Bartholomeu Dias‚ the explorer for Portugal‚ planned to head an expedition in search of a sea route to India.Though‚ at the end of his voyage he only became the first sail to the tip of Africa. This‚ landing has only created a new name for the Cabo das Agulhas and the cape Cabo das Tormentas for his country. Dias had a voyage that inspired explorers to try a faster or better route to travel‚ which lead to the discoveries of newer lands;also‚ this voyage helped encourage inventors and scientists to
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exploration Roald Amundsen found him and his fellow explorers engulfed by a sea of eternal ice. There was no escaping the lingering death traps surrounding the ship‚ without waiting for the frozen sea to release them. So they waited‚ for thirteen months‚ hunting seals and making warm clothes out of blankets (“Roald Amundsen”). This is one of many stories of Artic pioneers who have endured the treacherous components the Artic has to offer. Artic explorers are under recognized adventurers who endure life-threatening
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in 1513)‚ after crossing the Isthmus of Panama overland. Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer who sailed to North America from Spain‚ leaving in 1527. He traveled from Florida to Texas on a raft‚ then walked from Texas to Mexico City. He also explored the Paraguay River in South America. De Vaca and his fellow travelers were the first Europeans to see
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The Explorer’s Daughter Background Kari Herbert‚ whose father was a polar explorer‚ lived as a child with her family in northwest Greenland in the Arctic. She was so fascinated by the place she returned there later as an adult to write about it. The book from which this extract is taken is partly a memoir (a form of autobiography) and partly a travel book‚ giving the reader information about this strange and beautiful place‚ its people and its animals. She found that the way of life of
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Question 1 Write a short summary of the facts of the case-.i.e.‚ what happened to the spelunkers The facts of the case from judge Truepenny‚C.J. The case of the Speluncean Explorers came about after five members of the Speluncean Society became trapped in a cave they were exploring after a landslide .this event occurred in May‚4299 in the Central Plateau of this Commonwealth. After they failed to return home their families notified the Secretary of the Society‚ who then sent a rescue team to
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paper examines the relevance and importance of the Internet for researching information and making on-line reservations for tourism products in Hong Kong. Most academic paper has addressed about Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the use of the Internet has focus on how suppliers of the online tourism demand and use of their consumer website in the Fast Moving Consumer Good’s industry. This paper approaches the use of the Internet from a tourism demand perspective and looks at the
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Internet Use and Abuse 1. Statement of the Problem Technology has advanced greatly in the last 20 years. The greatest advancement was the way we communicate. The Internet and Cell-phones have changed the way information is shared‚ the way we communicate and the way many of us spend our days. I find this all very interesting. I am now 23 and I have witnessed the world change from‚ house phones and letters‚ to the Internet and cell-phones. I remember when my family got caller ID for our home
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As technology develops‚ the school is becoming more dependent on the internet. Many subjects require the students to engage in online research in order to widen their learning. Not only is the internet an online encyclopaedia‚ it is also a fast way of communication between students and their professors. While the internet could be a very useful source of information‚ students that use it for socializing and online gaming‚ show poor academic performance‚ because most students get attempted by the
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MISUSE OF MOBILE PHONE & MOBILE INTERNET The mobile phone. An electronic device which can be found in the possession of most teenagers nowadays. Due to the arrival of mobile phones communication has become a lot easier and the world has become a much more interactive place. However there is a good side and a bad side to every story and in this case the misuse of mobile phones has caused many people to take action against mobiles. However most of you will agree with me that the mobile phone is a
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The use of Internet is good for teenagers.Discuss it. The rapid development of science and technology are affecting teenagers seriously nowadays. According to “21st century Internet congress”(2000)‚China has already got over 15000 websites. 1/7 newspapers can be accessed in the Internet.The development of the Internet is having important influence to the education of teenagers.Since there is much information we can find in the Internet‚we should have critical thinking in searching news or information
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