Portugal

Imagine oneself in a world completely different from ones where the language, culture, people, and landscape is different. James Clavell made this possible with a stroke of a pen. Creating multiple works depicting conflicts and resolutions between eastern and western civilizations in a series known as the asian saga. In his masterworks, James Clavell showed the conflicts and resolutions in western and eastern civilizations to the betterment of the world as seen through the novels Shogun,…

The person who inspires me the most is soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, he isn't just a normal soccer player to me he is my inspiration and my motivation to never stop trying, never give up, and doing the best I can. This belief is important to me because during my own personal struggles as a kid I looked up to Ronaldo as a role model someone who I could relate to and make a personal connection with. I have come to develop this belief because even with Cristiano's struggles in life he was still…

I. The Incas A. The Incas were the native peoples of South America. Their empire extended from Ecuador to Chile. B. Around 1200 B.C., they founded Cuzco as the capital. C. They were great builders: 1. Paved roads through the Andes 2. Tunnels 3. Suspension bridges 4. Distance markers along the roads 5. Rest stations D. There were four classes (levels) in the Incan society. 1. Rulers 2. Nobles - The rulers and nobles lived in palaces. 3. Common people - This was the largest group. Most of…

Over the last decade, Europe’s population has been declining quickly. European countries ' birth rates are much lower than other countries across the world. This statistic is evident especially in Spain where for every baby born, more than two people die. And the ratio seems to be moving closer to 3:1. Spain currently has one of the lowest fertility rates in Europe. In Italy the retired population is soaring, Germany has the lowest birthrate in the world, and Britain’s population grew at a…

of their lives their, with no chance at getting to enjoy freedom ever again. Antonio de Gouvia was a male Azorean priest from the sixteenth century. He spent his youth in the Azores. His work took him all around Portugal to spread the good word. He would soon be ordered to leave Portugal and would arrive in Salvador. He would later join the Jesuits at the College of Jesus. He left Olinda for Pernambuco, which was doing very well, other then the fact that the Indians were causing great…

was accepted by the Guarani Indians and then builds a mission, where he is joined by Rodrigo Mendoza, a reformed slave trader seeking absolution. Unfortunately, a treaty transfers the land in which Father Gabriel has built the mission from Spain to Portugal, and the Portuguese government wants to capture the natives for slave labor. Mendoza and Father Gabriel decide to defend the mission, but disagree on how to achieve the task. The history behind The Mission was…

Latin America, its imperial powers of Spain and Portugal, and the African slave trading system. Although the sugar industry jumpstarted the economy of Latin America and helped to set up the system of global relations that we have today, it left the region at a disadvantage in trade and had lasting negative effects on the social standings and interactions of Latin America. When sugar was recognized as a luxury item by the English, Spain and Portugal sought out to create sugar plantations.…

Indies-India and Southwest Asia. With such a long journey ahead he needed to find somebody who could fund his journey. He seeked patronage from King John II but he rejected his plan. So he left Portugal to go to Spain to seek support from Isabella and Ferdinand. He was once again rejected. So he made his way back to Portugal so he could once again ask John II but unfortunately, Dias discovered a passage to the Indies. So Columbus’s proposal was unnecessary. In a last ditch effort, Columbus…

Portuguese man expatriated in Angola for seven years. He lived in the Benguela province and travelled frequently to rural regions of Huambo and Huila. Fifteen days before returning to Portugal, he went on camping in a tropical forest region of Malange, close to the Democratic Republic of Congo border. He returned to Portugal to visit friends and relatives and after five days he experienced high fever, asthenia, dizziness and myalgia. He was diagnosed with Plasmodium falciparum malaria with 8%…

In 2017, 8 states have already legalized marijuana. In countries in Europe, such as The Netherlands and Portugal, all drugs have been legalized. Effects of legalization can be seen in Portugal, where the rate of overdose deaths has plummeted. Schools should have a more informative curriculum about drugs in health classes. The youth has to learn from a young age about drug use and the effects they…