Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh : 1584 Everybody remembers Jamestown‚ Capt. John Smith‚ Pocahontas and all the rest. But do you remember Roanoke? In 1585‚ after a small scouting expedition had returned from North America with two Native Americans and many astonishing stories‚ Sir Walter Raleigh tried to establish a colony called Roanoke in the land which the British named "Virginia"‚ in honor of Elizabeth‚ the Virgin Queen. The site was actually an island on North America’s eastern seaboard protected
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Sir Thomas More and Utopia One of my favorite movies of all time is Ever After: A Cinderella Story. It is a 1998 film adaption of the fairy tale Cinderella and stars Drew Barrymore as the lead female character named Danielle de Barbarac. Danielle’s mother dies very early in her life and as a result Danielle and her father are very close. Her father remarries a baroness with two daughters. Shortly after‚ her father dies of a heart attack. Danielle now has very few possessions to call her own: a beautiful
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She played a significant role in his life and imbibed in him the importance of dignity‚ keeping promises and being dependable. Meanwhile‚ father Naval married a Swiss‚ Simone and soon Ratan acquired a step brother‚ Noel. Mother‚ Soonoo married Sir Jamsetji Jejeebhoy and had three daughters: Shireen‚ Deanna and Geet. After graduation‚ Ratan went to Jamshedpur on his first assignment with Tatas. Six years later he returned to Bombay and stayed with Naval and Simone at Tata Palace but soon moved
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‘Pope Francis to visit survivors of ‘Yolanda’ in Tacloban’ As Pope Francis goes Manila‚ Tacloban City will be one of the places he would be visiting on January 17‚ 2015 for six and a half hours to meet and check the current condition of the poor people who survived the disaster brought by typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) more than a year ago. Palo‚ Leyte archbishop John Du in partner with SM Cares Foundation Incorporation had an agreement last August 2014 to construct 400 houses for Yolanda Survivors
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In Hemingway’s short story “Short‚ Happy Life of Francis Macomber‚” Hemingway uses the writer’s technique of perspective to show readers the characterization of the three main protagonists in this story. Hemingway creates a multipart claim using perspective as well as dialogue to show readers a pervasive‚ negative tone carries throughout the story. Wilson‚ Margaret‚ and Macomber are characterized by multiple perspectives with multiple traits and negative aspects to their character. To begin‚ readers
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Sir Isaac Newton Better known as a mathematician‚ an astronomer‚ a philosopher‚ a scientist and an English Physicist‚ Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most powerful personality who first introduced the laws of gravitation. He was born on January 4‚ 1643A.D. in Woolsthorpe‚ Lincolnshire of England who later introduced the three important laws of motion and universal gravitation‚ explored the laws of optics and is also known as the creator of Calculus. In 1687 A.D.‚ He wrote all his works during his
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Sir Gawain and Beowulf: Which is More Honorable? Heroes come in many forms‚ yet traits such as: courage‚ honor‚ and loyalty‚ reappear as themes throughout the personality of a hero. The characters of Beowulf and Sir Gawain each represent a version of a hero‚ yet each comes across quite differently in their respective story. A hero can be said to truly win if he remains constant to his noble values when put in any situation that crosses his way. When measured by that criteria‚ Sir Gawain stands
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Sir Alexander Fleming is “The Penicillin Man” "When I woke up just after dawn on September 28‚ 1928‚ I certainly didn’t plan to revolutionise all medicine by discovering the world’s first antibiotic‚ or bacteria killer‚" Fleming would later say‚ "But I suppose that was exactly what I did". And we should thank him every time when we get sick and take the penicillin as single remedy for our disease. Because of his research and his discovery of penicillin‚ he has "the greatest contribution
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Comparison of the New and the Old (work in progress) Agatha Christie and the rather known‚ unknown author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight appear to be sharing the same playbook when it comes to major themes in their writing. It may be a British concept‚ but using themes that capture the reader’s attention is key when writing a piece of literature. Over the course of time Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Murder on the Orient Express have been raised upon the themes of isolation‚ color
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Sir Thomas More: Scholar‚ Statesman‚ and Martyr Instability remained a common theme throughout English history‚ especially in the years of 1400-1600. The King’s reign of England would usually determine the stability of the realm. When wars broke out‚ taxes were increased and society became unstable. Those who appeased the King were placed above others‚ while those who dissatisfied him would meet the blade. That was well understood by the people in the realm of England. Sir Thomas More was
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