2. What advantages are there for the consumer in having public utilities owned and operated as Crown Corporations? Most of the Crown Corporations are designed to meet the public needs‚ especially transportations. Since some of the private sectors are unable to provide those public needs‚ government has to open up some corporations to meet the needs. The price of the Crown Corporations is controlled by the government. The price‚ therefore‚ will be reasonable to meet the basic needs
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Crown cork The crown cork (also known as a crown seal‚ crown cap or just a cap)‚ the first form of bottle cap‚ was invented by William Painter in 1892 in Baltimore. The company making it was originally called the Bottle Seal Company‚ but it changed its name with the almost immediate success of the crown cork to the Crown Cork and Seal Company. It still informally goes by that name‚ but is officially Crown Holdings. Crown corks are similar to the Pilfer proof caps‚ as usage of both products is
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Another explorer is Hernan Cortes. Cortes was a famous explorer within Mexico. Cortes found about the Aztecs and their valuables. He was greedy and wanted to conquer Tenochtitlán. Cortes met the king of the Aztecs‚ Montezuma. Cortes took Montezuma captive within his own city. However‚ Governor Velasquez from Cuba sent another expedition under conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez to take command from Cortes. Cortes left Tenochtitlan to fight Narvaez. After taking care of Narvaez‚ Cortes returned to Tenochtitlan
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along the coast of the Yucatán for months. Occasionally a friendly group would exchange beads and Spanish wine for food and other necessities the expedition required. Grijalva was disappointed at the fact that they’d gathered very little gold on their trip; but when they came back to Cuba he shared a tale of hearing about a rich empire that was further to the west inland. This story prompted Hernán Cortés to lead an expedition into the Yucatán in 1519. Cortés had spent some time at the island of
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Introduction I could hear salsa‚ guanguanco‚ and rumba blasting from everywhere. Beautiful Cuban women filled the street‚ and Spanish filled the air. "Permiso Senor‚ cuanto cuesta la pitaagua?" I ask in Spanish‚ "Sir‚ how much for an Icy?" "Cual esos ahi setenta centavo." He replied. I walked around the block as I admired the Spanish style buildings‚ and the beautiful Palm trees. Hum‚ what’s that smell? Smell like a fresh strip of salchicha or maybe albondigas . "Chicharrones
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was beans & squash. 4.What were some of the reasons that Cortez wanted to conquer the Aztecs? Some reasons Cortez wanted to conquer the Aztecs was because he was in a deep whole. He took names without Spain’s approval & knew if he messed up‚ he would be in trouble. 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 were diseases. The Spanish didn’t bring that many weapons nor did they bring many horses
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Hernan Cortes was a brilliant spanish conquistador that first sailed to the “New World” at the age of 19. He was born in 1485 and left Spain in 1504 in search of a place to expand Mexico for King Charles. I believe Hernan Cortes is most important because he over ran the Aztec emperor Montezuma‚ destroyed Tenochtitlan‚ and built Mexico City. In 1518‚ Cortes sailed from Cuba to explore the Yucatan Peninsula. When he first reached the Peninsula and gained news of the Aztecs‚ and Spain canceled his
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The Mighty and Conquer Cortes Hernan Cortes was known for his Historical conquest of The Aztec empire in 1500s. Cortes was born in 1485 in Medellin‚ Spain and was the only son. He was also well known for colonizing Cuba which later led him in becoming the governor of New Spain. He was a very adventurous explorer and so he set out to sea at a very early age and never looked back. There were several reasons that led Cortes in conquering of the Aztec. First‚ he overpowered the natives which later led
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Broken Spears Hernan Cortés was a Spaniard who defeated the Mexica Confederation in many different ways. The most successful tactic he used to defeat the Aztecs were by European Weapons‚ but he also had different ways. Cortés had different advantages that the Aztecs didn’t‚ the Spanish brought over small pox. Many of his people were immune to it while the Mexica Confederation was not. Many people thought the Spanish were gods and gave them many gifts. Motecuhzoma thought Hernan Cortés was Quetzalcoatl
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Hernán Cortés was born in Medellin‚ Extremadura‚ Spain in the year 1485. Cortés was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who defeated the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain. Cortes was born in a wealthy family before his conquest of Mexico Cortes wanted to become a lawyer but failed to do so. Cortes was inspired of the stories he heard about the new world but what motivated him even more was the wealth the new world could bring him. In the year of 1502 at the age of 19 years old Cortés joined
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