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Ancient Greek Transportation and The Odyssey Silvia Hwang In The Odyssey, Homer tells the reader only that Odysseus had a fast, black ship; most historians agree that he was on one of the warships he used to travel to Troy. After a victorious war, Odysseus struggles to sail back home to Ithaca. But was sailing the best way to travel? Transportation is an important aspect of any kind of civilization. While the Greeks were very advanced in sailing technologies, they were not as good with other…

marginalization of others? Herman Melville’s novella Benito Cereno and Greg Grandin’s manuscript Empire of Necessity illustrate the case of the San Dominick, a Spanish slave ship sailing through the wild Pacific Ocean near Chile, and its passengers to pose this question. At the turn of the 18th century, such tightly-packed multipurpose commercial ships pitted competing self-interests against each other. On board the San Dominick, the Spanish captain Benito Cereno and the American mariner Amasa…

According to Miller, whipping was a means to control slaves during the first few days at sea because slaves were the most apt to rebel during that time (Miller, 409). During slave rebellions, slaves would attempt to take control of the ship and steer themselves home. Thus, to protect their investment, slavers did not allow slaves up from the hold during the first few days at sea and refused to release them from their bindings. Furthermore, physical violence was often used to force slaves…

for. Finally, the abolitionists in a way laid claim to them because they wanted to end slavery and so they wanted the slaves to be seen as people. First Queen Isabella tried to lay claim to the slaves because they were basically found on one of her ships in her waters and therefore they belonged to her. The Spanish Planters Montes and Andrewez laid claim on the Africans because they did pay for them at the slave fair even though they knew they were doing it illegally. The abolitionists didn 't…

caravel, had aided in mastering the sea and its obstacles. The caravel was a light sailing vessel that was developed by the Portuguese in the late 1400’s. The caravel was a ship of vital importance in the 15th and 16th centuries, as it was used to navigate the vast obstacle to the New World. The caravel, at the time, was a ship with distinctive shape and admirable qualities. After being developed, the caravel was used…

Cornelius Vanderbilt was a disrespectful, ugly, genius shipping and railroad tycoon whose parents were farmers and he grew up with no education. “In New York, 1871 Vanderbilt was in the Grand Central Depot, the terminal for New York Central Railroad was constructed with features like elevated platforms , a glass balloon roof spanning all the tracks and boarding areas only accessible to passengers”. He made railroad much better than it was by making it cheaper and efficient. He mastered…

COMPARISION BETWEEN TWO SHIPYARDS 6 CONCLUSION 7 RECOMMENDATION 8 REFERENCE Introduction Shipbuilding refers to the construction of ships that able of floating. Shipbuilding typically takes place in a shipyard by specialized engineers, boat builders, and other marine experts. Shipyard, a place which ships are constructs and repairs such as painting, welding, piping, insulating, repairing and general contracting. Countries that with large shipbuilding industries…

In the nineteenth century, the farming industry started to ignite, turning into a market based economy. Instead of producing products for the sole needs of the family, farmers were beginning to produce larger scale to sell their products for profit. The switch to a market based economy revealed a need for a more efficient network of roads, canals, and improved overall transportation. Horse drawn carriages, new canals, railroads, and steamboats were the solution to the problem. Daniel Boone…

clouds as I breathed out warm air. I watched as down below the sailors unloaded cargo where the ships docked. The tide was high and kept spraying them slightly with the ocean water. I grew impatient and turned and sprinted back up to the house. Mother sat on the porch with Christina sipping her Indian Spice Tea from our cellar. She smiled as she saw me dashing to her. “Mother!” I cried. “When will Father’s ship be here? I’ve been waiting on the hillside since dawn! My feet cant take and more…

transported Africans by ships which were called “Slave Ships” with only an economic view in mind. These African passengers were treated as nothing less than cargo as their human bodies were stripped past their dignity. African slaves who endured the Middle Passage were victims of disease, abuse, and even death. If an enslaved African…