Columbus’s letter to the king and queen of Spain was full of discourse regarding how‚ what he thought was India‚ would benefit the country economically. He crafted the letter to make sure that the rulers of Spain would see the many benefits of continuing the conquest of the Americas. For example‚ he stated that “It has many ports along the sea- coast” and the land possessed “ many spices‚ and vast mines of gold and other metals”. By stating these things he is setting a scene for the future that if
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A letter from the trenches Grade 9 Humanities - Assessment Task AOI: Health and Social Education Imagine you are a soldier fighting in the First World War in 1915… Your character could be in the trenches on the Western Front as: British‚ French or German soldier a native conscript from one of the colonies in Africa or Asia a volunteer from a commonwealth ally like Canada or South Africa Alternatively‚ your character could be: a German or Russian soldier on the Eastern Front a Turkish
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My Darling Amy‚ I hope this letter finds both you and the boys fit and well. I know that I said I would write every day‚ but it has just not been possible for the past couple of days‚ I hope you haven’t been worrying too much? We moved into a new position yesterday. I am now in a place called the Somme‚ It’s somewhere in the north of France. This morning I received two of your letters‚ dated the 3rd and 7th December in addition to the package you sent. Will you thank the boys for the lovely pictures
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Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus is famous and known for his discovery of the Americas in the late 15th century. As reiterated in the popular children’s song “in fourteen hundred ninety two‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Common myth is that he was the first to believe that the world was round‚ but that was believed since antiquity. He completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. Those voyages‚ and his efforts to
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Christiane Desir Letters From A Skeptic How do you convert a skeptic? This is the central issue Dr. Gregory Boyd faces when he invites his father to partake in several correspondences about Christianity. Dr. Gregory Boyd is a theology professor at Bethel College. He currently lives in St. Paul‚ Minnesota with his wife and three children. He completed his Bachelors from the University of Minnesota‚ attended Yale Divinity School‚ and completed his Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Besides
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in the publishing of their correspondence. It all started with the first letter from Gregory when his father was 70 years old. Gregory simply asked his father if he would take part in talking through some of the issues he had with Christianity. Edward agreed and so the journey began. Much to the surprise of Gregory‚ his father‚ very agnostic‚ had many very deep hard to answer questions. These questions ranged from questions about so-called "Christians‚" to questions about God‚ questions about
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Dear my Beloved wife and children‚ At last‚ my opportunity to write you a letter has come. This opportunity will not come for awhile so sit comfortably and have a cup of tea with the children when you read this. I miss you‚ Elena. Every day I yearn to hear the soft voice of yours and your touch against my skin. I miss hearing and seeing the kids fight with each other over a wooden toy. Although it irritated and caused me stress‚ I would rather hear that than hear the faint cries of young innocent
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An interesting short story is "Letters from The Samantha" by Mark Helpin. This story tells the fascinating tale‚ in the form of never sent letters‚ of an ape brought aboard an iron-hulled sailing ship in 1909 by Samson Low‚ the ship’s captain. Although the author makes a point to tell the reader‚ through Samson Low‚ that the animal does not symbolize anything or mean anything‚ in fact‚ "He stands for nothing" (280)‚ several arguments can be made to contradict this. One could argue
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Letter: Ms Vanessa Johnson 16 Whitehall Lane London‚ Essex AB12 3ZY 7 July 1916 Dearest Mother‚ I thought I should write to let you know im safe and im recovering. I miss you and the rest give everyone a hug from me and tell Rosie I hope she’s being good. The hospital is constantly got new soldiers coming in suffering from nervous exhaustion and shell shock too so im not the only one‚ the doctor said it is an injury to the nerves and told
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indentured and baptized Enrique of Malacca‚ returned to Portugal in 1512. Serrão departed in the first expedition sent to find the "Spice Islands" in the Moluccas‚ where he remained‚ having married a woman from Amboina and becoming a military advisor to the Sultan of Ternate‚ Bayan Sirrullah. His letters to Magellan would prove decisive‚ giving
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