the fourth ship discarded orders and turned around and left to go home. Magellan and the remains of his fleet headed north to Guam‚ later landing at Cebu. There‚ Magellan took sides during a local war and the decision cost him his life on April 27‚ 1521. The voyage of Magellan finally ended when one of the original five ships completed the circumnavigation more than a year later. The ship was called Victoria and it
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weapon‚ his hilt battle flame‚ the edge‚ his rare treasure‚ spiral patterned‚ precious in it class‚ shift and skel-edged all are references to his sword. Personification: Beowulf’s circled sword screamed on her head a strident battle song.”(Lines 1521-1522) This passage (lines 1513-1556) describes the battle between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother‚ “…this water-hag” (line1518). This monster’s femininity is very evident and her love for her son who had been conquered by Beowulf is understood. ‘She
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As of a result‚ new world diseases were introduce to this old world society. The indigenous people of the Americas lacked immunity to these diseases and hundreds of thousands of people died. One of the most deadly of these diseases was smallpox. In 1521‚ the indigenous population of the Maya dramatically fell‚ and 75% of the Mayan population disappeared. In Africa‚ a similar pattern can be observed. When the Europeans began to explore Africa‚ they found not only sugar a
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Cause and Effect Essay Fargo Chen In mathematics‚ equation 1 + 1 =2 is always correct. However 1 + 1 is equal to much more than 2 in the business context. The process that two companies are combined or a company takes the form of other company is known as merger and it produces wealth for a company which normally is much greater than the result of simple addition. Mergers are often described as a marriage of two companies that decided to combine their financial‚ managerial and operational functions
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Pericles and Martin Luther were both very influential people of their time. Even today their legacy’s live on and many times are still referred to. Without their effort in perusing with what they believed was right and keeping the motivation to change it‚ the world wouldn’t be where we are today. Pericles brought idea of democracy to Athens. He believed that the true value of Athens was found in the common good of the people. He worked to ensure that every Athenian had land and some link to their
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reflection and the smoking mirror which is the god of the nocturnal sky‚ ancestral memory‚ time‚ and the lord of the north. New religious beliefs were forced upon the indigenous population when conquistador Herman Cortes landed on the coast of Mexico in 1521. Upon his arrival he brought his Spanish clergy with him which he used to enforce his religious beliefs on acknowledging only one god. With the arrival of Herman Cortes and his clergy every other religion other than Catholicism became seen as acts
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Introduction: The periodic is a table of the elements‚ organized in order of increasing atomic number. Elements that have similar chemical properties and electronic structures appear in vertical columns‚ or also called groups. The Periodic Law states that when elements are placed in order of increasing atomic number‚ their physical and chemical properties display a periodic pattern. The purpose of the lab was to discover how two periodic properties‚ atomic radius‚ and first ionization energy‚ vary
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causes men of private origin to rise to that rank. ...The first cause of losing power is the neglect of this art; the cause of winning power lies in its mastery." "Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen." Martin Luther‚ Diet of Worms (1521) "I am the first servant of the state." Frederick the Great "Ecrasez l’infâme!" // "Eliminate the infamous thing!" Voltaire‚ letter to Jean d’Alembert (1762) "The end justifies the means." Machiavelli‚ The Prince (1513) "No arts; no
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against Panfilo de Narvaez (April 1520) Cortes’s man Pedro de Alvarado waited in crowd of Aztecs during big celebration and started killing people (Massacre) Noche Triste (June 30-July 1‚ 1520) Siege of Tenochtitlan Conquest of Mexico (August 13‚ 1521)- Aztecs weakened by measles‚ Spanish started colonizing Mexico The Development of New Spain The Ecomienda System- Planters would enslave American Indians to work on plantations Organized around Catholicism- became the dominant religion 1. Peninsulares-
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Do you agree with the suggestion in Source N that Henry and Wolsey conducted and effective foreign policy in the years 1515-1525? Sources L and N agree that Henry and Wolsey conducted an effective foreign policy in the years 1515-25 although as source L is a painting it has a motive and probably a bias one whilst source M disagrees with the statement by highlighting ‘troubles associated from the Amicable Grant’. In source N (which is featured in a book wrote about Henry VIII at the time in question)
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