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    explorers

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    an explorer who set sail in 990 to seek land that was seen in the distance. He landed in Helluland‚ Markland‚ and Vinaland. He just explored the territory and returned home. Christopher Columbus – a Spanish explorer who set sail in 1492 to search for a trade route to China. With three ships (Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria)‚ he landed near present- day Bahamas. He brought back Native American slaves‚ tobacco‚ gold‚ potato corn‚ and silver to Spain. He went on a total of 4 trips. Juan Ponce de Leon

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    Part 1: Certain characteristics‚ themes‚ and attitudes appear in the explorers we read about this week. In particular‚ among many other themes‚ there are interesting responses by each explorer to the Native Americans‚ the land‚ and the opportunities. Choose two from Columbus‚ deVaca‚ Champlain or Smith and discuss the themes and ideas you found most important.      Part 2: Considering the readings of the explorers this week‚ if you were to bring the characteristics‚ themes‚ and attitudes

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    amazing explorers. Many are known for exploring and discovering important and interesting places around the world. Some well known explorers are Christopher Columbus‚ John Smith‚ Ferdinand Magellan‚ Sacagawea‚ Leif Eriksson‚ Henry Hudson ‚ and many other. They are now famous for their discoveries. For now the main explorer is Juan Ponce De León. A great explorer that discovered land that is well known today. Juan Ponce De León was born into a poor and noble family. He was born in Santervás de Campos

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    Why Did Cabeza Survive

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    but tragedy struck and left only 4 survivors. One of the survivors was a man named Cabeza de Vaca‚ he and 600 settlers took place on this tragic expedition on June‚ 17‚ 1527 to the established colonies on the northern shores of the Gulf of Mexico. He and four other fellow castaways‚ a person shipwrecked or stranded‚ were the only survivors of the expedition so experts came up with some reasons on how Cabeza de Vaca had survived this 8-year struggle of survival. The three main reasons are he survived

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    Bartholomeu Dias‚ the explorer for Portugal‚ planned to head an expedition in search of a sea route to India.Though‚ at the end of his voyage he only became the first sail to the tip of Africa. This‚ landing has only created a new name for the Cabo das Agulhas and the cape Cabo das Tormentas for his country. Dias had a voyage that inspired explorers to try a faster or better route to travel‚ which lead to the discoveries of newer lands;also‚ this voyage helped encourage inventors and scientists to

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    exploration Roald Amundsen found him and his fellow explorers engulfed by a sea of eternal ice. There was no escaping the lingering death traps surrounding the ship‚ without waiting for the frozen sea to release them. So they waited‚ for thirteen months‚ hunting seals and making warm clothes out of blankets (“Roald Amundsen”). This is one of many stories of Artic pioneers who have endured the treacherous components the Artic has to offer. Artic explorers are under recognized adventurers who endure life-threatening

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    Internet Explorer The early 90’s brought forward the dawn of history where the world wide web is concerned. The few that were navigating across the world wide web where using an assortment of shareware (free software) and other software to find there way. In 1995 Microsoft released Windows 95 which incorporated features which included support for dial-up networking and TCP/IP; key technologies for connecting to the Internet. In response to to growing public interest in the Internet‚ Microsoft

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    Internet Explorer is a free popular internet browser for Windows from Microsoft Company. It is a powerful qualitative application for home and work and no one can confute this statement! This is a convenient fast and multifunctional browser which supports all new web-standards and technologies. Original author(s) Thomas Reardon Developer(s) Microsoft Initial release August 16‚ 1995; 18 years ago Stable release • Windows: 11.0.7 (v11.0.9600.17401)[1] (8 April 2014; 3 days ago[2]) [±] •

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    speluncean explorers

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    Question 1 Write a short summary of the facts of the case-.i.e.‚ what happened to the spelunkers The facts of the case from judge Truepenny‚C.J. The case of the Speluncean Explorers came about after five members of the Speluncean Society became trapped in a cave they were exploring after a landslide .this event occurred in May‚4299 in the Central Plateau of this Commonwealth. After they failed to return home their families notified the Secretary of the Society‚ who then sent a rescue team to

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    explorer persuasive essay

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    have explored in the United States‚ including Cabeza de Veca‚ Don Garcia Lopez de Cardenas and William Bradford. In this essay I will try to persuade you that William Bradford was the best navigator out of all of them by comparing their expeditions‚ qualities and strengths and weaknesses. Don Garcia Lopez de Cardenas was an okay commander. He was smart and a good communicator‚ “They (Native Americans) provided him guides to proceed on his journey” (de Cardenas 53)‚ the Native Americans did not even

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