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    Discovery Speech

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    afternoon‚ At first‚ I want everyone to think about what is discovery and why we need to discover? Vlay Krishna has said that “ the essence of living is discovering. Indeed it is the joy of discovery that makes life worth the effort”. The fiction ”China coin” written by Allen Bailie reflects that discovery is a journey that can enhance individual’s understandings about family relationship. At the start of the book” China coin”‚ discovery is confronting and challenging for Leah. In the quote” I’m

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    IMPACT OF EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT 9 May 2002 IMPACTS OF EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT I.Opening Statement. II.Break down of the Early Native American Tribes and Locations. III.First Impact Loss of Life through the Spread of Diseases. IV.Second Impact Loss of Land. A.French Interactions. B.Dutch and English Interaction. C.Spanish Interactions. V.Native American Culture. VI.The difference between European and Native Women. VII.Third Impact Loss of Freedom. A.French. B.English. C.Spanish. VIII

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    APW: Unit III: The Early Modern World 1450-1750 Chapter 23: TRANSOCEANIC ENCOUNTERS AND GLOBAL CONNECTIONS 1. Survey – already done with the intro/headings activity‚ although you might want to go back through and look at pics‚ etc. 2. Read + “New to you” vocab 3. Take notes on the chapter that thoroughly answer the study guide questions. Be organized and make them “studyable”. 4. Complete your ID terms DUE: 1.13.14 This chapter presents the dramatic transformation of Europe between 1500 and 1800

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    Gavin Menzies' Voyages

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    Gavin Menzies Essay Gavin Menzies was a royal navy submarine captain that worked for the British government and now is trying to let the world know his opinion on the discovery of the Americas: did the Chinese discover the Americas before Columbus? Menzies takes on a voyage where he tries to find evidence to support his thesis and comes up with several different theories; his first stop: Calicut. Menzies claims that the Ming dynasty’s famous navigator Zheng He managed to reach the cape of good

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    Imperialism began as a way for world powers‚ such as Great Britain and Spain‚ to obtain Gold‚ spread the word of God‚ and attain Glory for their respective country. These three things motivated European imperialism for many centuries until the late 19th and early 20th century. During this time‚ Industrialization began to arise and become an important political and economic factor for these countries. Causing them to do everything that they could to to be on top. European’s motivation for imperialism

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    The Pleasures and Perils of Smoking in Early Modern England The beginnings of smoking in England constitute a new period in culture and history‚ linking smoking and drugs with medicine and pleasure. The main reason why smoking was so popular in Modern England was the health aspect‚ i.e. Englishmen believed that tobacco was medicine. Today this concept seems to be surprising because it is commonly known that smoking is dangerous to people’s health. However‚ smoking was one of the main drugs shipped

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    Age Of Exploration

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    other have a differing view. Others believe the age of exploration was undoubtedly the bigger consequence of Gutenberg’s printing press. Therefore‚ the more significant effect of the printing press was the age of exploration because it allowed for what explorers found to be printed and published shortly after they made their discoveries and for stories about exploration

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    Discovery of Antibiotics

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    tics Antibiotics Several scientists around the beginning of the 20th Century discovered substances that were toxic to bacteria yet not to the human cell. But it wasn’t until Sir Alexander Flemings own discovery in 1928 that everyone took notice. While washing his equipment‚ Sir Fleming noticed a bit of mold attacking a patch of bacteria. It’s frightening to consider how many more people would have died in the 20th Century if Sir Fleming did not have good eyes. Today‚ some complain that

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    The Age of Discovery is often touted as a period of significant growth for the human race. The discovery of the New World‚ and the subsequent explorations of the previously unknown territory‚ as well as the numerous technological‚ scientific‚ artistic‚ intellectual and philosophical advancements are remembered as the great achievements of this age. However‚ despite the many positive advancements that the Age of Discovery is known for‚ the period from 1450 to 1600 was marked by unhappiness‚ prejudice

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    Discovery of Insulin

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    The Discovery of Insulin: A Canadian medical miracle of the 20th century Frederick Banting’s birthplace sold!!! The role of this website is to preserve and document the history of one of the most important medical discoveries of our time. By promoting the history of the discovery of insulin we hope to increase awareness of the need to follow a diabetes avoidance lifestyle and to promote the need for further research. In the fall of 1920 Dr. Frederick Banting had an idea that would unlock the

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