Possible Answers: Students may suggest that

explorers must be open to new ideas and be

willing to take risks, as one might leap from an
airplane. F OR

World Literature
USE WITH

inds are like parachutes.

T HE VOYAGE

OF

They only work when they

are open.
Sir James Dewar (18771925)
C HRISTOPHER C OLUMBUS
BY
S E L E C T I O N F O C U S T R A N S PA R E N C Y
C HRISTOPHER C OLUMBUS

In what ways is this quotation an appropriate motto for an

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explorer?

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