Hernando De Soto was the first to see the Mississippi river? De Soto was born in Spain. He might was born in the year 1496 or 1501. His real name is Fernando. In 1539 De Soto and his men went ashore at Tampa Bay Florida. He grew wealthy as a trader as a trader of Indian slaves. Hernando sailed for Spain. He started from Spain. He went to Tampa Bay. He discovers the Mississippi river. It ended when he was going back to the Mississippi river. His death is on May 21‚ 1542. De Soto joined the
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Works Cited The Dark Knight Trilogy. Dir. Christopher Nolan. Perf. Christian Bale‚ Michael Caine‚ Gary Oldman‚ Heath Ledger‚ Aaron Eckhart‚ Tom Hardy. Warner Bros Entertainment‚ 2012. DVD. Defoe‚ Daniel. Robinson Kruzoe. Trans. Stanisław Stampf’l. Warsaw: Nasza Księgarnia 1999. 56-80. Gethin‚ Hugh. Introduction. Grammar in Context. By Gethin. London: Collins ELT‚ 1990. 5-8. Logan Decker. “Game of the Year”. PC Gamer 10 Aug. 2012: 12-15. Pope‚ Alexander. “An Essay on Criticism”. Norton Anthology
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Hernando de Soto was a conquistador that lived in Spain in the 16th century. De Soto explored and helped conquer places like Peru‚ North America‚ and East Asia. Personal background Hernando de Soto was a 16th century explorer that was born 1500 a.d. in Jerez de los Caballeros‚ Spain and died on May 21st‚ 1542 in Ferriday‚ Louisiana. When de Soto was a child he wanted to be a lawyer but his father said he would much rather be an explorer. Hernando was invited by Pedro Arias Dávila on an expedition
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Freedom is appealing because it defends choice. In choosing‚ one grows to the beat of her own individuality. In the novel‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ Anthony Burgess creates a character‚ Alex‚ who chooses evil over goodness‚ until he is arrested and stripped of his free will. Within prison‚ he is chosen to be the first participant of the Ludovico Technique‚ an approach that is suggested to rapidly yield promising results‚ by which he becomes forced to be sickened by violence and by the music of Beethoven
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Gary Paulsen was born on May 17‚ 1939 in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ Gary Paulsen is the prolific author of more than 40 books‚ 200 magazine articles and short stories‚ and several plays; primarily for Young Adults. Paulsen’s interests in books and reading came when he was a teenager and walked into a library to escape the cold of a Minnesota winter. Once inside‚ and much to his surprise‚ the librarian offered him a library card and a book to read (Something About the Author‚ 1995). Reading helped Paulsen
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Gary paulsen Alejandro Carrillo Gary paulsen born minneapolis minnesota on May 17‚ 1939-present in his lifetime he became known as an author‚ but it wasn’t always this way. Gary Paulsen as a child lived with his grandmother until age seven Paulsen then went to live with his parents in Manila‚ Philippines. While living with his parents who continued to argue‚ Paulsen was frustrated and decided to leave at age 14 working odd jobs at a young age Gary in his early years worked odd jobs like;
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Gary Ridgway was born on February 18th 1949 in Salt Lake City‚ Utah. He was born to his mother Mary Steinman and father Thomas Ridgway. Gary was raised in McMicken Heights‚ Washington and had an abnormal childhood overshadowed by a bad and unpleasant relationship with his mother. Gary was a bed-wetter and was believed to be very unintelligent with a very low IQ. He had trouble in school with poor grades. Gary first attempted homicide in around 1966 at the age of sixteen years old by luring a six
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Antonio Rogers 7th grade english Mrs. King January 20‚ 2016 Agent Orange Many people don’t know agent orange is one of the chemicals that causes the most health effects ever‚ and causes mass hate between people? Agent Orange was sprayed aerially to decrease vietnamese coverage‚ but also causes birth defects and different types of cancer. The effect to the human body‚ the chemicals in the mixture‚ and how it affected the relationship with Vietnam and the U.S was an important asset to the Vietnam
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The Battle of the Oranges as Performance The Battle of the Oranges is a festival happening in February or March each year in the Northern Italian city of Ivrea. The climax of the festival is the tradition of throwing oranges between organized groups of locals and tourists. It is the largest food fight in Italy and involves over 3‚000 revelers from around the world. This festival‚ or ritual‚ or spectacle‚ or play‚ involves elements of performance because of its convention‚ context‚ usage‚ and tradition
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write a personal piece expressing your own personal experiences‚ thoughts and feelings. It may the form of a poem‚ song or a short story Guidelines: The letter or personal piece should be hand written on one side of a page. Use good quality unlined paper. Assessment Criteria Current personal letter or personal story conventions should be used (see notes/textbook) An appropriate tone should be used The letter/personal story should be free of spelling and punctuation errors A draft of the letter
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