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    • AD 990: Wooden boat found in Butuan City. • 10th to 12th century: Metal works of iron‚ bronze‚ lead and gold. • 13th century: Muslim settlement in Sulu • 14th century: Artifacts from China‚ Vietnam and Thailand found in Palawan shipwrecks. • 15th century: Muslim Malays from Sumatra in Sulu led by Rajah Baguinda Magellan’s Journey • August 10‚ 1519 – Leaves Spain with 235 men and 5 ships. • March 16‚ 1521 – Arrives in Samar with three ships. • March 28 – Goes to Limasawa

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    associated with coral reefs in the economy. The cost of an artificial reef is dependent on the size and materials used to build them. The company “California Ships to Reefs” discloses that there are many different factors that influence the total cost of shipwreck modifications such as “cleaning the vessel‚ making it safe for divers‚ transporting it and sinking it.” The establishment of certain artificial reefs

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    SoHo­ Period 5  Mrs.Weatherington  December 4th‚ 2014  Twelfth Night  In Shakespeare ’s ​ Twelfth Night ​ Act II scene two‚ a young woman finds herself in  a compromising position. The story begins when she is swept to the shores of Illyria  after a terrible shipwreck. Unable to find her brother‚ Viola disguises herself as a man  named Cesario and begins working for the nobleman‚ Duke Orsino. Soon after‚ the  Duke begins to confide in Cesario about his deep affections for Lady Olivia and his  ongoing wish to marry her

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    other characters make him difficult to empathize with. Even before he lost his kingdom and was marooned on an island‚ Prospero was self-centered and greedy for knowledge. In the following speech‚ Prospero recounts the story of his life before the shipwreck on the island to Miranda‚ explaining that by "neglecting worldly ends‚ all dedicated / to closeness and the bettering of my mind" (I.ii.89-90)‚ his brother‚ Antonio‚ was able to kick Prospero out of his dukedom. By neglecting his responsibilities

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    discovers‚ the vicious Bengali tiger below the tapestry on the lifeboat. Pi explains "I had fled the lifeboat to save my life‚"(Martel 206) upon realizing the potential threat. Although the lifeboat was the sole mode that kept Pi alive from the initial shipwreck‚ he knew that Richard Parker on board was the immediate threat he must escape to assure his safety and survival. This is solely the reason why Pi uses tenacity and will to motivate himself into fleeing the boat.Furthermore‚ in the film Castaway‚

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    Hello I am an Ecole lacombe junior high school student that is writing an essay about adversity‚ in each body paragraph will be certain situation that are overcome or solved. The stories in this essay that are example of Adversity are The shipwreck at the bottom of the world‚ Miracle in the andes and just normal school problems. Sir Ernest Shackleton and 27 of his crew members had sailed in hopes to become the world’s first crew to ever explore and traverse the land of Antarctica. Through the

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    Introduction The apostle Paul faced many hardships after converting to Christianity and dedicating his life to proclaiming the gospel. One of these hardships was his two-year Roman imprisonment. Paul endured this imprisonment while awaiting his trial before Caesar. However‚ Paul’s circumstances were different than most as he had a private home to live in and access to friends who helped him persevere through this trial. These unique circumstances‚ the help from his friends‚ and his firm faith are

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    these heroes do not suffer permanent self-losses‚ the reasons lie in the extraordinary efforts of recovery through penitence and faith they make or in the powerful help‚ h u m a n and divine‚ they receive. T h e romances‚ with their stories of shipwreck‚ of broken and reunited 3^2 ACHIEVEMENT AND SYNTHESIS families‚ of deep self-losses and strong‚ sometimes miraculous‚ recov­ eries‚ make the losing-finding formula even more prominent than do the early comedies‚ but the formula is n o

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    British Literature Annual Booker Prize is televised as an important national event‚ causing a great deal of discussion. The rich variety of theatre performance available in London is one of literature attractions to visitors. Early Writing: much early British writing was concerned with Christianity: Anglo-Saxons produced beautifully illustrated. Few people in this period were literate‚ because the English language was so different that make native English people give up reading. One of the

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    admiration. Viola as Cesario faced the most challenges in the play. It almost seems that fate never leaves her alone‚ as her difficulties start as soon as we are introduced to her‚ washed up upon the shores of illyria having barely survived a shipwreck. Alone in a foreign land with her only kin‚ her twin brother Sebastian believed to be dead‚ she is left to fend for herself for‚ or so it seemed‚ the remainder of her days. For any young female‚ this would be a devastating situation to be thrown

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