Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Vocabulary 1. Marco Polo: Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who spent several years in China. When he returned in 1295‚ there became a sudden interest in finding a quicker route to Asia. Polo‚ along with father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo‚ was among the first westerners to travel the Silk Road. 2. Francisco Pizarro: Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who conquered the Incas located in Peru‚ in 1532. He claimed land from Panama to Peru for
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Shakespeares so called late plays including works such as The Tempest and The Winters Tale present the audience with a world of incomparable wealth of interest in the unseen world of magic and adventure‚ all the while conveying Shakespeares unique capabilities with the English language and his risk-taking attitude towards theatre. Although this sudden change in attitude towards a risky side of presenting his plays‚ Shakespeare still maintains the overall product found in many of his plays; that of
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Two things are for certain: death and taxes. Yet‚ unlike taxes mortality cannot be paid off. Presently‚ contemporary culture has begun to shun aging and death altogether. Currently‚ youthfulness glitters and tastes sweet. Successful working models begin to lose campaign and gigs after reaching the age of twenty-five to younger individuals. Because youth is so easily replaceable‚ it creates panic the second wrinkles starts to take form. So much so that individuals are beginning to inject Botox before
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After her father (Robert Arevalo) suffers from a severe stroke‚ Seth (Vilma Santos) decides to bring him to Manang Elsa (Daria Ramirez)‚ a faith healer. Elsa‚ who apparently has the ability to heal people from illnesses‚ performs the "healing" and prescribes herbal medicine. As Seth and her father prepare to leave‚ a man‚ who is next in line to see Elsa‚ collapses and loses consciousness and so the people immediately brings him inside. Seth and her father head anyway. The following day‚ Seth is
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years old he enrolled for dancing lessons and later went on to become the Cha Cha Champion of Hong Kong! (Bruce Lee ’s Childhood). He began his film career as an adult after graduating from the University of Washington. He appeared as the Asian houseboy Kato in the television series "The Green Hornet" in 1966 and 1967 (Brennan). Lee then returned to Hong Kong‚ where he gained stardom in martial arts films‚ such as “Fist of Fury” (1972)‚ “The Chinese Connection” (1972)‚ “Enter the Dragon” (1973)
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tio Paquete‚ which was a part of his black paintings. This painting shows aspects of romanticism through its use of dark colors and its emotion. Afterwards‚ we saw Goya’s painting of Ferdinand VII. In class we learned that Goya and Ferdinand did not have a solid relationship‚ and this painting did not portray Ferdinand as a powerful or wealthy
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Asses the importance of each of the following in causing the First World War: nationalism‚ alliances‚ economic factors. Introduction World War One was a war fought due to both direct and indirect causes. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand opened the floodgates as tensions were released within European countries. The strong nationalism from countries both new and old prevailed at this time. Additionally‚ alliances that were created before the war caused a quarrel between two countries become
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many years in Portugal. He planed to find a route to the Spice Islands by sailing west and around the world. Ferdinand Magellan‚ an explorer of Spain‚ has amazed us with his courage by venturing through the chaotic and the untouched world.Through his voyage Magellan provided the first positive proof that the world was round‚ thus opening trade routes to explorers all over the world. Ferdinand Magellan is recognized as the first person to circumnavigate the world. His discovery of this route had the
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The Dictatorial Prospero of Shakespeare ’s The Tempest The Dictatorial Prospero of The Tempest Motivation often propels people to achieve high goals. Sometimes‚ however‚ motivation is too strong a tool and can manifest into selfish desires. The exploitation of the weak invariably results from the strong abusing their power‚ especially in a political setting. In William Shakespeare ’s ‘The Tempest’‚ Prospero is displayed as a tyrannical character who spawns a disastrous storm as part
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how many days does the action of The Tempest take place? d. The tempest takes place for one day. e. Which mythical figures appear in the wedding masque Prospero stages for Miranda and Ferdinand? f. The mythical feature that appears in the wedding masque Prospero stages for Miranda and Ferdinand are Iris‚ Ceres‚ and Juno. 1. Students must use 5 of their vocabulary words and write a paragraph. They must then scramble the paragraph and submit only in hardcopy along with the answer
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