The Broken Spears is a book written by Miguel Leon-Portilla that gives accounts of the fall of the Aztec Empire to the Spanish in the early 16th century. The book is much different from others written about the defeat of the empire because it was written from the vantage point of the Aztecs rather then the Spanish. Portilla describes in-depth many different reasons why the Spanish were successful in the defeat of such a strong Empire. Portilla starts out by giving a thorough background of the
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The most Unusual Hobbies in the World. What is a hobby? Passion? Work? Holiday? Or all together? Hobby is what a person likes to do in his spare time. Many people spend a lot of time and money for their hobby‚ but for someone a hobby is like a profession. And it even become a way of making money. The human imagination is truly boundless: people come up with all kinds of ideas and they do not hesitate to put them into practice. Here are the examples of the most unusual hobbies in the world.
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(1527)‚ the Villalobos expedition (1542)‚ and the Legazpi expedition (1564). It was the Legazpi expedition which succeeded in colonizing our country and establishing Spanish rule. Spain had three aims in colonizing our country‚ namely (1) to spread Christianity‚ (2) material wealth‚ and (3) to acquire political glory. Under Spanish rule our country developed religiously‚ economically‚ politically‚ and culturally. Our land acquired a national name ¬¬¬¬- Filipinas. Our people came to be known as Filipinos
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Hobbies Preferred By The Women Can you imagine the women walking into each shop in the megamall and try every shoes‚ clothes‚ and handbags for 8 hours straight without even feeling tired? Even Haile Gebrselassie‚ world’s best long-distance runner can’t do that! According to the research done by a group of students from the University of Melbourne‚ women love to go shopping‚ grooming‚ go for a massage or spa‚ reading‚ singing‚ cooking‚ art &craft and so on. Despite being so passionate
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different levels of thinking? One could argue that there are five levels or another could argue that there is only one. In William Golding’s narrative‚ "Thinking as a hobby"‚ Golding illustrates his three levels of thinking and justifies why grade one thinkers are superior when compared to grade 2 and 3 thinking. In "Thinking as a Hobby" written by William Golding‚ Golding presents to the reader about how a grade 3 thinker thinks like through a flashback to his children years. In his flashback or
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KEBANGSAAN TEMBAK‚ 09300 KUALA KETILTHEME : WORLD OF SELF‚ FAMILY AND FRIENDSTOPIC : FAVOURITE PASTIMEMY FAVOURITE HOBBY Good morning to all judges‚ teachers‚ fellow contestants andaudiences. I would grasp this honour today to tell about my favourite hobby.A hobby is a kind of amusement‚ an interesting pursuit which fruitfullyoccupies our leisure hours. There are many kinds of hobbies like collectingthings‚ games and sports‚ photography‚ painting‚ reading or even gardening.Hobbies may be constructive
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My hobby When it comes to hobbies‚ I really enjoy going to gym. Ever since I reached adulthood‚ I began going to gym because one of my dreams was having a fit body. In particular‚ I loved having nice abdominals and pectorals. Recently‚ I’m living in my hometown‚ there’s only one gym which is downtown near the post office and just ten minutes from my house. I usually go to the gym with my friends‚ I would say‚ having partners always keeps you move ahead. In your workout‚ to build your muscle as much
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My hobby Everybody has different hobbies that we enjoy and do it for fun or relaxation. They can be either physical activities like jogging‚ playing football‚ swimming‚ … or mental activities like reading‚ watching movies‚ playing computers… and it depend on personality. My bobby is football because it’s part of my life and I cannot live without it and I have playing this sport since I was a litle boy. Nowdays looks like everibody is playing football and it most popular sport in the world‚ many
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Journal Writing – Thanh Tung Everyone has their own hobbies and so do I. Whenever I have spare time‚ I often do the following things. First of all‚ I like reading books. I started reading books when I was more than 5 years old. I enjoy reading because reading helps me relax after a hard-working day. Furthermore‚ reading books helps me improve my English and widen my social knowledge. Whenever I have free time‚ I often sit in my room and read books such as history books‚ novels‚ scientific books
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My Hobby My hobby Everybody has different hobbies that we enjoy and do it for fun or relaxation. They can be either physical activities like jogging‚ playing football‚ swimming‚ … or mental activities like reading‚ watching movies‚ playing computers… and it depend on personality. My bobby is football because it’s part of my life and I cannot live without it and I have playing this sport since I was a litle boy. Nowdays looks like everibody is playing football and it most popular sport in the
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