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    Sec 30 September 16‚ 2013 Columbus and de Champlain: A Brief Comparison In two of the selections that we read‚ we had extensive accounts of Europeans that kept detailed journals of their observations and experiences during their voyages to the New World. The accounts given by Christopher Columbus and Samuel de Champlain differ both in their perceived value of the lands they were exploring and their views on the Natives they encountered. Although both Columbus and de Champlain had vested interests

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    Christopher Columbus Abstract After many centuries‚ a lot of controversy still surrounds Christopher Columbus. He remains to be a strange figure in history regarded as a famous explorer and a great mariner who made many discoveries in his days. Other people still regard him as a visionary and a national hero while others chose to remember him as a brutal and greedy person who used the rest of the humanity for his own selfish gains. Despite the fact that there have been protests in his being honored

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    Dear son‚ Muhammad Salim‚ I am growing old and soon you will be taking over the throne. I am writing this letter to help you learn from our ancestors’ and my mistakes. During the years I have ruled over many cities and states‚ I have gained ample experience on the various things you should and shouldn’t do in order for your country to flourish. The expeditions I have undertaken to achieve this have been treacherous but fruitful. With the guidance from an able set of ministers and a strong army

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    available to Christopher Columbus in 1492 was certainly sufficient to impress his memory firmly upon future generations‚ if he had had access to modern navigational techniques and technology‚ the organization and outcome of his voyages would have been vastly different. Methods of elucidating longitude in Columbus’s time were nonexistent‚ and those for determining latitude could be deeply flawed. Thus‚ given the defective nature of the technology Columbus employed on his voyages‚ during which he hoped

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    Voyage on the Great Titanic I read the book “Voyage On The Great Titanic” The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady‚ by Ellen Emerson White. This book is about a girl named Margaret Ann Brady who lived in England‚ but everybody calls her Margie for short. She has an older brother named William‚ her mother died of a sickness and her dad died as well. Margie became an orphan living on the streets with her brother William. A couple months after having to eat left over scraps from the garbage of grocery

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    A journal is kept to reminisce on experiences people have gone through‚ also to share with others in the future. In the two narratives “from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” by Olaudah Equiano and “from The Journal of the First Voyage to America” by Christopher Columbus are both journals about their life experiences. Equiano and Columbus had different encounters with the people they met‚ and used different imagery. Likewise‚ they both wrote for the same purpose. The

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    Lord Chesterfield‚ Letter to His Son Good morning every one ladies and gentlemen. Talking to youth is very difficult and it is funny because I was a youth myself 5 years ago. It seems that everything that comes out from an adult’s mouth is worthless for your ears but today you will hear the most important rules to follow to have easy youth years. One‚ always obey your parents when they are around. Two‚ learn to lie so you don’t get caught. Three‚ leave loud drama to the ghetto people.

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    Alfonso-Miguel S. Martija III SBU ID: 110021212 HIS 340 First Paper A Look on China’s Place in Maritime Trade China has previously viewed as a closed off and isolated country. This is due to multiple times where it has been closed off from trade. Not only that but Confucian teaching does not encourage relationships with outside states because these teachings believe heavily in self-sufficiency. We can examine China’s place in Maritime trade by looking at different sources on its history. There

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    Let’s go on a “!” Imagine that you are a video reporter piloting a mini-sub that has been put through a miniaturization process making you and the sub only 8 microns long! (Ever see the movie “Inner Space”?) You have been injected into the femoral vein of a healthy female. The alert just came out that a bacterium is invading the lower lobe of the right lung!! You are to pilot your sub to the site of the “invasion” and do a live report on what you see. Trace your path from the right femoral vein

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    Christopher Columbus: Hero or Murderer? The way in which a history class would teach the story of Christopher Columbus is very biased as opposed to the stories of what actually happened that were recorded. Some people would classify Columbus in the category of a hero. I‚ on the other hand‚ would term him more as a murderer. Columbus stumbled upon America‚ while trying to find a route to India. Staying at the new found land mass is acceptable and predictable. However‚ taking over the new land

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