Cape Horn

understood and evaluated the time it took the gold to reach the ports of Spain, it was suggested in 1524 to Charles V, that by cutting out a piece of land somewhere in Panama the trips would be made shorter and the danger of taking the treasures through the cape. A plan for this canal was drawn up in 1529.However, the project got put on a permanent hold after war arose in Europe and the thirsts for the control of kingdoms in the Mediterranean Sea. The Canal would have been used as a shorter way…

Sir Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon, United Kingdom 1540 to 1544 (unestablished date) because there was no record of his birth. He was born to Edmund Drake Mary Mylaye Drake with 12 older brothers. He had cousins who were privateers robbing shipping lanes off the French coast. They left Tavistock during the Christian revolt during which he was charged with stealing a man's horse and his purse he was later pardoned for this. After growing older, he worked for a merchant who traded…

Some predator-prey relationships could include the coyote, which hunts various insects, lizards, and tortoises. Other predators include: Cape Cobra: Hunts other snakes like the Mojave Rattlesnake, rodents like the Desert Rat (Dipodomys), birds and bird eggs, and some insects. Bobcat: Hunts small reptiles like lizards, birds like the Pygmy Owl, The Big Horn Sheep, and some small insects. Even eats some grasses and fruit from cacti. Raven (Corvidae aves): Hunts small rodents, bird eggs, young…

The Hardest Person to Escape is Yourself “The devil doesn’t come dressed in a red cape and pointy horns. He comes as everything you’ve ever wished for,” as Tucker Max said. This is played out nowhere so well as in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Gatsby’s poor and humble beginnings led to his internal belief that the only way he would ever be worthy of respect would be to change his status within society. When he fell in love and then lost his first love, this belief became even more…

This specific deer had golden horns, and was cherished by the goddess of hunt, Artemis. Accomplishing this labor was intensely difficult. Before he killed it, he hunted it for an entire year. He finally made the ambitious decision to kill it on the banks of River Ladon in Arcada.”Taking…

By May 2016, Greenpeace calculated that 39,000 tons of salmon washed up near the island of Chiloe in Chile. Six months later the government and the public have yet to reconcile their beliefs on the cause of the incident. According to Soberanes and Perez’ article, “The salmon crisis in Chile’s Chiloe Island,” government officials blame a “red tide” of algae as the main cause of the fish kill, completely independent of government authorization for the salmon industry to dump 9,000 tons of dead…

capital city, Santiago. Then in the south one can see the beautiful Late district. This district is home to the indigenous Araucanians. Also in this area can be found the old forests. If one would continue south, he would arrive at Cape Horn, the tip of Chile. Cape Horn is characterized by its stormy…

Culture is the way we dress, the food we eat, art we make, music we play, and the way live. The Mexican culture was influenced by the Spanish, who sailed over from Europe, its a mix of old and new. It is made up of the custom and traditions of many people, starting with the religion, to celebrating, to arts, music, dancing, and food. Catholic missionaries first arrived from Spain in the early 1500. They converted millions of indigenous people to Catholicism, and natives were too afraid to resist…

Tucker Max stated, “The devil doesn’t come dressed in a red cape and pointy horns. He comes as everything you’ve ever wished for.” This quote details the thought that the devil-temptation-doesn’t come as the stereotypical western demon, but as your greatest desire. In the play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is often tempted by various things and people to commit various deeds to achieve his desires, of which his reaction varies. This essay will address who tempts Macbeth, his…

older brother and his older sister .He had a twin brother that died at birth.His mother was Frances Liberace, his father was Salvatore Liberace, his brother was George Liberace, and his sister . His mother played the piano, his father played the French horn, older brother played the villain, and his sister played the piano. Half of his family played the piano.His mother taught him, until the age of seven When he was seven he got a…