CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS The idea of a glorious earthly paradise far from the known world had existed in the European imagination long before 1492. That idea of a distant paradise on earth shaped the way Europeans came to think of America after Columbus and his successors reported their discoveries. For example‚ the following mythic lands may have served as inspirations for the alluring idea of America as a place of joy‚ ease‚ riches‚ and regeneration: a. the Garden of the Hesperides of Greek myth
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attract the attention of other people that causes new fashions to rise. A man makes certain modifications in his dress or hair style in order to attract the attention of others. People notice his new fashion. Many people imitate his new fashion because they think that they will not be noticed if they do not follow the new fashion. Thus the new fashion spreads and becomes common. When most people have accepted the new fashion‚ it is no longer new. It becomes the ordinary style. Fashionable persons
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meaning. The poem meant the world is a beautiful place without continuous violence‚ people being unhappy‚ people stressing‚ some people dying‚ and even some people being on drugs or people starving or people striving to do good things. This meant to me that I need to take life and my education much more serious because many young people like me don’t have the same opportunities as I do. This also made me realize that I’m extremely fortunate to have a big house and new clothes to wear to school‚ and
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New York is the state to be it’s one of the richest and one of the best. New York’s history is very rich and very old but very interesting. New York became a state on July 26‚ 1788‚ the capital is Albany. In 1664‚ the English took control of the area and renamed it New York. One of the original 13 colonies it was the 11th state to join the union.Between 1892 and 1954‚ millions of immigrants arrived in New York Harbor and passed through Ellis Island on their journey to becoming U.S citizens. New York
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Introduction In your opinion what is the best job in the world? I recently read an article by the Financial Times journalist Lucy Kellaway. Lucy described meeting an acquaintance who had gone from being a marketing director on £200k per year to a postman earning £20k per year. The part time postman described his new job s much healthier that his previous one. He walked 4 miles a day And when he went home @ 1pm every day ‚ he did not have to give work another taught until 7.30 the next morning
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The Everglades is a great place to visit when earth day come. It is one of the many beautiful places that the earth offer us to see. But it is also not so safe there without a guide because there are many animals that live in the everglades that will eat you. And now that they have snakes in the everglades be very careful when you go. But don’t let a few snakes and other animals stop you from going to beautiful place. In the everglades you are surrounded by water and tree and kinds of pretty birds
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New York City New York City is a powerful centre of economic and culture authority. It is classified as a world city. A world city is a large city that has outdone its countrywide urban networks and became part of an international global system. A world city is the focus of world trade and communication. They are the central in all banking and finance headquarters‚ and are the host of entertainment and sporting events. New York is one of the three dominant cities around the world. The other two are
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The smell of fresh cut grass‚ the sun beaming straight down on you and the heart skipping beats as the game starts off. That is the best weather for a soccer game kick off. Soccer is the best sport in the world regardless of what people say and think. It requires a lot more skill‚ it is the most popular sport in the world‚ and it is different than all the other sports. Soccer isn’t like other sports where you can catch a ball‚ throw a ball‚ or hold a stick in your hand to hit the ball. You
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not heard of the New York Knicks‚ then you have not watched the NBA recently. The New York Knicks are one of the most historical teams in the NBA. They are located in New York City and play at the one of the best arenas in the world. The Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden has held many events including the NBA‚ NHL‚ NCAA Basketball and Music events as well. Currently they are on NHL because of the New York Rangers are in the NHL Playoffs. The Garden is one of the best places to play in the
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New York City The first native New Yorkers were the Lenape‚ an Algonquin people who hunted‚ fished and farmed in the area between the Delaware and Hudson rivers. Europeans began to explore the region at the beginning of the 16th century--among the first was Giovanni da Verrazzano‚ an Italian who sailed up and down the Atlantic coast in search of a route to Asia--but none settled there until 1624. That year‚ the Dutch West India Company sent some 30 families to live and work in a tiny settlement
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