there is no original copy of the book‚ The Travels‚ that exists. The Travels was supposedly written by Rustichello‚ a writer and Marco’s fellow prisoner‚ whom he told his tales of travel to. According to Spodek‚ there are around 140 manuscripts of The Travels‚ in different languages‚ that were copied down by various scribes before printing was invented‚ but no actual original copy of the book. Therefore‚ it is impossible to prove what was written in The Travels or that the authors were Marco Polo and
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Read the article below and write an essay on the following topic. Some people think the recent increase in cheap air travel brings benefits‚ while other people think it has drawbacks to the environment and the world’s resources. Discuss both views and give your opinion. The Article Air travel has always been considered the privilege of the higher classes‚ especially in the developing nations of the world. The economically backward sections of the society always had to distance themselves
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The spirit of independence has enlightened me and blessed me with the power to think freely. Ladies and gentlemen and all the audiences who are hearing‚ welcome everyone. Today I will tell you how the spirit of independence has led me to think freely. A few days ago I was going somewhere by rickshaw and stuck in a traffic jam meanwhile. The time was really boring and I made a plan to pass it talking to someone I don’t know. I started talking to my rickshawala. I asked him whether he knew about
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Chapter 10 Strategy and the Master Budget Cases 10-1 Emerson Electric Company © Joseph San Miguel‚ reprinted with permission. 10-2 LetsGo Travel Trailers (Source: “LetsGo Travel Trailers: A Case for Incorporating the New Model of the Organization into the Teaching of Budgeting‚” by Sally Wright‚ Cases from Management Accounting Practice‚ Vol. 14‚ Montvale‚ NJ: Institute of Management Accountants‚ 1998). Note that part 2 of this case requires the use of Excel. 10-3 Building
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William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet is the lead female character. At first‚ she is portrayed as a young-hearted obedient girl‚ in just five acts time she undergoes significant change and matures. In the following paragraphs we see how she begins to view things from a changing perspective. At the beginning of the play‚ Juliet is shown as a young and naïve girl with no experience in love or marriage. When her parents want her to get married with Paris‚ although she has not given
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I’ve decided I want to travel. I mean I’ve always wanted to‚ but now I’m going to start planning it. I think once I finish University I’m going to take a year off‚ and travel the world. Visit different countries‚ move from town to town‚ live and experience different cultures. I’m not going to go straight into work after Uni.. I want to live my life. I mean I’m ready to leave this country right now‚ get away from everyone and just learn to be independant and travel... but I have priorites at the moment
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GRACIELLA V. BORJA REACTION PAPER ON THE FILM “A BEAUTIFUL MIND” A Beautiful Mind is a movie about John Forbes Nash Jr. who is notable for his contributions in Economics and Mathematics. It was evident in the film that he has an outstanding talent and showed it by performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment. With a superior intelligence‚ I can say that Nash is truly a brilliant man. Despite the fact he is a genius‚ everything still wasn’t perfect
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BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Travel & Tourism Unit 1 Investigating the Travel and Tourism Sector Scenario 1 Task 1a There are three different types of tourism – domestic‚ inbound and outbound. Domestic tourism is all about traveling within the same country you live‚ for example‚ UK citizen traveling around London. Inbound tourism is when overseas tourists come to visit the UK. And an outbound tourism happens when UK residents going abroad and taking their holidays outside the UK. For example
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European Air Travel 19 March 2008 Introduction: The European air travel industry is now in a state of rapid transition and development. It is documented that there are now more than 130 airlines in operation catering to nearly 450 airports and to service increasing demands in this sector. It is seen that this industry has witnessed a three fold increase during the period 1980 – 2000 and is all set to double by the year 2020. (Fast Facts. The air transport industry in
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and they go to different countries every night to eat people. They take them from their homes while they are sleeping and eat them. Sophie thinks these other giants need to be stopped but they are a lot bigger and meaner than the BFG. In the end she does come up with a plan to mix up a dream to tell the queen of England what is going on with these giants. Sophie and the BFG create a dream that tells the queen all about the bad giants and what they do at night and about her and the good giant. When
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