El Dorado was the name of a tribal chief of the Musica tribe. As an initiation rite‚ he covered himself in gold dust and dove into the Guatavita Lake. As the story got recounted and told from place to place‚ details got mixed up. This proved to be a huge problem when El Dorado‚ the tribal chief of the Musica tribe‚ became the legendary lost "City of Gold." Since it was called the city of gold‚ it was something so spectacular that everyone wanted a part of it‚ mainly for power. Because everyone imagined
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How Leadership Failures Lead to the Loss of El Faro The SS El Faro was a roll on/roll off cargo ship owned by TOTE Maritime which sank on October 1st‚ 2015 on its way to San Juan‚ Puerto Rico. The El Faro sank for a number of reason in Hurricane Joaquin‚ many of which are related to poor leadership. The sinking of El Faro is considered one of the worst catastrophes in United States maritime history‚ with one of the largest losses of life recorded in recent history. The event can be looked at using
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Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation by Joel Stein The term Millennials (also known as generation Y) generally refers to the generation born in the years between 1980 and 2000. As a member of this generation‚ it’s interesting to read about the thoughts that professionals have about us. The Millennial generation has many issues and many advantages‚ both of which are addressed in Joel Stein’s‚ “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation.” In this review‚ I will be discussing
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MY REACTION ABOUT EL PRESIDENTE Being a history buff‚ I really made time to watch "El Presidente‚" about the President of the First Philippine Republic‚ Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. It is about time that era in Philippine History was given a definitive movie rendition. I had high hopes about this film‚ since producer Laguna Gov. Jeorge "E.R." Ejercito (as Jeorge ER Estregan) gave us a very well-made
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Massacre at El Mozote Prompt 2 11/21/13 Since Latin American independence the United States has always kept a tight grip on the political and economic happenings in the region. Latin America’s vast natural wealth coupled with their close proximity to the US has made them the perfect target for American imperialism over the past two hundred years. When the Cold War spread to Central America and the threat of communism loomed over the US’s economic interests in the region they were given a prime
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Toshiba el arabi has a lot of competitors such as Zanussi and universal but Toshiba is more powerful than these companies. for example Universal which is an Egyptian company founded by Dr. Youssry Kotb‚ it’s a very well known company in the field of home appliance industry with a very good reputation‚ Universal’s reputation stands for presence and standards demands that allows them to make the right choice in all of different situations. Universal produces a lot of equipment and home appliance
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Assignment 3 The excavation of El Loro unearthed numerous old artifacts. It uncovered pots‚ bottles‚ textiles‚ grinding stones‚ and numerous other items once used by this lands inhabitants. Based on the law of superposition we know that the stratum furthest down is the oldest and the stratum closest to the surface is the newest. Another fact that we have for excavation is the law of association stating that‚ items near one another or in the same stratum are from the same time period. From those
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NAVARRA DEIR EL-MEDINA The village of Deir el-Medina is situated in Upper Egypt near Thebes and Luxor‚ on the west bank of the Nile. The typical New Kingdom village was predominately agricultural and contained a wide range of skilled and non-skilled workers‚ including farmers‚ fishermen and labourers. By contrast‚ Deir el-Medina was built to house only one group of people: the skilled workers who built and decorated the royal tombs. The community included the workmen‚ their wives‚ children
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El Mañana The title of the song has multiple meanings when considering the translation. El Mañana has a few different uses in Spanish; it means ‘the tomorrow‚’ ‘the dawn‚’ or ‘the morning.’ All of these meanings play a role in the message of the song. ‘The tomorrow’ resembles the future and having a positive mindset for that future. ‘The dawn’ is used to show recovery from a sad time or dark place‚ it is the first sign of light which represents positive change. ‘The morning‚’ although similar to
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It gave me mixed feelings. El Hielo can be related to most Chicanos/as immigrants‚ the feeling of uncertainty about been arrested can be very stressful‚ not only to the undocumented Chicano/a‚ but to his‚ or her family members‚ including their children born in the US; however‚ Chicanos/as continue to be hopeful to achieve prosperity and go on with their everyday activities‚ whether is to go to work‚ or to have a Quinceanera party for a family member. I have experienced that first hand‚ when I first
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