Vocab: Asian sea trading network- Caravels- Goa- Ormuz- dutch trading empire- Vocab: Mindanao- Hongwu- Zhenghe expeditions- Chongzhen- Vocab: Toyotomi Hideyoshi- Deshima- Malacca- Treaty of Gijanti-
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Samuel de Champlain Born in 1574 in a small town on the western coast of france Born a protestant but most likely converted to Catholicism Died in Quebec 1635 on Christmas Day He ventured as far as Spain and the West Indies. He was a geographer for King Henry IV Joined François Gravé Du Pont’s expedition to Canada in 1603 Founded the Canadian city of Quebec on July 3‚ 1608 He is often called the “Father of New France” French explorer‚ navigator‚ cartographer‚ soldier‚ geographer‚ ethnologist
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Taylor Knight English 101- W22 November 4‚ 2014 Education Around the World Many children and young adults either have the opportunity to go to school to receive an education or do not have the opportunity to go school for an education. For the children who go to school on a daily bases probably go against the reasons why they go to school. Then‚ for the children who do not go to school will go as far to put their own life in danger to have the right for an education. Education is a right given
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“Sick Around the World”The reform about the healthcare system in the US has been debated within the government and the public for years. The need for change in the healthcare system echoed since the legislation of Medicare and Medicaid were created. US presidents have tried to push for a universal healthcare system because of its citizen’s outcry for better‚ quality care‚ for all. Surprisingly other countries have studied the US health system and reared away from its market based structure to more
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I found that it was very education to watch the movie Sick around the World. It really helped inform me of where our health care in America stand and how it compares to other countries around the world. In America there are 4.7 million people without healthcare coverage‚ while there is approximately 318.9 million people. Therefore only 314.2 million people are able to afford healthcare in America. America’s healthcare is 37th in the world‚ which isn’t very good for being the richest country in the
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Differences around the world There are approximately 196 countries in the world and they are divided into three main group : first world countries‚ second world countries and third world countries. There is a huge difference between the first and a third world countries about everything that is going on in each country. First group countries are countries that have strong economies‚ education and maybe military such as America‚ all of Europe‚ Russia etc. People in first world countries
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A female marine biologist and environmentalist named Rachel Carson wrote The Sea Around Us in 1951‚ which ended up in her winning a National Book award for a Non-fiction book and a John Burroughs award the following year. In this book she covers a wide range of topics involving our oceans in three parts. The first part‚ titled Mother Sea‚ Rachel Carson describes the history of how the seas formed‚ life on the surface and near the floor of the ocean‚ how the sea changes with the seasons‚ how islands
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Malaysia Stock Picks Malaysia stock picks site has been developed to give first hand information with regard to share trading opportunities available for investors who do not like go through lengthy research reports‚ calculations‚etc but to have a clear idea about stocks that have future up side potential.Our service is just not for day traders but for the investors who wish to see their money growing in the long run.Our main objective is to provide information relating to trading under one roof
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Culture Around The World The most persuasive element of society is culture‚ which consists of the language‚ values‚ beliefs‚ rules‚ behaviors‚ and physical artifacts of a society. In others words one may think of it as society’s “personality” Culture can give us codes of conduct‚ a proper and acceptable way of living life. Society would be disastrous if it weren’t for cultures‚ which help us live together under the same set of general rules. Cultures around the world share some very common
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Christmas around the World by Picket Siapuatco Christmas is the celebration of goodwill and cheer. Across the globe‚ people celebrate this joyous occasion. It is largely characterised by exchanging gifts with family members and friends as well as by gifts brought by Santa Claus or other mythical figures. Children fervently look for Santa Claus or Father Christmas who is supposed to appear to distribute attractive gifts to children. Santa Claus dresses himself in red and white‚ has a white and
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