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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Notes Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain 1510. He traveled with Antonio de Mendoza to the new world. He married Beatriz de Estrada called "the Saint”. Her sister of Leonor de Estrada was an ancestor of the de Alvarado family and daughter of Treasurer and Governor Alonso de Estrada y Hidalgo, Lord of Picón, and wife Marina Flores Gutiérrez de la Caballería, from a converso Jewish family. Coronado inherited a large portion of a Mexican estate…

China 's Military History and Culture Introduction The history of China was shaped by armed conflicts and wars. Especially, China’s military history can be dated back to 2200 BC and divided into the following periods that are before 1911, the period of the Republic of China and the People 's Liberation Army (PLA) (Graff & Higham, 2012). Noteworthy, most of the imperial dynasties in China were established from successful battles. However, the great peasant rebellion and the collapse of the…

Study Site To expand on the previous research of John L. Hoogland, we plan to study black-tailed prairie dogs’ long-term reproductive success. We expect long-term reproductive success will increase as the population of helpers increases. We hope to receive a $12 million grant from the National Science Foundation to complete this extensive research. We will study the black-tailed prairie dog population in an area of approximately 160 kilometers (km) within the Great Plains region of north-central…

Team ropers-r-us The rider slowly backs his horse into the metal box. Nerves are pulsing through his body. He looks to the left and sees the steer is ready and looks even farther to the left and makes eye contact with his partner. He gives the look and nods his head. After that, it’s all so fast the steer launches forward and his partner swings the rope, and it is thrown, he prays for the best. Lucky for him the rope lands around the horns and his partner dallys up and turns left. Now it’s all…

Jared Diamond went to New Guinea to originally research birds that lived there. Along his travels he met a man named Yali who he spent some time talking to, who then asked Jared the question Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people had little cargo of our own? Jared at the time had no answer to Yali’s question, so he decided to do research on the question and wrote a book about it. His theory to Yali’s question was it’s not the…

The World Ends Visualize scaly, spine chilling, savage creatures rising from the dead in a lab. Technology has come so far that we can finally ask the question: Should we clone extinct animals? I think we should not clone extinct animal.I can see a hole in our food chain, new disease, nor playing God shouldn 't be an option. Imagine food be scarce for survival, and new kinds of epidemics across the land that can kill thousands in a second. Malicious people creating new species from the dead…

consists of plains, mountains, plateaus, and tundra, which spans, 6.5 million square miles and through 11 time zones. It takes up about half of the earth’s circumference. The West Siberian Plains spans between the Arctic Ocean and the Central Asian Steppes. It is the largest region in Russia and it is about 1 million square miles. The area has poorly…

The Journey of Gilgamesh The oldest piece of literature in the world today has transcended time. The main character of Gilgamesh reflects a journey that we must all make in life, learning we will not live forever. This lesson transforms Gilgamesh from a tyrannical leader to a humble king. Gilgamesh undergoes this transformation through a hero's journey. A hero’s journey was identified by Joseph Campbell when he recognised a similar theme across all cultures and times. The subject of the journey…

The Battle of Stalingrad took place between 23 August 1942 and 2 February 1943 and is considered one of the most important battles that took place during World War II. The battle was between the German and Soviet armies. Not directly, but due to the betrayal of a non aggression pact between the Soviets and Germans, the two were thrown into battle over Stalingrad. The Germans believed they would be on the winning side but that is not how it ended. The Soviets proved stronger than the Germans were…

Difference in gender within the early mythologies is vastly different. Women were barely represented within them and often uses only as fleeting and unimportant characters. However, within two stories there is more of a female presence, where woman is a representation of seduction and change. The Epic of Gilgamesh and “Genesis” are two of the most well-known stories documenting the beginning of man. The relationship of Adam and Eve, from “Genesis,” is similar to that of Enkidu and Shamhat the…