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its ideas are romanticized, it would be safe to say that this concept (looking for or hiding buried treasure) is also heavily romanticized throughout pirate literature. Also, pirates treasure was not even usually gold or silver. Pirates’ treasure would mostly consist of “food, lumber, cloth, or animal hides, as mentioned in the same paragraph. This shows that authors of books or movies would romanticize many things associated with pirates or

societies, countries like Britain immediately sought out lands that would provide novel resources and markets. With vast amounts of territory came vast amounts of wealth: tea and spices from the Pacific Islands, cocoa and palm oil from West Africa, and gold, diamonds, and other precious metals from South Africa. Using these new goods, Britain adopted mercantilism and continued to profit further off of its colonies. For example, by 1840 Britain was exporting 60% of the cotton

she took the baby on her arm, and, with a burning blush, and yet a haughty smile, and a glance that would not be abashed, looked around at her townspeople and neighbours. On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter “A”.” She’s also a victimization of female because she is known for doing adultery. She cheated on her husband while he was away and she ended up having a child with

“She took the baby on her arm, and with a burning blush, and yet a haughty smile, and a glance that would not be abashed, looked around at her townspeople and neighbours. On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared a letter A. (6) As she walked Hester was ladylike, dignified than ever before. I presume that Hester is not proud of the crime she committed but she is willing to stand tall and accept the consequences

In some cases almost the entire catch is exported, for example rock lobster, squid and tuna. It is estimated that 27,000 people are directly employed in the area. The land of Africa boasts huge amount of natural resources such as oil, diamond, gold, iron, cobalt, uranium, copper, bauxite, silver and petroleum and also woods. Kalahari Desert has very dry and hot climate. This is the reason why water is hard to get in the Kalahari Desert. Usually during the dry season, the Bushman collect water

particolored hoods. The main textiles used in the expensive clothing were linen, silk, and fur. During the Middle Ages peasants were treated as people who were below their lords. DUe to this their clothes were made out of cheap material and were light in cloth. Peasants often wore a single smock or a long shirt, this was worn over leggings. When winter came Peasants wore hooded capes. Women who were part of royalty versus women who were working had very easily distinguish features in their

Lina Saifan ARTH 1010-81 Assignment 3 Professor Williams. The Mona Lisa One of my most favorite paintings in the history of Western art must be the Mona Lisa. This sixteenth- century oil painting is one of the world’s most famous paintings. It was painted by the famous Italian painter, architect, sculpture, draftsman, and engineer Leonardo da Vinci. It is well known that the Mona Lisa painting is portrayed as the most visited, viewed, written, and sung about painting in the world. This portrait

above his head. The opening of the clouds....gold and light, like Sunday School, like a flannel board bitch-slap Jesus. The trumpets, the

Ph.D. 2012, p 74). In 1311 AD, more evidence of African exploration to the New World was provided by King Abubakari II, the ruler of the 14th century Mali Empire. The king sent out 200 ships of men, and 200 ships of trade material, crops, animals, cloth and crucially African knowledge of astronomy, religion and the

For my project I attended a Catholic mass at St. Jerome’s at 7955 Real Rd in San Antonio, Texas. I choose this project due to the fact I am Pentecostal and wanted to evaluate the differences between the two types of services that these denominations provide. I attended the 8 am mass which they have Monday thru Friday every week. Throughout this paper I will make note of things I observed and also compare those items against my background having participated in Pentecostal services. The experience