experiences in China for Europe to read. Two Italian and Catholic individuals successfully traveled to China and wrote about their adventures and experiences in China: Marco Polo and Matteo Ricci. Marco Polo‚ the first of the two men‚ wrote The Travels of Marco Polo which published circa 1300. While Matteo Ricci’s
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Marco Polo’s book was more widely read. It was both believed and doubted. Some called him the ‘great liar.’ And some of what he said is made up or exaggerated. Marco spent seventeen years in the Orient serving the Great Khan‚ the ruler of the Mongols and Chinese. He easily learned new languages making him useful to the Mongol ruler. Later in life‚ Marco was taken prisoner during a war. He told the tale of his adventures to fellow prisoners and one of them wrote it down. His tale of the riches and
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a) The political cartoon expresses the view that a voting for a third party is equivalent to throwing away their vote. In the carton Nader is addressing society’s “throw away mentality‚” but in the background a citizen is casting their vote for the green party. The vote casted by the citizen ironically drops into a garbage can that represents a wasted vote. This image tells voters that they should amend their views on minor party candidates and vote for the candidate they think will be the best president
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me so much in the new sport that I have picked up called water polo. Water polo has quickly become a way of life for me. I love swimming but it gets extremely boring just swimming back and forth while water polo is an exiting game which requires an extraordinary amount of skill and endurance. Instead of dreading the work that is about to come that is experienced in swimming‚ I look forward to each practice. Swimming and water polo have changed my life is some many positive aspects that I cant
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Ralph Waldo Emerson							I am writing this essay on the beliefs and thoughts of Ralph Waldo Emerson on the subjects of individuality‚ society‚ government‚ technology‚ and spirituality. 	I think that Emerson believes that every person should be as much as individual as they can. Be who you are on the inside‚ don’t try to be like everyone else. Don’t worry about fitting in‚ if someone is a real friend‚ they will like you for who you are‚ real friends won’t dump you for
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between the two main characters. Ralph and Jack‚ Ralph just want to keep everyone safe‚ Jack just want to hunt and just to do his own thing. In the book “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding‚ he writes about abounch of young kids that who were on a plane that gets shot down on a deserted island. They will try to survive as long as they can. The setting is on a deserted island. There are only the kids around as far as they could tell. The main characters Ralph and Jack. Conflicts occur in the novel
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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s attitude towards nature is very explicit in this passage. He not only lets the reader see that he is awed and delighted by it‚ but that he also enjoys it. He explores the differences between how adults see nature and the way children view it. Finally‚ he once again states his love of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson was not only an excited writer of nature‚ but an enjoyer of its wonderful aspects as well. In his passage‚ Emerson states that "Within [the] plantations of God‚ a decorum
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Ralph Waldo Emerson- -Uses Figurative Language. Figurative language is not meant to be interpreted literally. -Uses Extended Metaphors. Compares a person’s intellectual and spiritual life to a farmer’s cultivation of a plot of ground. Ralph Waldo Emerson was an essayist‚ philosopher and poet. We can only learn‚ understand and profit from our own efforts and experience. We cannot rely on the work and experience of others. Every person intuitively understands and responds to the truth
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How would you describe the everyday observations you make in our modern day? Ralph Waldo Emerson one said “Perception is not whimsical‚ but fatal. If I see a trait‚ my children will see it after me‚ and in course of time‚ all mankind‚ -- although it may chance that no one has seen it before me. For my perception of it is as much a fact as the sun.” Ralph Waldo Emerson had an outlook on life that people in the present should truly focus on. He perceived people to be thinkers‚ although he felt the
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points) Read the following excerpt from Ralph‚ Jack‚ and Simon’s exploration of the island: Here they paused and examined the bushes round them curiously. Simon spoke first. "Like candles. Candle bushes. Candle buds." The bushes were dark evergreen and aromatic and the many buds were waxen green and folded up against the light. Jack slashed at one with his knife and the scent spilled over them. "Candle buds." "You couldn’t light them‚" said Ralph. "They just look like candles." "Green candles
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