blade and on its hilt. I ask the tour guide what that sword is. He replies to me by saying that this is a legendary sword that has been used by many of the famous European leaders such as Julius Caesar‚ Charlemagne‚ Ferdinand Magellan and Hernando Cortez. “What special powers does this sword have” I ask. “It has none” he replies. “But one unique feature that this sword has been that it has the power to find the weaknesses of the person’s opponent and to target them with this sword”. “Where was this
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According to Cengage Advantage Business Law Today 10th edition‚ due process states that “no person shall be deprived of life‚ liberty‚ or property without due process of law (p. 23).” In the case of Gunasekera v. Irwin Gunasekera was correct that his due process rights had be violated. According to an exert written up be Cornell University Gunasekera was denied property because he had tenure with the University (para. 13). Because the decision to prohibit him from advising students deprived him of
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Pantomina (Spanish for pantomime) was originally a wedding dance from the towns of Bicol’s Estandarte and Sorsogon subregions. This dance is tradionally performed during wedding festivities by the couple and their visitors. The dance is still popular in the Bicol Region even up to this time. The pantomina is very popular in the northern part of Samar especially in towns of Allen and Capul - both directly facing Bicolandia. Traditionally‚ musicians accompanying the dancers pause from playing the
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Impact of Foreign Direct Investment and Trade on Economic Growth Shiva S. Makki The World Bank Agapi Somwaru Economic Research Service‚ USDA Contact Author: Shiva S. Makki Room MC 2-509‚ DECRS 1818 H Street‚ N.W. Washington‚ DC 20433 Phone: 202 458-8521; Fax: 202 522-0087 Email: smakk@worldbank.org ABSTRACT Foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade are often seen as important catalysts for economic growth in the developing countries. FDI is an important vehicle of technology transfer from
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Aleena was given a cup of juice and a cup of dry cereal Aleena was clean. had on a fresh diaper and her hair was pulled back into a ponytail. Miss Rojas told me she was still waiting to get the bins from her caseworker Miss Cortez ‚even though the Judge had ordered her to get them and bring them to her house. I told Miss Rojas‚ she might have to buy the bins herself and ask The Division to reimburse her. That was my best suggestion. She told me that the bins were too expensive and she could
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sold fruit‚ vegetables‚ grains‚ and other necessities. 1. 3. What was the main staple of the Aztec diet? The main staple was fruits and vegetables‚ such as‚ corn‚ beans‚ and squash. 1. 4. What were some of the reasons that Cortez wanted to conquer the Aztecs? Cortez wanted to conquer the Aztecs because he wanted to become very rich and conquer new land. 1. 5. What were some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs? Some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs
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way explorers perceived it. The few and far between tribes who practiced the modern perception cannibalism did so as part of religious sacrifices‚ funerary rights‚ or necessity to preserve livelihood during bad harvests. Then why are the Natives Cortez encountered marked down as inimical savages? Did the modern remembrance of history come from the eyes of the victors who rewrote the people they brutalized to rationalize their
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unpromising. There were cocoa beans‚ today’s source of all our chocolate and cocoa. The King and Queen never dreamed how important cocoa beans could be‚ and it remained for Hernando Cortez‚ the great Spanish explorer‚ to grasp the commercial possibilities of the New World offerings. During his conquest of Mexico‚ Cortez found the Aztec Indians using cocoa beans in the preparation of the royal drink of the realm‚ "chocolatl"‚ meaning bitter water. In 1519‚ Emperor Montezuma‚ who reportedly drank 50
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government give Indians to colonists so they can “Christianize” them. The Conquest of Mexico > Hernán Cortéz (1519): sailed for Mexico and picked up 2 interpreters of the Aztec language on the way. He learned of gold in Tenochtitlán and the Aztec chief Moctezuma. > Moctezuma believed Cortéz was the god Quetzalcoatl. > June 30‚ 1520: The Aztecs attacked the greedy Spaniards. > August 13‚ 1521: Cortéz laid siege and the empire collapsed. > Spanish intermarried with natives and created mestizo
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cloth wove by hand or birds that had beautiful feathers‚ you could always buy lots of delecious fruit‚ most important corn 3. What was the main staple of the Aztec diet? corn 4. What were some of the reasons that Cortez wanted to conquer the Aztecs? Because he loved Gold Cortez decided to go there. The Aztec would turn other people into slaves. 5. What were some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs? guns‚they knew more‚ and they had more people 6. What were the religious
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