There has been great controversy surrounding the existence of Marco Polo throughout history‚ as either fact or legend. There have been questions surrounding whether Marco Polo was the first European who traveled to China. This essay will discuss why Marco Polo’s journey is a fact. People ask why Marco Polo is considered as fiction. It was really difficult for him to prove if he was telling the truth. As to whether he was a real person and if he was actually the first European to travel to China
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eyes are black and handsome. Other than just physical appearances‚ Polo is seemingly enthralled by all that Khubilai does. For instance he comments on the lifestyle of the Khan‚ and the intricate process of how he chooses his women. Marco Polo travelogue would have appealed to the desire of knowledge and adventure‚ which could have been found in many young men and government officials at the time. During the time that this biography was written‚ not much was known about Asia. Therefore‚ two
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Water Polo What is Water Polo? Water polo‚ or Water ball‚ is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals. Game play involves swimming‚ treading water‚ players passing the ball while being defended by opponents‚ and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie. Water polo is very similar to handball on land. Basic Skills Water Polo is a team water activity requiring swimming
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my liking. I only discovered Polo when my family moved 10 minutes away from the Accra Polo Club in Ghana. The Accra Polo Club was located in a prime spot of Accra‚ the capital of Ghana‚ and had a long history. The Club was founded even before Ghana gained its independence‚ making it one of the oldest clubs in Ghana. The club held exhibition games every weekend where non-members were allowed watch. When I was 14‚ I watched my first adrenaline-filled polo game. The game was fast paced and
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Witnessing Chestertons Polo in the Park To think of London without Polo is like body without soul‚ they go hand in hand that’s how the locals and the tourists see it. Polo is a popular spectator sport of the Britain. Though the sport originated from Persia before Christ period still the Londoners cannot get their heart off this sport. The game is between two teams one of them plays in defence and the other team in action played by players perched atop horses. They use mallets to guide the ball to
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Marco Polo was born in 1254 into a rich Venetian merchant family‚ just North of Italy. When he was 17 years old‚ he left with his father and uncle on a journey to China‚ which lasted 3.5 years. Once he was there‚ he immersed himself in Chinese culture and language. He was impressed by their inventions‚ such as gunpowder‚ porcelain‚ and paper money. He went from governor‚ to a tax collector‚ to having an official seat in the Khan’s privy court. He stayed in China for 17 years before starting his trip
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Marco Polo‚ a thirteenth century Venetian explorer‚ documented his expeditions with the aid of a writer named Rustichello in the novel The Travels of Marco Polo. The novel provides insight about the many places he traveled to in the Middle East and Asia as well as Kubilai Khan‚ a leader of the Mongol Empire. Although Polo describes places that are different from Venice in many ways‚ his observation of cities and government under Kubilai Khan reveal inherently Venetian ideals. Good governance is
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the Philippines: a man who had a lot of controversies while it was his term‚ who ruled the Philippines for 20 years‚ and this man was the reason for giving wealth into our country before. And he is none other than Ferdinand Emanuel Edralin Marcos‚ SR. (September 11‚ 1917-September 28‚ 1989). He’s the tenth president of the Philippines who had a lot of achievements‚ not just in his studies‚ but also in his career. He was also a politician and a great lawyer. In fact‚ he won his first trial
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Water polo is a team water sport. It is the oldest continuous Olympic team sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper with a maximum of six substitutes. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Gameplay involves swimming‚ players passing the ball while being defended by opponents‚ and scoring by throwing into a net defended by a goalie. Water polo‚ therefore‚ has strong similarities to the land-based game of team handball. The frequency of ’man-up’
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vision from god to travel west to the blessed isles. He lived on an island known as Canada today. He taught Indians many things including agriculture. Marco Polo had an influence on others from his long dangerous but successful journeys to China. In 1477‚ the Caxton press was invented. This invention is what made Marco Polo’s book‚ The Travels of Marco Polo so popular. Hence influencing others to travel west‚ such as Christopher
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