Troy University ?The Discovery of North America Essay

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Write a summary (150-200 words in length each) of two document excerpts and your personal comments/reaction (150-200 words) for each document summary. NOTE: The excerpts are NOT the introduction to the chapter, the study questions in a chapter, a section of text in the chapter (this text is black print on white background), nor commentary on a specific topic in a chapter. Your summary should include the title of the document excerpt. Also use the heading “COMMENTS” to denote your comments separately from the document summary. Save all as a Word document.

Select two of these documents to complete the weekly document summary assignment.

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“The Discovery of North America by Leif Ericsson, c. 1000, from The Saga of Eric the Red, 1387: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1000Vinland.asp

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Procopios: on the Great Church, (Hagia Sophia), http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/source/procop-deaed...


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“Declaration of the Rights of Man, 1789”

Summary: This document is a translation of the “Declaration of the Rights of Man (Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen).” It is a collection of articles that was passed by the French National Assembly in August of 1789 and served as the core of the popular revolution. The lede paragraph…...

Comments: At first this statement would appear to be heavily influenced by the events and commentary unfolding in America. Many of the same standards and promises are echoed in the Declaration of Independence. However, our text smartly links the common thread between…...

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“The Discovery of North America by Leif Ericsson, c. 1000, from the Saga of Eric the Red
Summary: This document is a translation of the saga of Erick the red. This article is the personal
accounts of a man who is believed to be the first European to reach North America, several
centuries ahead of Christopher Columbus. This article provides Erick Lief's account of his
voyage and how he entered the Northern American cost. The article also reveals how Erick
Lief's picked up from his father Eric the red.
Comments: From the instruction of the article appears to be influenced by the continuous debate
about the exact cost in which Leif Ericson landed when he first discovered. However, this article
contributes to the general discussion of who could be the first European to set foot in northern
America and how. The article arguably reveals that Leif Ericson was the first person to identify
the North American coast before Columbus. The details of this article further raise the question
as to whether Leif Eric's discovery of the northern coast was just by luck.


Procopios: on the Great Church, (Hagia Sophia)
Summary: This document is a description of one of the mega-churches constructed under the
leadership of Emperor Justinian's. The church is distinguished...


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