Sandiata defeated Sumanguru to gain control of Mali
The sleeping speaker is compared to a stone on the riverbed; both lie still. The image of being in water is reinforced by these words elsewhere in the poem: "floated"; "rose and fell, as if in water."
yes, Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese explorer.
You mean the Bill of Rights? it's the first ten amendments, without the first amendment (the freedom of speech and press) we wouldn't have the type of media we have today and it would be very controlled.