Cascadian Tsunami "Barely had they set foot in the city in mourning the death of their benefactor‚ they feel the earth shake beneath their feet‚ the sea rises bubbling in the harbor‚ and breaks the vessels that are to anchor. Swirls of flames and ashes covered the streets and public places; houses collapsed‚ roofs are reversed on the foundations‚ and foundations disperse‚ and thirty thousand inhabitants of all ages and sexes were crushed under the ruins‚ said the sailor‚ whistling and swearing:
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“colonial governor of the New Spain province of New Mexico‚ and founder of various settlements in the present day American Southwest” (Shi & Mayer‚ 2010). Juan De Oñate struggled to gain support for his explorations due to his birth background as a criollo. King Phillip II was hesitant to support his expedition at first‚ but because of Juan De Oñate’s family wealth King Phillip II agreed to support him financially. Oñate acquired his wealth from his father Cristobal de Oñate who was a conquistador/silver
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What is the prevalent grade of the grade 10 students of Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Bataan? Hypothesis: Most of the students have grade ranging from eighty five percent to ninety percent‚ thus their academic performance is proficient. 3. What is the dominant factor that cause sleep deprivation among the grade 10 students of Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Bataan? Hypothesis: Working on school projects and assignments is the main reason why the grade 10 students
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finding her identity. When Negi was a young girl‚ she lived in a tin house in Macún‚ Puerto Rico. Her family moved around a great deal because of her father’s unsteady job and her parents constant bickering. They moved to Santurce‚ a suburb of San Juan‚ several times. During this time her mother was
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SAMPLE WARNING LETTER Name and address of employee to whom warning is being given Date: Subject: Warning letter Dear Ms/Mr __________ We have given repeated verbal warnings to you regarding coming late to office every other day. The management has noticed that no heed has been paid to those warnings. So we are writing this warning letter to you. You are requested to strictly start following the office timings with immediate effect failing which we will be compelled to start deducting
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EUROPEAN EXPLORERS QUIZ (23 Points) 1.) _____ Balboa 2.) _____S. Cabot 3.) _____ Coronado 4.) _____De Gama 5.) _____De La Salle 6.) _____ De Soto 7.) _____ Drake 8.) _____ Jolliet 9.) _____ Marquette 10.) ____ Ponce De Leon 11.) ____ J. Cabot 12.) ____ Cartier 13.) ____ Cortes 14.) ____ Champlain 15.) ____ Dias 16.) ____ Hudson 17.) ____ Magellan 18.) ____ Pizarro 19.) ____ Columbus 20.) ____ Raleigh 21.) Name the three discoveries/inventions that aided these European explorers
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“Bully” The poem “Bully” written by Martin Espada uses history in a unique way. The reason for this is because you have to have background knowledge in understanding the events described throughout the poem. Things you need to know are about Theodore Roosevelt and the Spanish-American War. Developing her work‚ Martin Espada uses irony‚ images‚ speaker‚ and setting and situation. To begin‚ in the poem “Bull”‚ the author uses irony in a unique way by having Theodore Roosevelt’s statue surrounded
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Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment-by Nathaniel Hawthorne With reference to the story comment on the subject of the story. The story is based on the desire of human beings for everlasting youth. Youth comes in life like a short lived spring and vanishes leaving behind a lot of regret and sadness. Youth‚ which should be the time to make the most of life‚ is often sacrificed at the altar of recklessness and frolic. Yet‚ the question which arises in the mind of the reader is that‚ if given a chance‚
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The Slaughter House by Esteban Echeverria is a story about a slaughter house where plenty of injustice and cruelty occur. Echeverria uses a lot of symbolism to describe what he saw going on in Argentina. He likens the Federalist to butchers and Unitarians to wild animals. Echeverria is telling a story of all of the crimes committed by the Argentinian government in the 1630’s. He metaphorically compares the atrocities committed against innocent people to a lawless butcher shop. Since the story takes
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I had been promised that‚ if I chose to take APALI‚ I would be in for a life-changing experience. Through being active in student leadership at De Anza College‚ I had come across many APALI alumni who all had nothing but good to say about the program. Though most identified as API‚ there were several‚ non- API’s who told me that the things that they learned in APALI transcended race. Skeptical‚ yet curious‚ I decided to enroll my last quarter at De Anza. The first day‚ though fun‚ did little to
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