PDF-[READ]-The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story

Old maps lead you to strange and unexpected places and none does so more ineluctably than the subject of this book the giant beguiling Waldseemuller world map of 1507 So begins this remarkable story of the map that gave America its name For millennia Europeans believed that the world consisted of three parts Europe Africa and Asia They drew the three continents in countless shapes and sizes on their maps but occasionally they hinted at the existence of a fourth part of the world a mysterious inaccessible place separated from the rest by a vast expanse of ocean It was a land of mythuntil 1507 that is when Martin Waldseemuller and Matthias Ringmann two obscure scholars working in the mountains of eastern France made it real Columbus had died the year before convinced that he had sailed to Asia but Waldseemuller and Ringmann after reading about the Atlantic discoveries of Columbuss contemporary Amerigo Vespucci came to a startling conclusion Vespucci had reached the fourth part of the world To celebrate his achievement Waldseemuller and Ringmann printed a huge map for the first time showing the New World surrounded by water and distinct from Asia and in Vespuccis honor they gave this New World a name AmericaThe Fourth Part of the World is the story behind that map a thrilling saga of geographical and intellectual exploration full of outsize thinkers and voyages Taking a kaleidoscopic approach Toby Lester traces the origins of our modern worldview His narrative sweeps across continents and centuries zeroing in on different portions of the map to reveal strands of ancient legend Biblical prophecy classical learning medieval exploration imperial ambitions and more In Lesters telling the map comes alive Marco Polo and the early Christian missionaries trek across Central Asia and China Europes early humanists travel to monastic libraries to recover ancient texts Portuguese merchants round up the first West African slaves Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci make their epic voyages of discovery and finally vitally Nicholas Copernicus makes an appearance deducing from the new geography shown on the Waldseemuller map that the earth could not lie at the center of the cosmos The map literally altered humanitys worldviewOne thousand copies of the map were printed yet only one remains Discovered accidentally in 1901 in the library of a German castle it was bought in 2003 for the unprecedented sum of 10 million by the Library of Congress where it is now on permanent public display Lavishly illustrated with rare maps and diagrams The Fourth Part of the World is the story of that map the dazzling story of the geographical and intellectual journeys that have helped us decipher our world. Who . were the two superpowers during the Cold War? . The United States and the USSR (. The Union of Soviet Socialist . Republics)/ Russia. After the end of World War Two, both of the states were winners but on the same time they were building up fear that their extraneous power would be used to attack each-other. So during, the Cold War everything was turned into a race and a in-direct battle between the U.S and Russia.. In literature, an epic is a long narrative poem about an epic hero and the hero’s journey.. Characteristics of Epics. Physically impressive hero of national importance.. Huge setting involving much of the known world, and possibly the land of the dead.. Week 2. Creation Stories. Monday. Do Now:. Why do you think that religion is so important to people?. Objectives:. Students will identify similarities and differences between different creation stories.. The Odyssey. Journal (4-5 Sentences). What makes a hero? What are the qualities a hero must possess?. What is an Epic?. A long story in poem form.. An epic has a hero.. The epic is the story of the hero’s travels and his fights with monsters.. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. Big Idea of the Series: God is a master storyteller and He wants to create a story with your life.. WHY IS THE WORLD A MESS? . “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”. Program. January 2012 Changes. Overview. . The 2012 program changes complete the transition of the NYS EPIC program to a supplemental drug benefit program. Part D coverage is maximized. Seniors maintain access to needed medications during the Part D coverage gap when out-of-pocket drug costs are the highest. Example: Kung Fu Panda 2. Memorization Tip: THINK about smiling after something funny….think smiling because you’re happy… . . . HAPPILY EVER AFTER.. 17. COMIC RELIEF. Definition: Comic scene or event that breaks up a serious play or narrative.. Archetypes. (Gk. . arche. = first . typos. = mold) are . universal, instinctive patterns or images. . from ancient myths and stories . that are originals (prototypes) for all similar patterns and images. One of the most exhilarating true adventures in history, the race into space was marked by courage, duplicity, political paranoia, astonishing technological feats, and unbelievable triumphs in the face of overwhelming adversity. It is the story of an unparalleled rivalry between superpowers and of the two remarkable men at the center of the conflict. On the American side was Wernher von Braun, the camera-friendly former Nazi scientist, who was granted hero status and almost unlimited resources by a government panicked at the thought of the Cold War enemy taking the lead. The Soviet program was headed by Sergei Korolev, a former political prisoner whose identity was a closely guarded state secret. Korolev was expected to—and did—work miracles on a shoestring budget, his cooperation assured through intimidation and threats of possible disgrace or death. These rivals were opposite in every way, save for one: each was obsessed with the idea of launching a man to the Moon.Deborah Cadbury\'s extraordinary history combines action and suspense with a moving portrayal of the space race\'s human dimension. Using source materials never before available, she tells a riveting story of the espionage, ambition, ingenuity, and passion behind humankind\'s mind-bending voyage beyond the bounds of Earth. In the scorching summer of 1878, with the Gilded Age in its infancy, three tenacious and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a rare total solar eclipse. One sought to discover a new planet. Another—an adventuresome female astronomer—fought to prove that science was not anathema to femininity. And a young, megalomaniacal inventor, with the tabloid press fast on his heels, sought to test his scientific bona fides and light the world through his revelations. David Baron brings to three-dimensional life these three competitors—James Craig Watson, Maria Mitchell, and Thomas Edison—and thrillingly re-creates the fierce jockeying of nineteenth-century American astronomy. With spellbinding accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, the mythologized age of the last days of the Wild West comes alive as never before. A magnificent portrayal of America’s dawn as a scientific superpower, American Eclipse depicts a young nation that looked to the skies to reveal its towering ambition and expose its latent genius. One of the most exhilarating true adventures in history, the race into space was marked by courage, duplicity, political paranoia, astonishing technological feats, and unbelievable triumphs in the face of overwhelming adversity. It is the story of an unparalleled rivalry between superpowers and of the two remarkable men at the center of the conflict. On the American side was Wernher von Braun, the camera-friendly former Nazi scientist, who was granted hero status and almost unlimited resources by a government panicked at the thought of the Cold War enemy taking the lead. The Soviet program was headed by Sergei Korolev, a former political prisoner whose identity was a closely guarded state secret. Korolev was expected to—and did—work miracles on a shoestring budget, his cooperation assured through intimidation and threats of possible disgrace or death. These rivals were opposite in every way, save for one: each was obsessed with the idea of launching a man to the Moon.Deborah Cadbury\'s extraordinary history combines action and suspense with a moving portrayal of the space race\'s human dimension. Using source materials never before available, she tells a riveting story of the espionage, ambition, ingenuity, and passion behind humankind\'s mind-bending voyage beyond the bounds of Earth. Old maps lead you to strange and unexpected places, and none does so more ineluctably than the subject of this book: the giant, beguiling Waldseemuller world map of 1507. So begins this remarkable story of the map that gave America its name. For millennia Europeans believed that the world consisted of three parts: Europe, Africa, and Asia. They drew the three continents in countless shapes and sizes on their maps, but occasionally they hinted at the existence of a fourth part of the world, a mysterious, inaccessible place, separated from the rest by a vast expanse of ocean. It was a land of myth--until 1507, that is, when Martin Waldseemuller and Matthias Ringmann, two obscure scholars working in the mountains of eastern France, made it real. Columbus had died the year before convinced that he had sailed to Asia, but Waldseemuller and Ringmann, after reading about the Atlantic discoveries of Columbus\'s contemporary Amerigo Vespucci, came to a startling conclusion: Vespucci had reached the fourth part of the world. To celebrate his achievement, Waldseemuller and Ringmann printed a huge map, for the first time showing the New World surrounded by water and distinct from Asia, and in Vespucci\'s honor they gave this New World a name: America.The Fourth Part of the World is the story behind that map, a thrilling saga of geographical and intellectual exploration, full of outsize thinkers and voyages. Taking a kaleidoscopic approach, Toby Lester traces the origins of our modern worldview. His narrative sweeps across continents and centuries, zeroing in on different portions of the map to reveal strands of ancient legend, Biblical prophecy, classical learning, medieval exploration, imperial ambitions, and more. In Lester\'s telling the map comes alive: Marco Polo and the early Christian missionaries trek across Central Asia and China Europe\'s early humanists travel to monastic libraries to recover ancient texts Portuguese merchants round up the first West African slaves Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci make their epic voyages of discovery and finally, vitally, Nicholas Copernicus makes an appearance, deducing from the new geography shown on the Waldseemuller map that the earth could not lie at the center of the cosmos. The map literally altered humanity\'s worldview.One thousand copies of the map were printed, yet only one remains. Discovered accidentally in 1901 in the library of a German castle it was bought in 2003 for the unprecedented sum of $10 million by the Library of Congress, where it is now on permanent public display. Lavishly illustrated with rare maps and diagrams, The Fourth Part of the World is the story of that map: the dazzling story of the geographical and intellectual journeys that have helped us decipher our world. One of the most exhilarating true adventures in history, the race into space was marked by courage, duplicity, political paranoia, astonishing technological feats, and unbelievable triumphs in the face of overwhelming adversity. It is the story of an unparalleled rivalry between superpowers and of the two remarkable men at the center of the conflict. On the American side was Wernher von Braun, the camera-friendly former Nazi scientist, who was granted hero status and almost unlimited resources by a government panicked at the thought of the Cold War enemy taking the lead. The Soviet program was headed by Sergei Korolev, a former political prisoner whose identity was a closely guarded state secret. Korolev was expected to—and did—work miracles on a shoestring budget, his cooperation assured through intimidation and threats of possible disgrace or death. These rivals were opposite in every way, save for one: each was obsessed with the idea of launching a man to the Moon.Deborah Cadbury\'s extraordinary history combines action and suspense with a moving portrayal of the space race\'s human dimension. Using source materials never before available, she tells a riveting story of the espionage, ambition, ingenuity, and passion behind humankind\'s mind-bending voyage beyond the bounds of Earth. The Benefits of Reading Books,Most people read to read and the benefits of reading are surplus. But what are the benefits of reading. Keep reading to find out how reading will help you and may even add years to your life!.The Benefits of Reading Books,What are the benefits of reading you ask? Down below we have listed some of the most common benefits and ones that you will definitely enjoy along with the new adventures provided by the novel you choose to read.,Exercise the Brain by Reading .When you read, your brain gets a workout. You have to remember the various characters, settings, plots and retain that information throughout the book. Your brain is doing a lot of work and you don’t even realize it. Which makes it the perfect exercise!