ENCOUNTER WITH THE WEST 10. THE TRAIDING ROUTE • In the last two centuries of the Middle Ages‚ the Europeans‚ while regaining the Holy Land from the Muslims‚ were able to establish commerce with the Orient through trade routes. The goods the Europeans wanted were gold‚ jewels‚ silk‚ perfumes‚ especially spices like: *pepper *onions *ginger *nutmeg *garlic is the most important items of trade from East. • Owning to the desire of the Europeans to enhance the taste of food and to preserve
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However during this particular extract we witness an introduction to Elfine‚ Flora’s cousin and the way in which the two react and behave upon first meeting. We also see Flora beginning to plan out what needs to be done with Elfine only after a brief encounter. Firstly‚ Gibbons demonstrates the type of effect Flora has on her cousin‚ Elfine‚ specifically when their paths first cross. When Gibbons states‚ “...who had just dashed through the kitchen‚ came running lightly down the corridor towards her
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After reading this assignment‚ I get to learn about the monument that marks the spot where the mayflower found the Indian winter supply of corn and stole it. The spot is called today Corn Hill .This precious corn played a major role in keeping the pilgrims alive through their first winter. They were desperately hungry‚ cold and afraid; they had no other choice but taking the corn and save their lives. In the text‚ it was also stated that they wanted to leave something for the Indians in exchange
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It was a conventional evening at the Gladwyne Pharmacy. Preparing for our closure‚ I was organizing the register receipts from the day to save myself from ancillary labor the following morning. 6:57PM: only three more minutes before I can finally return home after an extensive‚ demanding afternoon. Contrary to the ordinary occurrence‚ our regular last-minute customers were not swarming in the door. Initially‚ I took this as a good sign: today may mark the first time I get off work punctually. But
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It was a dark and thunderous night when returning home from my girlfriend’s house in Westville. Most of the way had clearly lit streets‚ until I got to the junction of Buttercup Lane and Meadow Street. I had a choice of taking a short cut through my local park‚ or walking around it‚ which would add a further mile to my journey. It was getting late‚ so I decided to take the short cut. The park was always dark with little or no illumination‚ except for the light given from the moon and the stars.
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It was a Saturday around four or five o’clock. The sun was shining as bright as it could‚ with a slight breeze. The weather felt like the beginning of summer‚ end of spring‚ yet spring had not even started yet. Then the clouds came to darken the scene. The accident took place at the McDonalds just off the highway in Lake Town. Kyle was working another normal day at work; nothing too exciting had really happened all day. Kyle could not wait to get off at ten. He was thinking about playing Diablo
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Dreadful Examination Results Tempts Dad To Take Drastic Measures Mid term results day approached in a flash. Right before my eyes came Thursday. I was already thinking of excuses to escape a flogging‚ for I knew that nothing good was heading my way. The knife cutting tension grew by the minute and nervousness engulfed everyone’s face. Even tears seemed to be struggling out of some children’s eyes. In a matter of time‚ we would be receiving our examination results. Every year‚ the atmosphere
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The night was cold‚ a thick fog hung outside‚ which I could see from my window. In the moonlight‚ the fog appeared like clouds descending on the earth. How I wished I could go out and be amongst the clouds‚ but here I was trying to catch some sleep‚ which was eluding me .My mother had just put me to bed wishing me sweet dreams‚ but sleep was miles away from me. I paced the floor up and down‚ clutching the shawl to myself and switched on the Television to see if there was any interesting programme
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Friday evening Jeffery decided to go to a party. After all‚ it was his senior year in high school and he hadn’t been to one yet. Upon his arrival to the party‚ the guests were quite perplexed. It wasn’t the typical crowd Jeffery took pleasure in associating himself with. He had no intentions of consuming alcohol‚ although he knew it would be there. He had only planed to mingle with the guests and familiarize himself with the partying atmosphere that so many tried to convince him was "cool". Jeffery
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