Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta Centuries ago the world of traveling over sea was something un known to man. It was seen as crazy because only the bravest of brave did it. The reasons were because you put your life and health at risk. The possibilities of dying were too high‚ and most just didn’t travel over sea because of that simple fact. Two of the most famous world travelers in the pre-modern period were Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta were both European Explorers who sailed
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Marco Polo is a Venetian explorer who made one of the most important travel books in history. His observations that he recorded were fascinating‚ in fact people thought his stories and observations were fiction until after he died. Due to Marco Polo’s successful travels and observations that he recorded‚ he educated many early Europeans about the continent of Asia and inspired people today to learn about the diverse cultures. Marco Polo’s travel book was extremely important because of his recorded
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Marco Polo Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer who travelled through Central Asia and China. Although the exact place and time is unknown‚ he was born in 1254 and later died in 1324. His mother died after giving birth to him‚ therefore his aunt and uncle raised him for most of his life. Marco Polo learned how to read and write as a child‚ he was very educated for his age. His father and uncle were both merchants‚ and became very wealthy by trading goods with the Middle East. He was seventeen when
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The brewing industry as a whole accounts for $198 billion in output or 1.5% of U.S. GDP.36 The brewing industry in the United States consists of two major brewers: Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors. SABMiller and Molson Coors formed MillerCoors as a joint venture in 2008; while‚ also in 2008‚ Anheuser-Busch was purchased by InBev‚ a Belgian company. Another strategic group in the beer industry consists of brewers that produce substantially less beer and have significantly less market share than
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Marco Polo was born to a powerful merchant family in Venice‚ Italy. When he was seventeen‚ he traveled through the Mongol empire‚ to its capital in China. Marco Polo conducted much business in China and eventually was hired to serve as the governor of a large Chinese port city. Later on‚ Polo composed a book containing everything he learned‚ did‚ and saw‚ during his time in China . Marco Polo(1254-1324) was a merchant traveller who is best known for his informational book‚ The Travels of Marco
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Today‚ the Hispanic population has grown tremendously over the years. In Florida‚ there are many hispanics that have made an influence on today’s society. For example‚ 46 year old Marco Rubio (Republican) is a Hispanic from Miami‚ Florida. He is the son of Cuban immigrants‚ but they applied for a U.S. citizenship‚ and were naturalized in 1975. that spent his one of his college years playing football at Tarkio College in Missouri before earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida
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El Greco’s paintings in the Chapel of San José de Toledo manifested an authenticity between the divine and the human. The altarpieces at the Chapel of Saint Joseph were one of El Greco’s most important commissions. This commission was an opportunity to demonstrate his considerable ability in executing the religious aspirations and taste of his patrons’. A well-known priest of the time‚ Dr. Martín Ramírez de Zayas decided to provide the family chapel with an ambitious decorative program‚ without hesitation
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Article Review: Fortapàsc directed by Marco Risi In “Fortapàsc‚” directed by Marco Risi‚ one of the scenes that stood out to me is the one that gives the movie its title. Fortapàsc is an Italian term used to describe continues fighting between groups where there are no laws that can adequately control the situation (or do they have laws that are just ignored?). It is often employed to describe the violence between the cowboys and Native Americans. In Fortapàsc‚ we see this word being manifested
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INTRODUTION Eduardo Cojuanco‚ a CEO of San Miguel Corporation is having a hard time in making his decision about the risk he will take for his product know as the San Miguel Beer. He is currently re-assessing his marketing strategies to known if he can expand his plans and make it a success. His current flagship product is well known as the ‘San Miguel Beer’‚ is taking its slow growth rate because of its large market share. Because of this he then decided to engage in business not
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Marco Rubio (my candidate) I. Personal Biography Marco Rubio’s parents immigrated to the United States two years prior to the violent rise of Fidel Castro.1 Both of Rubio’s parents—Mario Rubio and Oriales Rubio—were not US citizens when he was born in Miami‚ Florida‚ in 1971.2 Ultimately‚ however‚ they both applied for US citizenship and were naturalized in 1975.2 Rubio undoubtedly comes from humble beginnings. Growing up in Nevada‚ his Father was a hotel bartender and his mother was a hotel
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