Chérise Bacchus Lower 6 Mrs. Chung History Essay TOPIC: Discuss the evidence of a West African presence prior to 1492 in the New World West Africans’ presence in the New World‚ prior Christopher Columbus‚ has always been downgraded‚ simply because historians and teachers have failed for years to recognize their actual existence in the Americas. Individuals must pay homage to dedicated historians‚ such as: Ivan Van Sertima‚ Leo Wiener and Alexander Van Wuthenau; they have proven that Africans
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http://nyti.ms/1qxEV9u MAGAZINE | NYT NOW The Woman Who Walked 10‚000 Miles (No Exaggeration) in Three Years By ELIZABETH WEIL SEPT. 25‚ 2014 A hundred years ago‚ when Robert Falcon Scott set out for Antarctica on his Terra Nova expedition‚ his two primary goals were scientific discovery and reaching the geographic South Pole. Arguably‚ though‚ Scott was really chasing what contemporary observers call a sufferfest. He set himself up for trouble: Scott brought Manchurian and
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2007/ Imperial Tours‚ USA/ viewed 20th May 2012/ http://www.imperialtours.net/terracotta_warriors.html Mazzatenta‚ O./ National Geographic Society‚ 2008/ National Geographic‚ USA/ 16 May‚ 2012/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/enlarge/terra-cotta.html Wolff‚ J./2007/ Emperor Qin in the Afterlife/ Writing 20: The Archaeology of Death/ Duke University/ Volume number unknown/ pp 10-16 *
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third planet from the Sun‚ and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System’s four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the world‚ the Blue Planet‚ or by its Latin name‚ Terra. Earth formed approximately 4.54 billion years ago‚ and life appeared on its surface within one billion years. Earth’s biosphere then significantly altered the atmospheric and other basic physical conditions‚ which enabled the proliferation of organisms as
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Cantor Center for Visual Arts on Stanford Campus on 2/28/13. I saw a lot of sculptures and vases there. They are very beautiful and interested. The most interested one I think was Kleophon Painter‚ “Volute Krater”‚ ca. 430 BCE‚ Greece‚ red-figure terra cotta vase‚ size 26’ ¾” * 19’ *19’. Hazel D. Hansen Fund‚ 12‚ 1972 Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. This vase is located in the Iris & B Gerald Cantor Center from the classical period between 479-323 BCE in Greece. The Kleophon Painter
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Aristotle Name: Aristotle Occupation: Philosopher Birth date: c. 384 BCE Death date: c. 322 BCE Education: Plato’s Academy‚ Lyceum Place of birth: Stagira‚ Chalcidice‚ Greece Place of death: Chalcis‚ Euboea‚ Greece Synopsis Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was born circa 384 B.C. in Stagira‚ Greece. When he turned 17‚ he enrolled in Plato’s Academy. In 338‚ he began tutoring Alexander the Great. In 335‚ Aristotle founded his own school‚ the Lyceum‚ in Athens‚ where
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a secular‚ critical way of thinking” (Reading 11). A key example of this is how science’s view of the solar system changed. Using logic‚ and not observation‚ Newton determined that the sun couldn’t possibly orbit the earth. He got rid of the old terra-centric view of the world. The heliocentric model was created‚ and the fact that there were elliptical orbits was announced. Denis Diderot produced the first mass-printed bible. This was significant for several reasons. The first such reason is that
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Geographic ™ Reptile Desert Kit. Both of my tanks work perfectly‚ and I haven’t had any problems with them. I find that most brands at your local pet store work fine‚ but I definitely suggest those that I’ve mentioned‚ and others‚ such as Zoo Med‚ Exo Terra‚ and All Living Things. If this is your first gecko‚ I highly suggest getting a starter kit. These kits have almost all that you need‚ and eventually with experience‚ you can mix and match items. Your tank needs to have a hot/cold side‚ one side being
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Leni Riefenstahl was a German dancer‚ actor and filmmaker between the 1920s and 1940s. She became well known for her career as a filmmaker‚ which had flourished during the years of the Nazi regime. It was during these years that she made her famous films Olympia (1938) and triumph of the will (1935). As a child‚ leni loved dancing‚ gymnastics and theatre and above all she dreamed of dancing as a child on stage‚ her mother was supportive of her desires‚ but her father was unsympathetic. In 1918 when
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Los Angeles Field Trip Report On October 11‚ 2014 along with 23 other classmates‚ we took a field trip to downtown Los Angeles. The purpose of this field trip was to observe and learn about the physical and the built environment‚ its interrelationship to each other‚ and to draw our own conclusions from everything that we saw and learned. Students provided information on a subject that they chose and provided handouts for everyone. We learned about different architectural styles‚ ages of buildings
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