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    Ferdinand Magellan The Age of Exploration involved many interesting explorers, including a particularly interesting one from Portugal, whose name was Ferdinand Magellan. Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480, in Sabrosa, Portugal. Ferdinand Magellan died forty-one years later on April 27, 1521. Ferdinand Magellan was an interesting explorer because of his early life, his life events, and his life accomplishments and goals. First of all, Ferdinand Magellan’s early life holds many prized

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    Maritime Exploration Challenges of Ferdinand Magellan and Sir Francis Drake Exploration of the oceans was very popular during the time of Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan and English explorer Sir Francis Drake. Ferdinand Magellan was a young Portuguese man who enlisted under the Spanish king before he began his expedition to go on a trip around the world on the 10th of August in 1519 (“Ferdinand” 1). Ferdinand Magellan was in search of both fortune and fame, and he left Spain with 5 ships in

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    Benz and Henry Ford should be coming across their minds. But behind the scene, there was a particular man named Ferdinand Porsche who designed the first electric/gasoline hybrid and the Lohner-Porsche electric car in the1900. Porsche had many achievements such as developing Grand Prix race cars and working in many of the most famous car-making factories of the time. Though Ferdinand Porsche was not the first man to create an automobile with a gas engine, his creation of the Porsche as portrayed

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    Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who is very important to the world today. His explorations have impacted the world in many ways. Magellan led the first circumnavigation of the world. He is also considered to be the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean. Not only did he do this, but he also discovered the Strait of Magellan and claimed the Philippine Islands for Spain. First, Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal on February 3, 1480. When he was 12, Magellan and his brother went

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    In 1519, with a fleet of five ships, Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese-born Spanish explorer, and his crew set sail on a trip to circumnavigate the world in search of fame and fortune. Only one ship, the Victoria, and 18 of 270 men returned from the voyage excluding Magellan who was killed in battle. The rest of the ships including the Trinidad, Magellan's flagship, were destroyed. Ferdinand Magellan and his crew are some of the first people to circumnavigate the Earth and prove that is is possible

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    I. Introduction “It was not love at first sight. I’ve loved you all along.” –Ferdinand Marcos This term paper is about Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos’s love story. Ferdinand Marcos is commonly known as one of the most corrupt, former, presidents of the Philippines, but He is also known as the “Tiger of Asia.” Some people portray him in the negative light, while some portray him in the positive light. Ferdinand Marcos is hated by many and also loved by many. People who like Ferdinand Marcos are mostly

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    Internet • Video: Nonfiction Text Features! https://youtu.be/1wyI_n20-SU?list=PLlNw7m03QzCe799-RgJrtaLlWfL18Eac5 • Student textbook: The United States: Making a New Nation, by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Ferdinand Magellan source 1: http://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/ferdinand_magellan.php • Ferdinand Magellan source 2:

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    declaration of Martial law in the Philippines on 1972?” “What events influenced the decision to declare Martial Law in the Philippines in 1972?” Introduction: As a Filipina living as an expatriate, I have travelled and lived around the world and meeting new people and other Filipinos with different backgrounds. I was interested to what specific event affected their belief. The Martial law in 1972 is a major event in the history of the Philippines that caused disorder and violence against the Marcos government

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    Political corruption has been in the Philippines since the 1960s. During the 1960s is when president Ferdinand Marcos was elected. Ferdinand Marcos was president from 1965 to 1986. But before he was president he also had many other political jobs. Ferdinand Marcos or Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. which is his full name was born on September 11, 1917, and died on September 28, 1989. During Ferdinand Marcos lifespan he has had a military career and has been part of the House of

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    Jared Gatchalian COMM 100W-04 spring 2015 Fact Paper Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Many government officials despised Ferdinand Marcos because they consider him as a dictator, fraud, plunderer, and a deceitful man. He served as the president of the Philippines for two decades, and he was labeled as an autocratic ruler. Some senators and other bureaucrats believed that he had nothing to do with World War II. In addition, his terms as a president were considered epitomes of a corrupt government

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