Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant that had an extraordinary life. As a young adult‚ Marco would begin a monumental journey that would span continents and would solidify his place in history. His story would become wildly popular and spark many imaginations when it was dictated to and written down by Rustichello da Pisa‚ in The Travels of Marco Polo (c.1300). Along with his father and uncle‚ Marco set out for the seat of Kublai Khan at Khanbaliq‚ Cathay. During the 17 years Marco was in Kublai’s
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Lauren and Madelynn began to have troubles with their schedules. At home with her mother‚ Madelynn had begun a discussion about it; Madelynn’s mom listing the reasons why she should/shouldn’t do 8th grade band anymore and Madelynn listing the reasons why she should just not go to school at all. You see‚ both Lauren and Madelynn had the same problem. They both really wanted to do algebra (an advanced math class) and band‚ both of which they enjoyed. The problem here was the only algebra hour available
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The Rise of Marco Polo Marco Polo was a renaissance era Venetian merchant who has changed world travel in his time era and our era by not only exploring other parts of the world but also documenting his travels to china for all to read. I. Marco Polo A. Born in 1254‚ died in 1324‚ Venetian merchant‚ mother died while he was young‚ didn’t meet dad until he was 17‚ traveled china and documented his travels. B. Italy was separated into 4 regions‚ polo was from the east region of Venice
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Marco Polo is a Venetian explorer who made one of the most important travel books in history. His observations that he recorded were fascinating‚ in fact people thought his stories and observations were fiction until after he died. Due to Marco Polo’s successful travels and observations that he recorded‚ he educated many early Europeans about the continent of Asia and inspired people today to learn about the diverse cultures. Marco Polo’s travel book was extremely important because of his recorded
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A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat 1• What atmosphere is created in the first three paragraphs that describe the build-up to the race? 4 marks 1. The atmosphere that is created is a one of suspense‚ gusto and fervour. Everyone is speaking with a real passion and their keenness is overwhelming with enthusiasm. At first it all great and cheerful but then the cameraman doubts the scenario and thinks it wouldn’t pull through and this is where the suspense comes from and then it happens and there
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11 | 9 | 2015 I played six water polo games last weekend! I was at the pool from seven o’clock in the morning till seven thirty at night‚ and I never got the chance to leave the pool deck. I didn’t even get the chance to eat really. I was the first game in the morning‚ and that last game at night. It was really fun though; I scored two goals. I played in two different age divisions‚ and we won three out of six games. This weekend I have another big tournament here in Coronado. At least
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P3 and 4 Functional Activities and Organisational Structure - Practice 1. Using short sentences‚ please answer the following questions: Based on an organisation – e.g. business‚ club‚ charity‚ college etc – of your choice‚ state what positions would (probably) appear at the top and the bottom of its organisation chart. Top positions would be CEO and directors of each department. Bottom positions would be managers and employees. Describe at least two main purposes of an organisation chart‚ using
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approached by complete strangers that ask‚ “Are they twins?” This question is usually followed up by a second common question‚ “Are they identical?” Many strangers are shocked when I respond that my daughters are not identical twins. Although my daughters‚ Lauren and Mariah‚ share many similarities such as height‚ weight‚ skin complexion‚ and hair length‚ they are vastly different individuals. These differences can be seen in their style of dress‚ personalities and personal hobbies. Like many 17 year old
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"The Taming" by Lauren Gunderson "The Taming" by Lauren Gunderson is a political comedy play. The theme of the play revolves around a strong desire of revolutionizing the American government by beauty pageant contestant Katherine. It is not an easy way to get the political desires fulfilled‚ so she opts a funny way of locking herself in a hotel room hoping that her desires will be fulfilled. The play demonstrates to the viewers that political compromise has always positive as well as negative obligations
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Ralph Ellison ’s "King of the Bingo Game" starts by portraying a man who is sitting in a movie theatre watching a movie. This story is about how a young black man has come from North Carolina to a northern city and struggles to find a job because he does not have his birth certificate. This young black man is hoping that one day he wins enough money from the bingo game to pay for a doctor to save his wife‚ Laura. Ellison uses literary devices such as theme (North&South‚ Fate)‚ symbolism (peanuts
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