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    Captain James Cook

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    Captain James Cook‚ FRS‚ RN (7 November 1728[NB 1] – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer‚ navigator‚ cartographer‚ and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean‚ during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands‚ and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy

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    of education‚ many people have different options of education and how it should be taught. I however will explore three definitions. William James’ definition who was a philosopher and psychologist will be explained. I will use an online dictionary. Lastly‚ Webster’s Universal English Dictionary definition for education will be explored. William James states that‚ "Education‚ in short‚ cannot be better described than by calling it the organization of acquired habits of conduct and tendencies

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    James Joyce's Araby

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    University of Zurich English Department HS 2012 Diane Picitto Christa Schönfelder Textual Analysis Course James Joyce’s Araby: Criticism of Society Nadja Müller Altwingete 6‚ 8524 Buch bei Frauenfeld 052 740 42 40 March 2013 Diane Picitto‚ Christa Schönfelder Rewrite Textual Analysis: Essay HS12 James Joyce’s Araby: Criticism of Society Nadja Müller 01.03.2013 James Joyce is one of the best known novelists of the modernist period and his 14 Dubliners stories‚ of which one has

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    James Russell Lowell

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    together with rhyme ; He might get on alone‚ spite of brambles and boulders But he can’t with that bundle he has on his shoulders ; …" -Fable for Critics‚ Lowell James Russell Lowell was a father and a husband‚ but most importantly he was a man of literature. Lowell’s works were greatly influenced by those around him‚ events during his time‚ and events in his personal life. Lowell had to overcome many "brambles and

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    James Madison Jr from Virginia born in 1751 had several accomplishments before he died in June 28‚ 1836. He was the 4th President who served from 1809 to 1817 but before that he had co-created the Democratic- Republican party with Thomas Jefferson the 3rd President who he was secretary of state for‚ he also managed the Louisiana Purchase which added an additional 800‚000 square miles of land‚ and he had written the Constitution which was a reason why they called him the “Father of Constitution”

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    James Joyce and "The Dead"

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    bold both in action and in speech. At the turn of the twentieth century and the beginning of the modern literature movement the words of James Joyce became embodied the bold architecture of creating change through writing. James Joyce was born James Augustus Alyosius Joyce on February 2‚ 1882 in the small Rathgar borough of Dublin‚ Ireland (Dettmar). James Joyce ’s family was of meager means as his father was in a constant state of financial and social decline which caused the family to move

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    James Fenimore Cooper

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    Connor Roche Research Paper JAMES FENIMORE COOPER James Fenimore Cooper was an important literary figure of the 1800s‚ best known for his novels. He is perhaps most noted for his greatest work of literature: The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757‚ a tale that chronicles the journey of several English people and a few Native Americans during the French and Indian War‚ also known as the Seven Days War. Cooper’s work on this novel and others such as The Prairie reflects his different

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    James Bond Essay

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    The James Bond franchise is without a doubt the most successful film series ever. Containing over 20 Bond films in total and counting. From the classic first bond film to the most current‚ we can definitely say that both will share many similarities and differences. With that being said‚ I’m going to compare the first ever bond film‚ Dr. No (1962)‚ to the most current Bond film Skyfall (2012).     To begin with‚ there has been many actors that has played the character Bond in this franchise. In the

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    Scene Analysis: Assassination Of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford (Train Robbery‚ Blue Cut) The Assassination Of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford is not a film about the reigning hero but the dying hero. These scene is from the beginning of the film‚ and it is the last job of the James’s gang. Where he and his bandits await the train they are to rob. The end of Jesse James career. I choose this scene because of the cinema photography and that there is no dialogue so what we are shown

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    Araby, By James Joyce

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    The short story Araby‚ by James Joyce revolves around the actions of and unidentified boy in North Dublin living with his aunt and uncle on a “blind” street. As the story develops‚ the boy falls in love with his friend‚ Mangan’s sister. James Joyce uses symbolism to drive the plot forward. The boy’s love‚ and separation form the world causes massive emotion. The boy explains‚ “my eyes were often full of tears (I could not tell why) and at times a flood from my heart seemed to pour itself out into

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