18) The Order of Christ and the cruzado represented the motives and efforts of the Portuguese during the 15th century. The Order of Christ had the properties and crusading traditions of the Order of Knights Templar‚ and the cruzado was a reminder of the Portuguese secular and religious motives. 19) Fernão Gomes was a merchant from Lisbon‚ and he found a new way for expeditions to be funded and caused dramatic changes on the Atlantic world. He bought a contract from the Crown the privilege of exploring
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Early life[edit] He was born on 28 April 1930 at Chengelpet in Tamil Nadu. He joined the Madras Christian College only to leave it before receiving a degree. Subsequently‚ he graduated from the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) at Wellington‚ Tamil Nadu. He also studied at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in the US‚ and the National Defence College in New Delhi. He held an Master of Arts in International Studies from Allahabad University and an M.Sc. in Defence Studies
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was a captain of infantry and had fought in many battles. Pizarro always wanted to explore and sail. Pizarro set sail to Urabi. He lost many men during his explorations. He went to Cartagena‚ where he met another explorer named Balboa and they became close friends. When Balboa was beheaded by his successor‚ Pedrarias Davila‚ Pizarro followed another explorer along the Pacific coast. He went on another exploration into the territory of the around present day Costa Rica.
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Colombia to the east‚ the Pacific Ocean to the south‚ and Costa Rica to the west. Panama is famous for the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is fifty mile long marine passage way. The canal is used for making trade from Colón on the Atlantic coast and Balboa to the Pacific coast. The country has a tropical climate which is very humid and has lots of rainfall during the months between April and December. The country has many low lands; actually 85% of panama is covered in low lands the other 15 percent
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Internship Essay I worked with the Freedom Committee of Orange County‚ California‚ a group of veterans‚ with their program for living history. My mentor was Denise Weiland a senior member of this group. Living history is bringing veterans into the classroom to talk with students about their experiences. This requires a lot of coordination and hard work. On Monday the 23rd I worked at Newport Harbor High School‚ at 600 Irvine Ave‚ Newport Beach‚ CA 9266. I was there to observe and assist a small
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"My impression about the Panama Canal is that the great revolution it is going to introduce in the trade of the world is in the trade between the east and west coast of the United States." This is what William Taft said of the Panama Canal. At the most southern point of the Central American nations lays Panama. It is south of Costa Rica and north of Columbia. Allowing access from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean‚ the Panama Canal bisects the isthmus. There are extensive forests in the fertile
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continent. 2.The theory of “Pangaea” exists suggesting that the continents were once nestled together into one mega-continent. The continents then spread out as drifting islands. 3.Geologic forces of continental plates created the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. 4.The Great Ice Age thrust down over North America and scoured the present day American Midwest. 2.Peopling the Americas 1.The “Land Bridge” theory… 1.As the Great Ice Age diminished‚ so did the glaciers over North America. 2.The theory
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Panama City Day 1: We arrived at Omar Torrijos airport via American Airlines early in the afternoon. We purchased our required tourist cards (3 balboas‚ as US dollars are called in Panama) at the airport‚ then caught a taxi for the 18 mile ride to our downtown hotel. The ride in the battered‚ un-airconditioned car was rather expensive (30 balboas)‚ but the driver spoke English and was very friendly. We arrived at the hotel and checked in. While my dad was checking in I bought a guidebook in
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African American Dancing: A Breakthrough Dance brings life to the party. It is not known for being spiritual as much as it is secular in today’s world. African American dance originated from a different perspective than regular dance. African American dance has a meaning behind the movements; Non-African American dance is a pastime that usually does not have meaning behind the dance moves. Slavery originated African American dance. The history of dance is just as distinct as some of the major events
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Art of the United States Out of all the works of art with in the Art of the United States exhibit in the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park‚ Shipwreck by Thomas Doughty really made an impression on me. It is a 25 x 30 ¼ in. oil on canvas. The reason this painting caught my eye is because it has two especially unusual qualities. First‚ Doughty rarely painted seascapes‚ and his paintings usually focused on the lyrical aspects of nature rather than the threatening ones. Shipwreck was composed
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