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Ben R Finney Polynesian Outliers A Computer Simulation Sharp
1,751 words
Andrew Sharp claims in his Ancient Voyagers in the
Pacific published in 1956 that the Pacific
Islanders did not possess the necessary
navigational and sailing technology to
deliberately navigate the distances between
islands of the Pacific when colonizing these
islands. He claims colonization was random and
accidental. However, more recent studies from 1972
on of Pacific navigation suggest deliberate
navigation and colonization was possible and did
take place. These studies have been supported b...
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Heart Of Darkness White Men
1,116 words
... is supernatural the way that Kurtz is treated
like a divine creator, his powers are infinite and
he grotesquely abuses them. Kurtz had been so
devoured by the darkness within himself that this
led him to irrational violence. Those who
displeased Kurtz would have to confront his
violent wrath. The remains of these unfortunates
are viewed by the rest of the cult, upon the
stakes that pierce through the remains of their
withered skulls. Marlow, somehow, survives his
confrontation with the darkn...
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Gates Of Hell Greek Mythology
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... knees, and in return came a precious trickle
of ivory. (Conrad 29) This paragraph describes how
much the white men are willing to sacrifice for
wealth. Much of which they are sacrificing is not
even theirs. So much is given to the effort of
obtaining the ivory that the need for ivory
becomes an obsession rather than an occupation. It
is Kurtz's obsession for ivory which drove him
farther and farther into the heart of the Congo.
It is here that he becomes insane and no longer is
consuming by ...
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Pacific Ocean South America
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This aspiring explorer and adventurer spent his
childhood as a page at the Portuguese court doing
errands and chores. He also went to school at a
monastery. When he was only 10 years old,
Magellan's parents died. About 5 years later, the
King of Portugal died, and Magellan's
brother-in-law, Duke Manuel (sometimes called
Emanuel), was made the king. In 1506, Magellan
went to the East Indies, taking part in many
exploratory and military expeditions in the Spice
Islands. By 1510 he had been promote...
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Juan Ponce De Presidential Elections
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To begin with I believe that the first and
probably the most important event in the Floridas
history and development was, of course, its
discovery. Floridas peninsula first has been found
when Columbus made his first voyage to the New
Land in 1492. But the real historical records of
this land indeed started when Juan Ponce de Len
the Spanish adventures and explorer arrived in
1513. In the beginning of April this man with his
crew landed in the north-east cost of Florida.
This place is now called...
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Jonathan Swift Gulliver Travels
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Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" Jonathan
Swift was without a shadow of doubt a great
pacifist, satirist, and moralist. Mainly through
pamphlets, he criticized imperialism and war with
ferocity. Gulliver's Travels, first published in
1726, can be seen as Swifts ultimate pacifist
pamphlet, summing up his views concerning moral
and sociopolitical justice. Although Gulliver's
Travels is cherished as a childrens book it has
triggered an ardent debate among philosophers,
political scientists and...
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Aunt Ester In Gem Of The Ocean
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Aunt Ester in "Gem of the Ocean" The Gem of the
Ocean takes place in 1904 in Pittsburgh. It is the
ninth part of August Wilsons cycle of dramas,
where he speaks about the struggle of black
Americans against slavery. The slavery is exposed
not only as a physical slavery, but also as
emotional one combined with slavery on a
government. It forces people to protect
themselves, to defeat their ideas and beliefs. The
drama shows us rather the slavery of soul than the
slavery of body. The play is a bri...
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Moby Dick Killing Moby
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Moby Dick The novel Moby Dick is the story of how
Ishmael the narrator came to set sail on a fateful
whaling voyage. He travels to Nantucket, where he
visits the docks to find a ship; he discovers the
Pequod. As Ishmael and his friend Queequeg make
their way to board the ship, they meet a haggard
looking, wild-eyed man who calls himself Elijah.
He warns them against sailing with the Pequod, and
hints that there might be something to fear about
their mysterious captain, Ahab. Although Ishmael
has...
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Men And Women Ellis Island
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Day 1: Hi my name is William Wallace. I? m 14
years old and I live in Britain. I? m going to
America on a boat that will drop us off at Ellis
Island. I? m keeping a journal throughout my
voyage to America because one day I hope to send
it back to Britain so all my relatives can read
what it was like. My parents can? t come with me
to America because they only have enough money for
one ticket and they told me that they want a
better life for me, so they are only sending me.
Tomorrow will be my fi...
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Christopher Columbus Atlantic Ocean
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Brief History: Christopher Columbus Diary Columbus
Brief History: Christopher Columbus was an
Italian-Spanish navigator who sailed west across
the Atlantic Ocean in search of a route to Asia
but achieved fame by making landfall, instead, in
the Caribbean Sea. Columbus was born in Genoa,
Italy. His father was a weaver, and it is believed
that Christopher entered this trade as a young
man. In the mid- 1470 s he made his first trading
voyage to the island of Kh os in the Aegean Sea.
In 1476 he sail...
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Core Values Taking Responsibility
713 words
The Fatal Voyage FATAL VOYAGE The Sinking of the
USS Indianapolis by Dan Kurzman 8 September 200
The United States Navy's core values are based on
Honor, Courage, and Commitment. These three basic
principles have laid the foundation for the
continued success of the Navy and has enabled us
to meet and conquer every new challenge. Honor
true faith and allegiance; conducting ourselves in
the highest ethical manner in all relationships
with peers, superiors, and subordinates. Abide by
an uncompromis...
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Los Angeles Subject Matter
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The Maritime Law Maritime Law The value of many
shipments depends upon fluctuations in the
currency rates, freight, handling charges, and
other expenses. By means of insurance protection
will be provided to goods from any uncontrollable
variables. A contract of Marine Insurance is
defined by section 7 of the Marine Insurance Act
of 1909 as: A contract whereby the insurer
undertakes to indemnify the assured, in manner and
to the extent thereby agreed, against marine
losses, that is to say, the lo...
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Heart Of Darkness Human Behavior
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Heart of Darkness is a novel of indescribable
horrors and actions that lie outside the human
mind. It describes a man? s (Marlowe) voyage on a
West African river to find an individual, Kurtz.
The actual journey truly is towards the? heart of
darkness? , where it takes Marlowe by evidence of
European indignity towards the natives. Marlowe
wants to see this land for himself, he does not
quite believe in himself of what is indeed there.
This story hints at horrors that Marlowe is
incapable of descr...
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Herman Melville Moby Dick
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Herman Melville, An American Novelist Herman
Melville is widely regarded as one of Americas
greatest and most influential novelists; known
primarily as the author of Moby Dick. He belonged
to a group of eminent pre-Civil War
writers-American Romantics or members of the
American Renaissance-who created a new and
vigorous national literature. He is one of the
notable examples of an American author whose work
went largely unrecognized in his own time and died
in obscurity. He believed himself to be...
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Solution To The Problem Christopher Columbus
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Historical Rights of the Vikings Columbus sailed
the ocean blue in the year 1492, this statement
not only holds great truths but it also holds
great lies. The United States has held on to the
belief that Christopher Columbus was the
discoverer of North America since the beginning of
it s recorded history. The total unwillingness of
the American society to yield to new history isa
travesty to not only the law of progress but to
the people that discovered North America, the
Vikings. The problem of...
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Rhyme Scheme Matthew Arnold
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Matthew Arnold s Dover Beach and Self-Dependence
Matthew Arnold was born at Laleham on the Thames,
the eldest son of Thomas Arnold, in 1822. He had
to live in the shadow of his famous father who ran
the Rugby school beginning in 1828. He went to the
Rugby school since age 6, but his achievement were
inconsistent. He got a scholarship to Oxford
anyway in 1841. School came easy to him there. His
father died in 1842 of a heart attack. In 1844 he
was awarded second honors in Oriel College Oxford,
to...
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Chimney Sweep Quot Mlady Sweep Chimneys England
614 words
Fred M. Fellow Here the poet uses an epistolary
technique in the creation of what he called a
" psycho gram, " a psychological profile
of this first recognized American black poet
within her historical-cultural context. Ostensibly
written from England to her friend Orb our Tanner
in 1773, the letter derives its verisimilitude
from Hayden's imitation of Wheatley's "
voice" through his deft creation of vocal
cadence, latinate diction, and a plausible "
style. " The re...
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Columbus People Power
524 words
Columbus: Sailing on the High Seas of Personal
Good Fortune Some amateur historians might have
you believe that October 12, 1492 was the single
most important day in the past millennia. On that
day, Columbus? discovered? the so-called New
World. If you merrily skip along through the
story, every? important? part sounds glorifying;
Columbus discovers a land full of gold, many
people move to this? New World, ? native lands are
conquered, and finally a great capitalistic
society is formed. Bartolom...
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Army Peter
875 words
9; In 1682, Sophia Romanov sent her palace
guards to get rid of her " heirs" and
other conflicts with her reign. Luckily, her two
brothers 16 year old Ivan, and 10 year old Peter
escaped with there step-mother. Later on, Sophia
declared that both Peter and Ivan are the czars of
Russia. In 1689, Sophia lost the mobility of her
legs. She had her guards, once again try and kill
Peter. The guards, realizing that Peter was in
communication with the Gods, didn? t touch Peter
for they fear...
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Gulliver Travels Gulliver Finds
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SATIRE IN GULLIVER S TRAVELS The story Gulliver s
Travels by Jonathan Swift is full of many
different literary elements; each helps to enhance
Swift s imagery. The most prevalent of these
elements is satire or the use of humor and wit to
criticize certain individuals or societies.
Although it may sound unlikely, Swift criticizes
humanity because of his love for it and because of
dreams of curing mankind s ills through humor. It
is through satirical humor that Swift is able to
disguise his critic...
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