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    [pic] 4 Steps Career Exploration and Transition Step 1: Understand Self - Anatomy of a Self Assessment: A self assessment should include a look at your interests‚ values‚ personality‚ and skills. Here is an overview of the tools you can use to accomplish this. Interest Inventories The questions in an interest inventory ask about your likes and dislikes regarding various activities. The premise of this self assessment tool is that people who share similar interests will also enjoy the same

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    advanced exploration by building a navigation school. Advancements in technology and a desire for new goods and new trade routes helped bring about the Age of Exploration‚ while slavery‚ disease‚ and war were some negative effects of the colonization of the New World. Technology in Europe advanced the causes of exploration‚ while the desire for goods in Asia and Africa gave Europeans the determination to explore. A special type of ship called a Caravel was used in many European explorations. They

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    The motives for the exploration and colonization of the New World did not differ much from country to country. Though different motivations may have been emphasized more heavily in certain counties‚ most explorations were spurred by religious reasons‚ commercial causes‚ and the desire for expanded power around the globe. The population of Europe resurged during the years following the Black Death‚ which was responsible for killing approximately one third of the population between 1347-1447 (Brinkley

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    Age of Exploration DBQ Essay • Introduction: The Age of Exploration (1400-1700)had a tremendous impact on the history of the world. Before this‚ there had been no lasting contact between the New World (the Americas) and the Old World (Europe‚ Africa and Asia). Beginning with the Portuguese in the mid 1400’s‚ European explorers went on voyages of discovery‚ in search of gold and glory. The places and people that they came in contact with‚ as well as the exploring nations themselves‚ were

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    still known in today’s society as a great warrior in many books and movies. Some people in the 21st century who have read the Iliad believe that Achilles wasn’t a great hero because he hardly fought in battle and refused to fight. There were several motives and different Greek values that affected his decision to eschew from battle. He was ordered to refrain from a duel with Agamemnon by Hera and Athena‚ he chose to fulfill a prophecy of a long life‚ and he wanted restoration of the honor and glory for

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    Christopher McCandless was an intelligent young man who was deeply influenced by the material he read. As a scholar‚ he was well-read and developed his morals and beliefs based on what authors he connected with. Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer tells the story of McCandless’ early life‚ and then his subsequent death after his journey in the Alaskan wilderness. McCandless’ motivation is often questioned‚ as to the outside world he seemed to have an easy life. He was an intelligent student‚ having excelled

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    Different opinions on Columbus Throughout all of our years that we are taught about world history‚ we are led to believe that Columbus was one of the greatest explorers of all time. In my mind there is no question about whether Christopher Columbus discovered America; of course he did‚ its Columbus! However‚ this is a highly debated issue and through writings by authors Jeffery Hart and James W. Loewen we will investigate the true importance of Columbus. In the essay written by Jeffrey Hart

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    Was Columbus a Great Hero? Regardless of whether or not Christopher Columbus was a moral man‚ or the fact he discovered America with the intentions of finding a trade route to Asia‚ or whether or not his intentions were good or bad he was a man of his era who started a new period of exploration and trade. This period ultimately led to the development of the greatest republic known to this date. Christopher Columbus was a navigator and explorer who set sail with three ships and crew from the Spanish

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    On Christopher Morley’s “On Laziness”‚ he presents the topic of laziness‚ persuading his audience about the allure indolence through rhetorical effect and appeal to human nature. Slothfulness‚ which is typically regarded as a weakness or sin‚ is transformed into a means to “enlightened” living using rhetorical effect. As an essayist on laziness‚ Morley presents his subject to the audience in the didactic and amicable tone‚ using a sophisticated dictation to provide style. Morley advertises the

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    Aaron McNamara Mr. Kerner 04/17/13 Space Exploration The space age began as a race for security and prestige between two superpowers. The opportunities were boundless‚ and the decades that followed have seen a radical transformation in the way we live our daily lives‚ in large part due to our use of space. Space systems have taken us to other celestial bodies and extended humankind’s horizons back in time to the very first moments of the universe and out to the galaxies at its far reaches

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