Base on the document‚ Marco Polo followed his father and uncle travel along the silk road trading goods from Europe. Due to his ability to speak four different languages and describe things into details‚ Khubilai Khan the emperor of the Mongol including China decides to keep him which he later became an advisor and tax collector to the emperor. When Marco Polo returned to Italy after spending seventeen years in the Mongol kingdom where he gives account about how the Mongol won their battles and dominant
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The origins of water polo can be traced back to the late 19th century when a Scottish man named William Wilson constructed the rules for the game‚ as a result of the public’s growing disinterest of swimming carnivals (Donev‚ 2008). The sport was introduced onto the Olympic scene in 1900 during the Paris game‚ making it one of the longest running team games in the Olympics and can be played by both men and women (Smith‚ 1998). Australia made its debut in the 1948 Olympic Games. The Australian team
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think‚ feel‚ or do something. One example of this would be water polo. Making the varsity water polo team this year has shaped me overall to work harder‚ try harder‚ and believe harder. Academically speaking‚ I am not the best student. I am not the straight A student with all AP classes or close to perfect SAT scores. I have always worked hard in school and tried my best to keep up with my grades and try to go to college. Water polo has‚ since I started freshman year‚ made me work 10x harder on my
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11 | 9 | 2015 I played six water polo games last weekend! I was at the pool from seven o’clock in the morning till seven thirty at night‚ and I never got the chance to leave the pool deck. I didn’t even get the chance to eat really. I was the first game in the morning‚ and that last game at night. It was really fun though; I scored two goals. I played in two different age divisions‚ and we won three out of six games. This weekend I have another big tournament here in Coronado. At least
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First published in the Madras‚ India‚ newspaper The Hindu in 1960‚ ‘‘A Horse and Two Goats’’ did not achieve a wide international audience until 1970 when it became the title story of R. K. Narayan’s seventh collection of short stories‚ A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories. It reached an even wider audience in 1985 when it was included in Under the Banyan Tree‚ Narayan’s tenth and best-selling collection. By this time Narayan was well established as one of the most prominent Indian authors writing
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Rockin’ 3 Billy Goats Introduction: Are you ready?! One of my favourite stories and it actually comes from the country called Norway which is way way up North from Scandinavia and its very cooooolllddd..... Can you imagine how it feels to be cold coz’ i know it’s not very cold right now. So can you show me how cold feels? COOoolldd... VERY Good! Now there in Norway they do have summer time and when they do... They have lots and tons of green green grass. And you’ll probably recognize my friends
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A Gift of Goats is a Gift of Hope Story and Photos by Darcy Kiefel‚ Heifer International Photojournalist In a mud home made vibrant by beautiful flowers‚ Leokodia Byabasaija extended her hand to welcome a stranger. Byabasaija‚ a beautiful woman who conceals the hardships of her life with an engaging smile‚ lives in the village of Kisinga‚ Uganda. Not long ago she had a happy life with her husband‚ Lesio‚ and their children. Married in 1968‚ the couple‚ working as peasant farmers‚ raised
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someone who traveled around the world and read and write about why they did. Marco Polo traveled around the world because he wanted to explore. Marco Polo was born on September 15‚ 1254‚ Venice‚ Italy. Marco Polo had a mother named Nicole Anna Defuseh‚ a father names Niccolo Polo‚ a uncle named Maffeo Polo‚ three daughters named Fantina Polo‚ Moreta Polo‚ Belella Polo‚ and a wife name Donata Badoer. Most of Marco polos childhood he was raised motherless. Marco Polo’s mother died when he was young.
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Marco Polo is considered by most to be the most important link between Europe and China in the 13th century. His accounts of the Eastern world had an immense impact on Western thinking and life in Europe. Marco Polo was born in 1254 to a noble family in Venice‚ which was at that time an independent city-state in northern Italy. Marco had a typical education of a young man of his time1. At age 15‚ he had already studied many of the classical authors and understood the Bible and theology of the
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Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian born adventurer commonly remembered for his extensive stay in China‚ at the palace of Kublai Khan. Born to a wealthy Venetian merchant family‚ Marco Polo was born with a love for adventure coursing in his veins. This dauntless desire was reflected throughout Marco Polo’s life as he continued to make an impact on exploring throughout his later years. Exploring the empire of Kublai Khan‚ and surrounding areas similar to the empire‚ Marco Polo has made vast discoveries
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