Galleon

lateen sail that is “(…) a triangular sail that is set at a 45-degree angle to the mast and takes advantage of winds coming for oblique angles” (civilization past and present, 128).In addition to their technological advantages the Portuguese adopted a galleon that is a fast ship that gave them a better way to sail close to the…

makes sense that it is of high value because its location makes it strategically important and the resources found there are abundant, thus, many powerful nations would want to take control of it. Tope and Nonah-Mercado both write that the Manila galleon trade brought far-eastern goods like silk, porcelain, spices and pearls to the west (7). The abundance of resources that the Philippines was able to provide for the far west was awe-inspiring. Also, those abundance of resources was a solid…

“Ollivander,” explained Dumbledore, thoughtfully, “is one of the finest wand makers in the world. You boys should have no trouble having a wand choose you. It may take some time, so if you find yourselves needing me, you will find in Florean Fortescue’s ice cream parlor. He and I haven’t spoken in years; I think it’s time I pay him a visit,” He paused, allowing Sam and Dean to peer down the crooked street to a sunny, brightly colored shop that was indeed, an ice cream parlor. “Well, good luck,”…

During the 1650s the British in Virginia and New England were firmly established in the mid atlantic region, while the Spaniards in St. Augustine and had claimed over Florida and the Southwest. They both were looking to expand and look for new land and they both ended up settling in North America. Both the England and Spaniards have similar settlement with each other but they are also different from their reasons to how they interacted with the Native American and not to forget their economy and…

exploitation of resources involves the Spanish colonization efforts of the Philippines in the sixteenth century. The Spanish took advantage of the surplus and durability of timber such as molave, lanang, and laguan in order to generate a monopoly on Galleon shipbuilding (McCarty,124). They also utilized the local Indio population’s superior “knowledge and skill in ship design” (123). A similar form of exploitation can also be seen through in the debate over the DAPL. The US government is…

The Mother Who Lied On May 2, 1998, Harry Potter was declared dead by a woman who had everything to lose and only one thing to gain: reunion with her son. In J. K. Rowling’s famous series Harry Potter, Narcissa Malfoy plays two important roles in the protagonist's life, one being a seemingly devoted follower of the “man” who stole the lives of his parents and countless others; The second being the mother of Harry’s worst enemy: Draco. Her one redeeming trait comes when she saves his life and…

If you are brought into a world where, before you are even born, you are told that you won’t succeed life is a struggle. Society tells you you can’t do it, you aren’t good enough, or you are worthless. This is how women are viewed. In America we are very lucky that this is a much smaller issue than in some countries such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan, but it is still an issue in our home too. Women are still not paid as much as men, they are expected to stay at home with the children,…

The beginning of 1519--the year known as Ce Acatl to the Aztec-- marked the introduction of a short but decisive episode in the history of Mexico. On the day of April 21, a fleet of almost a dozen Spanish galleons dropped anchor just off the coast of the island, San Juan de Ulúa. Under the command of the then ‘heroic’, Hernán Cortés, the vessels bore over five-hundred Spanish soldiers and sailors, as well as approximately sixteen horses, the first of the species to tread the American continent.…

The setting is in an inn located in a village town that is described as dark, dispiriting, and empty. The first stanza of Part One says, “The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees/ The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.” The words chosen by the author to describe the night makes it sound almost scary and definitely mysterious. The setting makes the storyline intriguing, holding the audience’s attention. The time period mentioned above, late…

Understanding the patterns of immigration contributes to our conceptualization of place as a site of action and agency (amerasia journal). The first immigration wave happened while the Philippine islands still belonged to Spain and Manila galleons would stop by the United States for trade purposes in the 1860s. Some Filipinos ended up staying in the United States, but their numbers were too few to maintain a place and retain memories. The second immigration wave, also known as the manong…