The Founding of New France Samuel de Champlain was a soldier and navigator‚ and was extremely interested in the “Americas” In 1604 he was an assistant to the Sieur de Monts. De Monts was a French noble appointed by the king of France to set up trading posts in Canada. Champlain was given control of the Fur trade in exchange for establishing a French colony. Champlain‚ De Monts and approximately 60 settlers set up their first trading post called “port Royal” in 1605. Unfortunately Port Royal was
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Hernando de Soto was born in 1496 in Spain and died on May 21‚ 1542 in de Soto County‚ Mississippi.. He was a Spanish Explorer. His mission was to conquer and settle in the unknown territories. He participated in the conquest of Panama and took a role with the Spanish in the conquered of Peru. He lead the largest expedition that would later become the Southeast United States and the Midwest United States. He was made Governor of Cuba by Charles V. He lead an expedition from Spain to
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Nova. The word Ars Nova means ‘inventor of new art’ and was created by Philippe de Vitry‚ a very well known French composer and poet. Modern scholars of the early 14th century liked the term Ars Nova so much‚ that they adopted it as a suitable word denoting the entire century of music before the 1300’s. During this time period a very influential composer started to emerge during the Ars Nova movement‚ Guillaume De Machaut. Machaut lived a considerable long life and within that he achieved various
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De Niro’s Game “De Niro’s Game” by Rawi Hage is a coming of age story about a boy named Bassam from war torn Lebanon. The main settings are the headings of the three parts of the novel; Roma‚ Beirut and Paris. The settings help to illustrate character development‚ the novel’s themes and are important symbols throughout. The first section of the novel is entitled “Roma‚” but the events all occur in Beirut. Bassam never goes to Roma‚ however it is always present in the novel and an important
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had conquered most of what they dubbed New Spain. Today‚ I hope to inform you about one of the most reviled‚ ruthless‚ and ambitious conquistadors to have been a part of the Spanish colonization of modern day Mexico and Central America‚ Don Pedro de Alvarado. I have done extensive research and as a first generation US born El Salvadorian‚ I have some cultural ties in which Alvarado ’s role in history has had a direct influence in. First‚ I will giving you a little history about how he became
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Cyrano de Bergerac The word love has many different understandings Cyrano De Bergerac is no exception taking a unusual approach to it. Coined a "tragic hero" Cyrano faces complicated twist of fate. Roxane‚ the main object of both Cyrano’s and Christians love is the beginning of what turns out to be a difficult love triangle. Although some might feel that Cyrano is manipulative regarding his love for Roxane‚ it is actually Roxane who causes the most harm because she prompts heartbreak in Cyrano‚
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Alva Nunez Cabeza de Vaca’s life after eight years of being “trapped” in a foreign land he knew nothing about could have possibly changed his life and aspect of life. This film‚ entitled by the main characters name‚ Cabeza de Vaca‚ was a true story about Alva’s time spent in Florida. For the duration of his eight years in this new region‚ he would grow accustom to the way of life of the Indians he was bounded with. A devout Christian‚ the experiences‚ sights and adventures he would go through would
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Café de Coral: Being Happy Together Across the Globe? 1. Introduction As Mr. Michael Chan‚ Chairman and CEO of the Café de Coral group‚ thought about the directions his company should take‚ he felt a bit uncertain. The company‚ clearly the most popular Chinese Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR) in Hong Kong and a local success‚ had just celebrated twenty years as a public company. This success and longevity in the cut-throat world of fast food was remarkable‚ but Mr. Chan did not want the company to
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and claimed the indians land along with all the resources found on it. The explorers did this without thanking the natives‚ instead they prayed to god feeling it was him who led them to the fertile lands filled with corn ready to be harvested. Cabeza de Vaca even mentions that towards the beginning of their expedition they captured five or six indians and forced them to lead the explorers to their homes. There they found the indians corn that was ready to be harvested. He is quoted saying "And we gave
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Ryan Willcox English II Mr. Keys 13 February 2013 Theme: People hide flaws and instead blind others with false pride because of the fear of showing insecurity. The book that is analyzed in this inquiry is called ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ and was written by Edmond Rostand. He has made the setting of the book in the 1600 ’s‚ but he wrote it in 1897. There is a reason why he chose an older setting‚ because the story is based on the theme of people hiding flaws and instead blind others with
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