The Ming Voyages were started by your great-grandfather‚ Yongle Emperor‚ and spanned from 1405 to 1433. We can both agree that Zheng He was one of the greatest voyagers and are devastated to hear about his death on his seventh voyage. You may now be wondering if you should go on with the voyages‚ and I believe you should. The Ming Voyages should be continued because the dynasty can expand its trade network‚ assert power in other countries‚ and learn about other cultures to improve our own. The Ming
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“The South” by Jorge Luis Borges portrays the life of Juan Dahlmann‚ a librarian from Buenos Aires‚ wherein a sequence of unfortunate events brings him‚ eventually and triumphantly‚ to the South. But the story might be as mundane as Dahlmann’s northern life without its stunning conclusion: rather than living happily in the South like he’s always longed for‚ Dahlmann willingly dies the first night he gets there. Dahlmann dies just before his promised life can even begin‚ yet he finds joy in it. His
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The second voyage was in 1407; Zheng He went as far as Calicut‚ but he did visit Siam and Java. However‚ he stayed in Java because he was called by the King of Calicut to settle a local power struggle (Peterson 44). After Zheng He stopped in Calicut to give the King gifts‚ the king saw Zheng as an important precedent which contributed to the idea that China was the Middle Kingdom. Zheng had organized the expedition‚ but he was not actively involved in the expedition (Gronewald). Returning to Nanjing
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the hero often doesn’t really choose to go on this journey‚ rather it’s either forced upon them or something they really couldn’t ignore. This journey changes them for the better; then they return home. For example‚ Toy Story 3 is a well-received Voyage and Return story. With Andy going to college‚ the toys run away to a daycare‚ forcing Woody to come with them and try to bring them home. Initially‚ the toys see the daycare as a fun and freeing place‚ but as time goes on they see that they’re actually
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Mission San Luis was found to be the only settlement besides St. Augustine to house hundreds of Spanish residents among the Florida’s native people for at least three generations. It was known to early Europeans as the Apalachees native “Capital” village which was active from 1656 to 1704. In 1656 the Apalachee Indians decided to move their village to the second highest hill in present-day Tallahassee‚ where Mission San Luis is currently located off Tennessee Street. Using groups of palm-thatches
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Maiden Voyage Listening Assignment Tune: Maiden Voyage Personnel: Herbie Hancock – Piano Ron Carter – Bass Tony Williams – Drums Freddie Hubbard – Trumpet George Coleman – Tenor Saxophone This tune‚ as well as the rest of the album‚ was recorded in 1965 under the Blue Note Label. It is a 32-bar AABA form. The changes are composed of 4 different m7sus chords‚ which creates a very open sound. The recording that I have is 7 minutes and 57 seconds in length. The tune starts out with
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the article “Voyage of Hope‚ Voyage of Tears”‚ both are about how immigrants had many troubles emigrating to a new destination. The poem explains people on the bottom of the boat struggling‚ the text exclaims‚” Husbands and wives and babies are sailing toward us”. This is important because it shows that all of the babies that are on board can’t do anything. After all‚ they are on the bottom of a boat and both kids and babies can’t do anything. In the article “Voyage of Hope‚ Voyage of Tears” it
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Fantastic Voyage By: Chantea Braddock HS130 Section # 9 Unit 9 Assignment Kaplan University 03/05/2012 Once again my mini sub and I will be miniaturized making us 8 microns long and witnessing another Fantastic Voyage in a human body. This time I will be swallowed by a 55 year old man‚ while he is eating his meal consisting of a hamburger‚ French fries‚ and a root beer. I will be piloting my sub through his gastrointestinal tract to monitor the digestion of his meal‚ I will be describing
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He lived in poverty and was the oldest child. Luis raped and murdered kids that were poor and on the streets. (Murderpedia) He would give them stuff‚ take them on walks‚ and once they got tired he would rape them and most of the time‚ dismember their bodies. He confessed to killing 140 people‚ charged
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In the story “Catching the moon” Luis Cintron was just released into his father‚ Jorge Cintron’s‚ custody after 6 months in a juvenile detention center for a breaking and entering. Luis did it for a dare. Unfortunately‚ the old lady was a light sleeper and also had a very good aim with her aluminum cane. His father determined that Luis should wash and polish every single hubcap in the yard. Lately‚ Luis has been getting in trouble since he started high school with his “social group” he organized
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