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Hernando Cortez

- Hernando Cortez was one of the bravest military leaders of all time. Born in Medellin, Spain, he was a Spanish Conquistador who conquered most of Central America. He explored to find riches and conquered by being observant of the natives. As a result, with a small army, he conquered the Aztec Empire. In 1519, Cortez explored the Yucatan coastline. Landing in Tabasco, Cortez captured the natives. These natives wore bright colored clothing. Although, Tabasco people possessed little of value, they told Cortez of the great treasures of the Aztec Empire....   [tags: Biography]

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Hernando Cortez

- Hernando Cortez was one of the bravest military leaders of all time. Born in Medellin, Spain, he was a Spanish Conquistador who conquered most of Central America. He also gave Spain three-hundred years of control over Mexico. Cortez started exploring in the early 1500’s. He explored to find riches and conquered by being observant of the natives. With a small army, he conquered the Aztec Empire. Cortez went to the university in Salamanca, Spain. He attended the university to study Latin and Law....   [tags: Biography ]

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The Exploration of Hernando de Soto

- The Exploration of Hernando de Soto In 1539 Hernando de Soto and five hundred adventurers began on a journey of exploration that would take 4 years and would travel through 10 states in the southeast United States. His goal was to discover a source of wealth, preferably gold, and around his mines establish a settlement. During his travels through La Florida he encountered numerous groups of native peoples, making friends of some and enemies of others. His expedition was not the first in La Florida; however, it was the most extensive....   [tags: American America History]

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Hernando Cortes Conquered Mexico

- Hernando Cortes was one of the bravest military leaders of all time. Born in Medellin, Spain, he was a Spanish Conquistador who conquered most of Central America. He also gave Spain three-hundred years of control over Mexico. Cortes started exploring in the early 1500’s. He explored to find riches and conquered by being observant of the natives. With a small army, he conquered the Aztec Empire. Cortes went to the university in Salamanca, Spain. He attended the university to study Latin and Law. Unfortunately, Cortes completed only two years of school....   [tags: Hernando Cortes, Mexico,]

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Are Bernal Diaz’s Accounts of Cortez's Mission Accurate

- ... Diaz’s account is more believable because the objective tone of his account compared to the others. That was noticeable when he describes the events with many details without his emotions. Even, it is difficult to recognize his opinion about the event. For example, when he said “he placed it round the neck of the Great Montezuma and when he had so placed it he was going to embrace him, and those great Princes who accompanied Montezuma held back Cortés by the arm so that he should not embrace him, for they considered it an indignity” (Diaz, P....   [tags: aztecs, letter, indians]

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Hernando De Soto and the Mississippian Culture

- The Mississippian culture was a mound building culture that flourished between 800 CE and 1500 CE. They were present in a territory that extended from the Appalachian Mountains, to the Mississippi River. The Mississippian culture first began to develop in the Mississippi River Valley. Many cultural traits are recognized as being a characteristic of the Mississippian culture. Although not every tribe practiced every trait considered to be Mississippian, they were discrete from their ancestors with the taking on of some, or all of these traits....   [tags: History, Native Culture]

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Cartas de Batalla de Hernando Valencia Villa

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Hernan Cortes and the Governorship of Mexico

- Hernan Cortes was born at Medellin in Spain in the year 1485 and eventually became one of the great Governors of Mexico City. It all started in 1518 when the Governor of Cuba (Diego Velazquez) placed him in charge of an expedition to explore Mexico for colonization. In February, 1519, Cortes was about to set sail when Velazquez changed his mind at tried to replace him; however Cortes in an act of mutiny pushed forward anyway. In March of 1519, Cortes claimed the land for the Spanish Crown (Charles V)....   [tags: Hernan Cortes, Government, Mexico, ]

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The Black Legend and White Legend: Relationship Between the Spanish and Indians in the New World

- The Black Legend and White Legend: Relationship Between the Spanish and Indians in the New World The Spanish-Indian relationship can be defined in many ways. One definition used is through the Black Legend and the White Legend. The interpretation of the Black Legend can depend on whom you are talking to. The Black Legend speaks of the Spaniards abusing the Indians and being guilty of much more misconduct than history has ever recorded. The White Legend speaks of how the Spaniards benefitted the Indian society by building communities, hospitals and spreading the Word of God....   [tags: American America History]

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The New World and Spanish Conquistadors

- In the 1500s Spanish Conquistadors traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World and conquered its native people. Though these early exploration Spain was able to acquire vast territory and wealth.There were many conquistadors in this time period, one of the more well known conquistadors was Francisco Pizarro. Francisco Pizarro helped spread the Spanish language and culture to Peru and many other countries. The Age of Exploration is a time period between the 15th century and the 17th century....   [tags: exploration, territory, diseases]

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Divinely Chosen To Rule Everything

- When observing the backside of a dollar bill, one cannot help but to notice the classic statement of, “In God We Trust”; this statement embodies the core of American beliefs for all the wrong reasons. This statement was not a proclamation of faith in the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, instead it was a statement utilized to plague on the emotions of man by subjugating them under a false ideology of superior and inferior races that were ordained by God himself. It was a slogan used to back their own selfish desires, greed, and hatred towards their neighbors and their neighbor’s belongings....   [tags: American History, White Supremacy]

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Smallpox: Still Highly Dangerous

- Among biological weapons, smallpox is by far the bad boy of them all. “When the Hernando Cortez arrived in America infecting the Aztec Indian communities in 1520 AD, 35 million Aztecs died during the following two year. In the United States in 1763, Colonel Henry Bouchet gave smallpox-infected blankets to the Native Americans during Pontiac’s Rebellion, killing thousands; Sir Jeffrey Amherst, Commander of the British forces in North America, used the same technique in New England with the same results,” [Bromley, Sutton 4, (p....   [tags: Diseases/Disorders]

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Sandra Cisneros's “Never Marry a Mexican”

- Sandra Cisneros’s short story “Never Marry a Mexican” deals heavily with the concept of myth in literature, more specifically the myth La Malinche, which focuses on women, and how their lives are spun in the shadows on men (Fitts). Myths help power some of the beliefs of entire cultures or civilizations. She gives the reader the mind of a Mexican-American woman who seems traitorous to her friends, family and people she is close to. This causes destruction in her path in the form of love, power, heartbreak, hatred, and an intent to do harm to another, which are themes of myth in literature....   [tags: Mexicans, Cisneros, myths]

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Health Aspects Of Cocoa

- Thesis: The development and distribution of cocoa has had a positive effect on today's society because of it's active role in daily health.I. History of CocoaA. Kakahutal Mayan and Aztec CultureB. Introduction to EuropeC. Cocoa PressII. Mental and Physical HealthA. MigrainesB. Cholesterol1. Stearic Acid2. Oleic Acid3. FlavonoidsC. Premenstrual SyndromeD. Kidney StonesE. Chemical Craving Theories1. Theobromine2. Phenylithylamine3. EndorphinsChocolate, one America's top industry's. We produce more chocolate and chocolate products than any other country, over 2.9 billion pounds a year....   [tags: essays research papers]

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The Impact of Expectations Upon Marco Polo and Hernan Cortes

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How Mercantilism Helped to Shape the American Nation

- How Mercantilism Helped to Shape the American Nation In the Middle Ages, the definition of wealth was based on the amount of productive land. According to this definition, France was the wealthiest and therefore the most powerful of the European nations. During the sixteenth century the definition of wealth began to change. As the ability to conduct profitable foreign trade increased, so did the amount of cash. Thus, the new definition of wealth came to mean the gain of cash or specie. Specie included gold, silver, or bullion....   [tags: American America History]

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The American Dream in Three Historical Films

- In a small, flat world, society exists only within itself. The people preoccupied in their own universe simply cannot fathom a world outside their own. Some historians cite the first gleam of a true "American Dream" didn't surface until the first colonization. However, in three historical films, recreations of very early distinctions in the very first American dreams are exposed for their accuracies and their faults. The spirits that voyaged onward, heading for a land of riches and freedom, had many characteristics in common....   [tags: Essay on the American Dream]

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Europeans vs. Native Americans

- One huge shift in history happened around the late 1400’s when a slightly well known man by the name of Christopher Columbus came across what is now known as North America. Columbus actually thought he had found a new and shorter route to the West Indies. When this was announced, the news spread like wildfire and it was not soon after that, other countries began to send their own explorers. It was a bright and positive time when leaders wanted to claim new land for their country. But, what of the people that were already settled in America where Columbus had been so quick to claim for Spain....   [tags: essays research papers]

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Francisco Pizarro

- Francisco Pizarro was a conquistador born in Trujillo, Spain in about 1471. His father, Gonzalo Pizarro, was an infantry captain and he taught Francisco how to fight at an early age. Francisco Pizarro never learned to read and write but he was full of adventure. Pizarro sailed to the new world on November 10, 1509. He was part of many expeditions in the new world including one with Balboa. Pizarro fought against many hostile tribes in Panama and when news of Hernando Cortez’ success in Mexico reached Pizarro, he set off to South America in hope of gold....   [tags: Conquistador from Spain]

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Florida Conquistadors

- The New World A land where people could prosper. A land with plenty of opportunity for quick advancement in the Spanish military and diplomatic careers. Coming to the end of the fifteenth century; there were thousands of daring men and women who would be crossing the ocean to conquer just within a few centuries what had taken the Indians thousands to years to inhabit. The discovery of Gold in Mexico and Peru caused many Spanish men to join the army; Leading a successful colonial mission could get them the funds to build a castle instead of the younger sons of the nobility inheriting a small part of the family estate....   [tags: essays research papers]

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The Prefrontal Cortex and Decision-Making

- According to Price, Rosenbloom, & Schmahmann (2012) “The importance of this cognitive process is evidenced by the fact that approximately 40% of deaths results from decision-making deficits at the most basic level of self-regulation” (p. 266). Through my chosen articles I found that the Prefrontal Cortex is the major portion of the brain that is responsible for decision-making. To understand the decision-making process better the prefrontal Cortex can be divided into three regions: the Orbitofrontal Cortex, the Anterior Cingulate Cortex, and the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex....   [tags: cognitive process, brain functioning]

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The Temporal Cortex

- The Temporal Cortex The temporal cortex, also known as the temporal lobes, is the part of the verbal cortex in the left and right hemispheres of the brain lying inside the temples. In general the temporal lobes handle a wide variety of task that are essential to every day functioning. Patient him/herself The temporal lobes are readily recognizable brain structures with a thumb like appearance when viewed from the side. Their name reflects their location beneath the temporal bone on the side of the head....   [tags: Brain Neurology Essays]

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Hernan Cortes Advertsing

- This project is about a historical spokesperson advertising a product from today. There are drawbacks if there’s a pitch person from today that advertises. One drawback is that if the pitch person does something bad, less people will buy the product. An example of this drawback, is when it was rumored that Lance Armstrong was using drugs like steroids so Nike didn't want him to advertise for them anymore. The drawbacks about it is that both, the company and Lance Armstrong lost money. Benefits of having a historical pitch person as an advertiser is that they won't ruin their reputation since they aren't alive anymore....   [tags: historical spokesperson advertising modern product]

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Lesions of the Prefrontal Cortex

- Lesions of the Prefrontal Cortex The prefrontal cortex is involved in a wide variety of functions. It is known as the area of the brain which has “executive control”, taking input from other areas of the brain and combining and applying those functions (Kalat 2004). Lesions to the prefrontal area can greatly impair overt behavior of an inflicted individual. These deficits are dependent upon the severity of the lesion and the specific region of the prefrontal cortex in which the lesion resides (ventrolateral, dorsolateral, orbitofrontal, and anterior prefrontal)(Eslinger 2003)....   [tags: Neurology Health Medical Essays]

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The Mexica Empire against Hernan Cortes

- ... Also, Cortes made sure his army fought in regiments with back up units. This set up would be a stark contrast to the individual fighting style the natives would stick to and with no sense of control or cohesiveness the conquistadors were able to run them down like it was nothing. Armor was another huge advantage the Aztecs had to try to counter. Their projectiles would fail against the steel and obsidian was considerably weaker than steel. Another major advantage that the Spanish had over the Aztecs was that they had armor....   [tags: the conquest of America]

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Prefrontal Cortex

- Prefrontal Cortex The prefrontal cortex is the most anterior portion of the frontal lobe. It responds mostly to stimuli signaling the need for movement, however it is also responsible for many other specialized functions. It receives information from all sensory systems and can integrate a large amount of information (Kalat 2004). Studies have shown that the prefrontal cortex is responsible for working memory. Working memory is defined as "the information that is currently available in memory for working on a problem" (Anderson 2005)....   [tags: Neurology Brain Medical Essays]

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Hernan Cortes - Reasons for Success

- Hernan Cortes - Reasons for Success Why was Cortes with 508 soldiers able to conquer the Aztec Empire with millions of people. Cortes was able to conquer the Aztecs for several very different reasons. In combination these reasons allowed him to have the upper hand in the conquest of Mexico. Arguably these reasons can be sorted into six different categories. The various causes for Cortes' success will be assessed in a climax pattern. To begin with the Aztecs had a harsh tribute system that was not popular among the people of Mexico....   [tags: American America History]

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Hernan Cortes: A Man On A Mission

- Hernan Cortes First to start out, we should get some facts straight. A conquistador is basically a Spanish conqueror. Their main goals were to search for gold and other riches from the Caribbean and draw them back to the mainland. The absolute most important conquistador in all of history is Hernan Cortes. From the foothills of Barcelona in Spain, a man came to be. Full of strength, honor, wisdom, and courage, this man was named Hernan Cortes. He, as the Spaniards would say, was a god among men....   [tags: Biography]

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Cortes : The Two Face

- Cortes: The Two Face Don Fernando Cortes was either a misguided religious extremist on a quest to serve his earthly king and immortal god or simply an entrepreneur who wished to achieve great status, power and wealth. Cortes is in love with the idea of conquering new worlds in the name of God to convert their heathen inhabitants into righteous followers of Jesus. The problem is that Cortes is also in love with himself and the future power that he might one day hold. Cortes is largely a hypocrite and shows that very much through his actions....   [tags: essays research papers]

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- Hernan Cortes was born in Medellin, Extre Madura in 1485. Hernan was only a petite 5’ 4'; but he made up for his height disadvantage with courage and determination. Cortes studied law in Spain but then he decided to come over to the Americas. Upon his arrival he joined force with velazquez to conquer Cuba. They did and in 1511 he became the mayor of Cuba. Cortes in 1519 persuaded Velaquez (governor) to allow an expedition to Mexico. Velazquez was skeptical but approved the trip anyway....   [tags: essays research papers]

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Hernan Cortes

- Hernan Cortes was born in 1485 in a town called Medellin in Extremadura. It talks about little of his child hood and little about his young life except that he studied law at the University of Salamanca. His law school years were cut short in 1501 when he decided to try his luck in the New World. He sailed from Santo Domingo in the Spring of 1504. After he had got there in 1511 he joined he Spanish Soldier and Administrator Diego Velasquez in the conquest of Cuba, and there he became alcalde or mayor of Santiago de Cuba....   [tags: essays research papers]

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Hernan Cortes

- Hernan Cortes Myths are "hangups from way back":[1] false or highly inaccurate beliefs that are taken at face value. One collection of myths which has exercised a powerful grip on the minds of many, and contributed to feelings of inferiority on the part of large numbers of "pure" or "mixed" descendants of Native Americans in the region of northern Mesoamerica,2 has to do with the conquest of the "Aztec Empire" by HernanCortes and his followers in the early sixteenth century. This paper attempts to shatter one of these myths; namely, that Cortes was an extraordinarily brave and intelligent individual who accomplished an almost miraculous feat....   [tags: Spain Aztec Papers]

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Montezuma and The Tragic Night

- Montezuma, the famed Aztec emperor, inherited the Aztec kingdom from his father, Axayacatl, in 1502 A.D. No one knew it then, but Montezuma, also known as Moctezuma and “huey tlatoani” meaning “he who speaks for the people” or “Great Speaker,” (Benson, Sonia G. Montezuma II) would lead them through a golden age for the 17 years that preceded the end of the empire. One of the first things Montezuma did as emperor was start a bureaucracy. He created provinces, which are territories similar to states, that paid the capital city, which was at that time Tenochtitlan....   [tags: hernan cortes, hispaniola, death]

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Prefrontal Cortex Lesions from Neurosurgeon and Patient Perspective

- Prefrontal Cortex Lesions from Neurosurgeon and Patient Perspective In this paper, I will discuss lesions of the prefrontal cortex from the perspective of the practice of neurosurgery (in particular, the sub-field of psychosurgery) and then I will consider some studies that look at the implications of lesions to the prefrontal cortex to the brain and behavior, from the perspective of the patient with the lesion. Initially, I will start with the history and explanation of psychosurgery....   [tags: Surgery Surgical Health Essays]

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The Controller of Humans: The Brain

- ... The cortex responsible for coordination of planning, control, and executing voluntary movements is the motor cortex. Motor areas are located in both hemispheres meaning it is located in between. The motor cortex of the left hemisphere control right side of the body. The motor cortexes of the right hemisphere control the left side of the body. Three parts make up the motor cortex. Which are the primary motor cortex, the premotor cortex, and the supplementary motor area (The Motor Cortex. (n.d.))....   [tags: lobes, sections, cortex, areas]

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Music Triggers Parts of the Brain

- Music triggers various parts of the brain, making it an excellent therapeutic or mood-altering tool. Music’s pitch, rhythm, meter and timbre are processed in many different parts of the brain, from the prefrontal cortex to the hippocampus to the parietal lobe. Rhythm and pitch are mainly left brain hemisphere functions, while timbre and melody are usually processed in the right hemisphere. However, meter is processed in both hemispheres. Spatial-temporal tasks (2-D and 3-D manipulation of physical objects and spatial reasoning needed for building structures, etc.) are also located in the same areas of the brain that are triggered by music....   [tags: Cortex, Neural, Activity]

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Brain and Mind Behavior, An Outline

- Brain and Mind Behavior 1. i. Types of Receptors Functions Receptive Fields Response Merkel’s Discs Touch, pressure and texture Fingertips, tongue, lips, located in dermis Responds to change in stimuli Meissner’s Corpuscle Touch sensitivity Located in the dermis Responds to change in stimuli Pacinian Corpuscle Vibration and pressure Located in the hypodermis Responds to change in stimuli Ruffini’s endings Stretching Located in the hypodermis Responds to change in stimuli ii. Primary somatosensory cortex- • Located in parietal lobe of brain • Nerve signals of the sense of touch are received • The more sensitive the region, the more it takes up in the somatosensory Secondary somatosenso...   [tags: somatosensory cortex, pain receptors]

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Reading: Entertainment and Brain Exercise

- ... The left temporal cortex is the part of your brain that is responsible for comprehending language. In the same study mentioned above, results also showed that the connectivity in the left temporal cortex increases during and after reading. “The results showed heightened connectivity in the left temporal cortex - an area of the brain which is associated with receptivity for language…” (www.dailymail.co.uk). Since the connectivity has a longer lasting impact it helps with sentence processing....   [tags: left temporal cortex, brain connectivity]

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Neurological Underpinnings of Psychopathy

- Prefrontal Cortex Another highly implicated area in psychopathy is the prefrontal cortex which helps monitor ongoing behavior, tie emotional learning to decision making, and making conjectures about consequences to actions (Anderson & Kiehl, 2012). Damage here can lead to impulsive behavior combined with poor judgment. Anderson & Kiehl (2012) also found not only through functioning imaging but in a prisoner’s dilemma task involving complicated decisions about working together socially that individuals with psychopathy showed lower Orbitofrontal cortex activity when deciding whether to obey and lower dorsolateral prefrontal activity when deciding to engage in anti-social behavior than normal...   [tags: agression reaction, psychopaths, prefrontal cortex]

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Biography of Hernan Cortes

- Hernán Cortés was born in the city of Medellí, Spain in 1485. Medellí is in the Badajoz province of Spain. The Badajoz province is known for being the largest province in size in Spain and has 134 municipalities. Cortés was born to Martín Cortés de Monroy and Catalina Pizarro Altamirano. His parents were not of a high class, so he had to go to school to get an education to bring home money. At the age of sixteen, Hernán was tired of going to school and came back, which upsetted his parents greatly....   [tags: hispaniola, spain, natives]

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The Suprarenal Gland

- The suprarenal gland (adrenal gland) is located at the top of each kidney; therefore each person has two adrenal glands. Adrenal glands appear to look like triangular shaped objects on top of the kidneys. The adrenal glands are dire in creating different hormones that are necessary for a fully functional body. With each adrenal gland, they are both made up of two different sections. The first section being the adrenal cortex, and that is located on the outer region of the adrenal gland; the second section called the adrenal medulla, and that is located in the inner region of the adrenal gland....   [tags: adrenal cortex, adrenal gland, cortisol]

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Hernan Cortes

- Conqueror of Mexico, b. at Medellin in Spain c. 1485; d. at Castilleja de la Cuesta near Seville, 2 December, 1547. He was married first to Catalina Xuares, from which marriage there was no issue, and, after her death, to Doña Juana de Zuñiga, niece of the Duke of Bejar. From this union there sprang four children, one son (Martín) and three daughters. His parents were Martín Cortés de Monroy and Catalina Pizarro Altamirano, both of honourable extraction, belonging to the middle class of nobility, but not wealthy....   [tags: essays research papers]

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How Francisco Pizarro and Hernán Cortes Have Impacted the World

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Free College Essays - Characters of The Parable

- Characters of The Parable In The Parable several characters are presented to the reader.  Each one has their own  behavioral characteristics which one may or my not approve of.  The two characters whose behaviors I most approve of are Lee Pai and Hernando.  The characters whose behaviors I do not approve of are Sven and John.  There are several reasons why I approve of the behaviors of Lee Pai and Hernando and do not approve of  the behaviors of Sven and John.  All of  these reasons I have based on my interpretation of the story, The Parable.              The Parable is a story about Rosemary, a young woman  who is betrothed to a man named Hernando.  Rosemary is supposed to meet Hern...   [tags: Parable Essays]

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Farming the Home Place, by Valerie J. Matsumoto

- Farming the Home Place: A Japanese American community in California 1919-1982 by Valerie J. Matsumoto presents a close and in-depth study of social and culture history of Cortez, a small agricultural settlement located in San Joaquin valley in California. Divided into six chapter, the book is based primarily on the oral interviews responses from eighty three members of Issei, Nisei, and Sansei generations. However, many information are also obtained from the local newspapers, community records, and World War II concentration camp publications....   [tags: Book Analysis, Culture, Generations]

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Empires in the New World: Aztec and Inca

- 1) Explain and compare the conquest of the Inca and the Aztec empires. The Aztec were the most powerful political force in Mesoamerica . The Aztec were forceful, strategic and powerful. They had many Native Americans that made up the Aztecs. The main two groups of people that comprised the Aztecs were the Mexica and the Nahuatl-speakers. Politically, socially and economically, the Aztecs were strong and prominent. This is what helped them stay in power for so long, but also eventually led to their ultimate demise....   [tags: Native Americans, Empires, History]

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International Trade in the New World

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Christopher Columbus: Villain or Hero?

- In 1492, Christopher Columbus unintentionally discovered America, when he landed in the Caribbean Islands, while looking for a direct sea route to Asia. Despite the fact that Columbus believed he had found a direct sea route to India, he has been called the discoverer of America and hailed as a hero. More recently, however, he has been called a villain, with accusations saying that not only did he not discover America, but also that he was the cause of slavery and oppression in the Americas. These allegations are absurd and lack logical evidence....   [tags: Christopher Columbus Essays]

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Conquest of South America

- The conquest of Mexico began when Hernando Cortes first arrived in South America. When he started his first movement of the conquest, some people looked at him as a great leader or a God and others saw him as a simple man. His conquest brought the Spaniards and Indians happiness and sorrow at the same time. The differences between the Spaniards and the Indian accounts were vast and varied from writer to writer, for a man's deeds could be bad and good. The differences that the reader encounters within a Spanish point of view are between Diaz's and Tapia's descriptions of Cortes' leadership and personality....   [tags: American History]

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History and Geography of Mexico

- The official name of Mexico is Estates Undoes Mexicans (United Mexican States). Culture can be identified in various forms. In any cases, one of many explanations of culture refers to the shared of knowledge, experience, and beliefs, values acquired by a group of individuals throughout generations. Culture is also the history and events that make up the community itself. It is the way of life for a particular group of people. The most visual characteristics of culture are that it’s vibrant, people continues to adapt and overcome changes that continues to evolve to shape our society over time....   [tags: culture, government]

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Mexico's Literary History

- When most people think of Mexican culture, they think of good food, music, and clothing. Although these are major aspects, the culture has also been affected by literature. The history of Mexican literature can be broken down into distinct periods and areas: pre-colonial, colonial, satirical writings, independence, modern, and present day. Each of these areas resulted in famous authors, works, and awards. To begin with, Mexican literature dates back to pre-colonial times. The earliest works by Indians include the Popol Vuh, sacred books written in the Quiche language by the Maya of Guatemala....   [tags: Literature ]

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History of the Aztec Empire

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Victors and Vanquished

- Victors and Vanquished      The history of the Western hemisphere is full of war and conquest. One of the most significant and defining of those conquests is the downfall of the Mexica/Aztec Empire. While there are many other events to choose from, this one stands out since it was one over one of the largest empires in Central America. It is also important to look at because of the immense cultural impact it had. The story of this takeover reads like a movie script, a small band of Spaniards single handedly takes down the most powerful empire in Central America....   [tags: Americas Aztecs]

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Diversity and the American National Identity

- Diversity and the American National Identity Greed is good, get get get, I want what you have, don't touch mine." This is what a friend of mine said when I asked for his conception of the American national identity is.1 Although this statement seems informal and absurd, it accurately reflects the dog-eat-dog world many people believe to be the American capitalist culture.2 Whether my friend said this with the intent of comic relief is inconsequential. Whether he knew it, the informant reflects his cultural identity....   [tags: Exploratory Essays Research Papers]

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Ezzard Turner, a dean at the City on a Hill Circuit Street charter school in Boston, returns students' phones after locking them in pouches for the school day. A new policy at the school aims to literally contain distractions by requiring the phones to stay locked up until dismissal time.


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Ever since that day, Ye Chong became busier, his daily schedule jam packed with activities, as though Lunatic Guan was trying to identify his limits. As for Ye Chong, he noticed for the first time that being an alchemist placed a high demand on his physical endurance. If not for his outstanding physical strength, he probably would have exhausted himself early on.

Once again, Ye Chong’s performance was a pleasant surprise to Lunatic Guan. His seemingly frail body harboured extraordinary strength, as though he was always physically ready. Besides, he had great talent and was a quick study; his long, white fingers moved deftly, as though he was born to be an alchemist. This won much admiration from Lunatic Guan. In order to make Ye Chong "suffer", Lunatic Guan even invested her own time in him, and spent less time in drinking. Often, she would even forget all about drinking. Of course, Ye Chong was not foolish enough to remind her of that. Gradually, Lunatic Guan had forgotten of her original intention and began to teach Ye Chong more seriously. She began to treat Ye Chong like an actual student of hers without actually meaning to do so!

With one of them teaching in earnest, and another learning in earnest, Ye Chong improved quickly!

Ye Chong could finally relax a little, since this phase of learning had finally ended, and Lunatic Guan had granted him a few days’ leave. Now, Ye Chong could synthesize his own strengthening chemical, since for a true alchemist, knowing the ingredients was enough to make the chemical easily. From the old man’s point of view, Ye Chong’s learning mission was completed.

With the rare moment of leisure, Ye Chong enjoyed his idle time by carving some little things out of some smaller skeleton pieces for practice, to keep his skills sharp. Ye Chong had no sense of aesthetics, and carved only mech models. He did not bring his carving knife with him, and used the dagger gifted to him by Gu Shaoze.

Ye Chong looked satisfyingly at the final product in his hands, and kept his dagger back into his bag. Suddenly, he noticed the Red Liquor obtained from the young woman, and thought of Mu’s description of the stone’s properties with growing excitement.

"Shang, Mu said that Red Liquor will change in color when stimulated by alcohol, is that right?"

"Hmm, based on our database it should be right! Besides, you can always experiment to find out!" Shang spoke indifferently.

"Right, I can experiment to find out. Hm, alcohol, Lunatic Guan should have plenty of it here!" Will Lunatic Guan run out of alcohol? Absolutely not.

Ye Chong found Lunatic Guan leaning against the wall, sitting on the floor with a wine glass in hand, looking outside the door in a daze.

"Lend me your alcohol!" Ye Chong felt it would better to be straightforward. While both were his teachers, Ye Chong found himself unable to treat Lunatic Guan like he treated the old man, probably due to their age.

"Alcohol?" Lunatic Guan turned to him, awakened from her reverie, and looked in surprise at Ye Chong, probably not expecting such a request from him. However, as her vision swept past Ye Chong’s right hand, Lunatic Guan’s pupils dilated abruptly, and her breathing grew heavier!

Could she have recognized the Red Liquor? This question came to Ye Chong’s mind, and his sharp eyes noticed Lunatic Guan’s jade white hands trembling a little, a few drops of alcohol spilling out. Almost simultaneously, Ye Chong took a small step forward and reached his right hand out, fast as lightning.

Drip! One of the spilled alcohol drops landed precisely on the Red Liquor in Ye Chong’s right hand. In the blink of an eye, the seemingly inconspicuous Red Liquor looked as though it was drunk, and turned slowly into a faint shade of red. This faint shade spread out like a ripple and finally covered the entire surface of the rock. The droplet-shaped Red Liquor now looked like a jade in faint red, warm and adorable.

The transformation did not end there. The red hue turned darker and darker, and in the span of a few minutes, the Red Liquor turned from light red to a ghoulish dark red. The pendant now looked like a drop of fresh blood, moist and dazzling.

With all his attention focused on the Red Liquor, Ye Chong did not notice Lunatic Guan’s expression changed drastically as the Red Liquor transformed! Lunatic Guan stared fixedly at the Red Liquor in Ye Chong’s hand, her face full of disbelief, and her expression unreadable.

The Red Liquor seemed to come alive in Ye Chong’s hand, spreading warmth like a real droplet of semi-coagulated blood. Ye Chong could not but marvel at the sight! Who knew what other secrets the material had to offer?

Just then, Ye Chong smelled a thin, fragrant scent, and froze. Of all the changes that Mu mentioned, this scent was not one of them. Ye Chong held the necklace to his nose. "Hmm, not the pendant. Ah, so it’s from the old string. But this smell is really nice, it makes me feel very peaceful." Ye Chong thought to himself.

"Isn’t it a nice smell? That string may look inconspicuous, but it’s actually made of sky lantern grass, a strong material, and upon contact with heat, it releases a fragrant smell that has a calming effect, and is quite rare!" Lunatic Guan’s words came slowly.

"Sky lantern grass?" Ye Chong lifted his head, and was surprised to find Lunatic Guan’s face as pale as a sheet, her eyes staring fixedly at the necklace in Ye Chong’s hand.

"What’s with her?" Ye Chong wondered. While he did not understand the situation, he still noticed something unusual about Lunatic Guan.

"Sky lantern grass is endemic to the planet Guang Hua. The locals treated it as a sign of peace and harmony, and like to use it for decoration. For the alchemists there, it is also an excellent ingredient." Lunatic Guan’s soft words reverberated throughout the room, but her eyes never left the necklace on Ye Chong’s hand.

Ye Chong offered his hand out and held the necklace before Lunatic Guan.

Lunatic Guan hesitated, as though struggling with herself, the mist in her eyes gradually accumulating to a bursting reservoir, and tears rolled down silently along her pale cheeks. Her lips were now bloodless from her tightened mouth, as she reached out a trembling right hand and slowly approached the necklace held in Ye Chong’s right hand.

As the tips of her fingers touched the droplet-shaped Red Liquor, the sensitive Ye Chong noticed her body shook a little. This made Ye Chong fully realize that the necklace and Lunatic Guan had a very deep relationship.

Receiving the necklace from Ye Chong, Lunatic Guan finally could not hold it any longer. Her left hand moved to cover her mouth, and she began to sob.

Ye Chong left quietly.

Back in his room, Ye Chong spoke to Shang.

"Shang, do you know what’s going on?" Ye Chong expressed his confusion. Through it all, he understood nothing.

"Based on her actions, she probably has a very deep history with the necklace!" Shang’s reply came like a sigh.

"History?" Ye Chong still did not quite understand.

"She’s probably some relative of hers."

"Relative? How did you know?" Ye Chong asked in bafflement.

"Sigh, how can you not understand something so simple? Sigh, I suppose so, a guy like you probably will not spend time on watching movies and the like, it’s only natural that you cannot understand! However, do you have any better guess?" Shang spoke derisively.

"No!" Ye Chong’s answer was brisk.

"And there you have it!"

"Shang, are you sure you’re alright?" Ye Chong asked out of concern. As he had gotten used to Shang’s usual non-stop blabbering, Shang’s quietness now was a little unsettling.

"Problem? Me, having a problem? The probability for that is very small. Even a logical mistake that is fatal for the average PSI is not all that fatal to me. So, about this, you don’t have to worry, Ye. As for my current state, that’s because I and Mu are trying to recover some damaged data. 90 percent of our resources are currently spent there." Shang explained.

"Damaged data? It is from before?" Ye Chong asked.

"Yes. We found that some of them could potentially be recovered, and so we had tried various methods of recovery, but the results do not seem good!"

"Oh, don’t rush yourselves!" Ye Chong could only console them.

Knock knock! The sound came from the door.

With Ye Chong’s hearing sense, he could already hear Lunatic Guan’s footsteps. Her act of knocking, however, was a surprise to Ye Chong, since barging in seemed more of her style.

Lifting his head, he saw Lunatic Guan entering the room with her eyes red and swollen, with wet tracks on her face. Lunatic Guan came in and immediately questioned, "Where did you get this necklace from?"

"Where did I get it from?" Ye Chong was about to answer, when all of a sudden he realized that his relationship with Guardian would be exposed. Ye Chong reacted vigilantly and opted for silence. Lunatic Guan was not someone he trusted, not like with Hei Zi and the old man.

"Tell me!" Witnessing Ye Chong remaining silent, Lunatic Guan grew anxious.

Ye Chong kept his silence, knowing that this would better serve to protect him.

Something flashed past in Lunatic Guan’s eyes, and she spoke in a sigh, "Are you really not telling?"

Planning to keep his silence, Ye Chong suddenly noticed his vision getting more and more blurry, and colors began swirling around as Shang’s panicking voice came from somewhere far away. Ye Chong was still in a daze, not realizing what was happening. He was about to call for Shang, but he blacked out.

Lunatic Guan looked at Ye Chong, lying on the floor, and sighed delicately, "Little Ye, I don’t want to do this, but if you’re not telling, I’ll have to make you!"

Lunatic Guan immediately shut all the doors outside and, ignoring Ye Chong on the floor, hastened to the innermost room and removed a few bottles of reagents from the shelves in a corner.

Lunatic Guan focused intently, her hands moving at a dazzling speed. If Ye Chong were awake now, he would definitely be impressed by Lunatic Guan’s deft and precise movements. Before long, she had a bottle of light purple reagent before her.

Carefully holding the reagent against the light, she could see a few thin silver lines in the light purple reagent.

"This should be right!" Lunatic Guan muttered to herself.

She dashed towards Ye Chong, crouched beside him, and place the bottle of reagent before Ye Chong’s nose before removing the bottle cap. Light purple mist rose from the opening, scattered with fine silver sparkles. The mist swirled like an enchanted snake and found its way into Ye Chong’s nostrils.

Lunatic Guan’s misted eyes flashed with regret, but it was immediately replaced by certain determination.

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Game of Thrones Season 1 Summary

The series begins as Ned Stark is asked to become the chief advisor (known as the Hand of the King) to lecherous King Robert Baratheon. Ned and his wife Catelyn receive a letter from Catelyn’s sister Lysa that gives them reason to believe that rival House Lannister – to which the King’s wife Cersei belongs – was the cause of the previous Hand’s death. Ned must travel south to help the king and find out who killed the previous Hand of the King, Jon Arryn, while trying to protect his family from the Lannisters. As he tries to uncover the reasons behind Jon Arryn’s death he uncovers the dark secrets about the Lannisters that Arryn himself died trying to expose.

Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea in the continent of Essos, the exiled, arrogant Viserys Targaryen, son of the former king whose throne was usurped, believes he still has the rightful claim to the throne. He marries off his younger sister, Daenerys Targaryen, whom he has psychologically and physically abused for years, to the leader of the Dothraki warrior tribe, Khal Drogo, in an exchange for an army to return to Westeros and take the throne. However, Daenerys’ growing love for Drogo and newfound mental strength as the Khaleesi of the tribe mean Viserys’ plans go unexpectedly and powerfully awry.

At the Wall, Ned’s bastard son Jon Snow joins the Night’s Watch, an ancient brotherhood sworn to watch over the massive wall that separates the Seven Kingdoms from the dangerous unknown beyond. But an ancient force, long believed dead, threatens the land.

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Spirit Airlines, American Airlines, and regional carriers lead the list

Was your airline among the worst carriers in 2015? DOT data may prove your bad experience was not unique.
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Every year, travelers are exposed to a number of inconveniences far from home. Those who choose to fly across the United States are no exception. In the past year, travelers were subjected to new screening regulations by the Transportation Security Administration, and warned their drivers' licenses may not be enough to board a commercial aircraft.

However, some travelers' frustrations begin on the other side of the TSA security checkpoints. After clearing into the "sterile area," travelers are often subjected to delayed flights, lost luggage, and even being bumped from their ticketed flights. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) keeps track of every situation domestic flyers face, and releases the yearly data every February.

Which airlines created the most problems for travelers in 2015? To draw a definitive answer, we considered the data from four perspectives: delayed flights, lost luggage, bumped travelers, and overall consumer complaints.

Flight Delays in 2015: Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, and Virgin America the least on-time

Every carrier has good days and bad days across their network. However, three airlines were discovered to have the most delayed arrivals of all 13 reporting carriers in the United States. Budget airline Spirit Airlines was discovered to be the worst offender, arriving to their destinations on time just over 69 percent of the time. JetBlue came in second, with nearly 30 percent of their flights arriving past their scheduled time. Virgin America did not come in much better, as the trendsetting carrier only arrived on time around 71 percent of the time.

Overall, nearly 78 percent of all flights in the United States arrived at their destination on schedule. According to the DOT, the biggest contributors to late flights include late arriving aircraft, air carrier imposed delays, and national aviation system delays.

Mishandled Luggage in 2015: American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta Air Lines had the most

Travelers never wish to have their luggage missing or damaged upon arrival to their final destination. However, this exact situation happened over 1.9 million times in 2015, with a national average of around three bags mishandled per 1,000 passengers aboard a commercial aircraft. Of the domestic air carriers, Southwest Airlines lost the most luggage: flying over 144 million passengers throughout the year, the airline received over 478,000 reports of mishandled luggage, for an average of just over three bags mishandled per 1,000 passengers.

Just behind them was American Airlines, mishandling over 386,000 bags for over 97 million passengers flown – or approximately four mishandled bags per 1,000 flyers. Delta Air Lines had the third highest reports, mishandling over 245,000 bags among over 117 million passengers.

However, the worst ratio of lost luggage to passengers belong to three regional carriers: Envoy Air, ExpressJet, and SkyWest Airlines. Often operating smaller flights for the major air carriers, these three airlines lost a combined average of nearly six bags per 1,000 flyers.

Bumped Travelers in 2015: Southwest, American, and United Airlines Bumped the Most

Overselling is a common practice among airlines to ensure all seats aboard any given flight will be filled, thus maximizing their overall profit margin. However, when all the passengers show up, the potential of bumping ticketed flight holders exists. Southwest Airlines had the most involuntarily denied boarding incidents in 2015, stopping 15,608 travelers from getting to their final destination. American Airlines had the second highest amount, involuntarily denying 7,504 flyers. United Came in third, involuntarily denying 6,317 travelers boarding their flights.

Many airlines deny boarding involuntarily as a last resort, as compensating passengers can be costly. If a flyer cannot complete their ticketed flight, they can be compensated in cash for their delay under U.S. Law.

Consumer Complaints in 2015: Spirit, Frontier Airlines, and American lead the pack

When travelers have problems with their airlines, there are several avenues of recourse they can take in order to receive resolution. The DOT Aviation Consumer Protection Division collects complaints from travelers, with an attempt to create a resolution. Budget carrier Spirit Airlines had the most complaints, registering 11.73 complaints for every 100,000 travelers. Fellow budget carrier Frontier Airlines ranked second, with travelers filing 7.86 complaints per 100,000 enplanements. Finally, American Airlines had the third most complaints, with 3.36 complaints per 100,000 enplanements.

Comparatively, fellow major carriers United Airlines had 2.85 complaints, Delta Air Lines had 1.74 complaints, and Southwest had 0.52 complaints per 100,000 travelers.

Although these numbers are representative of all travelers' problems in 2015, your experience may vary. By understanding these numbers, flyers can prepare for trip delays, cancellations, lost luggage and other situations before arriving at the airport.


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The Largest Airlines in the US

The largest airline in the United States by count of number of passengers enplaned is American Airlines, followed by Delta Airlines.

The United States is the origin of aviation, having been the home of the Wright Brothers when they took to the air at the turn of the 20th century. America’s aviation industry has indeed grown by leaps and bounds since that pioneering flight and is currently home to some of the world’s largest airlines. The two largest airlines in the United States based on the total number of annual passengers are American Airlines and Delta Air Lines with the two airlines flying millions of passengers across the world each year.

The Largest Airlines In The United States

American Airlines

The largest airline in the US regarding the number of annual passengers is the American Airlines. It is a title the carrier has held for five consecutive years since 2013. In 2017, more than 198 million passengers used American Airlines, the highest of any airline in the country. American Airlines is also recognized as the world’s largest airline based both on the number of destinations and the size of its fleet, having about 350 destinations spread across the world, and 948 planes making up its immense fleet. The airline was established in April 1926, but commenced its operations ten years later, in June 1936.

American Airlines was among the founders of Oneworld Alliance, which is the world’s third-largest airlines alliance. The airline has its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas and housed in a 1.4-million-square-foot complex. Initially, it had its headquarters in New York before relocating in 1979 to Texas. Fort Worth is also home to American Airline’s primary hub; the Dallas/ Fort Worth International Airport. About 53 million of the airline’s passengers go through the Dallas/ Fort Worth International Airport each year. The airline is a title sponsor of two venues of basketball. The carrier is also a sponsor of many professional sports like the Chicago Cubs, Carolina Panthers, New England Revolution, and New England Patriots.

Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines, also known as Delta, is the country’s second-largest airline based on passenger numbers. In 2017, the airline had its passenger numbers reach 186.39 million, the airline’s highest in its history. Delta was one of the four founding airlines of the SkyTeam, a leading global airline alliance. Delta’s fleet is the second-largest in the United States, as it is comprised of 850 planes. The airline's local and international network is only surpassed by American Airlines and is made up of 319 destinations, drawn from 54 countries around the globe. Founded in 1924, Delta is among the oldest airlines in the world. In 2008, Delta Air Line merged with Northwest Airlines to form what became the world’s largest airlines. Delta has its headquarters situated at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, which doubles up as the airline’s primary and largest hub. Additionally, the carrier has nine other hubs located in major cities in the United States.

Government Subsidies

To facilitate the development of the aviation industry in the country, the US government regularly grants US-based airliners with subsidies amounting to billions of dollars. The subsidies are issued through public tenders. America’s largest airline, American Airlines, is a recipient of government subsidies and received $10 million in November 2013 aimed at connecting small domestic airports in rural America to the national network.

The Largest Airlines in the United States

RankAirlineEnplaned Passengers (Yearly)
1American Airlines198,714,575
2Delta Air Lines186,389,862
3Southwest Airlines157,677,218
4United Airlines148,067,000
5Alaska Airlines44,034,000
6JetBlue Airways20,038,090
7Spirit Airlines21,618,039
8Frontier Airlines15,380,000
9Hawaiian Airlines11,505,324
10Allegiant Air12,138,146

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On the importance of goals and logging

One of my most important tools in language learning is actually something that I picked up by chance while dieting. I guess this will need a bit of an explanation. After all, what could learning and dieting possibly have in common?

Dieting for me is fairly easy. If my pants start getting tight and I decide that I need to lose a few pounds, then I just do it. But I actually used to struggle with dieting, before I figured out the trick to it.

First and foremost, keep it simple and doable. A  lot of people always try crazy diets with all sorts of rules and guidelines. But in reality, losing weight is a simple equation–just eat less calories than your body uses. By over-complicating things, you only increase your chance of failure. A coworker of mine was recently talking about this great new diet that she was going to begin, that would be sure to make her lose a lot of weight. The diet in question required her to eat a very specific list of foods every day. I asked my coworker if she even liked any of those foods, and she reluctantly answered “not really”. A couple of days later, I asked her how the diet was going, and she admitted that she didn’t even make it one day. No surprise really, I doubt I could have stuck with it either. In contrast, I easily lost 2 pounds that same week while still eating foods that I actually like.

There were a lot of times in the past when I would tell myself that I was “dieting”, but it never really amounted to anything other than thinking about dieting whenever I ate something. This obviously didn’t lead to any results, but I made myself think that I was actually doing something, and I would be disappointed that it wasn’t working. I only would have had to do two extremely simple things in order to actually diet properly. I had to set a daily calorie limit for myself, and then just count every calorie that I ate. That’s it.

You see, if you just say “I’ll try to watch what I eat”, but you don’t actually measure anything, then you only have an extremely fuzzy idea of what’s going into your body. Maybe you just ate 1000 calories worth of pizza in a single meal. You have no idea though, because you didn’t spend 30 seconds to find out how many calories were in it. But if you stopped at three slices even though you thought you could put away four, you congratulate yourself for doing a good job on your diet, even though you just made a pretty bad decision.

By contrast, simply by looking at the numbers, I can easily determine that a certain food will not be compatible with my target for that day, and I can substitute something else that is more in line with my goal. Instead of thinking “maybe this food isn’t a good idea”, I KNOW for certain that this food is a bad idea.

So basically what I’m saying, is that simply keeping a log of what you’re eating and how many calories it has is the key in making a diet actually work. Because if you don’t know what you are eating, then what are you really accomplishing?

Likewise, if you want to make progress in Japanese, you need to actually be aware of what you are doing, and where you are trying to go. This is a long journey, and it’s easy to get lost along the way. I hate to admit it, but I actually spent almost the entire last year without actually learning any Japanese. I just kept doing SRS reviews of old material every day, and it was like I was on autopilot. I kept working at it every day, so it gave me a feeling of accomplishment, and I had the perception that I was actually doing something. But in reality, I was doing nothing. The worst part of it all is that this isn’t even the first time that this has happened to me!

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The cool thing is, once you actually take a simple step like this, it makes it so much easier to actually get things done. You know exactly what you need to do, and you can work towards it every single day. Simply having a structure in place to guide you along is probably the most important thing to achieving any goal in your life, be it Japanese, dieting, or just about anything else.

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Hi, let me introduce myself. I’m that guy.

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I began studying Japanese back around 2002. Except for a couple of years off around 2005-2006, I’ve supposedly been studying this whole time. I’ve taken years worth of classes, passed JLPT Level 3 (back when it only had 4 levels instead of 5), engaged in lots of different self-study methods, and even got a bachelor’s degree in Japanese language.

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But, I want to change that. I have plenty of motivations for learning Japanese, but I need to make sure I’m on the right track. Far too often, I get stuck in a rut of just doing the same things over and over, even when it’s not helping me to move forward. I need to keep myself honest, and make sure I am actually studying and learning using methods that will show real results.

This blog is going to be a sort of record of what I’m doing. I’ll talk about what I’m currently doing, what has been working for me, what hasn’t worked for me, my thoughts on language acquisition, and I may even post some useful study materials every now and then. Hopefully, taking the time to write this down in a public space will help me to stay on track and constantly reevaluate whether or not I’m making progress.

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Gifted with a unique voice that contains traces of traditional Punjabi folk singers, Prabh Deep is widely acknowledged as a leading underground MC in the country. Born and brought up in Tilak Nagar, Prabh's music paints a vivid picture of growing up in a locality that's reeling from high unemployment rates and the recent influx of drugs in the community. Over the past two years, Prabh Deep has quickly made his name in India’s independent music industry - performing at festivals such as Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Hip-Hop Homeland, ADE Mumbai and Crossblade alongside artists such as DJ Premier, Akala, Raja Kumari, Nucleya and more. The critical success of his singles such as G Maane and Kal led to music streaming giant Saavn tapping him as one of the faces of their Desi Hip-Hop campaign.

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When it comes to personalizing education, adaptive learning systems can support teachers with data to support decision-making about class instruction, as well as targeted assistance to individual students.

Although the word “adaptive” has come to mean many different things, simply stated, adaptive learning software adjusts the learning content or assessment items it presents to each student based on observations of student performance.

Adaptive learning systems are designed to provide students with an appropriate level of challenge, as well as the right amount of support. The optimal learning zone lies between the student’s comfort zone and the frustration zone. Too little challenge, and the student will quickly lose interest. Too much challenge, and the student will become frustrated and more likely to give up.

Adaptive learning software shares much in common with traditional private tutoring. The software can provide supplemental instruction and coaching to students on a one-on-one basis. It can quiz a student, identify areas of weakness, and provide tips to help him or her to remember key concepts. Highly adaptive learning software can help students to get unstuck on a particular step in solving a math problem. Perhaps most useful to teachers, some adaptive learning software can pinpoint exactly what students are doing well and where they might need extra help and support.

Personalizing Instruction with Adaptive Learning Systems

Adaptive learning software is most often utilized with a blended learning approach, in which the student learns part of the time through computer-based delivery of content and skills practice. Teachers, meanwhile, can provide targeted instruction to individual students or small groups.

Adaptive learning programs can’t replace a teacher. It is important that teachers understand how adaptive learning software works before implementing it in their classroom. This understanding enables a teacher to identify which teaching functions the software can fulfill and which it can’t. It’s also important to remember that the decisions about what content to offer a student next will only be as good as the knowledge structure that underlies the adaptive curriculum.

Adaptive learning systems can empower teachers to do their jobs better and give students more personalized educational experiences. They are not intended as full replacements for teacher-led classes, but they can support a shift in the role of the teacher in the classroom. The teacher’s role can change from providing whole group instruction to supporting students as they work on their individual learning paths.

Adaptive Assessments

To effectively teach each student where he or she is presently performing, an educator needs to know where the starting line is. Adaptive tests, which adjust with each test question and can include out of grade level material, provide the clearest picture of that starting line. Many tests adapt only after several items have been presented, which does not return the same precision as a test that reacts in real time to every single student response. In addition to this true adaptivity, the test also needs a deep pool of items to draw from in order to ensure that students are seeing new questions. And of course, an adaptive assessment must use a stable scale, which is the only way to accurately show a student’s growth over time, regardless of grade level performance.

Adaptive tests—like MAP interim assessments—can pinpoint student growth and instructional needs accurately in a relatively short amount of time. MAP assessments take about an hour, and give students and educators information they can immediately use to move learning forward.

To understand where all students are on their learning paths, an adaptive assessment can be an invaluable tool, provided it meets certain criteria: measuring growth regardless of grade and gathering data efficiently.

What are your personal experiences with adaptive learning systems, including adaptive tests? How do they support personalized education, and what are some of their limitations? Join the conversation and reply to the discussion below.


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I tried different ways but nothing seems to work. Thank you in advance!

Try this.

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It worked thank you so much!

No problem! Don’t hesitate to PM me if you need anymore help!

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Another way to write it:

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So if you want three characters doing actions at the same time, using method 1, it would be:

&CHAR1 is animation
&CHAR2 is animation
@CHAR3 is animation

Using method 2, it would be:

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As you can see, there’s a pattern ^^

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According to The World Health Organization (WHO), antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health and food security today. Antibiotic resistance can affect anyone, of any age, in any country and it occurs naturally, but the misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals is accelerating the process.

Researchers had previously discovered that platypus milk confers antimicrobial protection to the species’ young. However, a new study led by scientists at Australia’s CSIRO has figured out what it is about platypus milk that’s so effective against bacteria. And it comes down to a protein.

“Platypus are such weird animals that it would make sense for them to have weird biochemistry,” says one of the team, molecular biologist Janet Newman. “By taking a closer look at their milk, we’ve characterized a new protein that has unique antibacterial properties with the potential to save lives.”

The findings are reported in Structural Biology Communications.

According to Science Alert, using protein crystallization techniques pioneered at the CSIRO’s Collaborative Crystallisation Centre, the researchers were able to replicate the protein in the la and decipher its molecular structure in 3D to see where its antimicrobial properties come from. What they found was a unique, never-before-seen protein fold, comprising a unique ringlets structure – which the researchers nicknamed ‘Shirley Temple’, after the distinctive golden curls of the American child star.

According to the researchers on the team, this “curly Q” feature might have evolved in the animal’s milk to help protect platypus young, who don’t feed from the teats (the platypus has none), but from milk expressed onto the mother’s belly. “That means the milk is expressed onto a milk pad where the pups lap it up and of course milk is designed to be nutritious, so anything that’s in the environment could also use that milk,” Newman explained to Radio NZ.

The agreed upon hypothesis so far is that the platypus evolved this new protein as a way to feed the pups while protecting them from environmental factors, like bacteria, that are attracted to milk. It’s not the first time this unusual animal has come to the aid of humanity either. In 2016, researchers discovered a hormone contained in platypus venom could actually help us develop new kinds of diabetes treatments.

“There’s a quote from [Louis] Pasteur which is ‘Chance favors the prepared mind’,” Newman told Radio NZ. “You can find discoveries in all sorts of places.”