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    inhabit as they followed navigation from the stars to find new islands in the Pacific Ocean. History shows that this area was inhabited by humans during a period of 200 BC to 300 AD. The area gained prominence in modern times when the most famous sea explorer, Magellan sighted the area in 1521 while on his famous voyage to circumnavigate the world. After that, many Europeans were apple to identify and discover different islands in the region…

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    Conquistadors and explorers claimed territory all throughout South America and forced Native Americans to surrender using harsh methods. One of the conquistadors, Francisco Pizarro, abducted the Incan emperor which resulted in large amounts of silver and gold, it was one of…

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    of the Explorer met the federal minimum required. There was no any reason they should be punish by law. But, actually they had some design defeats by their internal standards, from the ethical side, they should improve their design for their customer and driver safety. Such as, the roof strength, the suspension and the weight. 5. From my point of view, I believe it is not fair the Firestone company bear the entire responsibility of these accidents and this series of events for the Explorer…

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    The explorer Vasco da Gama w born is Sines, Portugal, around 1460. In 1497, he was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a maritime route to the East. His success in doing so proved to be one of the more instrumental moments in the history of navigation. He made two other voyages to India, and was appointed as Portuguese in India in 1524. To embark on the journey, Da Gama pointed his ships south, taking advantage of prevailing winds along the coast of Africa. Following several months of…

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    For centuries, great minds have examined the debate of the Reformation, Scientific Advancement and Explorers between the 16th and 18th centuries. Many events occurred such as, The Heliocentric Theory which was first introduced by Nicholaus Copernicus. He believed that all the planets and stars did not revolve around the earth which is geocentric but instead around the sun. Later, in 1628, William Harvey discovered the function of the heart as a pump and the process in which blood circulates…

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    him sail to find it. Christopher then studied more about the earth and its dynamics.The end of the 15th century it was impossible to reach Asia from Europe buy land due to the route being too long and issues with hostile armies. Other Portuguese Explorers solve this problem by sailed south along the West African coast and around the Cape of Good Hope; however, Columbus had a different idea He argued that the circumference of the Earth was much smaller than his contemporaries believed it was as…

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    Remilong replied that he was the driver in his Explorer and his wife was the passenger in the vehicle. Mr. Remilong replied he was driving down the mile road and he was in front of the car Plant and a car came flying out of the lot without stopping and cut him off. Mr. Remilong hit the brakes and swerved…

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    In the 1500's, explorers traveled across the seas in large ships that carried crew members, goods, and wealth. These ships navigated the ocean by using toois like the compass, chip log, astrolabe, cross staff, and many more. With the compass, one of the explorers of the 1500's, Christopher Columbus, noticed that north on the compass was not actually true north. He used this to predict his arrival in America. A chip log was a circle of wood that was attached to a line on a reel, Knots were tied…

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    in 1554 (Aronson 13). His parents were not very wealthy and Walter was not expected to to inherit anything of value (14). Even though he did not come from wealth Sir Walter Raleigh would later become a well known English explorer. Sir Walter was one of the bravest English explorers to ever live. Walter first appeared in history when he enrolled at Oriel College in 1568. He was a very tall man for his day he was said to be over six feet tall. Walter was a brilliant student but he was short on…

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    of pregnancy and STD prevention. “IMPLANT A little matchstick-sized rod that goes in a girl's upper arm; it's good for up to three years.” (birth control explorer). The Implant is a type of birth control for females, it’s only good for 3 years and is 99% effective. “A pill a girl takes at about the same time every day.” (birth control explorer). The pill is used by girls to prevent pregnancy, and have to take it everyday at a specific time girls also use it for their periods. “ABSTINENCE…

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