Ferdinand Magellan Expedition Ferdinand Magellan‚ a Portuguese in the service of the Spanish crown‚ was looking for a westward route to theto the Spice Islands of Indonesia. On March 16‚ 1521‚ Magellan’s expedition landed on Homonhon island in the Philippines. He was the first European to reach the islands. Rajah Humabon of Cebu was friendly with Magellan and embraced Christianity‚ but their enemy‚ Lapu-Lapu was not. Humabon wanted Magellan to kill Lapu-Lapu while Magellan wanted to convert Lapu-Lapu
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’Looking for Alaska’‚ John Green’s Debut novel was published in 2005.The novel is about a group of lost‚ but additionally very intelligent teenagers‚ who attend Culver Creek Boarding School for their first junior year. They are on the contrary to shallow‚ more or less precise opposite; Alaska Young‚ Miles Halter and Chip Martin’s thought are as deep as the Mariana trench. Their complicated way of looking at life‚ thirst for an adventure‚ seeking simplicity and comprehension in an intricate world
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country? The lone state of Alaska is to the north west of the major states and if laid on top of the other states‚ would cover about two-thirds of the land. And for a state that is so large‚ it is surely simply thought of as the coldest state. Alaska is much more then that‚ and has a lot of history behind just a land of snow and mountains. Alaska was discovered in 1741 by Russian settlers and had been colonized by them in 1784. With over 660 thousand square miles‚ Alaska was surely a big find by
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Lord of the Flies I believe the most important piece of literature we read this year is Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies addresses very significant notions such as whether the natural intention of humans is good or bad. It also addresses topics such as can human function in a society where the populous is consummated with 6-12 year olds. The book also shows how in the face of fear humans will do anything to survive. This piece of literature is important because it explains the essence of human
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Alaska and Hawaii The vacation is a free time which people usually spend with family or friends in exotic country. However‚ before the tourists choose destination‚ they pay attention to several aspects‚ such as accomodations‚ environment‚ transportation‚ climate as well as natural beauty. A lot of people are considering vacation in Hawaii‚ other people prefer spending their free time in Alaska. Therefore‚ I want to present a comparison of vacation in Alaska and Hawaii‚ which will reveal similarity
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Alaska Airlines Strategic Management Model Linda Gay Cahill Table of Contents: Strategic Profile Company Introduction 3 Strategic Analysis PEST Analysis (Political‚ economic‚ social & technological factors) 4 Resource-Based View 6 Value Chain Analysis 8 SWOT Analysis 11 Strategy recommendations 13 References 14 Company Introduction Alaska Airlines is the ninth–largest U.S. airline based on passenger traffic and is the dominant
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The Tlingit: Alaska Indians By: Holli Kearns The Tlingit are an American Indian people whose land consists of the southeastern coast and Islands of Alaska‚ known as the “panhandle.” The official origin of the Tlingit people is unknown. One hypothesis is that the people came from the coast of Asia and Japan‚ migrating north and east‚ and settled in the southeast many years ago. Art forms and some physical features of the Tlingit people are similar to some Pacific groups. Tlingit legends
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island. It’s interesting how life can change in a matter of seconds‚ or especially throughout centuries. There has been an immense change in lifestyle since the 1950s‚ the prominent cause being technology. William Golding‚ the author of Lord of the Flies‚ displays a troubling situation in a simple time‚ stimulating the reader to reflect on aspects of life now. If William Golding were to be given the opportunity to experience a day in the life of a teenager today‚ he would observe that the evolution
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However‚ skin diving‚ and fishing are also a huge part of the Hawaiian culture. There are many different techniques to fishing. Some methods include: fly fishing‚ laying nets‚ setting traps‚ reel and line‚ and skin diving. And even within those methods‚ variations can be found in each. There are two styles of fishing that I want to expand on‚ and show how they match up against each other. I feel it is safe to say that everyone has the general idea of fishing the traditional way. In which
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thwart any possible mischievous plans of the Mohawk chief and continues to harm the Native American people (Morris 1880). As of 2010‚ the United States population contains 4.1 million individuals who identify themselves as having American Indian or Alaska Native heritage. Within this population‚ Native Americans are six times more likely to die from alcohol related causes‚ have a life expectancy rate six years lower than the national average‚ and report heavy alcohol use almost double the other ethnicities
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