gunshots that interrupted that summer day. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Not only was Franz murdered‚ but so was his wife Sophie‚ Duchess of Hohenberg. They were assassinated by a young man named Bosnian Serb which set off a chain of events that leaded to the start of World War One. To many people it was known as the Great War and seemed to have come out of the blue. Franz’s assassination was the start to it all. Franz Ferdinand was the eldest son of Carl Ludwig and the brother of Emperor
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If there is one person to blame for World War I‚ its Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ only he didn’t do anything bad‚ he was just assassinated‚ which sparked Austria’s tensions and therefore started the war. The buildup would’ve been much slower‚ perhaps even the war avoided‚ no costs for Germany‚ and no Second World War‚ which might’ve meant no Holocaust. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the leader of Austria before getting shot by teenager Gavrilo Princip. The assassination of Archduke was unjust because
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Can someone who failed at his or her original goal‚ still succeed? Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal and moved to Spain when he was older. He studied mapmaking and astronomy and he was also an explorer. He sailed to East Africa and Malaysia. In his times many people didn’t think that the world is round or that you can sail around the world. Magellan challenged this and set out on a journey to circumnavigate the globe despite people’s beliefs. The Spaniards funded his long trip. Though some
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Figures of the Renaissance Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was a leader of the Renaissance and a benefactor to modern science. The results of his voyage around the globe were such that the average person living during the Renaissance re-thought their paradigms of the world surrounding them‚ even know most scholars and other educated types knew that in fact‚ the world was round in shape. Ferdinand‚ however‚ proved it. Thus he lays claim to having circumnavigated the first voyage around
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Jewish communities in the Mediterranean‚ Indian Ocean Basin‚ or along the Silk Roads. When I was traveling from China into the India Ocean Route‚ another fellow merchant of mine gave me a book and it detailed one of the greatest travelers in our time‚ Marco Polo. He was born in Italy and the whole family revolved of traders. His father‚ along with two brothers‚ moved about four years‚ living and trading everywhere
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ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO DONE BY: ESHA‚ SHASHANK. HISTORY OF MARCO POLO • Marco Polo was born in 1254. • Before Marco was born‚ his father Niccolo Polo and his uncle Maffeo Polo had gone on a journey to china. • His aunt took care of him and taught him arithmetic or math and to read and write. • The business in the family was to become merchants and traders‚ so his aunt also taught him how to judge products and about foreign money. Making him like business and was his passion. • He died on January
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Marco Rubio (my candidate) I. Personal Biography Marco Rubio’s parents immigrated to the United States two years prior to the violent rise of Fidel Castro.1 Both of Rubio’s parents—Mario Rubio and Oriales Rubio—were not US citizens when he was born in Miami‚ Florida‚ in 1971.2 Ultimately‚ however‚ they both applied for US citizenship and were naturalized in 1975.2 Rubio undoubtedly comes from humble beginnings. Growing up in Nevada‚ his Father was a hotel bartender and his mother was a hotel
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is that they keep fighting through their struggles‚ learn from their mistakes‚ and hold on to that faith to never give up. Marcos Perez has experienced several struggles first hand‚ he has also made several mistakes in his life‚ but he keeps going. It was not until he truly came of age‚ and had a growth in responsibility‚ that he overcame these struggles. Currently‚ Marcos is studying computer science in Farleigh Dickinson University for his second year now. He is in the honors program and is getting
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer born in Northern Portugal in 1492. His parents ‚ were very wealthy and powerful and members of the portuguese nobility but died when he was only 10 years old. Before he became an explorer Magellan was first a soldier. During a Battle Magellan lost an eye after being shot in it and was injured and lost his leg‚ the wooden leg given to him didn’t fit properly causing him to walk with a limp. He sailed for his native Portugal‚ but a dispute with the
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Marco Polo’s Travels formulated in Europe of the fourteenth and fifteenth century a new perception of the Eastern world‚ a world just as advanced and sophisticated as that of the West. Yet‚ another two centuries were needed for a significant change to take place; this was Christopher Columbus’ voyage. For Christopher Columbus‚ Marco Polo’s travelogue was a valuable and solid resource that contained the necessary details of the East. The geographical descriptions in his writing generated a basis for
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