Journal of Vasco da Gama’s Voyage to India‚ 1497-1498 CE (Excerpts) [pic] Vasco da Gama was born about 1460 at Sines‚ Portugal. In 1497 King Manuel I of Portugal placed Vasco da Gama‚ who already had some reputation as a warrior and navigator‚ in charge of four vessels built especially for the expedition to India. The expedition set sail July 8‚ 1497‚ rounded the Cape of Good Hope four months later‚ and reached Calicut on May 20‚ 1498. The Moors in Calicut instigated the ruler of Calicut against
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Abstract Notre-Dame of Paris is one of the most prominent cathedrals in the land of Paris and portrays many diversified Gothic characteristics. This research essay will explore the cathedral in detail while emphasizing on the influence of Gothic architecture on the cathedral. Notre-Dame of Paris bears all the structural features of a Gothic cathedral including the famous rose window. By far‚ the Gothic style has influenced the entire design of Notre-Dame of Pairs. If there were other influences
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Marie de France’s ‘Lanval’ (Abrams‚ 2006. p. 142-157) is a 12th century lais that tells the tale of a knight who is caught between two different worlds; that of his lover’s and his own. Forced to live between both worlds‚ Lanval finds himself stuck between a world of solitude and a world of love. Through the trials and tribulations that result from the circumstances that he finds himself in‚ Lanval is confronted with the challenge of keeping his love with the Queen of Avalon a secret. This essay
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Essay #3 - Dos de Philipe King Philip II ruled over the western Habsburg kingdom‚ which included Spain‚ Portugal‚ Naples‚ Sicily‚ and Sardinia. When he got married to Mary I‚ he then ruled over England and Ireland. There were major challenges that Philip II faced during his reign. Some of the problems were finances and control over some of his countries‚ such as Spain and the Netherlands. Philip II had many problems throughout Spain since the time it had grown unstable. Philip II had
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Truly the Americas’ First Feminist? Failing to Set a Precedent In Estela Portillo Trambley’s play Sor Juana the main character Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was considered to be one of the earliest feminists. Sor Juana’s eternal struggles to study and unshakable craving for knowledge and wisdom‚ from whatever source it may be‚ support this attribute. In my opinion however‚ there are also significant elements of the play that suggest that Sor Juana would not be considered a true feminist. Of these
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Case: “Cirque Du Soleil‚” HBS #5-403-006. 1. What is Cirque’s product and its strategy? Cirque du Soleil came from the street and now it provides mainly a circus without animals. In 1999‚ Cirque released its first feature film and its first television special. In 2000‚ Cirque created and IMAX large-format film. Also‚ Cirque keeps diversifying its commercial activities in publishing and merchandising. In 1998‚ Cirque opened its first store on the property of Walt Disney world Resort in Florida
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Quantitative Analysis BA 452 Supplemental Questions 9 This document contains practice questions that supplement review questions for Lessons II-7 and II-8. This document first identifies the learning objectives of solving supplemental questions. The document then lists 35 questions and answers. All questions can be helpful. Questions marked with an asterisk * are similar to review questions. Tip: Supplemental questions are grouped into sets of similar type. Once you have mastered the questions in
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The film starts with a Hockey match. India Captain Kabir Khan (Shahrukh Khan) misses a penalty stroke in the dying minutes of the match which causes the team to lose the game‚ the final of a tournament against arch rivals Pakistan. The Indian media make Kabir Khan the fall guy for the defeat. Kabir is humiliated & even has to leave his ancestral home‚ unable to face the shame of being labelled a ’gaddaar’ (traitor). Seven years later‚ Kabir returns with a proposal to coach the Indian Women’s Hockey
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SECTION 2 SECTION REVIEW 1. Marissa’s car accelerates uniformly at a rate of +2.60 m/s2. How long does it take for Marissa’s car to accelerate from a speed of 24.6 m/s to a speed of 26.8 m/s? 2. A bowling ball with a negative initial velocity slows down as it rolls down the lane toward the pins. Is the bowling ball’s acceleration positive or negative as it rolls toward the pins? 3. Nathan accelerates his skateboard uniformly along a straight path from rest to 12.5 m/s in 2.5 s. a. What is Nathan’s
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R -A S A 2 0 12 -A d Advanced Research in Scientific Areas 2012 nc AL CO N F E RE N va C E in IR TU e d R e s e a rc h December‚ 3. - 7. 2012 Sc ien t i fi c A re as - V BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL DECISIONS BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS M.Sc. Aleksandra Stanković Miloš Mitrić MBA‚ CPA‚ CFE‚ Cr. FA Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism Vojvođanska nn‚ 36210 Vrnjačka Banja‚ Serbia aleksandra.stankovic@kg.ac.rs Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism
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