The earliest colonial settlers‚ such as John Smith‚ who founded Jamestown and formed trade relations with Native Americans‚ especially the Powhatan Confederacy‚ set the groundwork for the American Revolution. Religious reasons also shaped Colonial America. John Winthrop’s Puritan belief in building a "City on a Hill" stressed a moral society‚ which in change impacted the values of the colonies. Puritan tradition was challenged by the religious disagreement of individuals such as Roger Williams and
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Martin Luther King Jr. Many people know about the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr‚ but many people don’t know how he was an admirable person. Martin Luther King Jr was born in January 15‚ 1925 and his parents are Alberta King and Martin Luther King Sr. He became a pastor for the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to carry on family tradition because his grandfather became a pastor there also. He got a B.A degree in 1948‚ and his doctorate degree in 1955. He got married to an intelligent
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“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Those with the power become corrupted‚ but so does the people under their authority. The Animal Farm novel portrays exactly how this takes place. Leaders may start off with the best of intentions but they often become power hungry and corrupt‚ resorting to all kinds of evilness in order to maintain their new status. For example‚ the idea of Animalism‚ first created by Old Major‚ in itself is a bright vision. It is only after Old Major’s
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I am writing this letter to apply for the post of International ribbon (First Preference) or house ribbon. From my first day at ….. I made up my mind that I would apply for these posts as I saw it as a great opportunity to show my love for different cultures as well as my ability to organize and manage events. The current ribbons have been great at organizing and managing the school and I greatly commend their work. I’ve met a variety of people from different parts of the
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Robert Falcon Scott About Captain Scott About Scott and Was there another explorer that tried to reach the pole Facts Born: 6 June 1868 Plymouth‚ England Died: 29 March 1912(aged 43) Ross Ice Shelf‚ Antarctica Parents: John Edward Scott and Hannah Scott Education: Naval cadet programme‚ HMS Britannia Captain Robert Falcon Scott was an explorer that contributed in the project of exploring the Antarctic exploration.He was one of the earliest explorer that stepped on the icy tundra.There wasn’t
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William Thomson‚ 1st Baron Kelvin OM‚ GCVO‚ PC‚ PRS‚ PRSE (/ˈkɛlvɪn/; 26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907)‚ was an Irish and British mathematical physicist and engineerwho was born in Belfast in 1824. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics‚ and did much to unify the emerging discipline of physics in its modern form. He worked closely with mathematics professor Hugh Blackburn in his work
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the Speaker’s Attitude In the given passage‚ Captain MacWhirr‚ a simple yet mysterious sailor‚ recollects his past choices and relationship with his now deceased parents. Although the achievement of becoming a captain would normally be praised‚ the disapproval of his parents reduces the accomplishment in the eyes of the reader‚ which reveals the attitude of the speaker and defines the captain’s character. The speaker’s diction juxtaposes Captain MacWhirr’s peaceful simplicity with his father’s
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1. Did the captain make the right decision? Why or why not? Yes and no. I think the situation could have been handled a lot better. I think it was wrong that he was just picking people to be kicked off of the life boat that would drown. I think wrong that he was choosing the people that were going to be killed‚ but at no point did he offer himself up. This is a very difficult question because at the same time he was trying to help the people that were on his boat survive. 2. What other choices
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Industrial Revolution Part 1 of 3 The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transportation‚ and technology had a profound effect on the social‚ economic and cultural conditions of the times. It began in the United Kingdom‚ then subsequently spread throughout Western Europe‚ North America‚ Japan‚ and eventually the rest of the world. The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of
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ring O bells! But I with mournful tread‚ Walk the deck my Captain lies‚ Fallen cold and dead." I believe this to be the strongest point to what I said. It shows just how much the man cared for and loved his captain‚ he didn’t celebrate with the others‚ he didn’t rejoice‚ he only mourned the loss of his captain. There were many excellent literary devices that I found very meaningful to the poem‚ especially the extended metaphor of the captain being the man’s father. I found that to be very simple to
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