HERE I AM BY AIR SUPPLY

Sena Ingles Para Todos Los Colombianos

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WE ARE THE WORLD

MARCO POLO

Marco Polo was born in 1254, in Venice, Italy. His father, Niccolò Polo was a merchant who traded with the Middle East, achieving considerable wealth and prestige. Niccolò and his brother Maffeo set off on a trading voyage, before Marco was born. In 1260, Maffeo and Niccolò resided in Constantinople, where they foresaw a political change and liquidated their assets into jewels to move away.According to The Travels of Marco Polo, the brothers traveled through much of Asia, and met with the Kublai Khan.

Meanwhile Marco Polo's mother died, and he was raised by his aunt and uncle. He was well educated, and learned merchant subjects including foreign currency, appraising, and handling cargo ships, although he learned little or no Latin.


Voyages

The Polo family arrives in a Chinese city.In 1269, Marco Polo's father and uncle returned to Venice, meeting Marco for the first time. In 1271, Marco Polo (at seventeen years of age), his father, and his uncle set off for Asia; their extensive adventures were later documented in Marco's book. In 1295, 24 years after they started their journey, they returned to Venice with many riches and treasures which the Khan had given them. They had probably traveled nearly 15,000 miles (24,100 kilometres).


Captivity
On their return, Venice was at war with Genoa, and Marco Polo was held prisoner in 1296. He spent the few months of his imprisonment dictating a detailed account of his travels in the then-little-known parts of China to a fellow prisoner, Rustichello da Pisa. These stories incorporated tales of his own, as well as other collected anecdotes and current affairs from China, and became know in English as The Travels of Marco Polo. Depicting and detailing Polo's journeys throughout Asia, it gave Europeans their first comprehensive look into the inner workings of China, India, and Japan, among others.

Marco Polo was finally released from captivity in August 1299 and returned home to Venice, where his father and uncles had bought a large house in the central quarter named contrada San Giovanni Crisostomo with the company's profits. The company continued its activities and Marco soon became a wealthy merchant. Although he personally financed other expeditions, he would never leave Venice again. In 1300, he married Donata Badoer, the daughter of Vitale Badoer, a merchant. Marco would have three children with her: Fantina, Bellela and Moreta.

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I WANT IT THAT WAY

I WANT IT THAT WAY (BACK STREET BOYS)



Yeah
You are my fire
The one desire
Believe when I say
I want it that way
But we are two worlds apart
Can't reach to your heart
When you say
That I want it that way
[Chorus:]
Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way
Am I your fire
Your one desire
Yes I know it's too late
But I want it that way
[Chorus] Now I can see that we're falling apart
From the way that it used to be,
yeah No matter the distance
I want you to know That deep down inside of me...
You are my fire
The one desire
You are You are, you are, you are
Don't wanna hear you say
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Ain't nothin' but a mistake (Don't wanna hear you say)
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why Ain't nothin but a mistake
Tell me why I never wanna hear you say
(Don't wanna hear you say it)
I want it that way I want it that way