Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama (1460 or 1469 – 24 December 1524)‚ 1st Count of Vidigueira‚ was a Portuguese explorer‚ one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. He is one of the most famous and celebrated explorers from the Discovery Ages‚ being the first European to reach India through sea. This discovery was very significant and paved the way for the Portuguese to establish a long lasting colonial empire in Asia
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rolling plains. Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal‚ with a population of 545‚245 within its administrative limits on a land area of 84.8 km2. The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of 958 km2; it is the 9th most populous urban area in the European Union. About 2‚831‚000 people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (which represents approximately 27% of the population of the country). Lisbon is the westernmost
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Between 1880 and 1910‚ however‚ Africa was divided up among the Europeans. For the next 50 years decisions affecting Africa and its people were made not in Africa‚ but in London‚ Paris‚ Lisbon‚ and other European capitals. France acquired a huge empire in North and West Africa. Algeria‚ Tunisia‚ Morocco‚ Ivory Coast‚ Dahomey‚ Mali and other areas in West Africa came under French rule. Britain ’s colonies were scattered throughout the continent
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versus Henry IV. 2. The idea to bring monarchs in restoring Catholic unity in Western Europe was when taking some of the wealth of the Americas‚ which Christopher Columbus accidentally found the Americas‚ and bring it to the Spanish port of Seville and Lisbon‚ however the Flemish city of Antwerp was controlled by the
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO also called the (North) Atlantic Alliance‚ is an intergovernmentalmilitary alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. NATO’s headquarters are in Brussels‚ Belgium‚ one of the 28 member states across North America and Europe‚ the newest of which‚ Albania and Croatia
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The Treaty is the primary law for all EU Member States. This Treaty has changed many aspects in the legal structure of the European Union. Starting with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union becoming binding‚ in which the basic right of data privacy of individuals and protection thereof is ensured. This change has led to these rights becoming fundamental rights in the EU legal order. Secondly‚ the Treaty includes data protection and data privacy
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and metaphors to describe and portray the feelings of the Lisbon family. Since the novel is narrated in first person it is important to interpret these symbols and metaphors in an attempt to gain inside meaning from a perspective other than the narrator’s. One of the symbols present throughout the novel is the physical appearance of the Lisbon house. Over the course of the novel‚ the Lisbon house is described as deteriorating as the Lisbon suicides begin to take place. These signs of decay and neglect
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follows four boys who are reflecting on their old neighbours‚ the five Lisbon sisters. The Lisbon sisters are strictly unreachable due to their overprotective parents. The Girls‚ Therese‚ Mary‚ Bonnie‚ Lux and Cecilia are the puzzle that fill the boys’ conversations. At the beginning of the film the youngest sister‚ Cecilia‚ attempts suicide as she slits her wrists in a bath. In attempt to make her feel better Mr and Mrs. Lisbon throw a chaperoned party. Cecilia excuses herself and leaves to go upstairs
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what the American dream is‚ and all those things could find in the suburbia. In the novel‚ The Virgin Suicides‚ it show a complete different story. The Virgin Suicides is about five Lisbon girls living in a “comfortable” suburban with their parent. At the beginning of the novel‚ Cecilia‚ the youngest one in the five Lisbon girls‚ is the first one commit suicides. After that‚ People in
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CHAPTER ONE: Before History IDENTITIES: Complex Society Paleolithic Venus Figurines Metallurgy Social Class/Social Structure Lucy Neolithic Lascaux Cave Paintings Neolithic Revolution Agricultural Revolution MAP: Olduvai Gorge Neander Valley Catal Huyluk Lascaux CHAPTER TWO: Early Societies in SW Asia and Indo-European Migrations IDENTITIES: The Epic of Gilgamesh Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi’s Codes/Laws Stele Assyrians Economic
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