One year later I myself found one island of Hispaniola. Several years later‚ in 1510‚ I enjoyed the change in fortune when I became acting governor of Darien. From there I led an expedition to Panama Some Indians told me that the land was located across the mountains near the great sea. When I approached Panama I spotted the great sea that I longed to see: The Pacific Ocean! Sadly I lived only a few more years on January 1519‚ I was sentenced to death. Long time back all explorers had no technology
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achievement Lester B. Pearson has earned is the The Nobel Peace Prize. In 1956 he organized the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis. The selection committee for the Nobel Peace Prize stated the Pearson had saved the world. The United Nations Emergency Force was first assembled by Lester B. Pearson in 1956 to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis. In 1948 Lester B. Pearson was selected by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent as Secretary of State for External affairs in the
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An Ideal Husband In the story An Ideal husband by Oscar Wilde‚ there many themes. Some of the themes that are represented by the movie are‚ rich versus poor. Another is theme is how the rich have much more influence over the poor. The third theme is how the powerful tends to make the life of the weak miserable. Lies often bring unnecessary problems whilst the truth does indeed make everything much simpler‚ another theme of the movie. However the most intriguing theme‚ in my personal opinion is the
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JOSE P . RIZAL IN SUNNY SPAIN (1882-1885) IN SUNNY SPAIN (1882-1885) After finishing the 4th year of the medical course in the University of Santo Tomas (being disgusted) decided to complete his studies in Spain. At that time the government of Spain was a constitutional monarchy under a written constitution which granted human rights to the people‚ particularly freedom of speech‚ freedom of the press‚ and freedom of assembly. Another reason‚ which was more important than merely completing his
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Suez Canal The Suez Canal crisis‚ also known as Tripartite Aggression‚ was an event that occurred in the Middle East in 1956. It arose by Egypt slowly taking control over the Suez Canal which was followed by an attack from Israel‚ France‚ and Great Britain. “The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt. It was built by a French developer named Ferdinand de Lesseps. It connects the red sea to the Mediterranean Sea. This canal is important for ships traveling from Europe to and from the Middle
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Media Portrayals of Groups: Distorted Social Mirrors While television may provide a distorted social mirror‚ there are programs which break down social stereotypes. This week’s programs were selected because they do not perpetuate stereotypes but they do show that it is ok that we are all different. Scrubs The NBC program‚ Scrubs is an offbeat comedy that has received numerous Emmys‚ Golden Globes and the prestigious Humanitas Prize which honors film and television writing that showcase humanity
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10.Classifying Transactions. Classify each of the following as a transaction reported in a subcomponent of the current account or of the capital and financial accounts of the two countries involved:a.A U.S. food chain imports wine from Chile: Debit to U.S. goods part of the current account‚ credit to Chilean goods part of the current account. b.A U.S. resident purchases a euro-denominated bond from a German company: Debit to U.S. portfolio part of the financial account; credit to German portfolio
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C.B.C. News Assignment The Horror and Fear of Honour Killing On June 30‚ 2009‚ a disturbing act was peformed to reclaim a families honour. A Nissan Sentra was found at Kingston Mills where Rideau Canal meets Lake Ontario. In this vehicle four females were found and identified as the Shafia sisters‚ Zainab‚ Geeti‚ and Sahar‚ they were 19‚ 13‚ and 17 years old. Their father’s first wife was also found in the vehicle‚ Rona Amir Mohammad. They were found dead on the scene and the accident was
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to skate would also make me a more confident person. New situations always make me a bit nervous‚ and my first skating lesson was not the exception. However‚ it was time to prove that I could do it. Two of my best friends and I went to the Rideau Canal. I have never been there just because I did not like winter. I stood timidly by the side of the ice rink‚ waiting for some kind of magical help that would make me move‚ but it did not come. I saw many people of different ages. There were even expert
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The anal cavity is very strange.The anal canal is the terminal part of the large intestine.[1] It is situated between the rectum and anus‚[2] below the level of the pelvic diaphragm. It lies in the anal triangle of perineum in between the right and left ischioanal fossa. The anal canal is divided into three parts. The zona columnaris is the upper half of the canal and is lined by simple columnar epithelium. The lower half of the anal canal‚ below the pectinate line‚ is divided into two zones
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