Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice‚ Italy‚ in a wealthy and merchant family. In 1260‚ the first journey east of Marco Polo’s father and uncle‚ Nicolo and Maffeo Polo‚ set out and they arrived at the court of Kublai Khan in 1265. The Polos brought 100 European priests to Kublai Khan according to the suggestion and they returned to Venice in 1269. In 1271‚ Marco Polo had his first journey when he was 15 years old after his mother’s death. He departed with his father and uncle to China and they
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The sun was so bright it woke me up. The window next to me brought in cool wind. The king died from one of the many rules of the great and deiced Hammurabi. I thought Hammurabi made these rules were made to protect the weak. Now because of that our kind king has died because of his selflessness. Why did he have to leave us so soon? A warm tear escaped my eye and rolled down my cheek. He was trying to protect an innocent widow. The traveler refused to back down and they started to fight. He accidently
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White‚ W. (2004). The historical essence of addiction counseling. Counselor‚ 5(3)‚ 43-48. The Historical Essence of Addiction Counseling William L. White‚ MA What distinguishes the profession of addiction counseling from the array of helping roles that have preceded and have followed it? What would be lost if the specialized knowledge and functions performed by the addiction counselor disappeared? This essay will explore these questions by attempting to define the historical essence of addiction
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Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer kills more women in the United States than any cancer except lung cancer. No one knows why some women get breast cancer‚ but there a number of risk factors. Risks that you cannot change include+++++++etc. Other risks‚ which you can change‚ include being overweight‚ using hormone replacement therapy‚ taking birth control pills‚ drinking alcohol‚ not having children or having your first child after age 35 or having dense
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Topic: In Van Brummelen’s book‚ four curriculum orientations were discussed. What do each of the four curriculum orientations have in common? Give examples how "responsibility teaching" can be achieved in both the public and private sectors. In Van Brummelen’s book there are four different curriculum orientations discussed. The four curriculum orientations discussed are "the traditional‚ the process / mastery‚ the experiential‚ and the Christian orientation" (p. 25). These orientations are essential
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South Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk‚ Pretoria ENG1502/1/2013–2014 98917056 InDesign CGM_Style CONTENTS Page Preface Learning unit 1: What is Language? 1.1 An Introduction to Foundations in Applied English Language 1.2 What are texts and domains? 1.3 What is language? 1.4 Why study language? Conclusion References Learning unit 2: Let’s listen to the sounds of the English Language 2.1 The discrepancy between spelling and sound 2
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Descartes believes that all knowledge must rest on a priori foundations. This claim is proven through his acceptance in the idea of God as most true and that innate ideas are relearned. Descartes states that his understanding of “God a certain substance that is infinite‚independent and supremely powerful...the more carefully I focus my attention on them‚ the less possible it seems they could have arisen out of myself alone”(Meditations And Discourse on Methods 45-46). Descartes sees himself as a
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Essential Questions Foundations of Classical Civilizations Questions China India Rome Greece 1. How is the social structure set up? Qin Dynasty - peasants no longer were loyal to landowners - established bureaucracy Han Dynasty - highly patriarchal society - large merchant class - scholar - bureaucrats Maurya Empire - efficient bureaucracy with secret police Gupta Empire - relied on local authorities to maintain order and to collect tributes Republic - tensions between patrician
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Historical Laws and Security Christina Najar CJS/250 Jenelle Velarde 03/13/2013 Historical Laws and Security The Code of Hammurabi- King Hammurabi‚ first ruler of the Babylonian empire was originated sometime in 1750 B.C. Hammurabi believed in an “eye for an eye.” People view the punishments to be barbaric. There were 282 clauses which included commerce‚ slavery‚ marriage theft and debt (Clifford‚ 2004). Draco’s Law- Established in 621 B.C. by a Greek citizen that wrote a code of law
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Foundations of Mythology Name Here HUM / 105 Month Day‚ 2014 Instructor Name Running head: FOUNDATIONS OF MYTHOLOGY 1 FOUNDATIONS OF MYTHOLOGY 4 Foundations of Mythology Myths have been a great part of history‚ from the very moment humans roamed the green marble we call Earth. Therefore‚ mythology has become just as relevant in attempting to answer life ’s greatest questions as any scientific method. Myths have shaped our world from the very beginning to the world we live in today
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