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    European Exploration. The sailing advances in technology include the caravel‚ this design of triangular sails helped sailors to sail effectively against the wind. More advancements include the astrolabe‚ which helped sailors to better determine their location at sea‚ the magnetic compass‚ which allowed sailors to more accurately track direction‚ and cartography‚ the science of making maps. Additionally‚ the desire for money‚ more land‚ and spreading Christianity led to European Exploration. Europeans

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    The Age of Exploration: The Message behind Words The Age of Exploration marked the start of European colonization and also represents several different discoveries of the world. “The Beautiful and Green Land” by Christopher Columbus is writing a letter to the treasurer of Spain in an effort to report his findings of the exploration‚ but also to explain why the land he found is valuable. “The Horrors of Conquest” by Bartholome speaks of the awful treatment of the Indians. The mindless bloodshed

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    Please go to the Nasa website below to learn more about Mars. Explore reading links and videos. Take notes during your exploration of the website. Answer the questions below. Please follow all guidelines for discussion. Include 3 peer responses. 1. Describe what Mars physical properties are with details. Mars has a striking red appearance‚ and in its most favorable position for viewing‚ when it is opposite of the sun‚ it is twice as bright as Sirius‚ the brightest star. Mars has a diameter of 4

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    dominance. In 1806‚ the Cape fell to British possession. But the natives were not displaced or removed to make way for an expansion as the Native Americans had been in the American colonies through actions like the Indian Removal act of 1830. The main reason that they remained in possession of most of their original territory was that they were the predominant population group‚ one because of their ability to maintain their numbers and two‚ because of the white colonists’ failure to grow as rapidly as

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    Reason for Application Dear Sir/Madam‚ My name is Abdul Aziz Akhmaddireja‚ aged 22‚ i am a Indonesia national. I graduated in July 2012‚ from Bandung Institute of Technology‚ Indonesia and hold a Bachelor degree in Chemistry. I choosed to focus on applied electrochemistry because i have many curiosities to study this field. While studying electrochemistry‚ i fell very interisting to observe theory and application about electrochemistry. During my bachelor study‚ i have been proving myself to retain

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    As colonization continued‚ the Carolinas used slaving raids as a tool of war against Spanish Florida. They also used them as a means of raising capital. Traders employed Native American tribes who were‚ at the time‚ allied with them‚ like the Savannah‚ to go and raid their neighbors. Groups like the Kussoe‚ who refused to participate in raids‚ were ruthlessly attacked. When the Westo‚ previously English allies who extensively raided their region for slaves‚ outlived their usefulness‚ they were enslaved

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    A good student is a student who is well behaved‚ who cares about school‚ who tries their very best to succeed. It is becoming harder and harder to get a good education these days. What someone does now can really affect their future. It can be the difference of working as an employee of fast food restaurants for a lifetime‚ or making one hundred thousand dollars a year in a professional field. Hello! Let me introduce myself. My name is Laryn Lynn Kropik. I am an eighth grader‚ currently

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    Henry the Navigator in the Age of Exploration Prince Henry was born in Portugal in 1394. He was the third son of King John I. In the year of 1415‚ Henry helped his two brothers attack the port of Ceuta in Morocco. This inspired him to explore the unknown of South Africa. In the Algarve‚ Henry constructed his own school of navigation on a promontory called Sagres that juts out into the sea between Cape St. Vincent and Lagos bay. Prince Henry set up this school‚ so that there would be a place where

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    The Reasons Who I am Today My mom always tells me “Let them talk‚ but work hard to succeed in life. Prove them wrong and always smile to the people and the world with your head held high‚ no matter what happens.” These words come to my mind to keep me motivated. It helps me try each day‚ with effort to be able to succeed and defeat those obstacles no matter how hard they get. Because of these words‚ courage‚ love and support I know I can and will accomplish each and every one of my goals. The top

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    The English colonization of the Americas resulted in a wide variety of ideas and concepts. Although each settlement was under the name of English‚ they all differ in some regions of the structure. Jamestown and Plymouth‚ two of the earliest successful colonies‚ share certain similarities‚ however‚ there are major differences‚ especially in their political‚ economic‚ religious and social configuration. Established on May 14‚ 1607‚ Jamestown‚ located on the banks of the James River‚ is the first permanent

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