Panama) with his dog( Leonico) hoping to find gold and treasures. Vasco de Nunez Balboa: Leonico‚ Be quiet Leonico‚ Ruff Vasco de Nunez Balboa: If you are too loud the sailors could find us and throw us overboard‚ just wait until we get a little farther. Narrator: After the ship was far out in the sea he popped out and acted as a sailor. In 1513 Balboa sent the leader Enciso home in chains‚ then he became in charge. Later on‚ Balboa became the governor. He wanted to please the King and queen of spain
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The genre of the book is action ‚ adventure and young adult fiction .The main characters of the book are Philip Enright Junior ‚ who is also the narrator of the story ‚ 11-year-old boy ‚ living with his parents on Curazao Island ‚ and an old black sailor Timothy : ugly ‚ uneducated man ‚speaking with tough West Indian accent . The other characters are Grace and Philip Enright ‚ the parents of Phillip Jr ‚ and Henrik van Boven ‚Philip ‘s friend from Denmark .The story takes place in 1942 during the
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by Richard Wright depicts the meeting of an older man named Olaf Jenson and a young sailor named Jim at a motel lobby by the sea port on an August night in Copenhagen. Olaf‚ once a sailor himself is now a soon-to-be sixty year old middle class motel concierge. One night‚ while Olaf is attending to his duties at the front as he does every night Jim comes in seeking a room. Olaf‚ as mentioned before is a former sailor and has been to many different ports all around the world and has seen all kinds of
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where the European sailors would load their ships with guns‚ horses and many other products ranging from pots and pans to textiles which were brought from India. Not to mention the transmittable diseases that were brought by European sailors as well‚ who would then set sail to Africa to exchange theses goods with tribal chiefs‚ kings or local slave traders for slaves. Sometimes slaves would travel 1200km of inland just to reach the ships location. The slaves and European sailors would then embark
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Pi Patel is stranded in the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat‚ with his mother‚ an injured Taiwanese sailor‚ and a French cook. The French cook begins to display signs of sadism from the beginning itself‚ and he kills and eats the injured Taiwanese sailor‚ in spite of repeated admonitions from Pi and his mother. As days pass by‚ Pi and his mother get weaker due to lack of food. The cook then kills and eats Pi’s mother despite
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time. Dependability‚ accountability‚ consistency and discipline are all crucially related to being on time. Furthermore‚ promptness also shows that the individual Sailor aims high and has their priorities straight. However‚ being where one needs to be at the appointed time will always be one of the most important aspects of being a Sailor. Tardiness I a great detriment for the command and a work center let alone a small detachment of personnel. When an individual is absent for whatever period of time
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Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla is a six-headed monster who‚ when ships pass‚ swallows one sailor for each head. Charybdis is an enormous whirlpool that threatens to swallow the entire ship. As instructed by Circe‚ Odysseus holds his course tight against the cliffs of Scylla’s lair. As he and his men stare at Charybdis on the other side of the strait‚ the heads of Scylla swoop down and gobble up six of the sailors. Odysseus next comes to Thrinacia‚ the island of the Sun. He wants to avoid it entirely
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle 7th grade book report Jasin Ame Sr.Shiqpe August 5‚ 2014 The book “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle”‚ written by Avi Wortis has one main purpose. That purpose is for the readers to understand what truly happened on the “Seahawk”‚ the ship which Charlotte rode on. The story starts off in 1832‚ when Charlotte Doyle was just a 13 year old girl who always acted like a young lady. She wear bonnet‚ full skirts‚ high button shoes‚ and white gloves
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Natalie Woodward Christopher Columbus Ashley Williams Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa‚ Italy in 1451. He lived by the Mediterranean Sea and longed to be a sailor. He began sailing on Italian ships at the age of 14. Columbus opened a shop that sold maps and books for sailors. There he became a map maker and began reading books. Columbus was sure he could reach the Indies by traveling west. He wanted to go to the Indies to get jewels and spices. Columbus tried going to kings in France
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goods. Once the manufacturing goods were made they were exported back into the “new world” (known as North and South America) for them to buy their goods. 3. Technology aid European sailors in many ways. The magnetic compass was one of their great technologies. It was made around 1000. This device allowed sailors to determine the direction of the ship. The astrolabe was another big device. This was created in the 1400’s. The astrolabe measured the angles of the sun and stars above the horizon.
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