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    At Joara, near Morganton, North Carolina, Native Americans of the Mississippian culture interacted with Spanish colonizers of the Juan Pardo expedition, who built a base there in 1567 called Fort San Juan. Expedition documentation and archaeological evidence of the fort and Native American culture both exist. The soldiers were at the fort about 18 months (1567–1568) before the natives killed them and destroyed the fort. (They killed soldiers stationed at five other forts as well; only one man of

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    organizing this expedition say it can be done by 2027. Colonizing Mars is a terrible idea, since people are risking their lives, there is not a natural source of water on Mars, and it costs a tremendously outrageous price to reach Mars. The participants that are going to Mars are risking their lives. Since the trip to Mars will be 8 months long, and when they land on Mars the participants may only survive 68 days. These participants are risking their lives to go to Mars when this expedition could easily

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    of the expedition, some as early as at the first camp; this should have affected the decisions (pp. 6-7, 10, 12). The dynamic nature of decisions involves leaders at various levels juggling the over-confidence / under-confidence of various climbers, the health conditions of the participants, and factors such as weather conditions (Roberto, 2002). A second weakness evident in the Mount Everest case would be deficiencies in the organizational control systems in place during the expedition. The fact

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    He continued to climb other peaks within the Himalaya range. In 1958, he led the New Zealand team to the South Pole during the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Edmund’s team was the first to reach the Pole using motor vehicles overland. For this expedition, he received the Polar Medal. In 1977, he led another expedition. This time, it was on a jet boat, tracing the Ganges River from its mouth to its source. From 1977 to 1979, Edmund was part of the Antarctic sightseeing flights as

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    experts however was not looking for the most common pieces of the wreck, the bow and stern. Those pieces have been found from numerous expeditions to the wreck site since the very first expedition in 1985. This team set out with the most modern technology to make a complete map of the wreck site. Teams in 1985 went out on the first French/United States joint expedition to the Titanic and only found her bow and stern. Using the most innovative technology available combined with some of the top experts

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    physical stamina and mental toughness. It is not a feat that everyone can achieve. There were several people in both Rob Hall and Scott Fischer’s groups who had little to no experience in high-altitude climbing, but were still selected to join the expedition. They were selected because of

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    heard about the Lewis and Clark expedition, and how it kickstarted westward expansion and greatly benefited the United States. What is left untalked about is the impact left on the Native tribes that Lewis and Clark interacted with. While a good chunk of the expedition was filled with friendly and fruitful interactions with Native Americans, the long-lasting effects of westward expansion were detrimental to the Native population. While the Lewis and Clark expedition was pivotal for the development

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    different expeditions due to a number of factors including resources and the treatment of natives. Both men were strong leaders, although they both had different trust levels with their commanders. Zheng He had plentiful resources, although he was not as cautious with resources as he could be. Magellan started his journey with very little, probably leading to his demise. Overall, Zheng He and Magellan started with varying levels of resources and trust from the start of their expeditions leading to

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    The Lewis and Clark expedition or the “Louisiana Purchase” was the result of Spain selling the whole Louisiana area to France, and seeing how France was trying to become dominant over England, Thomas Jefferson feared that France would try to make itself the dominant power in the U.S. too. Jefferson worried about what would happen when, or if, France took over New Orleans. Jefferson sent James Monroe to buy back New Orleans, however France had lost its Haiti territory., and without Haiti, France had

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    agreement with your assessment regarding the Athenians decision to conduct the Sicilian Expedition. If the Sicilian Expedition would have been their single endeavor then I could have been feasible for the Athenians. You are correct in that Sicily had little to no benefit to Athens. The Athenians bit off more than they could chew, fighting Sparta and their alliance, protecting Attica while adding the Sicilian Expedition was just simply more than they could handle. Thucydides makes the point that Athens

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