong foot forward in the industry. His achievements and contributions can be broadly categorized into the following three domains:- ECONOMIC:- Handed the task of consolidation of the Birla Empire; with his prudence and intelligence he was not only able to expand it but also made a name for the
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Sir Robert Eric Mortimer wheeler was widely renowned for his work on archaeology in places such as Great Britain and Most importantly India as well as his advancements in scientific methods of archaeology. Mortimer was born in September 11th 1890‚ Scotland and died 22nd 1976‚ London. Mortimer wheeler was educated at Bradford grammar school during his early youth then attended the university college London followed by forced military service during WWI. Mortimer’s first excavation took place in Essex
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Evolution of achievement of the WTO and the Doha rounds of trade talk. Background: The thought is the father to the deed‚ and the multilateral trading system could never have been built if it had not first been imagined. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is not the product of just one idea‚ however‚ or even one school of thought. It instead represents the confluence of‚ and sometimes the conflict between‚ three distinct areas of theory and practice. Law‚ economics and politics have each inspired
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Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements and Effect on Rock and Roll The blues are undeniably the roots of early rock and roll. Rock today has mutated so much that the basic blues patterns have been all but lost. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the birth of‚ and evolution of rock and roll by focusing on three of the arguably greatest rock musicians of the sixties and seventies. The origin of the blues can be traced to the emancipation of the slaves in the rural black areas of the
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The Maya‚ Aztec and Inca were three civilizations in Latin America that accomplished many social‚ political and economic feats during the Middle Ages. Though all civilizations were alike in many ways‚ they also varied in some ways. All three civilizations greatly ranked their social classes‚ and each valued religion. However‚ roles and expectations of men and woman were not all the same throughout each empire. Another variation between the three empires is their geographic location which also enabled
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Compare the achievements of the Church of Riga and the Swordbrothers in the Christianisation of Livonia. Following the limited success of Berthold and Meinhard‚ the diplomatically astute Bishop Albert was elected to lead the conversion mission in Livonia. Albert quickly recognised that a combination of treaties‚ but more so military strength would be decisive in the success of the campaign. Inevitably Albert faced hostile opposition upon his arrival‚ yet a small band of resolute Friesian warriors
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‘’We learn from failure‚ not from success’’ The greatest achievements in life are the ones that are most difficult to overcome. The challenges that require you to give it you’re all‚ and leave everything out there. In life failure has a negative connotation‚ but what most people don’t know‚ is that defeats are actually the steppingstones that lead us to success. Many of us try to evade failure but in fact‚ ‘’we learn from failure‚ not from success.’’ On a day-to-day basis many lessons have been
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