and sack Baghdad‚ killing many Muslims and extending the Mongol Empire into the Middle East. Kublai Khan establishes a unified Mongol empire centred in China. Mongols revive the Silk Road trading routes‚ assuring safety of traders from raiders and Crusaders. Kublai Khan conquers all the rest of China and founds the Yuan Dynasty. He rules until 1294. Marco Polo travels from Venice (Italy) to the court of Kublai Khan‚ and remains until 1292. His observations of the land‚ people‚ culture‚ and technology
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After enjoying the beach‚ I went to witness one of grand volcanoes. The base was worn craggy rock ascending to a charred hollowed out tip. As I watched‚ billows of white steam rose from deep within the ragged behemoth and were carried away on a ceaseless wind that mimicked an old locomotive. In the water‚ pillow lava crawled away slowly‚ angrily hissing and shooting yellow smoke into air and water. Exhaust from the lava invaded my nostrils with the pungent scent of boiled eggs infused with a tinge
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the entire world and beyond to man’s reach. By implying that the consequence of war is so great and destructive‚ to the extent of considering if war is really worth such pain and loss. It has often been said that terrorism is a perennial and ceaseless struggle. A range of real and perceived injustice that spans virtually every facet of human activity motivates terrorism. The Philippine primer defines terrorism‚ “as the premeditated use or threatened use of violence or means of destruction perpetrated
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The latest rage for fat loss pills seems to be acai. Acai is an outstanding antioxidant but I have yet to see anyone effortlessly melting pounds of fat off by using it. Taking in healthy doses of antioxidants can help you lose weight but you need to watch out for the thousands of unscrupulous people that simply want to take your money. Acai comes from a berry in Brazil and is known for its high ORAC value (oxygen radical absorption capacity)‚ simply put this is the ability it has to get rid of
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his flat to be drugged and raped. Bateman’s values however contrast greatly to that of Alex‚ in fact where Alex represents those rebelling from society Bateman certainly shows to do the opposite and spends much time blending in to society with his ceaseless routines of returning video tapes‚ and dining in high society restaurants‚ Ellis commits much time to emphasising Bateman’s routine and ‘masking’ himself in society through the ‘idea of a Patrick Bateman’. Ellis has discussed his conformity saying
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When thinking about the "Dark Ages" you might think of depressing or evil. What people call it now is the "Middle Ages". Not alot came out of the Middle Ages‚ but people were fulled with joy and spirit. Dark Ages doesn’t qutie suite the Middle Ages becuase Dark Ages doesnt really apply the image of people being happy. Document B: The Manga Carta How did religion influence the Magna Carta? In article I‚ they granted to God that the English Church would become free and have all its rights and liberties
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About Basil Read Bursary Each South African has been touched by application from Basil Read Bursary at in some shape or some other. Either by method for the streets they go on‚ the houses they remain in or the schools their children go to. Basil inspect is dynamic in the building‚ structural designing‚ streets development‚ mixed utilize coordinated lodging propensities‚ opencast mining and related administrations‚ for a long time‚ the business has had its impact in building the principles of South
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disagree. Even though Gilgamesh possessed knowledge‚ he did not undergo using it correctly. It is this that leads me to believe he did not have wisdom in the opening of the epic. The way he treated his people was abhorrent‚ and appalling at times. With ceaseless battles‚ forced labor‚ and irresponsible exercises of power‚ his subjects were exhausted. He even believed he had the right to sleep with whatever woman he desired‚ whether it be a bride on her wedding night to the daughter of a noble. It is not
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There are three stages to having surgery. The first stage is learning about the procedure. The second stage is having the surgery performed‚ and the third stage is recovering. For me‚ recovering was the most challenging aspect and the emotional recovery left scars much larger than the lacerations from my surgery. These emotional scars required me to tend to them devoutly and they were the most difficult to heal. When I was in seventh grade‚ I was diagnosed with scoliosis. My orthopedic surgeon
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The lyric "Metho Drinker" is a poem by Judith Wright which concerns death as a result of time and the problems associated with addiction. Judith Wright was born in 1915 and died in 2000 at the age of 85. She was a prolific Australian poet‚ critic and short story writer writing over 50 books. The poem uses its lyrical form to offer a descriptive insight into the bleak themes which highlights the depressing mood and atmosphere of the poem. "Metho drinker" tells the story of a homeless person and
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