Henry Hudson (1565-1611) was an English explorer and navigator who explored parts of the Arctic Ocean and northeastern North America. The Hudson River‚ Hudson Strait‚ and Hudson Bay are all named after Hudson. Little is known about Hudson’s early life. Hudson was hired by the Muscovy Company in 1607‚ to find a waterway from Europe to Asia. Hudson made two trips (in 1607 and 1608)‚ but failed to find a route to China. In 1607‚ he sailed to Spitzbergen (an island north of Scandinavia in the Arctic
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THE CASE OF THE SPELUNCEAN EXPLORERS FACTS A group of 5 including the 4 defendants and Roger Whetmore had entered into a limestone cavern. A landslide occurred and the boulders blocked the only entrance of the cave. When they discovered the problem‚ the 5 settled themselves on the obstructed entry until a rescue part could rescue them. Employers had left indicators at the headquarters of the society about where the cavern was. On the failure of their return‚ a rescue party was dispatched. The
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Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Mario L. Gabriel PHL/458 Creative Minds and Critical Thinking April 1‚ 2015 Dr. Charles Flowers Job Related A situation that required critical thinking and reasoning that could have been handled better of personnel management in the workplace selecting the right person for the job. The team constructed of six personnel and the situation required only four. Management not paying attention to the personnel that is on leave and would not be present for the
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830-82 AD. The passage describes a typical robbery made by the Vikings during the 9th century AD. They are portrayed as “pirates” and the theft happened in”Charles Realm” so presumably in France. The captured were the Abbott Louis of St. Denis and his brother‚ presumably another abbott. The term pirate is used because the attackers were from the oversea territories specifically from the North. The ransom was entirely paid by the royals and the church. This signifies
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Imperialism Paper Team C Hist. 114 October 30‚ 2010 Paul Eber Alliance System and the New Imperialism Paper Great Britain is a country founded by a union‚ the Act of Union‚ of 1707‚ states that England and Scotland should be united into one kingdom which they named Great Britain! Even though it has been many years since the 19th and 20th century many facts have not changed from that time. Great Britain till this day is part of the greatest powers of allies of the world. In this paper we are going
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Matthew Henson: Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson was born on August 8‚ 1866‚ in Maryland. His parents were freeborn black sharecroppers. When Henson was four‚ his family moved to Washington D.C. where more jobs were available. When his parents died‚ he and his siblings moved in with a nearby uncle. Henson was fascinated by stories about life at sea‚ so when he saw a chance to become a cabin boy for Captain Childs‚ he took it. Childs instructed him in math‚ history‚ geography and the Bible as they
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Jump to Navigation Frame Your location: Assessments › View All Submissions › View Attempt View Attempt 1 of unlimited Title: RE3-U1A Started: February 22‚ 2011 12:26 AM Submitted: February 22‚ 2011 12:32 AM Time spent: 00:06:22 Total score: 100/100 = 100% Total score adjusted by 0.0 Maximum possible score: 100 1. A1 Unit 1A The World’s Game Before You Read A: True or False: Look at the information on page 10 about soccer. Are these statements true or false? 1. More women play soccer in
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I am arguing that pirates and explorers are the same. Some reasons that shows they are alike is simply‚ how society has portrayed them how we think and how movie/book show that pirates are evil and manipulative and explorers are brilliant and heroic. Another reason they are alike is there greed‚ there has been many times that explorers and their greed has taken over. The last reason is what they’ve done‚ and how both of them have done horrible things. These are the three reasons why I think that
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Quotations Suggestions Explorers‚ or boys messing about? Either way‚ taxpayer gets rescue bill Title ridicules ’explorers’ and makes them seem immature through the use of ’boys’ Helicopter duo plucked from life-raft after Antarctic crash Use of ’plucked’ makes the explorers seem useless and helpless. Aims to embarrass them and make the reader scoff at how humorous it sounds for someone to be plucked from a crash Their last expedition ended in farce when the Russians threatened to send in military
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Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Short Essay PHL/458 University of Phoenix Describe a situation of public interest in which critical and/or creative thought could have been used for a better outcome. Describe why it is important to think critically and creatively in similar situations. A good example of a situation which lacked critical thinking was the case against pro football player Ray Rice. Rice had a physical altercation with his fiancé that he immediately reported to the NFL. The
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