Marco Polo did not go to China‚ as there is not enough evidence to support his claims and stories. First of all‚ there is no original copy of the book‚ The Travels‚ that exists. The Travels was supposedly written by Rustichello‚ a writer and Marco’s fellow prisoner‚ whom he told his tales of travel to. According to Spodek‚ there are around 140 manuscripts of The Travels‚ in different languages‚ that were copied down by various scribes before printing was invented‚ but no actual original copy of the
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Ferdinand Marcos’s Regime In about two months it will be the elections here in the Philippines. As I ponder about the candidates for president my mind goes back to all the history lectures I had about Ferdinand Marcos and his regime. He held the presidential seat for about twenty-one years and his time in power and even after power has always been controversial. I usually take cabs to get around‚ and it is common for cabs to have their radio on usually on the news station. Here in the Philippines
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Marco Rubio is now one of the freshest faced lieutenants of the conservative insurrection in Washington. On Tuesday 12-2-10 Rubio finished off Florida’s governor to become the state’s U.S. senator. Rubio’s victory over governor Charlie Crist was one to remember because it went down as one of the most dramatic political downfalls in the country. He will be the second Cuban-American senator. He is a member of the Republican Party. As a Hispanic Rubio is representing the nation’s biggest battleground
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is that they keep fighting through their struggles‚ learn from their mistakes‚ and hold on to that faith to never give up. Marcos Perez has experienced several struggles first hand‚ he has also made several mistakes in his life‚ but he keeps going. It was not until he truly came of age‚ and had a growth in responsibility‚ that he overcame these struggles. Currently‚ Marcos is studying computer science in Farleigh Dickinson University for his second year now. He is in the honors program and is getting
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Ferdinand Marcos‚ the infamous dictator‚ ruled the Philippines with an iron hand from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. At the age of 21‚ and a sharp shooter as well‚ his father lost in the Ilocos Norte elections. He became a suspect and was convicted of the murder of his father’s political opponent. But a brilliant man that he was‚ he topped the bar exams while imprisoned. In court‚ he defended himself and was freed by Jose P. Laurel. He believed that this soon-to-be dictator’s intelligence can
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The article I chose was about the effects of drugs and alcohol. The main points of this article are the effects of drugs on the users family‚ effects of drugs on users‚ and the last main point is how alcohol family’s work. Most people only think about the effects of drugs on the user not the users family. Some family’s sees that their family member is on drugs they treat that family first with no respect then they will eventually try to seek help for the family member just like what one would do
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BRONZE Automotive The Polo – a no compromises approach to advertising. Owens DDB Sponsored by Company profile Owens DDB is a communications agency offering expertise across all media channels. Part of the DDB network‚ we are encouraged to generate creative solutions to business problems. We are proud to have retained the majority of our clients for a long period of time priding ourselves on the service we provide and the quality & effectiveness of work we generate. And we’re very friendly
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1) Identify the change in total revenue (the marginal revenue) from the fourth shirt per day. What price reduction was necessary to sell four rather than three shirts? Marginal revenue for the fourth shirt is $41 even though it price is $44. Price reduction is $1 which is from $45 to $44. 2) What is the change in total revenue from lowering the price to sell seven rather than six shirts in each color each day? The change in total revenue from selling seventh shirts rather than sixth shirts is
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Alexandre Morin Water polo Water polo is one of the best sports out there. First of all‚ a set of very precise rules assures this sport stays practicable. To start a normal water polo game‚ seven players (six field players and a goalie) from each team (fourteen total) are needed. These teams have four quarters of about seven minutes (eight minutes at Olympic level) to put the ball as many times as possible in the opponent’s net. Although‚ a team may not have possession of the ball for longer
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Marco Polo’s Journey In the late 13th century‚ a man named Marco Polo would embark on a journey around Eurasia that would be one of the greatest journeys ever made by any European at the time. In The Travels‚ Marco Polo shares his expedition with his father and his uncle as merchants trading goods as they moved along the Silk Road. They encountered many various providences that where large‚ small‚ and populated. In these towns Marco Polo studied and observed the different types of environments
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