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    actor playing Marco on how he should present the character Marco is a character of two faces. At the beginning of the play‚ a grateful and respectful man is presented to the audience. He shakes Eddie’s hand‚ and makes it clear that he does not want to impose – ‘when you say go‚ we will go’. This is in stark contrast to the absolute lack of respect your character gives Eddie later in the story‚ and the more-so you can make this the better the reception will be from the audience. Marco is also quite

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    aspects of Marco Polos description of the orient might early readers have found alluring? -The aspects of Polo’s description like the infinite number of villages‚ creatures that yeild musk‚ rice‚ tilted fields. Another alluring part is how there are multiple places represented by different people ‚ because there are either many monarchs or just none. I think that all the different imagery might make them think that he is lying or just crazed. 2. Skeptics question the authenticity of Marco Polo’s

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    his identity as a Chinese-American‚ and the origin and value of the Indigo. The Indigo originated in India where it was turned into an industry in 300 BC‚ and then it was later discovered and later spread around the world by the Venetian explorer Marco Polo. Throughout the distribution of this plant it replaced the current blue dye of Europeans called woad. It soon became one of the most valued plants in all of Asia. Furthermore‚ Lee states the importance of Indigo by referring to it as a "saint" in

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    drove explorers to find faster and more efficient ways to transport goods from India. Explorers traveled great distances around the southern tip of Africa to reach the plentiful lands in East Asia. Marco Polo was the first major explorer to attempt to reach the Far East and find new trading routs. Polo was a Venetian who did his exploration of India and China in the late 1200’s. He showed that it was possible to sail and navigate to and from China and India. Others in Europe took notice of this

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    and Historical Development The ideas and interests central to macromarketing have been with us for Millennia. History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides‚ 1972 [431~424 B.C.])‚ the Magna Carta (Danziger and Gillingham‚ 2004)‚ and The Travels (Marco Polo‚ 1958 [circa late 13th Century]) provide just three examples of works in which trade‚ markets‚ marketing and concerns for societal welfare were themes. Macromarketers regularly delve into such literature‚ because they find it intrinsically interesting

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    Importance of Travelling

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    liked to travel. From the beginning‚ humans have been interested in expanding their territory or explore new places. It’s in our blood‚ in the stone-age cavemen tended to kill each other for the land‚ or later‚ there were the great explorers such as Marco Polo‚ Christopher Columbus or Vasco De Gamma who almost travel the world. But for us‚ everyday people‚ it could just mean a way to break the monotony of life and work. Travelling is a tool‚ and the purpose of this tool are different for different people

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    THE EUROPEAN CHEF EXPERIENCE [pic] June 1st - June 3rd 2013 Tour Guide: Cynthia Ford Come Eat‚ Play‚ and Learn the techniques that will make you a master chef that people will rave about with our three day‚ two night tour of Europe. Our all inclusive tour is $4750 per chef. JUNE 3nd‚ 2013 Chefs will be picked up at 7 am and taken to All’Arco for a sit down breakfast. After breakfast

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    Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (1965-1986) CONDITION OF THE PHILIPPINES There was a decrease of freedom and democracy during the second term of Ferdinand Marcos. Because of the developments (economically‚ industrially‚ and infrastructures) Marcos accomplished‚ there was a massive increase in tourism rates. The Marcoses established good relations with world leaders‚ therefore bringing the Philippines’ image to higher grounds. Foreign relations brought foreign investments in and made the economy boom.

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    Key: 1-2 2-4 3-5 4-1 5-3 ----------------------- Task 1. Find and match the biography details to the explorers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3. He was a Portuguese explorer‚ one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.He is one of the most famous and celebrated explorers from the Discovery Ages‚ being the first European to reach India through sea. This discovery was very

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    Silk Road and the Internet Inside every working anarchy there’s an Old Boy Network. The internet is a great and popular invention that has changed‚ developed and improved today’s society. Yo-Yo Ma‚ once described the famous historical Silk Road as the ‘Internet of Antiquity’ meaning‚ the ancient internet‚ how and why would Yo-Yo Ma come to such a theory‚ the Silk Road and the internet may not have existed during the same period of time but there are similarities and difference to prove Yo-Yo Ma’s

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