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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Of Studies by Francis Bacon -- the Theme and Style of the Essay Of Studies is the first essay of the first collection of ten essays of Francis Bacon which was published in 1597. But it was revised for the edition of 1612. More than dozen new sentences were added and some words were also altered. Of Studies is typically Baconian essay with an astonishing terseness‚ freshness of illustrations‚ logical analysis‚ highly Latinized vocabulary‚ worldly wisdom and Renaissance enlightenment. Bacon through
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In Paris‚ France‚ two stories are told‚ one from the point of a young Jewish girl‚ and one‚ decades later‚ from an American woman that lives in Paris. The girl’s story begins with the police banging on her door‚ demanding to be let in‚ striking fear into her and her family‚ for her dad had already went into hiding‚ but this time‚ the French are arresting everyone. The girl’s little brother‚ scared and stubborn‚ refused to move‚ begging to be locked in a secret cupboard instead‚ and so she locked
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was utterly changed due to the ambition to produce cloth. Because of the booming sensation of cloth‚ a textile mill contracted Samuel Slater to build a yarn-spinning machine and then a carding machine. The industrial espionage peaked in 1813 when Francis Cabot Lowel recreated the powered loom used in the mills of Manchester‚ England. Lowel became a huge factor in reorganizing and centralizing the American manufacturing process. Now that America had these powerful machines‚ the modern American factory
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saying tells that self is not sticking by nature‚ or what one is from the time of its birth; but it is something nurtured‚ or developed through time. Such quotation can be realized from one of the best essays of all time‚ which is “Of Studies” by Francis Bacon. As the essay generally implies the purposes of written records such as of history and literature‚ it can also be entailed from such how a person can search deeper in himself. And through examination deeper of one’s life‚ he can find the purpose
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Saint Francis of Assisi was born in Assisi‚ Umbria. Which is just north of San Marino‚ the capital of Italy. He was born in 1181 but no one knows the exact date of his birth. His Father returned from France to see he had a son. He had a mother and a father. His Mother was Pica de Bourlemont and his Father was Pietro di Bernardone. Saint Francis of Assisi was one of seven kids. Pietro di Bernardone‚ his father was a wealthy silk merchant. He wanted Saint Francis of Assisi to be a silk merchant
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It is in the essay “Of Studies” by Francis Bacon where aphorisms are found throughout the read. They provide truth to the essay as one might read. Bacon says‚ “crafty men condemn studies‚ simple men admire them‚ and wise men use them”. Simply put “crafty men find their way around studies‚ simple men know studies are important‚ and wise men put them to work”. In comparison different students in a high school environment can portray a crafty‚ simple‚ or wise man. The crafty student is not necessarily
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certain institutions existed such as the church and state which were obstacles for women in their quest for power and independence. Though these institutions stood in their way they still remained highly influential in political life particularly in France. This influence was usually on an informal‚ indirect basis. The role of French women in politics and the patronage power of French
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Francis Drake was born around 1540-1544 in Devonshire‚ England. He was the eldest of 12 sons born to Edmund Drake and Mary Mylwaye Drake. Francis was apprenticed to a merchant who sailed coastal waters trading goods between England and France. He took to navigation well and was soon enlisted by his relatives‚ the Hawkinses. By the 1560s‚ Francis Drake was given command of his own ship‚ the Judith‚ with a small fleet. They sailed to South Africa to buy slaves and then travelled to Spain to sell
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In 1793‚ France was at war with it’s surrounding countries; Austria‚ Prussia‚ Sardinia‚ Great Britain‚ and the United Netherlands. France turned to America for support because in America’s time of need‚ during The American Revolution‚ France aided America. France thought it was time for America to repay them. In response‚ the US drafted the Proclamation of Neutrality which said that they would not be taking any side in the war. Although some may say that America was obligated to aid France‚ America
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