Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta Centuries ago the world of traveling over sea was something un known to man. It was seen as crazy because only the bravest of brave did it. The reasons were because you put your life and health at risk. The possibilities of dying were too high‚ and most just didn’t travel over sea because of that simple fact. Two of the most famous world travelers in the pre-modern period were Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta were both European Explorers who sailed
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EVALUARE ÎN EDUCAŢIE Limba Engleză Etapa I – 19.11.2011 7th grade – 5th year of study Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 120 minute. Punctaj total: 100 puncte. Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu. I. VOCABULARY (25p) Circle the correct answer: Example: The four ……………... of the year are: spring‚ summer‚ autumn and winter. a) days b) months c) seasons 2p 1. The day before Christmas is called Christmas ……………… . a) Eve b) Evening c) Saturday Look into the oven and see if the ………….is ready. a) cake b) soup
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will be described briefly. One more limitation is that due to time and word limits I should focus on only one broadcast media‚ and one sales promotion technique. The report starts with an overview of Volkswagen Company and its product – Volkswagen Polo. Then a brief description of the main target market of the product is provided. Next‚ the IMC mix elements for this product are shown. As a result‚ some recommendations are presented. For the purposes of the assignment the market was narrowed down
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Marco Polo was born to a powerful merchant family in Venice‚ Italy. When he was seventeen‚ he traveled through the Mongol empire‚ to its capital in China. Marco Polo conducted much business in China and eventually was hired to serve as the governor of a large Chinese port city. Later on‚ Polo composed a book containing everything he learned‚ did‚ and saw‚ during his time in China . Marco Polo(1254-1324) was a merchant traveller who is best known for his informational book‚ The Travels of Marco
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Name: Tran Thuy Hang Culture & Literature Dr. Ryan March 5th‚ 2013 Answer the question: Compare the relationship between Muni and his wife and the relationship between the American and his wife. Throughout the story “A Horse and Two Goats”‚ we can comprehend a lot of outstanding differences between the relationship of Muni to his wife and the relationship of the American to his wife. Two relationships are two details contributing to build the distinction between two cultures: India and America
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The Evolution of Polo Ralph Lauren Polo Ralph Lauren has become one of the most renounced clothing companies of the 20th and 21st century. The creator of Polo is a man named Ralph Lifschitz who was born on October 14‚ 1939 in New York‚ New York (Ralph Lauren). He was born to Fraydl Kotlar and Frank Lifshitz who were Ashkenazi Jewish from Belarus. In 1955‚ when Ralph was 16‚ he and his brother changed their last name to Lauren because they were made fun constantly for having a Jewish last name but
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------------------------------------------------- Polo Ralph Lauren Case ------------------------------------------------- 1. Polo Ralph Lauren is an American apparel company that was founded in the 1970’s. When it was founded it had three branches in the apparel business: design and development‚ manufacturer management‚ and inventory/stock handling. Because they did not want to own factories‚ they outsourced the garment manufacturing to Luen Thai‚ an apparel manufacturing company in China. Luen Thai got their fabric supply from the
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Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant that had an extraordinary life. As a young adult‚ Marco would begin a monumental journey that would span continents and would solidify his place in history. His story would become wildly popular and spark many imaginations when it was dictated to and written down by Rustichello da Pisa‚ in The Travels of Marco Polo (c.1300). Along with his father and uncle‚ Marco set out for the seat of Kublai Khan at Khanbaliq‚ Cathay. During the 17 years Marco was in Kublai’s
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The Rise of Marco Polo Marco Polo was a renaissance era Venetian merchant who has changed world travel in his time era and our era by not only exploring other parts of the world but also documenting his travels to china for all to read. I. Marco Polo A. Born in 1254‚ died in 1324‚ Venetian merchant‚ mother died while he was young‚ didn’t meet dad until he was 17‚ traveled china and documented his travels. B. Italy was separated into 4 regions‚ polo was from the east region of Venice
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furthering my research on Polo Ralph Lauren’s business decisions regarding sweatshops and their workers‚ I found an article written by Robert J.S. Ross‚ a professor in Sociology at Clark University. The article entitled‚ “Hey‚ Ralph Lauren‚ sweatshops aren’t chic‚” was featured in the Los Angeles Times and employs an appeal to pathos by disclosing the reprehensible working conditions that sweatshop workers endure everyday in factories throughout China to provide products for Polo Ralph Lauren. While discussing
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