EXPEDITIONS AFTER MAGELLAN: 1. LOAISA – it was a failure because all members died at sea. 2. CABOT- also a failure because they were attacked by the hostile Indians. 3. SAAVEDRA- The crew touched Ladrones or Guam & reached Mindanao but were driven by winds at Tidore. All the members died at sea. 4. VILLALOBOS –Headed by Ruy Lopez de Villalobos. It was also a failure. He was able to reach Moluccas but was harassed by misfortunes so he died unhappy. It’s only historical significance
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The Golden Age of Flying It is easy for a modern day flyer to look back at photos of people flying in the 50’s and 60’s and to wish that flying were the same today. Unlike pictures of people flying today‚ which illustrate casually dressed‚ grumpy passengers‚ packed into a stark-white cabin‚ pictures from 60 years ago illustrate formally dressed‚ smiling passengers‚ eating steak and lobster off of fine china. The presumably superior flying experience throughout the 50’s and 60’s is commonly
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isolated town‚ and the people born and raised in it have seen a sight that many people can’t fathom. Many Americans see the world climate change‚ but don’t take action because they have not seen the major effects of it. Being born and raised in Juneau‚ Alaska I have sadly seen over a dozen glaciers recede at a rapid rate‚ each year being a record-breaking year. Years where snow fall has been minimal because the difference of a few degrees. Unfortunately‚ these unusual years are become the standard. The
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Kite flying is one of the most popular sports and festival in India. According to the Greek literature‚ kite-flying dates back to as old as 14th century and later came to India and other Asian countries. Kite Festival in India is popular the worldwide and celebrated with great fun and fervor. Watching the colorful sky during the kite festival is indeed a feast to the eyes. Men’s inherent wish to fly high and reach the sky would have surely made him invent the kite and fly it high‚ somewhere giving
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FISH FARMING Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture‚ while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures‚ usually for food. A facility that releases young (juvenile) fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species’ natural numbers is generally referred to as a fish hatchery. Worldwide‚ the most important fish species used in fish farming are carp‚ salmon‚ tilapia and catfish
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GloFish The GloFish was the first genetically modified animal to become available as a pet. It is a natural Zebrafish which has had genetic information from bioluminescent jellyfish added to its DNA. It was originally produced to provide a warning system for pollution but with the addition of further colors its viability for the pet market became clear. It was introduced to the US market in December 2003 by Yorktown Technologies of Austin‚ Texas. 9 Grapple The grapple is a relatively new
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Spring 2012 Dinosaurs In Alaska? Spring 2012 Dinosaurs In Alaska? By By When you hear a place about Alaska‚ we think of snow‚ polar bears‚ glaciers‚ and cold weather. When you think of dinosaurs‚ we think of tropical places and hot climates. You would probably doubt dinosaurs could have ever lived here in Alaska. But about 65 million years ago they not only lived here‚ they thrived! There are a lot of information about dinosaurs‚ but what this paper will cover is how
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Looking for Alaska is a novel written by John Green set in Alabama specifically the campus at the Culver Creek boarding school with the exception of a few important locations such as the Smoking Hole. The story is narrated in the first person through the perspective of Miles “Pudge” Halter‚ which has its disadvantages as he turns into a mental wreck after the death of Alaska. The novel “Looking For Alaska” focuses on many themes such as friendship‚ death‚ mortality and rules and order. These themes
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begin‚ one of the common themes that both films center around is that of good vs. evil‚ yet by reimagining this theme‚ which is often an integral part of conventional war films‚ the foreign films are able to set themselves apart. In The Cranes are Flying‚ Kalatozov breaks from the traditional representation of this theme by presenting it in a way that there is no clear distinction between who is good and who is evil. Although the German army invades the USSR‚ Kalatozov does not confine either army
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Part 1: 1964 Alaska earthquake http://www.iris.edu/hq/files/programs/education_and_outreach/aotm/31/Alaska1964EarthquakeCauses.mp4 A lot of excellent information is packed into this short video. 1. How many minutes did the shaking last? The shaking lasted 4.5 minutes. 2. What was the magnitude of the earthquake? The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2. 3. This earthquake occurred just as geologists were figuring out plate tectonics. What principle of plate tectonics did the earthquake
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