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Health Care Insurance Cigarette Smoking
2,656 wordsRelationships and Complexities Among Different Concepts QUESTION 1) Define and do persuasion. 1) Based on our readings and discussions, create a working definition of persuasion. 2) Write persuasively about a current social / political /economic issue that is important in your life. First, identify the issue. Then, employing strategies of persuasion, write an opinion editorial (Op-Ed), either intended for a local or national newspaper to persuade the reader to endorse your position Your Op-Ed is...
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Pacific Ocean San Antonio
909 wordsFerdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world. The Voyage was the first positive piece of proof that the earth is round. Magellan was born around 1480 in northern Portugal. His parents were members of the nobility, died when he was ten. He became a page at the Portuguese court at age twelve to Queen Leonor. His position served as a means of education for sons of the Portuguese nobility. While at court, Ferdinand learned about the ...
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San Antonio South America
438 wordsMagellan lived a short life of about 40 years. Magellan was born around 1480 in Oporto, Portugal. There is little known about Magellans childhood, but we do know that when he was 12 years old, he was a page at the Portuguese court. While Magellan was a page, he met another page named Francisco Serrao. Serrao turned out to be a friend to Magellan for both of their entire lives. Serrao also grew up to be an explorer. Magellan and Serrao were promoted to squires together. Magellan was killed on Apr...
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Pope John Paul Ii Native Americans
2,346 wordsMiquel Joseph Serra was born and baptized on November 24, 1713 in Petra, a farming village on the island of Mallorca, Spain. As a child he attended a Franciscan elementary school. At the age of fifteen, Serra left home to enter the Franciscan University in Palma to study philosophy. When Serra was sixteen, he decided to join the Franciscan Order. After years of preparation and careful consideration of his vocation, Serra received his Franciscan habit in 1730 and took the name Junipero which mean...
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