Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in 1513)‚ after crossing the Isthmus of Panama overland. Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer who sailed to North America from Spain‚ leaving in 1527. He traveled from Florida to Texas on a raft‚ then walked from Texas to Mexico City. He also explored the Paraguay River in South America. De Vaca and his fellow travelers were the first Europeans to see
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Coloring Dora When I was about seven years old I was obsessed with Dora. I had‚ so many dos and toys dedicated to her. Normally‚ when I feel like coloring‚ I ask my parents for some crayons and paper. However‚ today I didn’t feel like using crayons or paper. Today‚ I wanted to use a marker. First‚ I sprinted to bathroom‚ grabbed my pink Dora step stool‚ and ran into the kitchen. I placed my step down in front of the marker drawer and hopped up. I opened the drawer‚ and pulled out a bright‚ red Sharpie
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The Dora Nelson African American Museum The museum I choose to go to was the Dora Nelson African American Museum. Dora Nelson was born a slave and was a part of the first black family in Perris‚ Ca. Perris had no black church. Blacks could attend Congregational Church‚ but not join. Dora held prayer meetings in her home at F and 7th St. She also organized the first black Baptist church and held prayer meetings in her backyard under a tree Perris‚ Ca. Dora Nelson African American
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The Explorer’s Daughter Background Kari Herbert‚ whose father was a polar explorer‚ lived as a child with her family in northwest Greenland in the Arctic. She was so fascinated by the place she returned there later as an adult to write about it. The book from which this extract is taken is partly a memoir (a form of autobiography) and partly a travel book‚ giving the reader information about this strange and beautiful place‚ its people and its animals. She found that the way of life of
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Question 1 Write a short summary of the facts of the case-.i.e.‚ what happened to the spelunkers The facts of the case from judge Truepenny‚C.J. The case of the Speluncean Explorers came about after five members of the Speluncean Society became trapped in a cave they were exploring after a landslide .this event occurred in May‚4299 in the Central Plateau of this Commonwealth. After they failed to return home their families notified the Secretary of the Society‚ who then sent a rescue team to
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Childhood Obesity: An Overview Dora Matagić‚ PO2 recent research evidence on a number of aspects of childhood obesity: definition and prevalence consequences causes and prevention body mass index (BMI) as a means of defining obesity in children and adolescents it does matter to physical and psychological health there are adverse health risks for both the obese child and the adult who was obese as a child Introduction and aim Strategies to combat childhood obesity have been overtaken
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Christopher Columbus - 1492 Sails to the New World. Amerigo Vespucci - 1502 American continents named after him. Vasco de Balboa - 1513 Discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean. Hernando Cortez - 1521 Defeats Aztec Empire. Francisco Pizarro - 1533 Defeats Inca Empire. Hernando De Soto - 1539 Explores the southeastern US. Francisco de Coronado - 1540 Discovers the Grand Canyon Christopher Columbus - 1492 Sails to the New World. Amerigo
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DIFFERENT EXPLORER PROGRAMS In Fair Haven‚ New Jersey the explorer program is meant for young adults that are interested in pursuing a future in law enforcement. The program will introduce the young adults to traits that police officers should have such as: hard work ethic‚ integrity‚ honesty‚ courage‚ respect‚ and most of all discipline. The police explorers assist with crowd control events and traffic direction. They are also able to ride along with police officers and see what a usual day is
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is not sufficiently selfish to make it possible that many people will sacrifice so much for a stranger. The facts of human nature which was clearly described by the author using two stories about Dora and Bob. Singer effectively argued the ethical distinction of right and wrong between the acts of Dora who sold a child to organ peddler but later realized and corrected her action‚ with the action of Bob‚ who chose to save a valuable old car than the life of a child. Using the two situations both supports
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After reading the opinions of various judges in the case of The Speluncean Explorers‚ I found the arguments of Justice Foster well justified. Hence‚ I agree with him the most. He believes that the four explorers are innocent of any crime and rests his conclusion on two grounds. Firstly‚ Justice Foster takes the view that positive law cannot be applied to the case. Instead‚ he states that law of nature should govern the case. Men’s co existence in a society is essential for the application of positive
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