Sir Francis Drake was an English navigator and explorer‚ born near Tavistock. He served an apprenticeship as a mariner‚ and in 1567 he was given his first command. His ship‚ the Judith‚ was one of a squadron of vessels led by a kinsman of Drake‚ the English navigator Sir John Hawkins‚ on a slave-trading voyage in the Gulf of Mexico. All but two ships of the expedition were lost when attacked by a Spanish squadron. In 1570 and 1571 Drake made two profitable trading voyages to the West Indies. In 1572
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Francis Drake‚ pirate‚ slave trader‚ and murderer‚ was the name the Spanish feared most in the mid-to-late 1500’s. At a time where the English and the Spanish were at war‚ Drake gave the English a huge advantage by raiding Spanish ships and looting the Spaniards’ treasures at land. His quick temper and willingness to be violent made him a great pirate‚ his ocean navigating skills allowed him to circumnavigate the globe‚ and he was the first Englishman to accomplish that feat. He was also related
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I have chosen Saint Francis de Sales as my saint name for Confirmation. Saint Francis is the patron saint of journalists and writers. I have chosen this as my saint name because his story is interesting to me‚ because he is the patron saint of writers‚ and because of how he devoted his whole life to God. Saint Francis was born in 1576 in France; his parents names were Francoise de Sionnz and Francois de Sales. He knew from the young age of twelve that he wanted to be a priest but when he learned
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In his classic essay‚ “Of Studies‚” Francis Bacon explains how and why study—knowledge—is important. Along with Michel de Montaigne‚ who published his first essays less than twenty years before Francis Bacon published his first collection in 1597. Bacon is considered the father of the English essay (with Montaigne the father of the French essay). Bacon’s essays differ from Montaigne’s in being more compact and more formal. Where Montaigne conceived of the essays as an opportunity to explore
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THE SACRED EXCHANGE BETWEEN SAINT FRANCIS AND LADY POVERTY INTRODUCTION The Franciscan Order has been saddled with the controversy on the issue of the observance of poverty. During the lifetime of Saint Francis of Assisi‚ there were already factions in the Order; the faction that were in favour of living the Franciscan charism in a new dimension are called the lenient and the wise‚ and those who are in favour of keeping to the original way of living the Franciscan Charism‚ are often
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An impactful and thoughtful work‚ The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber packs a punch by addressing many important and powerful themes‚ which are often observed in Hemingway’s writing. Among these‚ the concepts of manliness‚ as well as death‚ are explored thoroughly. Manliness‚ what it means‚ and the urge to prove and demonstrate it plays a very important role in The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber. An observatory reader can perceive the upbringing that Hemingway was raised with‚ as it
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make the switch for sinner to saint. Saint Francis of Assisi is an perfect example of one of these saints. Francis is the Patron Saint of Animals‚ Merchants and Ecology now‚ but he did not always act in a saintly way. In the early years of his life‚ he made many poor decisions‚ but he was able to make a change that would last a forever with the help of one important event. Ultimately‚ he was able to change his ways and was given the title of Saint. Francis was born in Assisi‚ Umbria in 1181. His father
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through exploration. She financed explorers such as Sir Richard Greenville‚ Sir Francis Drake‚ and Sir Walter Raleigh. Like Suleiman the Magnificent‚ Elizabeth also helped the arts flourish during her rule. Literacy increased throughout her kingdom and artists such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe created great works. In addition‚ she encouraged scientific thinking which led to men like Sir Francis Bacon‚ co-creator of the scientific method‚ to emerge (page 122‚ line 17). Like Mandela
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of bacon. He has wavy stripes of brown and tan that only result after being fried to perfection. Billy’s eyes waved up above him and his legs were long and straight. However‚ what the other foods didn’t know about Billy is that he is also - Bacon Man- the rescuer taste buds‚ defender of tastiness‚ and banisher of the bland. Billy is the type of food to always save the day and has loyal friends that love him dearly. Moreover‚ Bacon Man is the well known hero of breakfast yet‚ is that all Bacon Man
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Alex Swanger Thought Provokers 2. What caused Bacon’s Rebellion? Were the Baconites justified in revolting? In what ways did their rebellion foreshadow the American Revolutionary War? Bacon’s Rebellion was a result of many different factors. It started with the fact that land was becoming scarce in Virginia because much of it was owned by the rich tidewater planters. When an indentured servant was freed‚ he was usually given freedom dues by his master‚ which usually included a small plot
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