all explorers. He is famous for his voyage in 1492‚ when he "discovered" America while he was looking for a way to sail to Asia. Columbus was probably born in Genoa‚ Italy‚ around 1451. His real name was Christoforo Columbo. His wife‚ a Portuguese women who he married around 1480‚ was Felipa Perestrello e Moniz. They had one son named Diego. He made several voyages to the New World‚ which he thought was Asia. His first voyage took place in 1492. He led an expedition of three ships: the Nina
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Battering Ram The battering ram was used for knocking doors and thin walls down. It consisted of banging a chopped tree against thin walls and door with the strength and force of 6-10 men. It was good because it was easy to transport because of the wheels at the bottom and it was more efficient than pickaxes. It was bad because it was generally made of wood which could catch fire easily. Catapult The catapult was a siege engine which was used to throw projectiles over walls. These projectiles
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only focusing on the bigger‚ important elements of a murder mystery. As Mr. Hale was trying to explain everything he saw in the house that morning of Mr. Wright’s death‚ he said “She was rockin’ back and forth. She had her apron in her hand and was kind of – pleating it (1154)”. Meanwhile‚ Mr. Hale was looking for Mr. Wright‚ Mrs. Wright was kind of subtle and said you can’t. Mr. Hale was confused. All she said then was he has been murder. All three men go upstairs to talk and investigate the body
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So Carly‚ what do you think must be done to defend the rights of homosexuals? What we need is to change the attitude of the general Australian public towards same-sex relationships‚ and to increase society’s tolerance of the individuals‚ who for whatever reasons‚ choose to be homosexual. In doing so‚ I believe we will be in a better position to advocate for the legal rights of homosexuals. The right to marry those we love‚ the right to receive the superannuation of deceased partners‚ the right
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soil‚ soil rich with experience‚ can ideas really take root"‚ (Adler) my first reaction was to defend childhood education based on my work history and education. Children learn through play and through play they have experiences which are very much a part of their education. These are experiences that last a life time from their intellectual development to their social-emotional growth. I felt that the author was criticizing the education of young children by saying children are only trainable or schooled
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Was developing Japan’s industry worth the environmental risks? Today japan is one of the most industrialized countries of the world‚ but about 70 years ago‚ it was totally bankrupt and destroyed. World War 2 was a disaster for the nation‚ specially the nuclear bomb disaster. They have managed to repair themselves‚ and become very powerful. They did that‚ by slowly producing stuff‚ using their own raw materials to make mostly cars using their war factories from ww2‚ exporting the stuff‚ importing
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The Age of Discovery was a period of time in history where new lands were discovered all throughout the world by explorers. Explorers from Europe embarked on many different journeys all across the world to America‚ Asia‚ and many other places. This was a very exciting time when the explorers were expanding our knowledge of the planet. This spread European ideals to other countries and this was the beginning of European type civilizations in America. Although there were many explorers in the Age
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Matthew Hutson 09-13-2008 Professor Miclot Phase 3 Individual Project The principle of comparable worth also known as sex equality and pay equality‚ is easily defined as “the principle that men and women should be compensated equally for work requiring comparable skills‚ responsibilities‚ and effort.” (britanica.com). Comparable worth has been an issue of debate since it was introduced in the 1970s by people looking to counter act the inequities of pay for occupations typically held by men and
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Eric Macy 10:00-10:50 CA Rough Draft Worth a Research In the articles “Condemn the Crime‚ Not the Person” by June Tangney and “Shame is Worth a Try” by Dan Kahan the authors discuss alternatives to incarceration to non-violent crimes. In Kahan’s article he introduces the alternative called “Shame Sentencing”(574) and June Tangney introduces the alternative to incarceration and shaming with a future productive “Guilt Sentencing.”(568) In their articles Tangney and Kahan both have valid points
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their student loans and other fees that they might own the college. Is college worth it? College is worth the money you pay. According to Adam student with a 4year degree will earn $20‚000 dollars more a year and over $1 million more in their lifetime. College education is shown that its not only worth it but that if you have an opportunity to go to college and further you knowledge that you should because it will be well worth both your time and money that you invested into it. Cheever and Adam both
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