During the 1880s, following completion of the 105-mile Suez Canal, French entrepreneur Ferdinand DeLesseps poured billions of francs and 25,000 lives into an unsuccessful attempt to build a sea-level canal through Panama. The French effort was thwarted by disease, unreliable machinery, and almost a billion cubic yards of rock that stood in the way.
In 1879, Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps, the builder of the Suez Canal proposed a sea level canal through Panama. With the success he had with the construction of the Suez Canal in Egypt just ten years earlier, de Lesseps was confident he would complete the water circle around the world. Time and mileage would be dramatically reduced when traveling from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean or vice versa. For example, it would save a total of 18,000 miles on a trip from New York to San Francisco.
Although de Lesseps was not an engineer, he was appointed chairman for the construction of the Panama Canal. Upon taking charge, he organized an International Congress to discuss several schemes for constructing a ship canal. De Lesseps opted for a sea-level canal based on the construction of the Suez Canal. He believed that if a sea-level canal worked when constructing the Suez Canal, it must work for the Panama Canal.
The introduction or "Preamble" if you will.
Answer:
xylem
Explanation:
basic function of xylem is to transport food and water from roots to leaves and stem .
but it also transports nutrients .
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Option: 1. People are responsible for their choices.
Explanation:
Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet best known for The Divine Comedy. The work of Dante created a change in ways of reasoning which showed a shift from Medieval to Renaissance period. The change began when people were encountering new things and developing ideas.
During the medieval period, people were devoted to religion and society based on church believes. People believed that good things in life come due to the generosity of God. Salvation to the people from their suffering and sins was very much important.
