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    Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta both were explorers in the 13th century and although they had similarities‚ they were different in several ways. For example yes both traveled for a long period of time and picked up some of the same cultures but in different view points‚and Battuta was not imprisoned on his way back home. Or how Battuta started his journey with a purpose of visiting Mecca‚ like his religion requires him to do and Polo just took a Gap year to escape from the troubles at home. Marco Polo

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    Historical Recount: Marco Polo and his voyage to China. In 13th and 14th centuries‚ many people believed that Marco polo and his family have been one of the first Europeans to visit China with a famous book The Travels of Marco Polo that had been written by a writer called Rustichello. The most appealing thing about Marco Polo is that Marco and his father were not explores. Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice‚ Italy. He grew into a wealthy merchant family and had an education‚ which would have

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    Medieval Europe – Marko Polo The Venetian Marco polo is not only one of the most renowned travellers in world history‚ but he and his book also generated more speculation than almost any other or volume in world literature. The travels and discoveries of Marco polo were well appreciated in the medieval times and of great significance. Marco Polo travelled to China and Mongolia and brought back many important useable goods that were then copied and used back in Medieval Europe. Marco Polo brought back many

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    Cayden and I have always loved swimming. It started out as just playing at the pool. Marco Polo‚ Colors‚ and Mermaids‚ we loved mermaids. We are best friends‚ she was mine and I was her’s. We had so much in common. We both liked crafts. We both liked to talk. We both had younger siblings and we both took swim lessons! We loved it! My teacher’s name was Jacob. We went to his house. My brother‚ Kai went first. Stroke by stroke I watched him do his lessons. Then I would go. His pool was a odd shaped

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    Marco Polo ( i/ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ/; Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo]; c.1254 – January 8–9‚ 1324)[1] was an Italian merchant traveler from the Republic of Venice[2][3] whose travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde‚ a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned the mercantile trade from his father and uncle‚ Niccolò and Maffeo‚ who traveled through Asia‚ and apparently met Kublai Khan. In 1269‚ they returned to Venice to meet Marco for the first

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    Base on the document‚ Marco Polo followed his father and uncle travel along the silk road trading goods from Europe. Due to his ability to speak four different languages and describe things into details‚ Khubilai Khan the emperor of the Mongol including China decides to keep him which he later became an advisor and tax collector to the emperor. When Marco Polo returned to Italy after spending seventeen years in the Mongol kingdom where he gives account about how the Mongol won their battles and dominant

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    the Philippines: a man who had a lot of controversies while it was his term‚ who ruled the Philippines for 20 years‚ and this man was the reason for giving wealth into our country before. And he is none other than Ferdinand Emanuel Edralin Marcos‚ SR. (September 11‚ 1917-September 28‚ 1989). He’s the tenth president of the Philippines who had a lot of achievements‚ not just in his studies‚ but also in his career. He was also a politician and a great lawyer. In fact‚ he won his first trial

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    Name: Liao Xiangting Jasmine ID: A01294935 Date: 2 May 2012 Contemporary Arts & Society “TEC-MARCO Library Art Exhibit” After countless times of passing by the art exhibit at the library‚ I finally stopped to take a look at the pieces‚ albeit with an assignment on hand. It dawned upon me that this is exactly the way Art is in today’s globalizing society. People are so busy with their daily lives‚ they hardly stop to smell the flowers and appreciate the beauty around them. After taking

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    Water Polo What is Water Polo? Water polo‚ or Water ball‚ is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals. Game play involves swimming‚ treading water‚ players passing the ball while being defended by opponents‚ and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie. Water polo is very similar to handball on land. Basic Skills Water Polo is a team water activity requiring swimming

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