Part 1: Certain characteristics‚ themes‚ and attitudes appear in the explorers we read about this week. In particular‚ among many other themes‚ there are interesting responses by each explorer to the Native Americans‚ the land‚ and the opportunities. Choose two from Columbus‚ deVaca‚ Champlain or Smith and discuss the themes and ideas you found most important. Part 2: Considering the readings of the explorers this week‚ if you were to bring the characteristics‚ themes‚ and attitudes
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2_2 Leif Ericcson - an explorer who set sail in 990 to seek land that was seen in the distance. He landed in Helluland‚ Markland‚ and Vinaland. He just explored the territory and returned home. Christopher Columbus – a Spanish explorer who set sail in 1492 to search for a trade route to China. With three ships (Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria)‚ he landed near present- day Bahamas. He brought back Native American slaves‚ tobacco‚ gold‚ potato corn‚ and silver to Spain. He went on a total of 4 trips
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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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Internet Explorer The early 90’s brought forward the dawn of history where the world wide web is concerned. The few that were navigating across the world wide web where using an assortment of shareware (free software) and other software to find there way. In 1995 Microsoft released Windows 95 which incorporated features which included support for dial-up networking and TCP/IP; key technologies for connecting to the Internet. In response to to growing public interest in the Internet‚ Microsoft
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Internet Explorer is a free popular internet browser for Windows from Microsoft Company. It is a powerful qualitative application for home and work and no one can confute this statement! This is a convenient fast and multifunctional browser which supports all new web-standards and technologies. Original author(s) Thomas Reardon Developer(s) Microsoft Initial release August 16‚ 1995; 18 years ago Stable release • Windows: 11.0.7 (v11.0.9600.17401)[1] (8 April 2014; 3 days ago[2]) [±] •
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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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The series centers around a Latina girl named Dora Marquez with a love of embarking on quests related to an activity in which she would like to partake or some place that she wants to go‚ accompanied by her talking purple backpack and anthropomorphic monkey companion named Boots (named for his beloved pair of red boots). Each episode is based around a series of ritualistic events that occur along the way during Dora’s travels‚ along with obstacles that she and Boots are forced to overcome or puzzles
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