Captain James Cook‚ FRS‚ RN (7 November 1728[NB 1] – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer‚ navigator‚ cartographer‚ and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean‚ during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands‚ and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy
Premium
1.) Based on what I’ve learned about James Baldwin‚ I’d say he’s an optimist. James Baldwin has such a positive outlook on life and makes decisions knowing the risk factors‚ and anticipates a positive outcome. Based on his experiences‚ he is largely aware of the battle with identity‚ the adversity of being black in America‚ yet he unquestionably writes to expose these things to establish a path for individuals knowing the controversy behind it all. Baldwin’s writings’ were brutally truthful as it
Premium African American Black people Race
| The Black Death The plague in 14th century England - causes and consequences. | | | Home > History > Medieval > Black Death | SITE MAP | Britain Express | | British Heritage | History of England Prehistoric Britain Roman Britain Anglo-Saxon Era The Middle Ages The Tudor Era Stuart Britain Georgian Britain The Victorian Age English Monarchs History of Wales History of Scotland London History FEATURES Medieval Life British Battles British Biography
Premium Black Death England Yersinia pestis
Seminar Group: SEM003 WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ENGLISH Giving effective presentations is one of the essentials when competing in the business world and taking up leadership positions. Yet‚ I was used to be a shy person‚ and afraid of public speaking before. I felt extremely nervous when making presentations in front of crowds. This year‚ being an Aiesecer member of the external relations team‚ it helps me to boost up my confidence in speaking English. I was given many opportunities to meet the
Premium Chinese language Ethics Standard Mandarin
the throne began. The most likely candidate to the throne was James VI of Scotland and I of England (further in text as James I)‚ the descendant of the Mary Queen of Scots. His accession was not without the complications‚ however‚ according to Fraser (1996) James I‚ possessing excellent diplomatic skills‚ played clever political game‚ toying with the minds of the Catholic world‚ raising the Catholic hopes of religious tolerance. James I led them to believe in tolerance towards the Catholicism and
Premium Henry VIII of England Protestant Reformation Elizabeth I of England
vast‚ intriguing movement blossomed out of the Civil Rights Movement nicknamed “Black power” until full categorized as the Black Power Movement. Stokely Carmichael‚ former leader of the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) introduced the term “black power” in a rally in Mississippi. The movement itself tied its roots from the philosophy of the UNA‚ which was developed by Marcus Garvey. One can infer the Black Power Movement‚ was a positive movement because it came out of the Civil Rights
Premium African American Black people Black Panther Party
BRIEF PROFILE OF JAMES RAMSAY MACDONALD James Ramsay MacDonald (left)‚ the illegitimate son of Ann Ramsay‚ a maidservant‚ was born in Lossiemouth‚ a fishing village in Morayshire (Scotland)‚ on 12th October‚ 1866. He was brought up in his grandmother’s cottage and was a student at the local school (1875-1881). An intelligent boy‚ he became a pupil-teacher and at nineteen found work in Bristol. In 1886 MacDonald moved to London where he was employed as a clerk for the Cyclists’ Touring Club
Premium Labour Party
racist petty criminal looking to make a name for himself stalks a well-protected black civil rights leader and finally slays him‚ then manages to make an almost-clean getaway — but not before dropping the murder weapon (with prints) and his personal radio with his prison ID engraved on it. It’s almost too perfect because nobody would be that stupid. It must be a CIA-FBI-White House plot. Has to be. There is no way that James Earl Ray‚ the high-school dropout‚ Army throw-away‚ petty thief could stalk
Premium Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Bureau of Investigation J. Edgar Hoover
INTRODUCTION My internship was conducted in James Finlay Kenya Limited. It is situated in Kericho. I was attached for duration of 12 weeks‚ that is‚ from 3rd May to 31st July 2010 COMPANY ADDRESS AND PHYSICAL LOCATION James Finlay (K) Limited P. O. Box 71 Kericho. Kericho 20200 Kericho 20155-9 Mobile No 0722202365/6 Kenya The company is located in Southern Rift valley‚ Kericho District‚ six kilometers eastwards from Kericho town. I was Offered a placement at finance Department (Leaf Tea accounts)
Premium Tea Black tea
According to Oxford English Dictionary‚ Black Feminist can be defined as a movement consisting of African American women advocating social‚ political‚ legal‚ and economic rights for women equal to those of men (Oxford English Press). Black feminism argues that sexism‚ social class oppression‚ and racism are inseparably bound together (Collins). The feminist movement has been around since the 1880s when the word “Feminism” appeared in the French language (Collins). The word found traction in Britain
Premium Feminism Sociology Feminist theory