Sir Francis Drake was born in Tavistock‚ Devon around the year 1540 and went to sea at an early age. In 1567‚ Drake made one of the first English slaving expeditions as part of a fleet led by his cousin John Hawkins‚ bringing African slaves to America. All but two ships of this expedition were lost when they were attacked by a Spanish squadron. After that attack‚ the Spanish became a lifelong enemy for Drake and they also considered him a pirate. In 1570 and 1571‚ Drake made two moneymaking trading
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from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment.[1] It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another".[2] It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans‚ one ’s self or animals.[3] Ancient Greeks identified four forms of love: kinship or familiarity (in Greek
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Love is something that means very different things to different people. For some‚ love can be purely romantic‚ or even purely sexual. For others‚ real love is utterly unconditional and only truly exists between family members‚ or between people and a deity. And for some people‚ love is fluid‚ ever changing‚ and everywhere‚ and is felt for family‚ friends‚ partners‚ pets‚ and even inanimate objects‚ dead artists‚ and fictional characters. None of these people would be right or wrong‚ but one thing
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Women‚ Courtly Love and the Creation Myth in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ a great epic written in fourteenth century Europe by the Pearl poet‚ emphasizes the opposition of Christian love to Courtly love in the 13th century through the dilemma of Sir Gawain‚ one of the great knights of the Arthurian round table. By examining the women in the poem‚ Gawain’s dilemma becomes a metaphor for the contrast of these two distinct types of love. The poem looks
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Faludi in her “The Naked Citadel” and Jean Twenge in her “An Army of One: Me” discuss the topic of self-formation and how education plays such a major role in that development. As it is commonly expressed‚ experience is the greatest teacher and our character formation relies on the people‚ places‚ and events that we interact with to ultimately shape our lives and who we become. One of the most important times of person’s life in which he or she truly begins to gain an idea of who he or she is and where
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Sir Francis Drake By Mussie Sahle Late in 1577‚ Francis Drake left England with five ships‚ ostensibly on a trading expedition to the Nile. On reaching Africa‚ the true destination was revealed to be the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Magellan‚ to the dismay of some of the accompanying gentlemen and sailors. Still in the eastern Atlantic‚ a Portuguese merchant ship and its pilot - who was to stay with Drake for 15 months - was captured‚ and the fleet crossed the Atlantic‚ via the Cape Verde
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Sir Issac Newton Newton was born on December 25‚1642. He was an English mathematician and physicist‚ considered one of the greatest scientist in history‚ who made important contributions to many fields of science. His discoveries and theories laid the foundation for much of the progress in science since his time. Newton was one of the inventors of the branch of mathematics called Calculus. He also solved the mysteries of light and optics. Formulated the three laws of motions‚ and derived from
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People often struggle with making decisions. In the poem " The Love Song of J.Alfred"byT.S. Eliot‚ Prufrock" is a very indecisive man‚ which leads to depression and loneliness‚ showing that not making decisions leads to emptiness. Eliot shows this through tone and imagery. The use of tone express the indecisiveness of Prufrock. As the poem shows‚ Prufrock is often not sure if he should ask questions or not. One example of this is when Prufrock says‚ "Do a I dare?" (38). Prufrock is questioning
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OF THE STUDY: Love‚ we all know is very special .Loving has many kinds like love on family‚ friends‚ or a relationship between two opposite sex .We all experience love but all of us don’t really know where it really started .As for me it started with God the father because without God we cannot feel love .God really loved us that he even sacrificed His own son‚ Jesus to cleanse our sins .That is how God the father showed His love on us and that’s why love started with Him. Love has been described
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Neidalina Ortiz Composition II Instructor Candace Peters Love Write your final draft analysis essay that evaluates a specific concept (such as love‚ competition‚ or fame). Use the guidelines shown in Chapters 5 and 6 to develop your ideas and shape your essay. You should include 3-5 outside resources in your assignment. Love is defined as a deep tender‚ ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person‚ such as a rising from kinship‚ recognition
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