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improvements are obsolete when they are in the midst of production and construction (Calvino 32-33). The city of Fedora explains Calvino 's motivation to write about fictional places: to maintain the book 's accuracy against time and progress. When Marco Polo/Calvino begins to name real cities that are famously known around the world presently, he does not go into exquisite detail of the buildings or behavior of people. A brief description of the characteristics of streets in New York City is…

Marco Polo was born in 1254 to a wealthy Venetian merchant family in Venice, Italy. His mother died when he was very young and his father, Niccolo Polo, and uncle, Maffeo Polo, were successful jewel merchants. As a result, they spent much of their time traveling throughout Asia for most of Marco’s childhood. Consequentially, Polo had no parents for much of his youth and was raised by his extended family. While they were traveling in Asia, Marco’s father and uncle traveled to China, here they…

A person’s knowledge that some people will be on their side and others will not, helps to shape their social identity (Hinsz & Nickell, 2004). Through conformity groups are able to shape group members way of thinking and thus individuals will adjust their attitudes and conduct to that of the group (Hart, 1998). Previously, I had overheard two staff members discussing the short comings of the last director and their disappointment in how things turned out, so I felt it was odd they did not feel…

Introduction What are enzymes and how do they affect reactions? Enzymes force reactions, in cells, to maintain a speed necessary for life. Enzymes can also be considered catalysts because they require the reactions to arise faster without themselves changing. For this experiment, the substrate in the enzymatic reaction was sucrase, and it will be causing sucrose to change resulting in the following equation: Sucrose → Glucose + Fructose Where the arrow is in the equation indicates the enzyme,…

Questions 1. What reaction was carried out in this lab and what reagents were used? 2. What techniques were used to purify and identify the product of the reaction? 3. Describe acid-base extraction and how it was being used in this experiment? 4. Describe recrystallization and how it was being used in this experiment? 5. Describe mixed melting point and how it was being used in this experiment? 6. What was the identity of the unknown acid? 7. What yield and percent yield were obtained?…

Marco Rubio at 47 years of age is considered young for a political leader. Marco Rubio has accomplished many things in his short career as a politician. Currently Marco Rubio is the Senator of Florida, (Lindsay, 2015) and he has great potential to become the main candidate for the Republican Party. Marco Rubio’s views on several things such as common core, debt, foreign policy, taxes, education, military, and health care. Marco Rubio is seen as an important candidate in the Republican Party and…

Who has made a difference for Florida, who really cares about the future of Florida and thinks of ways to make it a better place? Marco rubio is a very influential person and politician for florida, he has done many things to help out such as, fight for florida as a senator and help his community, supporting his family’s surroundings, trying to get the best for his country,state, and city. To start out, as a productive father, he has a loving family with four kids and raises his two daughters…

be a good aspect to come out of exploring the world, but it was also dangerous, unknown, and time-consuming. Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus were two…

An Analysis of the Mythic Storytelling of Marco Polo and the Detailed and Objective Cross-Cultural Descriptions of William of Rubruck This historical analysis will define the abstract mythic descriptions of Mongolian society that Marco Polo brings forth in contrast to the William of Rubruck’s objective and highly detailed analysis of cross-cultural interactions in Mongolian society. Marco polo tends to dramatize and abstract the mythic descriptions of Mongolians, which tends to discredit his…

Marco Polo Marco Polo left a legacy after his life, that of which includes the well-known water game, Marco Polo and the record of his inspiring voyages, The Travels of Marco Polo. His life started around 1254 in Venice, Italy where he was born. His mother died when he was still young and his father was a very successful jewelry merchant with Marco’s uncle, who often spent most of his time in Asia. On one of his father’s and uncle’s journeys to China, they took Marco along and they stayed there…