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    This person called Ferdinand Magellan made the trip to Spices Island by traveling west across the Atlantic‚ which led him to something that made history. In 1517‚ Magellan went to Spain hoping he would get support like Columbus in 1492‚ the Spanish king agreed to give Magellan an armada of five ships. There‚ Magellan hired a big crew containing roughly 270 young men in their teens and twenties. Magellan started his trip were some situations were happening which led

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    no-ones watching‚ and be dedicated to your task. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portugese explorer who then sailed for Spain in 1519 on a voyage to the Spice Islands. Magellan was a skilled navigator and a brutal captain who had cruel tendencies‚ leaving his crew to wonder if he was worth defending. Magellan was not worth defending because he was cruel‚ selfish‚ and undedicated to his task. One of the biggest leadership qualities Magellan lacked was Integrity‚ he did not possess the ability to do good

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    Magellan is worth defending because he completed his mission‚ tried to conserve food for everybody‚ and was very smart. The Voyage of Magellan map on Document A states “The Victoria and 18 crew members return to Spain‚ becoming the first ship and crew to circumnavigate the globe.” Magellan’s goal was to circumnavigate the world and get to the spice islands. He basically did exactly that‚ besides the fact that he was killed in the Philippines. In the note on Document B‚ it says “Fearing that his fleet’s

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    Was Magellan Worth Saving?

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    Was Magellan Worth Saving? Magellan was not worth saving because his men did not respect him as a leader‚ he did not care for nor show a decent level of respect to his men‚ and he lost sight of the task of bringing spices back to Spain. In the late Middle Ages the craving for foreign spices grew in Europeans. The ‘spice islands’ where all of the desired spices were cultivated was in distant Asia‚ making them hard to get for the eastern continent of Europe (BE). Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480

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    Was It Worth It?

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    Running head: Was It Worth It? Was It Worth It? Marisa Wallace Allied Health Institute According to Albert Camus (as cited by Khalid‚ 2013)‚ "The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and‚ despite himself‚ does evil. The value which supports him is never given to him once and for all -- he must fight to uphold it‚ unceasingly (Khalid‚ 2013)." We all come to that cross in the road where we are faced with choosing between doing right and doing wrong. When we chose to do wrong‚

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    Ferdinand Magellan

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    Running head: FERDINAND MAGELLAN Ferdinand Magellan Conni Wisdom University of Phoenix Online January 25‚ 2010 HIS/458 - History of Human Discovery Martha Kirchmer Ferdinand Magellan Since the time of Christopher Columbus’ voyages in 1492 through 1503‚ many explorers were

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    native Ferdinand Magellan‚ people might still believe that the world is flat. Magellan is very much responsible for a good part of what we know about the world we live in. First Circumnavigation of the Globe‚ begun in 1519‚ was an attempt to prove that the Moluccas were actually property of Spain. Finding a route between the Moluccas and Spanish Peru would be argument enough for ownership of the islands. Ferdinand Magellan set out on this voyage with five ships‚ but the voyage was more difficult than

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    Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was born in about 1480 as a member of the Portuguese nobility and grew up in the home of the Portuguese Queen. Magellan sailed with Portuguese fleets on multiple voyages to the East Indies. Magellan’s first sail was in 1505 when he sailed around the Cape of Good Hope. After sailing around the Cape of Good Hope‚ he now knew where to locate spices. Due to the expedition‚ he also knew where the spices were located according to the line of demarcation established

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    Was Dieppe Worth It?

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    Was Dieppe Worth It? On August 19th 1942‚ Allied forces from Britain and Canada tried to capture the port of Dieppe‚ in German controlled France. Over 6000 allied troops took part in the attack‚ and more that half were killed‚ wounded‚ or captured. The battle only lasted nine hours. Even though the raid was a failure‚ it taught the Allies important things about planning and carrying out an attack‚ and helped the Allies succeed on D-Day‚ June 6th 1944‚ with the invasion of Normandy. If Canada had

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    Partition: Was it worth it?

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    Partition was it worth it? India‚ in many people’s opinion is a very beautiful‚ culturally rich‚ and traditionally country. It is a place with gorgeous grand architecture‚ fashionable attire‚ and wonderful people. India is a country in South Asia‚ with a population of roughly about 1‚210‚193‚422. This is the place where many religions were born‚ religions such as Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ Islam‚ and Sikhism. It is also a place with a very dark history‚ a tragic experience for hundreds

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