ALSO BY LAUREN KATE FALLEN This is a work of fiction. Names‚ characters‚ places‚ and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons‚ living or dead‚ events‚ or locales is entirely coincidental. Copyright (c) 2010 by Tinderbox Books‚ LLC and Lauren Kate All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Delacorte Press‚ an imprint of Random House Children’s Books‚ a division of Random House‚ Inc.‚ New York. Delacorte
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1) Identify the change in total revenue (the marginal revenue) from the fourth shirt per day. What price reduction was necessary to sell four rather than three shirts? Marginal revenue for the fourth shirt is $41 even though it price is $44. Price reduction is $1 which is from $45 to $44. 2) What is the change in total revenue from lowering the price to sell seven rather than six shirts in each color each day? The change in total revenue from selling seventh shirts rather than sixth shirts is
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Alexandre Morin Water polo Water polo is one of the best sports out there. First of all‚ a set of very precise rules assures this sport stays practicable. To start a normal water polo game‚ seven players (six field players and a goalie) from each team (fourteen total) are needed. These teams have four quarters of about seven minutes (eight minutes at Olympic level) to put the ball as many times as possible in the opponent’s net. Although‚ a team may not have possession of the ball for longer
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Marco Polo‚ a thirteenth century Venetian explorer‚ documented his expeditions with the aid of a writer named Rustichello in the novel The Travels of Marco Polo. The novel provides insight about the many places he traveled to in the Middle East and Asia as well as Kubilai Khan‚ a leader of the Mongol Empire. Although Polo describes places that are different from Venice in many ways‚ his observation of cities and government under Kubilai Khan reveal inherently Venetian ideals. Good governance is
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writings of both Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta give accounts of early world travel and exploration during the middle ages‚ these two explorers’ managed to travel the length of the Eurasian empire‚ while creating written accounts of their adventure. When comparing these two individual writings on their travels and perception of cultures‚ religion and trade also their reasons for travel it is imperative that we acknowledge that these two individuals came from very different back rounds Polo a Christian and Battuta
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Born in 1254 in Venice‚ Marco Polo is today a well-known figure of pre-Renaissance travels‚ and for his ground breaking travels to lands never before journeyed by Europeans. He was an Italian traveler and author‚ and spent the majority of his life travelling and exploring. His father Nicolo and uncle Maffeo‚ both merchants‚ had conducted business and trade in Constantinopole (now known as Istanbul) and the Crimea. However‚ when Genoa’s merchants‚ rivals to the Italian Polo’s‚ took over trade in
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Marco Polo grew up with a Venetian family in a trading environment. Polo‚ a highly educated individual‚ lives on in history as one of the greatest explorers of the 13th and 14th century. He traversed the Far East while keeping a detailed account of everything he experienced. His enthusiasm towards traveling‚ inspired by his family‚ propelled him to the accomplishments scholars remember him for today. Scholars utilize many of his maps‚ textbooks‚ and history lessons around the world. Polo lived a
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I read the book Delirium by Lauren Oliver‚ I thought the book was a very interesting and great read. Delirium set place in the near future but changed the history which made it a dystopian novel and i personally think it was very interesting the way they changed the thoughts and views of citizens to fit with the plot. This book was 441 pages and had very exciting twists and turns which made it go by fast! Lauren Oliver writes in a very understandable way so when reading this book i felt like someone
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The Travels of Marco Polo My ignorance and general distaste for history are likely to blame‚ but I‚ for one‚ was surprised to learn that Marco Polo is an actual person. Of course‚ I figured there was some significance to the phrase beyond its use as a swimming pool game‚ where a blindfolded individual closes their eyes‚ calls out‚ “Marco‚” and tries to tag other players by tracking down their mandatory responses of‚ “Polo.” That the significance was a name‚ however‚ surprised me indeed. I would
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Marco Polo was born in 1254 into a rich Venetian merchant family‚ just North of Italy. When he was 17 years old‚ he left with his father and uncle on a journey to China‚ which lasted 3.5 years. Once he was there‚ he immersed himself in Chinese culture and language. He was impressed by their inventions‚ such as gunpowder‚ porcelain‚ and paper money. He went from governor‚ to a tax collector‚ to having an official seat in the Khan’s privy court. He stayed in China for 17 years before starting his trip
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