his voyage was to perform the embassy of Fernando and Isabella. He wanted to keep a journal from his departure until he arrived at the Indies. Columbus wanted to write down everything he and his men performed or saw every day. He intended to draw a nautical chart containing the several parts of the ocean and land. Also‚ he wanted to compose a book containing latitudes and longitudes. These reasons tell us that Columbus’s mission on this journey was to find a new route for other merchants to follow in
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John Mill’s Utilitarianism theory * All his theory focuses on is maximizing utility for the greatest number of people possible * Moral as long as it is the “best action” to maximize happiness for the greatest number‚ even if a single person has to sacrifice * BP’s oil spill throughout the Gulf of Mexico is exactly the opposite from Mill’s theory because it actually minimizes utility for everyone who is affected. The spill devastated coastal beaches and businesses that relied on tourism
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around it I think this helps represent the simpleness and easiness of such a dangerous movement can lead to a harmful consequence. By doing this it creates suspense and transfix the audience keeping their focus. The last term that I will cover is Nautical terms an example of tis is when she said “You can’t ease the sheets or take a reef...” The reason that she does this is because her target audience is the sailing community therefore it would be easier to just use these terms rather than explain
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VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE (VOR) The VHF Omnidirectional Range navigation system‚ VOR‚ was probably the most significant aviation invention other than the jet engine. With it‚ a pilot can simply‚ accurately‚ and without ambiguity navigate from Point A to Point B. The widespread introduction of VORs began in the early 1950s and 50 years later it remains the primary navigation system in the overwhelming majority of aircraft. VHF omnidirectional radio range (VOR)‚ is a type of short-range radio navigation system
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Yarn numbering systems Tex-System Swicofil indicates the counts of their yarns by means of the Tex-system. Tex Units Term Definition Basic Tex Unit [tex] Mass of yarn in grams per 1000 meters length Decimal fraction Mass of yarn in grams per 10’000 meters length Decitex [dtex] 1 g / 10’000 m = 1/10 tex Decitex is the count grading for filament and spinning yarns recognized by all international bodies in the man-made fibres industry. Decimal multiple Mass in kilograms per
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This incident took much negotiation and time‚ but with the help of the Navy‚ the Navy S.E.A.L and others‚ was resolved successfully. In other words‚ the hijacking was primarily a chain of nautical events that were initiated by four Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The pirates detained the cargo ship 240 nautical miles southeast of Eyl‚ Somalia‚ which is where they were alleged to have resided. After the U.S. Navy rescued Phillips on April 12‚ 2009‚ the hijacking was resolved. It was the first successful
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Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland; commencing the collection of technical evidence for submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in support of claims for continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from its declared baselines in the Arctic‚ as stipulated in Article 76‚ paragraph 8‚ of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ..3.USA
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POSITION PAPER FOR DRUGS PROBLEM IN PANAMA Panama found the best ally to bolster its fight against narco-trafficking: Colombia. The exchange of information and experience in the counter-narcotics effort is one of the main international strategies implemented through the Public Safety and Defense Ministries of Panama and Colombia through the Binational Border Commission (COMBIFRON). Panama belives that it is imperative to Colombia to share its counter-narcotics knowledge with its neighbors. Panama
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For more than a year since the standoff at Scarborough Shoal‚ news headlines have been peppered with references to the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea. What is the difference between them? Between KIG‚ the Spratlys‚ and Scarborough? Recently‚ the University of the Philippines’ Asian Center and the Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea came out with a primer‚ "The West Philippine Sea: The Territorial and Maritime Jurisdiction Disputes from a Filipino Perspective." Authored by
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Today‚ we‚ group archeology A‚ have recovered an artifact on one of the battlefronts of the First World War. After days of digging we finally have what we think is the complete object with no missing parts. It’s a rather eerie‚ light object that sits in the palm of a hand. It’s a small piece of triangular metal‚ or rather small pieces of metal joined together‚ that looks like a small rusty bronze slice of pizza with a lot of screws and hinges as toppings. Its extra parts consist of a small mirror
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