close confidant of the Yongle Emperor of China during the Ming Dynasty. He went on voyages to Southeast Asia‚ Sumatra‚ Java‚ Ceylon‚ India‚ Persia‚ Persian Gulf‚ Arabia‚ the red sea Egypt‚ and the Mozambique Channel. The number of his voyages vary depending on method of division‚ but he travelled at least seven times to The Western Ocean with his fleet. The fleet comprised 30‚000 men and seventy ships at its height. He brought back to China many trophies and envoys from more than thirty
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The best way to recognise an excellent book is to give it an award. Anil’s Ghost is an excellent book‚ and it is without a doubt worthy of the Governor generals Award. Anil’s Ghost was written by the award winning author‚ Michael Ondaatje‚ and it was published in 2000. The novel starts with Anil Tessera returning to her home country‚ from the west‚ where she had been studying to become a forensic anthropologist. She had returned‚ to investigate mysterious deaths that are plaguing the country. Her
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In “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett and “Chronicles of a Death Foretold” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ the reader is presented with an un-orthodox beginning of story in both novels. While Beckett’s play starts with the antithesis of a usual opening line “Nothing to be done”‚ Marquez’s novel does the same “On the day they were going to kill him‚ Santiago Nasar” thus condemning the novel to a foretold destiny. These approaches withdraw any initial suspense that the novel or play could offer; this
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Plot Summary: Do not cut/ paste from a website‚ which is a form of plagiarism. One morning‚ Gregor Samsa wakes up as a giant bug‚ and soon realizes he has missed his train and will be late for work. His father‚ mother‚ and sister knock at the door and ask about his condition. He assures them he feels fine‚ but soon his manager arrives at his house‚ accuses Gregor of being lazy‚ and upsets the whole family. Eventually‚ Gregor crawls over to the door and terrifies everyone with his new physique. After
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School of Humanities Department of History / Social Studies P.O. Box 175‚ Port of Spain‚ Trinidad‚ W.I. Course Outline COURSE DESCRIPTION: Title of the course and number : West Indian History - HIST147-04 First Semester : 2014 / 2015 Semester credits : Three (3) Dates‚ Time and Location : TR‚ 12.15pm – 1.30pm in KIA-NE1. West Indian History : This course is a survey study of the historical processes that have contributed to the molding of the Caribbean from earliest times into its
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ITTC – Recommended Procedures and Guidelines Testing and Extrapolation Methods Propulsion‚ Performance Propulsion Test 7.5-02 -03-01.1 Page 1 of 14 Effective Date 2002 Revision 01 Table of Contents 1 2 3.3.2.1 Propeller Thrust .............................7 3.3.2.2 Propeller Torque ............................7 3.3.3 External Tow Force.......................7 3.3.4 Rate of revolution..........................8 3.3.5 Sinkage and trim ...........................8 3.3.6 Speed
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The book The Ghost of Fossil Glen by: Cynthia C. Defelice is about a young girl named Allie Nichols who is being hunted at first but then assisted by a ghost. Her friend Karen calls Allie a liar and doesn’t want to hear "stuff like that." But her old friend‚ Dub‚ listens eagerly and knows all about it as Allie tells him about the voice that guides her down a steep cliff side‚ and the girl she imagines who begs‚ "Help me‚" and a terrible nightmare in which the girl falls to her death. But then learn
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Anil’s Ghost is the critically acclaimed fourth novel by Michael Ondaatje. It was first published in 2000 by McClelland and Stewart. Anil’s Ghost follows the life of Anil Tissera‚ a native Sri Lankan who left to study in Britain and then the United States on a scholarship‚ during which time she has become a forensic pathologist. She returns to Sri Lanka in the midst of its merciless civil war as part of a Human Rights Investigation by the United Nations. Anil‚ along with archaeologist Sarath Diyasena
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The Ghost of Walnut Hill John Lasik a small structured‚ gray bearded man remembers a ghostly encounter from his grandfather that still makes his spine tingle to this day‚ though it happened more than 60 years ago. It all began in the summer of 1949‚ the year that John should be enjoying his bachelor life. Instead‚ it turned out to be the beginning of nine months of unexplained phenomena. “I was 19 when I moved into my grandfather’s house alone in Walnut Hill‚ New Hampshire‚” he said. His only companion
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John McCarthy History 1302 April 23‚ 2012 Professor Boeker Ghost Soldiers The novel‚ Ghost Soldiers is a great book written by Hampton Sides. It depicts the true horrors of war‚ friendship and hope. The story takes place in the Philippines during the Japanese takeover of the island from 1942 until the year 1945‚ after the outbreak of World War II‚ when the Japanese assaulted the Philippine islands and captured it. This resulted in many prisoners of war. The American armies ran out of supplies
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