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    “The Young and the Restless” Spoilers: Sharon’s Guilt Resurfaces, Adam Wants to Fight it out and Victoria-Billy have a Chat The CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless” has more drama and tension coming up in the next episodes. Genoa City denizens will rarely get a happy moment as everyone will find their fate embroiled in one trouble or another. Spoiler reports indicate that Sharon’s secret will again come to the surface as Faith overhears her talking about losing Sully. Faith will get…

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    Columbus’ voyage Christopher Columbus was one of the greatest sailors to ever walk on this planet. Heck, he even has his own holiday, and he did something that no one else thought he could do. Christopher Columbus is an Italian sailor from Genoa, Italy. He wanted to do one thing, and that was to reach Asia by sailing west. Everyone just laughed at him. They thought that was ridiculous because everyone said that the world was flat and deep down in the sea that there were sea monsters. So…

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    Nicolo Paganini was born in Genoa Italy on october 27, 1782. He died in 1840. His parents names were Teresa and Antonio Paganini. Nicolo started learning music when he was only five years old. When he was seven his father taught him how to play the violin. He attended violin classes with famous violinists. He composed his first sonata in 1790. In 1795 he went to parma but was told that they could not teach him anything. He often played 15 hours a day. in 1797 he started his concert tours. From…

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    A few years after, Venice fought a war with the city of Genoa. He was put under arrest. While he was in prison, Marco met his inmate, Rustichello da Pisa, a writer of romance. He told detailed stories of his journeys and adventures to Rustichello, who was fascinated by Marco’s experiences. He later wrote all…

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    Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 CE in Genoa, Italy where he was an explorer and navigator. Columbus had been traveling west to find trade routes in the Indies. The purpose of Christopher's travels were that, the Muslims had the only trade route headed west and he had been determined to cut the Muslims out of the his was for possible trades. However, during this time Columbus had begun embracing the ideas of Ptolemy’s and the estimates he had drawn up for the size of the world. In source 4…

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    Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was born in the Republic of Genoa, Italy in 1451. He was known for his mystery and controversy also his bravery. Columbus was said to be the oldest of five children who came from a poor and barren family. Those who knew him while he attended the University of Pavia said he was a good observer and was very well read. Columbus was known for his voyages at sea and his ability to make maps. Much credit was given to him for opening up the Americans to the…

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    and a boom in population, Europe also had to face the bubonic plague. The plague gained its foothold in Europe in 1347 when it was brought on-land by Genocese merchants coming from Caffa. The infected sailors from Caffa landed in Sicily, some in Genoa…

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    Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa in 1451. He was a Roman Catholic and wanted to spread Christianity on his travels. He had two children Diego & Fernando. He was a maritime explorer who undertook 4 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. He need someone to support his voyage, first he went to the king of Portugal, however he refused, as he was more interested in finding a route to Asia via Africa. He then went to Spain and after a long wait, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to…

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    Have you ever thought that the world was flat? Or ever wondered how we can get from place to place when the world is round? Probably not, although Christopher Columbus had these questions. Christopher Columbus thought the world was flat and he thought it was impossible to move to different areas in the world while being round so he just inferred that the world was flat. Even though, Columbus was confused he was a very historical revolutionary figure. Coincidentally, Columbus was trying to find a…

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    world history there have been many historical marvel figures that have paved the road, received a bountiful of achievements and life altering roles that Christopher Columbus has acquired prior to his expedition period. Born in provincial Republic of Genoa, Italy, on October 31, 1451, Christoforo Colombo, also known as Christopher Columbus, is one of the most renowned explorer in history. Columbus is one of the oldest children out of his two siblings. At the time where socioeconomic is…

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