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    Martial Law under the Marcos administration was a very uproarious period in Philippine history, and countless lives have been irrevocably changed because of it. With the working thesis of, “The execution of the orders from the higher ups during the Marcos era stems from the psychological capability of certain soldiers to communicate, understand, and properly implement the law in a peaceful manner,” the researcher delves into the concept of agency and how it is affected or compromised by both internal

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    “Every time I describe a city I am saying about Venice”; this reply of Marco Polo to Kublai Khan for one of his questions is regarded as the central insight of Italo Calvino’s ‘Invisible Cities’. Venice, Marco’s home is the first city that remains implicit in everything else. However, this is not true for the whole book. Though there are recurring references to his city implicitly, one may come across many meanings and experiences in the process of reading the text. One can relate themselves to the

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    Alexis Segura HIST 103 The Similar Journeys of Two Very Different Men Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo were travelers who documented their experiences. These records of their journeys give modern day historians a way of knowing what things were like in those time periods. In The Travels of Marco Polo, The Venetian, the life of a young Italian man exploring a foreign country is explained. Similarly, Ibn Battuta shared his experiences in “A Donation to Those Interested in Curiosities”. These two men share

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    Khublai Khan and Mongols on the whole like many figures and groups in history is displayed in many different ways depending on perspective with some portraying them as savage, murdering barbarians while others depict them as intelligent, almost liberal, and sometimes even heroic. Morris Rossabi in his book Khublai Khan: His Life and Times, stives to achieve two purposes, the first is to show Khublai and the Mongols in a balanced light in terms of morality and heroism while the second is to show the

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    flying in every direction. During phases of anxiety and trouble, there is one place in particular that my heart longs to be. Marco Island, Florida. My father proposed the idea of vacationing on Marco Island before the summer of 2016 after hearing multiple people rave to him about the breathtaking beaches and unforgettable experiences. My mother and I had never heard of Marco Island, but after five short minutes of browsing through images online of the picturesque island, we were instantly captivated

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    Marco polo The greatest explorer ever the world's finest explorer was marco polo |is mainly known for the book he wrote about his travels, The Travels of Marco Polo, and his sharing of Asian Spices, marked him as a great influence all the way back then going onto today still teaching kids about marco polo besides his long lasting fame,hardly any was known about the personal or the private life of Marco Polo. Marco Polo explored the majority of Asia and some of the Middle East. Marco Polo didn't

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    Chile Government

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    Chile is a country located in South America which borders Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. Chile Government is based on a democratic republican framework. The President of Chile is both the 'head of state' and 'head of government'. The executive power is exercised by the government of Chile. The judicial branch of Chile functions independently. The legislative powers are vested both with the Government and the National Congress of Chile. The Constitution of the Republic of Chile was adopted on September

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    How Did Marco Polo Drink?

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    “I did not tell half of what I saw… for I knew I would not be believed…” -Marco Polo. Marco Polo was a famous merchant from Venice, Italy in the the mid 1200s. Marco Polo traveled on various explorations with his brother, father, and uncle. He also took the historic journey to China that caused him to become a worldwide celebrity. Marco Polo became a celebrity with the help of his famous book about his adventures throughout Asia with the help of his friend, Rustichello. Many people did not believe

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    Marco Polo, born into a family of silk-stocking merchants, was provided with an opportunity to gallivant across sweeping landscapes, rigid mountainous terrain, and paths rife with plunderers. His book, The Travels of Marco Polo, was conceived in a prison cell thanks to the fastidious efforts of an Italian romance writer, Rusticiano, who had earlier written Roman de Roi Artus. It is through this book that little of Polo’s past is disclosed; he lived alone with his mother where he received an education

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    645px-Marco_Polo_-_costume_tartare Born in 1254, possibly and probably in Venice, Marco Polo was still only 17 when, in 1271, he is believed to have set out on his epic Asian journey with father Niccolo, and uncle, Matteo, returning when Marco was 41, to find Venice at war with Genoa. Captured and imprisoned, Marco spent his time dictating to a cell-mate, Rustichello da Pisa, an account of his adventures -The Travels of Marco Polo - documenting his Far Eastern travels for Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, which

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