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    Post Magallanic Expeditions: Page 1 1. Loaisa (1525) – 7 ships and 450 men Results: Failure – did not reach the Philippines death of Loaisa and co-captain Elcano in mid-ocean. 2. Cabot (1526) – 4 ships and 250 men Results: Failure – did not find the Strait of Mgellan 3. Saavedra (1527) – 3 ships and 110 men Results: Failure – reached Mindanao but failed to colonize‚ they just rescued the survivors of Loaisa’s expedition at Tidore‚ Moluccas 4. Villalobos (1542) – 6 ships 200 men Results:

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    Land Law in Colonial India

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    Land and Law in Colonial India Anand V. Swamy Williams College December 2010 Forthcoming in Debin Ma and Jan Luiten Van Zanden eds. Long-term Economic Change in Eurasian Perspective‚ Stanford University Press. 1 1. Introduction The East India Company’s conquest of various territories in India typically brought one issue to the forefront right away: How would land taxes‚ the principal source of governmental revenue‚ be collected? But taxation was not a thing unto itself; it was

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    Independence Day of India

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    India Independence Day In India‚ Independence Day is observed on the 15th August every year‚ because on the said day of 1947‚ India won her freedom from the British rule after about 200 years. It is a red-lettered day‚ on which the schools and govern­ment and private offices remain closed. Early in the morning‚ the young students sing in chorus the national anthem in accompaniment of flute and drum marching together in processions in the streets. National flags are hoisted in the houses‚ schools

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    Cramer’s Rule

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    Cramer’s Rule Cramer’s rule is a method of solving a system of linear equations through the use of determinants. Matrices and Determinants To use Cramer’s Rule‚ some elementary knowledge of matrix algebra is required. An array of numbers‚ such as 6 5 a11 a­12 A =  3 4 a21 a22 is called a matrix. This is a “2 by 2” matrix. However‚ a matrix can be of any size‚ defined by m rows and n columns (thus

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    independence day speech

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    independence Day- the day when British left the golden bird free from their rule. But the bird was left looted‚ harassed‚ with the slightest of hope to survive. Then followed a long fight for the survival of golden bird. 64 years have passed and the country is still ‘developing’. The whole world says and even we believe that we are the citizens of an independent country. But a question always keep on hovering in my mind‚ the answer to which I never found out. You also give it a try. Is India really

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    OFFICIAL VOLLEYBALL RULES 2013-2016 Approved by the 33rd FIVB Congress 2012 Official Volleyball Rules 2013-2016 Published by FIVB in 2012 – www.fivb.org Design and layout: Samuel Chesaux Illustrations: © FIVB 2012 OFFICIAL VOLLEYBALL RULES 2013-2016 Approved by the 33rd FIVB Congress 2012 To be implemented in all competitions from 1st January 2013 and in all competitions which are completed in 2013 OFFICIAL VOLLEYBALL RULES 2013-2016 1 CONTENTS GAME CHARACTERISTICS PART

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    Traffic Rules

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    child‚ running on road. » • Watch out for a animal on road. » • Watch out for a speed breaker. » Exercise tolerance‚ respect other’s rights. » • Overtake with caution and care. » • A motorbike is for two‚ not for too many. » • Traffic rules are life saving tools. » • Break should be perfect. » • Don’t drive if feeling dizzy‚ or sleepy. » • Clean the windscreen before driving. » • Use the mirrors for rear or side view. » • They are your third eye. » • Watch the rear before reversing

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    Rules for Writing

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    Rules for Writing -Unless you are writing a personal narrative‚ never use 1st person (I‚ me‚ my‚ we‚ us‚ our‚ ours‚ ourselves). It makes your writing less credible. -Unless you are putting someone’s exact words in quotation marks‚ NEVER use second person(you‚ your‚ yours‚ yourselves). -Do not use contractions in formal essays. It is ok in journals‚ notes‚ and if it is someone’s exact words in quotation marks. -If you are writing numbers above 100‚ it is ok‚ to put the number. 100 and below

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    The Hearsay Rule

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    1. Explain why the Hearsay Rule was developed and why the admission of hearsay in a criminal trial may violate the defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights. a. Hearsay is an out of court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. The Hearsay Rule was developed in order to prevent unreliable testimony from being admitted in court and misleading the jury. Hearsay was considered unreliable because it was not given under oath‚ cannot be heard and observed by the jury‚ and cannot

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    Rules of the Game

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    Amy Tan writes American literature with a Chinese-American view with her short story titled “Rules of the Game”‚ where she shows multiple themes like; chess is a game of life‚ mothers versus daughters‚ cultural gap‚ and the generation gap. The Characters The writer Amy Tan uses similar experiences to give the characters life and a sense of real Chinese-American life and the clash between cultures. The Chinese have a life thought of honor and luck and the American’s is cockiness and self-confidence

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