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    realized she doesn't value or appreciate what she has. Sam dies at the end of everyday before waking up, so overtime she learns to spend time and value her family and friends while she has them. Likewise, the movie Moana is about a teenager, Moana, who sails across the ocean to save her people from her island.…

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    Journey of Impulsivity Chris Sails and Queen Naija were the epitome of relationship goals in the world of social media. They were the cutest couple out there; however, through the last moments of their relationship Chris Sails impulsively cheats on the beautiful Queen Naija. Due to this incident Chris Sails now receives heavy and grave backlash from the media. His actions express an trait of impulsivity since Chris Sails was caught up in the life of the party. To the point where he just did it…

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    Pathos, Rhetoric, and Greater Truths about Life and Death in King John In William Shakespeare’s King John, the main character’s deathbed speech utilizes rhetorical devices and pathos to invoke pity for the dying king. Shakespeare utilizes these devices to strengthen his 3-part metaphor in order to mirror the evolution and dilapidation of King John’s life all within the cusp of six lines. Through this clever use of rhetoric, the playwright reveals greater meaning about the tragedy of death and…

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    Christopher should have a National Holiday because of all good things that he did that was good for the world. In the articles “sail on” and “Columbus Doesn’t Deserve a National Holiday.” It states all the reasons way Columbus deserves a National Holiday and the reasons way he does not deserve a National Holiday. Should Christopher Columbus have his own National Holiday? The article “Sail on” is about on the good side of Christopher’s voyage. It’s goes on about the good thing that he did in…

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    “The flagship was named Delfina, in honor of the King’s firstborn daughter, and it set sail with the Normanda, Santa Maria and Vittoria.” Unfortunately the Santa Maria, and the Vittoria were lost at sea in a great heavy storm that had completely destroyed them. While the flagship Delfina, and Normanda went in to battle against Spanish ships…

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    Beowulf As A Hero

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    people he served, and he was victorious in important battles. A sign of a heroic leader is someone who defends and protects people in need of help. Beowulf decides to sail across seas to The Danes, people who he previously had little to no connection with. He sails there to defend them against the monster attacking their city, "to sail the swan's road and search out…

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    or topgallant yards. • Short-drag shanty- Sung for short hauling jobs requiring a few bursts of great force, such as changing direction of sails via lines called braces, or hauling taut the corners of sails with sheets or tacks. • Sweating-up chant- Sung for very brief hauling tasks, as for a few sharp pulls on a halyard to gain maximum tautness of a sail. • Hand over hand shanty- Used for lighter hauling tasks, such as setting staysails and jibs or when simply hauling in the slack of a rope.…

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    because they were curious about the unknown outside world like the explorers. 12) The northern Italian city-states did not take part in overseas expansion across the Atlantic because their Mediterranean ships were incompatible and were not able to sail through the weather of the Atlantic. 13) Islam had a role in Iberian overseas expansion because Iberian expansion was influenced by the anti-Muslim warfare. So, they had a spiritual drive when conquering and expanding. This created a crusading…

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    In the second half of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, the protagonist Jim Hawkins has hugely evolved as a character. To start, the main obstacle in the story has largely changed from when Jim first set sail on the Hispaniola. In the beginning, I predicted that the problem Jim would face in the story would simply be finding Captain Flint’s buried treasure, the title of the book being Treasure Island. Towards the middle of the book, the true issue in the plot became clear: to escape the…

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    Infante Henrique of Portugal (1394-1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator, was the third son of King John I, the leader of Portugal at the time, and his English wife, Phillipa of Lancaster. He played an important role in the exploration and navigation of lands and route around Africa in order to reach Asia. With these expeditions, he helped create map that have an important impact on the world’s geography. According to Russell Yost in his article “Henry the Navigator”, Henry play an…

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