August: We set sail at 8 am on Friday‚ August 3rd‚ 1492. I am on the Santa Maria with Columbus. On August 6th‚ the rudder of the Pinta slipped its socket. The rough sea prevented the rest of us from helping repair the ship. I continued on with Columbus and we left the Pinta and crew behind. Martin Pinzon was doing his best to repair the Pinta. September: It’s been a month and I’m starting to get a little suspicious. I don’t feel that Columbus is telling us the truth. The days seem like we should
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In this journal entry‚”An Immoral Law‚” Henry David Thoreau states his opinion on the ‘enforcement’ of the Fugitive Slave Act in his ‘community’. In spite of the fact that Thoreau and I have an age difference of over one hundred years‚ I realize we share a common belief. Which is to stand for what we believe in. Even though Thoreau isn’t that popular among his community for his beliefs‚ he continues to speak out on them. As a result‚ he then goes on to serve as a motivation for many other people
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lost Cash 9‚800 3‚920 3‚920 5‚880 120 6‚000 13-3 Bob Anderson‚ 2004 13-4 Notes Payable April 1 Journal Entry ? Trucks Cash Notes payable Debit 30‚000 Zero Interest-bearing Note Written promises to pay a certain sum of money on a specified future date. No such thing as 0% interest‚ always “impute a rate” if the stated rate is different than a reasonable rate. Credit 4‚000 26‚000 Any entry required at April 30 ? Interest expense 260 Interest payable ($26‚000 x 12% / 12) Example -On May 1
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Memoirs of a Geisha Character Journal First Entry: Chairman Iwamura Dear Journal‚ Today I had the most peculiar encounter. This afternoon‚ as I was nearing the Minamiza Theater to see the Kabuki play‚ Shibaraku after lunch‚ I met a young girl no older than 14 dressed in maids attire and crying in an alley along the Shirakawa Stream. I was not thinking when I approached her for I was with two business associates and a geisha who was accompanying us but something drew
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Hello everyone be safe out there there is a really horrible disease going on called the plague. The plague is a serious bacterial infection that can be very deadly. Sometimes this is referred as the"black plague‚" the disease is caused by bacterial strain called Yersinia pestis.This bacteria is found on animals throughout the world and is usually transmitted to humans through fleas. This disease can be passed on to another person as fast as a NASCAR driver drives one lap around the track. Yes I
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The Black Death Plague The Black Death plague‚ also known as the Bubonic plague‚ attacked Europe in 1347. The Bubonic plague was one of the many pestilences that would attack almost the entire Eastern Hemisphere. The last plague attacked a European city‚ Marseilles in 1722. On 1347‚ the name âBlack Deathâ‚ or the âBubonic Plagueâ was not used. During that time‚ they called the plague the Pestilence‚ or the Great Mortality. As we can see‚ the Black Death Plague has been in existence
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a massive difference between the Christians’ and Muslims’ reactions based on the overall context‚ the causes behind the disease‚ and the behavior of the people during the time. The first three documents describe the general context in which the plague is found. Document one is a map showing the spread of the disease in the Middle East. The line show the patterns in which the people migrated across the land to different cities. The Christians did not have a specific “holy city” in Europe‚ so they
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February 17th I recently read a novel by Suzanne Collins titled‚ The Hunger Games. What I recall most about this book is the magnificent emphasis put on food. Every single meal eaten by the characters was described in such great detail that you would think the author was a former culinary student. As the name persists‚ food is a significant issue in this book. It’s a luxury for people living in the districts and a commodity for the capital. People from the districts often died of starvation while
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Scout’s first day at school -- Scout‚ Miss Caroline‚ Walter Cunningham‚ Burris Ewell‚ Chuck Little Until I feared I would lose it‚ I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. To Kill a Mockingbird Scout‚ Chapter 2. Dear Diary‚ Damn I hate school! T o be honest “I never looked forward more to anything in my life” (Lee 15)‚ but everything went wrong. My teacher is Ms. Caroline Fisher. I don’t think she’s more than twenty-two. “She … wore a red-and-white-striped dress. She looked
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Pride and Prejudice This book‚ a classic draws many different thoughts and opinions. While I first thought that there were too many characters and too many complications in the book‚ as the story progressed‚ I saw how all the characters‚ plots and storylines fit together perfectly. For example‚ minor characters such as Wickham‚ who one would initially think would have no place or is irrelevant to the story‚ is actually the symbol of the strength of Darcy and Elizabeth’s relationship. Instead of
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