Marco Polo
The reading passage introduces the brief history of the traveler Marco Polo and his writings and then it accuses Marco Polo by writing about China where he was never been. On the other hand, the professor relates these criticisms to simple misunderstandings, and she determines the flaws in the points made by the author.
Firstly, according to the written article there are several original accounts of this journey and their major facts differ, therefore it is possible that Marco Polo made up these stories without travelling. However, the lecturer mentioned that Marco Polo was a prisoner after his departure from China and his first story was written by a romance writer in French, while the other one was composed by himself in Italian, which was translated into Latin after some period. Also the story was retranslated into French, since the first issue in French lost. As a result, the speaker concluded that main points can differ in different issues because of these incidents.
Secondly, the author deduces that Marco Polo was never been in China by claiming that he never wrote about basic facts about this country, such as drinking tea and Great Walls. Conversely, the professor says that Marco Polo was in the north of China, where tea drinking was not so popular. Moreover, it is possible that he never saw the Great Walls, since he entered the country from west. In other words, the lecturer proves that Marco Polo was in china, but he didn’t acquaint himself with tea and Great Walls.
Finally, the written article states that Marco Polo wasn’t introduced in Chinese history books, which casts doubt on the voyage. However, the lecturer told that Marco Polo used different names in China and also Ambassador Kublai Khan was using Persian with Marco Polo, since his Persian was fluent. Besides, she mentioned that the reason for this absence can be simple, that Marco Polo was not so important for Chinese.
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thanks Kitos
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Marco Polo
The reading passage introduces the brief history of the traveler Marco Polo and his writings, and then it accuses Marco Polo by writing about China where he had never been. On the other hand, the professor relates these criticisms to simple misunderstandings, and she determines the flaws in the points made by the author.
Firstly, according to the written article there are several original accounts of this journey and their major facts differ, therefore it is possible that Marco Polo made up these stories without travelling. However, the lecturer mentioned that Marco Polo was a prisoner after his departure from China and his first story was written by a romance writer in French, while the other one was composed by himself in Italian, which was translated into Latin after some period. Also the story was re-translated into French, since the first issue in French was lost. As a result, the speaker concluded that main points can differ in different issues because of these incidents.
Secondly, the author deduces that Marco Polo was never in China by claiming that he never wrote any basic facts about this country, such as drinking tea and the Great Wall. Conversely, the professor says that Marco Polo was in the north of China, where tea drinking was not so popular. Moreover, it is possible that he never saw the Great Wall, since he entered the country from the west. In other words, the lecturer proves that Marco Polo was in China, but he didn’t acquaint himself with tea and the Great Wall.
Finally, the written article states that Marco Polo wasn’t introduced in Chinese history books, which casts doubt on the voyage. However, the lecturer told that Marco Polo used different names in China and also Ambassador Kublai Khan was using Persian with Marco Polo, since his Persian was fluent. Besides, she mentioned that the reason for this absence can be simple, that Marco Polo was not so important for Chinese.
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A very plausible essay Altunshukurlu.
Kitos. 8.5/10
The reading passage introduces the brief history of the traveler Marco Polo and his writings, and then it accuses Marco Polo by writing about China where he was had never been. On the other hand, the professor relates these criticisms to simple misunderstandings, and she determines the flaws in the points made by the author.
Firstly, according to the written article there are several original accounts of this journey and their major facts differ, therefore it is possible that Marco Polo made up these stories without travelling. However, the lecturer mentioned that Marco Polo was a prisoner after his departure from China and his first story was written by a romance writer in French, while the other one was composed by himself in Italian, which was translated into Latin after some period. Also the story was re-translated into French, since the first issue in French was lost. As a result, the speaker concluded that main points can differ in different issues because of these incidents.
Secondly, the author deduces that Marco Polo was never been in China by claiming that he never wrote aboutany basic facts about this country, such as drinking tea and the Great WallS. Conversely, the professor says that Marco Polo was in the north of China, where tea drinking was not so popular. Moreover, it is possible that he never saw the Great Wall, since he entered the country from the west. In other words, the lecturer proves that Marco Polo was in China, but he didn’t acquaint himself with tea and the Great Wall.
Finally, the written article states that Marco Polo wasn’t introduced in Chinese history books, which casts doubt on the voyage. However, the lecturer told that Marco Polo used different names in China and also Ambassador Kublai Khan was using Persian with Marco Polo, since his Persian was fluent. Besides, she mentioned that the reason for this absence can be simple, that Marco Polo was not so important for Chinese.