accidental was discussed. While it was possible that accidental voyages could have led to the successful discovery of a new land‚ normal conditions generally did not permit it to occur. According to Sir Peter Buck‚ the Polynesians were excellent boat builders and navigators‚ which allowed them to be termed as “Vikings of Sunrise”. Their double-hulled canoes were safe and flexible‚ allowing them to travel long distances. James Cook had
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Grendel and the Fire-drake. • The poem opens with an account of forefathers of Hrothgar the Scylding‚ king of Danes. He is the builder of Heorot‚ the hall where Beowulf contends with Grendel. The poem begins with the burial of Scyld‚ from whom the dynasty of Scyldings take its name. In ancient days‚ so ran the legend‚ scyld when he was child‚ was drifted in an open boat to the shores of Danes. When coming thus out of the secret of the Sea the bark touched the land‚ the folk found the naked child
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On December 7‚2013 I killed my first deer. On that day it was cold and the air was crisp‚ earlier that morning soft fluffy snow had fallen. I was sitting in the stand where you could see the fallen leaves and the white snow mixture. The trees were restless when the cold freezing wind would blow‚ you could hear and see tree limbs falling from having to much snow‚ the birds and squirrels were out playing in the snow‚ but I wasn’t out to hunt the squirrels and birds I was out there to kill my first
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cruel nature of British treatment of prisoners allowed those‚ who supported the patriot cause to highlight the difference between themselves and their former colonial masters” In addition the author says‚ prisoners’ accounts appeared in newspapers‚ broadsides‚ and individual volumes‚ the plight of captive Americans became a form of shorthand
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There were two groups that came over. First being the ones from the war and second the “boat people” (Levinson). This was traumatic and problematic because the second waves of Vietnamese people were much less educated than the first. When they came to the United States it was for us to settle them throughout the country‚ but like most immigrants the majority settled in California. American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation is a book that I was able to look at while visiting the IHRC. I believe
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Sea Ray is a private subsidiary of Brunswick Corporation. The company sells four product lines which include Sport Boats‚ Sport Cruisers‚ Sport Yachts‚ and Yachts. The company was founded in 1959 and was one of the first to use fiberglass in the construction of recreational boats. To differentiate itself‚ Sea Ray focuses more on selling a boating lifestyle as opposed to a boat product. This is a tough era for the industry. Optimistically‚ our “Sea Ray Community” marketing plan should
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My First Deer I woke up on a fall morning at about five in the morning. My dad woke me up and said‚ “We’re going hunting. Be ready by five twenty.” I rolled out of bed not wanting to go and got my hunting clothes on. I was quickly eating cereal as my dad constantly would nag me to eat faster. Finally‚ we were ready to go and drove up into the mountains. This took about a half hour. “It’s freezing out here‚” I said as I shivered. The sun had just barely came up and we immediately started looking
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The murder‚ also to be committed via drowning‚ is no longer a random act of evil‚ but becomes a crime motivated by greed: when the false priests proposes to elope‚ he tells the heroine to bring “the gold where eer it be” (l.10)‚ and he even goes as far as demanding that she hands over her expensive clothing before he kills her (l.21-36). May Collins clearly fell for a regular marriage impostor. Ironically‚ this greed gives May Collin the opportunity to trick the impostor and save her life. She appeals
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Introduction The Kalinago’s Social Organisation was looser than that of the Taino; Kalinago culture emphasized physical prowess and individualism. While settlements had a leader‚ his authority was limited. War chiefs were chosen from among villagers based on their skill in battle. The kalinago lived separately by gender; the men lived together in a large building called a "carbet"‚ while women lived in smaller houses.
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reading material became more important and widely available. Mass production of goods brought with it an overpowering need for mass communications. The nature of visual information was profoundly changed. A greater range of typographic sizes for broadsides and letterforms exploded. The nineteenth century was a prolific period for type face design and brought about such new classifications as egyption and san‚serif‚ as well as outrageously decorative and novelty type
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