Christopher Columbus was born on October 27, 1451 in Genoa, Italy. Despite the fact that Christopher Columbus did not go to school, he knew, like anyone else, that the Earth is round.When Columbus was a teenager, he realized that in order for his dream to come true, he needed to learn how to read and write and count to calculate the distance and speed of ships. While Christopher was fascinated by this idea, no one had even imagined that there was a huge obstacle in the way of North and South America!Columbus asked Queen Isabella of Spain and King Ferdinand to sponsor his plan, promising to bring gold, spices and silk. . As a result, he was allocated funds and on August 3, 1492, he set off.2 months later , on October 12, Christopher Columbus and his crew went ashore on the island that is now known as the Bahamas. Christopher Columbus believed that he was in India, that the people he met were Indians. Being still ignorant, Christopher Columbus declared that they had arrived in Japan! Columbus traveled 4 times to a place that became known as the” New World", and later – America. But Christopher Columbus never knew that he had discovered America. Before his death, on May 20, 1506, he was convinced that he had visited Asia.
Обособленные приложения (выделены)
1. Гендель, автор опЕрных шедевров, стремился не развлЕкать слушателей, а Сделать их лучше.
2. Конечно, ей, музыке, не нужен переводчик, ведь она раЗговаривает серДцЕм.
3.Он, как генИальный композитор, «рисовал» тайну жизни в музыке.
4 .Г. И. Потанин, известный ученый-путешественник, писал: «Мне чудится, что вся степь казахская поёт».
5. Музыка, как искусство трогать душу, не нуждаЕТся в переводе.
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В предл. 1, 4 запятыми с двух сторон выделяются распространенные обособленные приложения в постпозиции (после определяемого слова).
В предл. 2, 3 приложения обособляются, т.к. определяемое слово – личное местоимение.
В предл. 5 приложение с обособляется, т.к. как = будучи.