friar‚ a friend and colleague of Savonarola. He engaged in business‚ first in Florence and afterward in Seville‚ where he met Columbus‚ perhaps as early as 1493‚ and where in 1497 he equipped the fleet with which that navigator sailed on his third voyage. He had previously‚ in 1496‚ had charge of fitting out a fleet for the Spanish government. Amerigo sailed from Spain in 1499 in an expedition that visited the neighborhood of Cape Paria and several hundred miles of coast‚ and returned in June‚ 1500
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Satire. Introduction. ‘Tomorrow is a satire on today‚ and shows its weakness.’ Edward Young. Satire is one of the genres of Greek origin (satyr) used in literature where there is a use of different elements like irony‚ sarcasm ‚ ridicule‚ parody‚ burlesque‚ juxtaposition‚ exaggeration and so on to simply
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_____Martinique________. In 1655‚ the slave ship‚ Witte Paard‚ arrived in New York with ___391_______ slaves. From 1607 to 1650‚ how many voyages listed the principle region of slave landing in Mainland North America? ____1_____ In what year did it arrive with slaves? _1628________ What was the name of the vessel? __Good Fortune_________ How many slave voyages were listed for the years 1514 to 1607? ___540__________ How many slaves were disembarked after the United States banned the slave trade
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Newfoundland on June 24‚ 1497. His precise landing-place is a matter of much controversy‚ either Bonavista or St. John’s. he went ashore to take possession of the land‚ and explored the coast for some time‚ probably departing on July 20. On the homeward voyage his sailors thought they were going too far north‚ so Cabot sailed a more southerly course‚ reaching Brittany instead of England. On August 6 he arrived back in
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the Republic of Genoa‚ in what is today northwestern Italy on an unspecified day but believed to be before October 31 1451. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain‚ he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. Those voyages‚ and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola‚ initiated the Spanish colonization of the New World. In the context of emerging western imperialism and economic
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Jacques Cartier For: Mr. Morgan By: Kaya Batur February 25‚ 2011 Jacques Cartier was born in St. Malo‚ France on December 31st in 1491 and died there also on September 1st 1556 when he was 65 years old. The name of his home was Limoelou. He married Mary Catherine des Granches in 1520. He was a respectable sailor and had travelled to South America and mainly Brazil before his great expeditions to Canada. The King in France was named Louis I and he was looking for a northern passage to
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technically known in admiralty law as "contracts of affreightment". The charterer agrees to pay a freight charge for cargo space. The voyage‚ amount of cargo space‚ and time of delivery will all be covered by the contract. One common type of contract is the “voyage” charter. This type of charter usually concerns the hire of a vessel‘s entire cargo space for one or more specific voyages. If the charterer does not require the use of an entire ship‚ the agreement will specify what portion of the cargo is used
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America is in the Heart By: Carlos Bulosan I found the dark hole of the steerage and lay on my bunk for days without food‚ seasick and lonely. I was restless at night and many disturbing thoughts came to my mind. Why had I left home? What would I do in America? I looked into the faces of my companions for a comforting answer‚ but they were as young and bewildered as I‚ and my only consolation was their proximity and the familiarity of their dialects. It was not until we had left Japan that I
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for the European people and yellow for the natural resources such as gold. South African Flag History: The South African flag was adopted on April 27‚ 1994 after Nelson Mandela was elected President. A new national flag was adopted to signify the dawn of a new democratic South Africa and to reflect the country’s political transformation. It is one of the world’s newest flags. South Africa gained independence from Britain on May 31‚ 1910 COLONIZATION In 1652‚ a century and a half after the discovery
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Homer the Odyssey The Odyssey is an enduring classic because it emphasizes the essential family values that exist within everyone regardless of culture. In Homer’s Odyssey‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ sets off on a voyage to foreign lands and encounters mythical beings. These supernatural forces seem intent on Odysseus’ destruction‚ but through his cunning and guile he is able to outwit‚ survive‚ and overcome the hostility entities of the world. His unwavering determination and longing to
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