Americas and Oceania Chapter Outline I. Colliding worlds A. The Spanish Caribbean 1. Indigenous peoples were the Taino a. Lived in small villages under authority of chiefs b. Showed little resistance to European visitors 2. Columbus built the fort of Santo Domingo‚ capital of the Spanish Caribbean a. Taino conscripted to mine gold b. Encomiendas: land grants to Spanish settlers with total control over local people c. Brutal abuses plus smallpox brought decline of Taino populations B. The conquest of Mexico
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Thomas Jefferson‚ our third president‚ was born in 1743 in Virginia. He studied at William and Mary and then read the law. In 1772‚ he married a widow lady‚ Martha Skelton and he took her to live at his partially completed home at Monticello‚ the plantation consisting of approximately 5‚000 acres that he inherited from his father. Mr. Jefferson was considered to be a gifted writer‚ but he was not a public speaker. He wrote his support for the patriotic cause in the House of Burgesses and the Continental
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of Portugal can’t read complicated or unfamiliar documents. After stating the facts‚ Fisher-Martins then proceeds with an anecdote of her apartment building’s doorkeeper‚ Mr. Domingos. The anecdote shows how Mr. Domingos is in need of knee surgery‚ and Mr. Domingos was going to throw away a bank check
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product this week. Criselda M. Domingo Area Supervisor January 28‚ 2013 Ms. Criselda M. Domingo
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Jet Blue has an opportunity to remain cutting edge in the airline industry by continuing to be low-cost and expanding carrier. A great market for Jet Blue to expand to would be towards the Caribbean’s. As well as possibly lobbying Washington to lift travel sanctions in Cuba‚ which at one point was a major vacation getaway for Americans. This opportunity fits into Jet Blues current business model of short distance flights at a lower cost than the competition. Jet Blue is a shinning star in the
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Christopher Columbus was on his fourth voyage and he was looking for a way to China. That’s when he came across the country named Panama‚ which stretches only 60 miles‚ where he found Indians who had tons of gold. But he was looking for a way to China so he sent his brother Bartholomew to search for more gold. At first Indians were willing to lead the Spaniards to the gold‚ but eventually they got tired and led the Spanish back to the coast. When the Indians did this they were abused. Eventually
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Introduction to the Culture of the Dominican Republic ¡Bienvenidos a la Republica Dominicana! Home to nearly 10 million people‚ with 1 million living in its capital‚ Santo Domingo‚ the Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation. It shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti‚ and lies 947 miles from the state of Florida. It is a popular tourist destination‚ and is in fact is the most popular in the Caribbean. But beyond the tourism and attractions‚ there are millions
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Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source | Country of Citizenship | 1 | Carlos Slim Helu & family | $69 B | 72 | telecom | Mexico | 2 | Bill Gates | $61 B | 57 | Microsoft | United States | 3 | Warren Buffett | $44 B | 82 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States | 4 | Bernard Arnault | $41 B | 63 | LVMH | France | 5 | Amancio Ortega | $37.5 B | 76 | Zara | Spain | 6 | Larry Ellison | $36 B | 68 | Oracle | United States | 7 | Eike Batista | $30 B | 55 | mining‚ oil | Brazil | 8 | Stefan
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only about Eagle’s journey over the cliff‚ but the journey is an allegory to Native Americans and other minority groups trying to achieve higher status in the white hierarchy of the West. First Domingo is riding on a “Japanese cycle stolen from a Colorado U law student.” The story informs the reader that Domingo is Mexican right before telling us that he is riding on a stolen bike; possibly in a way to stereotype the Mexican as a thief. Then there is a party for Eagle for his journey out of the Reservation
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Calamba‚ Laguna[1] Died December 30‚ 1896 (aged 35)[2] Bagumbayan‚ Manila[2] Cause of death execution by firing squad Monuments Rizal Park‚ Manila Calamba‚ Laguna Other names Pepe[3][4] Alma mater Ateneo Municipal de Manila‚University of Santo Tomas‚Universidad Central de Madrid Organization La Solidaridad‚ La Liga Filipina Religion Roman Catholicism Spouse(s) Josephine Bracken (1896) [5] Children Francísco Rizal y Bracken (who died after birth) Parents Francisco Rizal Mercado
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