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
Premium Francis Drake England Elizabeth I of England
1843‚ narcotic addiction spread throughout Europe and America. Among the prominent persons who took drugs without realizing its dangerous effects were American poet Edgar Allan Poe and English poets Francis Thompson‚ Samuel Coleridge and Thomas de Quincy‚ author of “Confessions of an English poets Francis Thompson‚ Samuel Coleridge and Thomas de Quincy‚ author of “Confessions of an English Opium Eater.” The Problem of Drug Abuse in the Philippines As early as the 6th century‚ opium use was known
Premium Drug addiction Addiction
I. Summary St. Francis University was a medium-sized private University‚ located in a major port city in Visayas. The University is well known for its engineering and Science degree courses and was one of the better private universities in the city. It boasts of a total of 26‚000 enrollees at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The College of Commerce was a major unit of the University. However‚ it has only 3000 student enrollees or so‚ compared to the College of Engineering‚ which accounted
Premium University Academia Economics
“The Hound” In Robert Francis’ poem “The Hound‚” the writer creates a sense of fear by comparing how mysterious and unpredictable dogs are to life using an extended metaphor to show life as uncertain and one has to wait to see what it brings at them. In lines 1-5‚ the writer states: “Life the hound/Equivocal/Comes at a bound/Either to rend me/Or to befriend me.” The speaker compares the habits of a hound to life to show even though they are not alike‚ they are similar in the way of not
Premium English-language films Meaning of life Thing
1. Write a short history of the Delhi Sultanate in India from its founding to the end of the Khalji domination. The foundation of Arab power in India proper were laid by the ruler of Ghazni in Central Asia‚ Sultan Mahmud (997 CE)‚ who invaded and conquered the Punjab between 1001 and 1014. The empire of Ghazni began to fall to pieces under the later successors of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. Muhammed of Ghur‚ who became the governor of the province of Ghazni in 1173. Muhammed began his Indian campaign
Premium India Rajput South India
Will racism ever end? Every day‚ hundreds people around the world are killed‚ because them views or color of them skin are different than others. Civilization and education able to fill up the lack of tolerance and solve the problem known as racism‚ in fact it had been significant decreased compare to last 5-10 years. To solve problem‚ we have to glance on it roots‚ where it was born? Race gets roots in America with a long history. It was created as powerful idea invented by society. It’s an enduring
Premium United States Race Barack Obama
The Pledge Controversy "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America‚ and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation under God‚ indivisible‚ with liberty and justice for all." The Pledge of Allegiance‚ written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy has undergone quite an evolution. It was made mandatory in schools by the US Supreme Court in 1940 but was withdrawn three years later‚ was congressionally recognized as national pledge in 1942 and was further augmented with words “under god”
Premium United States Nationalism Pledge of Allegiance
The central questions that Francis Collins proposed in his book are how can science and faith coexist without destroying the two parallel worlds apart. Fitting science and faith into the same box has caused centuries of debate due to misinterpreted information by both the general public and the religious sectors. Collins is able to provide a reconciliation to several major issues by promoting a third viewpoint BioLogos. By removing the hostility among the two parties Collins demonstrates how faith
Premium Religion Science Scientific method
Tejinder Ranu Due Date: November 21‚ 2007 Professor: Jonathan Baker After reading the article called “End of the melting Pot: The new wave of immigrants presents new challenges” by Ashley Pettus‚ I feel I have mixed reactions as to what the author is trying to convey by saying whether if it really is the end of the melting pot. United States is a country of Immigrants‚ where all cultures come and meet. Immigration is the act of relocating to another country or region‚ whether temporarily or
Premium United States Immigration to the United States Spanish language
power has driven people to value it most than anything else‚ even their life. Today‚ the most powerful places of society occurs in the government‚ which is most prone to corruption. In the Netflix original series House of Cards‚ the main character‚ Francis Underwood seeks the highest position in politics‚ the presidency‚ and stops at nothing to get there. Beau Willimon portrays how the influential and unremitting Underwood reduces the influence of others on himself and achieves his satiety for power
Premium Management Leadership William Shakespeare